Landside Transport Coordinator Jobs – Maersk Uganda

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Job Title: Landside Transport Coordinator

Organisation: Maersk Uganda

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

Maersk Uganda is a leading provider of integrated logistics solutions in Uganda. We operate inland container depots, warehouses, and offer a comprehensive suite of services including customs clearing, forwarding, and transportation. This ensures seamless movement of goods for our clients, which include shipping lines, clearing agents, importers, exporters, transporters, and cargo owners.

Job Summary: Providing daily visibility on empty container positions.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Tracking empty containers from offload to return at designated depots.
Managing reporting dashboards (empty ageing, return status, export readiness)
Identifying available trucks for export loading & updating allocation boards
Communicating daily status updates to CX, Planning, and Operations teams.
Liaising with Landside vendors on movement plans, priorities, and exceptions
Manage daily dispatch and logistics execution by ensuring smooth operation / service delivery of client needs by keeping a close track on the service providers and ensuring On Time In Full Delivery (OTIF).
Ensure local supply chain procedures are in line with global SOP
Review weekly and monthly client schedules and demand forecasts to estimate peak and delivery timings
Manage the performance of the distribution and transport service providers to achieve best in class levels of on time in full delivery while ensuring quality standards are met.
Regular and timely system updates.
Exception Management with decisive corrective progress actions while proactively managing any changes and contingencies.
Coordinate and collaborate with customer facing agents to quickly respond to planning amendment, equipment breakdowns or other arising issues
Proactively coordinate with vendor management team to ensure we have loading capacity to support loading plans.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

2–3 years of experience in freight forwarding, logistics, transportation, or supply chain operations.
Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transportation, Business Administration, or a related field
Experience coordinating transport execution, container movements, or landside logistics activities.
Good knowledge of logistics processes, transport operations, and supply chain management.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and operational systems.
Conceptual and strategic thinking.
Business acumen.
Ability to drive and deliver results.
Solution oriented.
Build value-based relationships.
Analytical ability and problem solving.
Attention to detail.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.