Bridge International Academies Materials Handling Supervisor Job in Kenya

Brief Description

The Person will manage a team of low to unskilled workers and addressing feedback with Logistics, Warehouse, School Operations, Procurement and Construction teams who play a very active role in the material handling process.

Ability to deal with hands on issues, create effective liaison with Operations, Training, Construction, Warehouse and Procurement team.

Description

About Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is a startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a truly unique business model. The company has launched a large-scale franchise-like network of ultra low-cost for-profit private primary schools across Africa.

Our schools profitably deliver high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, enabling local school managers to operate their school businesses profitably, while creating a highly successful business at the central level.

We now have 26 schools in Kenya, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students across continents.

About this position

Bridge International Academies is looking for a Materials Handling Supervisor who will be responsible for providing efficient and cost effective Logistics services to support the business at Headquarter and Schools.

The Person will manage a team of low to unskilled workers and addressing feedback with Logistics, Warehouse, School Operations, Procurement and Construction teams who play a very active role in the material handling process. Ability to deal with hands on issues, create effective liaison with Operations, Training, Construction, Warehouse and Procurement team.

This is a key position within the company’s Finance and Administration function reporting to the Logistics Manager but with key linkages with all other departments.

Responsibilities of the Material Handling Supervisor

More specifically:

Assisting the Logistics Officer in compilation of delivery schedules, route mappings, delivery tracking and reporting systems to ensure on time and complete deliveries.Assisting the Logistics Officer in determining distribution schedules and timing of deliveries to and from schools and keeping track of delivery times throughout the delivery processReceiving of the school supplies from the warehouse;Ensuring that the materials received are delivered to the schools and unpacked, placed, arranged and secured in the relevant classrooms/rooms and the space provided therein.Ensure that school/training materials are unpacked very carefully and organized efficiently as per the specificationsEnsure that materials are not stolen at the time of unpacking and arranging themManage the team of packers in such a way that work is done in minimal time. This will include training, deploying, supervising and instructing the team for best resultsDevelop and maintain strong working relationships with procurement, operations, construction, training, finance, research, administration and HR departments, taxi operators, motorcycle service providers and other partners within the Logistics services chain to create a partnership that adds value to Bridge International Academies.Constantly provide feedback to optimize the distribution and unpacking process at the schoolsPeriodic reporting of Logistics activities and projectsTraining and developing of best practice Logistics and supply chain knowledge across the company management team.Understand the nature of the materials completely to ensure that the school/training site has received ALL the relevant materials.Carry out inventory while unpacking in a very efficient and accurate mannerComplete incident reports and follow them up with HQ administration for any incidents that fall outside the agreed process or which require insurance and security follow up
Strong belief in the Bridge International Mission of creating high quality education services for the low income communitiesMinimum of 2-4 years experience in management of Logistics and or Supply Chain services preferably for a large fast growing service or trading organization with multiple locations and diverse requirementsA supervisory level of knowledge in Logistics including, but not limited to kitting, unpacking , stores management, and due diligenceAbility to handle administrative issues with multi-disciplinary and multicultural teamsMust be able to manage competing demands, accept criticism and constructive feedback, while being extremely adaptable and flexibleExcellent writing and oral communication skills are requiredAbility to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriatelyGood hands on knowledge of Microsoft Office suite applicationsWillingness to travel to remote locations across the countryA very high degree of integrity and professionalism with good references from professional referees and previous employersAbility to pay attention to detail and provide exhaustive feedbackHave a clean certificate of good conductDiploma level in either Stores, Warehousing, Supplies, Procurement or AdministrationPost secondary school certificate in supplies managementTransport and Logistics qualifications from a reputable institution will be helpfulGood IT skills will be an advantage
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