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Job Title:   Assistant Manager Logistics  

Organisation: Steel and Tube Industries Ltd (STIL)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

Steel and Tube Industries Ltd is one of the largest steel manufacturers and suppliers of quality steel products in East Africa. Our Products include: Roof Products, Hollow Sections & Open Profiles, Smart Tanks, STIL Bars, Wire Products, etc.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement technical plans, schedules and responsibility for all logistics.
• Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products.
• Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.
• Plan, organize, and execute logistics support activities such as maintenance planning, repair analysis, and test equipment recommendations.
• Redesign the movement of goods in order to maximize value and minimize costs.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Make periodic reports on project plans, progress, and results.
• Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
• Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary.
• Contact suppliers in order to expedite deliveries, resolve shortages and other problems.
• Review requisition orders in so as to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications.
• Check shipments when they arrive to ensure that orders have been filled correctly and that goods meet specifications.
• Compare suppliers’ bills with proforma invoices and purchase orders in order to verify accuracy.
• Approve logistical bills for payment within authorized limits.
• Maintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases.
• Monitor contractor performance, recommending contract modifications when necessary.
• Prepare invitation-of-bid forms and mail forms to supplier firms or distribute forms for public posting.
• Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals and developing performance specifications.
• Protect and control proprietary materials.
• Review logistics performance with managers against targets, benchmarks and service agreements.
• Must wear PPE and adhere to all safety rules
• To understand, Implement and maintain all ISO systems in the company.
• Perform any other duties as they may be assigned

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Qualifications: Degree in economics/accounting/commerce; and diploma in procurement, (CIPS) is added advantage
• Experience: 7 years plus

How to Apply:

Please submit all applications to jobs@stil-group.com or deliver them to our Head Office – Reception desk.

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