Responsible for leading transport and fleet operations at the Dangote Cement Mtwara Plant, including fleet performance, maintenance, safety compliance, cost optimization, operational planning, and management of fleet managers and transport personnel.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and manage the activities of fleet managers and their teams
- Ensure truck compliance in terms of operations and maintenance and maintain customer satisfaction
- Evaluate the company’s truck fleet and formulate short-, medium-, and long-term plans to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of fleet assets
- Inform management of actions necessary to reduce fleet operating costs
- Conduct annual performance appraisals for fleet personnel
- Supervise the use of the truck fleet and report unsatisfactory circumstances to management
- Review, monitor, and report on truck asset maintenance
- Plan and coordinate responsibilities contained in company policies
- Supervise the scheduling of truck movements
- Participate in the design and articulation of the truck fleet management strategy, policies, and procedures
- Coordinate execution of the fleet operational strategy and plan
- Monitor fleet managers’ efforts and ensure achievement of operational targets
- Liaise with the maintenance unit to ensure trucks remain in good working condition
- Improve fleet availability and utilization, reduce downtime, and troubleshoot route deviations
- Ensure fleet managers comply with company regulations and freight transportation laws
- Identify operational issues and opportunities in fleet operations
- Oversee the recovery of impounded, accidental, or damaged trucks
- Plan, develop, and execute truck replacement schedules
- Keep abreast of developments in logistics and transportation laws and regulations
- Identify and coordinate training needs for fleet operations employees
- Participate in safety committee meetings
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly operational reports
- Hold regular toolbox and safety meetings with team members
- Review meetings with fleet managers and establish performance goals for fleet staff
- Coordinate truck maintenance concerns with the workshop
- Ensure fleet safety compliance
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Transport and Logistics preferred
- Master’s degree in Transport and Logistics preferred
- 25 years of related experience preferred, with at least 15 years in transport
- Strong understanding of transport systems, concepts, strategy, and best practices
- Strong organizing and time-management skills
- Good interpersonal relationship, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills
- Understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations, and legislation in the cement manufacturing industry
- Knowledge of macro- and micro-environmental trends and their organizational impact
- Knowledge of Dangote Cement products and service offerings
- Excellent leadership, problem-solving, decision-making, and people-management skills
- Negotiation and relationship-management skills
- Technical aptitude
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Ability to work effectively in a high-volume, service-driven transport operation
- Team-oriented approach and ability to maintain a broad organizational perspective
