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Position Title:Logistics Coordinator
Reports to: the Ugandan Product Manager
Organization:Living Goods
Primary Location: Kampala, Uganda with some travel to our Ugandan branches
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Closing date: 31 Jul 2014
Brief Company Profile:
Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who go
door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while
selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines,
fortified foods,
water filters, clean cookstoves, and solar lights. Living Goods seeks nothing
less than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in emerging markets, through
networks of franchised micro-entrepreneurs who leverage Living Goods’ brand,
buying power and mobile marketing tools to deliver vital products at accessible
prices to the people who need them most. By combining the best practices from
the worlds of micro-enterprise, franchising and public health, Living Goods is
creating a fully sustainable system to improve the health, and wealth, of
underserved communities.
Living Goods is seeking an efficient and highly driven Logistics
Coordinator to join our Product team in Uganda.
The successful candidate will become the expert and go-to person for all
logistics and distribution requirements for our work in Uganda.
Ensuring all Living Goods' branches are fully equipped, running smoothly,
and compliant with all legal and licensing requirements this person will be a
lynchpin in our Uganda operations.
Reporting to the Ugandan Product Manager, the Logistics Coordinator will
support the end-to-end procurement of all non-stock items ensuring all
logistics and distribution requirements are carried out as efficiently and
effectively as possible. T
he right candidate will have a proven ability to work under pressure in a
fast moving dynamic environment while delivering results at an individual and
team level.
You are great for this position if
you have a keen eye for detail and are able to multi-task with accuracy and
efficiency.
This position is based in Kampala, Uganda with some travel to our Ugandan
branches.
Responsibilities
·
Coordinate all logistics,
suppliers, procurement requirements and deliveries to ensure the smooth
operation of Living Goods offices and branches.
·
Ensure Living Goods buildings are
fully compliant with legal and licensing requirements while serving as the main
point of contact for the landlords.
·
Guarantee security requirements
for Living Goods Ugandan facilities are in place.
·
Procure all non-stock items and
services required for the current and future Living Goods branches and offices,
securing great prices that are negotiated and delivered on time while all
appropriate LG procurement processes are followed.
·
Coordinate all logistics and
distribution within Living Goods Uganda for stock and non-stock items including
where there are no direct deliveries from suppliers while minimizing logistics
time and costs.
·
Perform all quality control on
all orders delivered and coordinate all product warranty/return/after service
support with staff and suppliers.
·
Coordinate all stock taking and
inventory management requirements by assessing actual and POS stock levels,
supporting good stock management practice at the warehouses and overseeing the
stock-taking process across Living Goods in Uganda.
·
Complete accurately and on time
all stock level reporting including stock levels and shrink and conduct shrink
investigations as directed.
Qualifications
·
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in
logistics and stock management.
·
A good eye for detail and
excellent communication skills
·
Excellent computer literacy
especially with Excel and data analysis.
·
Experience with Quick Books POS
system an advantage.
·
Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree.
Compensation
A highly competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with
experience including health insurance and bonus opportunity. The opportunity to
be your best while making lives better for those in need.
Life at Living Goods
Living Goods is aiming to make disruptive changes, dramatically improving
the lives of the poor. We think big, but we operate small and nimble. At Living
Goods, you will have the chance to use your creativity and work with your
teammates to conceive and test new ideas every day.
If you work well in a dynamic,
highly collaborative culture, if you set high standards for yourself and your
colleagues, if you know how to fail fast and learn fast, if you meet challenges
with calm determination and a sense of humor, you will thrive at Living Goods.
Seewww.livinggoods.org/principles.
Mode of Application:
If you are qualified and interested in
please submit your resume online by visiting the e-recruitment website HERE.
Follow us @Living_Goods
Job ID: #668673
Theme: Health
