Deputy Head Warehousing Employment Opportunity – Spedag Interfreight Uganda Ltd

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Job Title:      Deputy Head Warehousing
Organisation: Spedag
Interfreight Uganda Ltd
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
About Spedag:
Spedag Interfreight Uganda Ltd is the leading clearing, forwarding and
freight logistics company in Uganda which provides end to end supply chain
management. We specialize in supply chain management, consolidation Services,
Distribution Logistics, Project Logistics, Warehousing, Airfreight, Transports,
Sea freight Overland and comprehensive Logistics.
Job Summary: The Deputy Head
Warehousing will work in liaison with the Head of Section to supervise the
warehousing team and plan, co-ordinate and control the use of company’s
warehouse storage facilities and services
Key Duties and Responsibilities:   
  • Ensure compliance of the SPIF warehouses
    to customs, safety and legal requirements at all times
  • Develop strategic solutions and plans to
    ensure continued warehouse business and profitability of all our
    warehouses
  • Ensure proper use, maintenance and
    accountability of the company’s warehousing facilities
  • Participate in the development and
    administering of the section budget
  • Oversee and coordinate Warehousing
    activities with other departments to ensure efficient service and
    smooth/continuous operations to the internal clients
  • Coordinate and supervise sectional activities
    with third parties and other country offices to ensure smooth, efficient,
    professional and cost effective warehousing operations
  • Ensure that the client cargo is handled in
    the safest and most professional manner
  • Ensures regular and accurate stock taking
    of client cargo in the warehouse
  • Follow up and coordinate with URA to
    ensure that client requests and customs related issues are sorted out in
    the fasted possible time
  • Periodically review and develop section
    procedures and processes
  • Maintain accurate data and avail
    warehousing related information to management and other stakeholders
  • Supervision and mentorship of the
    warehousing staff to ensure continued growth, motivation and efficiency of
    the team           
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:  
  • The ideal candidate should preferably hold
    a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, International Business,
    Procurement and Logistics or any other related field
  • A Diploma in Customs Clearing and Freight
    Forwarding
  • Certification in the East African Customs
    and Freight Forwarding Practicing Certificate is an added advantage
  • A minimum of five (5) years working
    experience in Customs, Clearing and Freight Logistics especially in the
    warehousing section.
  • Previous experience in leading and
    coordinating teams.
  • Demonstrable aptitude for Teamwork
  • Demonstrable ability to people management
  • Effective communication skills, both oral
    and written
  • Ability to keep deadlines at all times
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks at any
    given time on a continuous basis
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified applicants should send their applications with
detailed curriculum vita including three professional referees, Copies of
academic documents and an application letter to; the Human Resources
Department, ug.vacancies@spedaginterfreight.com.
NB: Only short listed
candidates will he contacted.
Deadline: 6th February, 2017
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