Job Openings at Bolin Bakeries and Catering Company

Job Title: Logistics Officer

Location: Delta

Job Descriptions

• The logistics officer is responsible for providing logistic support and overseeing the overall logistic processes involved in the production and supply of the organization’s products and services.
• They are responsible for the planning, oversight, and management and coordination of logistics support operations to ensure smooth accomplishment of projects.
• They manage fleet and facilities; they oversee vehicle drivers.
• The logistics officer plans the set-up of project sites, as well as coordinating, directing, and monitoring activities of employees, contractors, and others involved in executing an assigned project.
• He also supervises to ensure It that a project takes-off and is completed smoothly.
• He also works hand-in hand with subcontractors to ensure that communications and safety protocols are followed.
• He is also responsible for prioritizing work orders and organizing tasks based on project deadlines.
• He also creates a plan or time-table for the movement of vehicles to required destination.
• He also prepares a schedule to track and station materials promptly, as well as providing for preventive maintenance to ensure that equipment are sound and strong.
• Logistics officers are also responsible for the movement of materials to the warehouse.
• They are responsible for preparing shipping documentation and providing support in merging materials into single shipments, including crating and packaging when necessary.

Requirements

• You are required to have a minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Business Administration, or Transportation; Industrial Distribution, Industrial Engineering, or Supply Chain Management, or in a related field with a minimum of 2nd class upper degree.
• Knowledge: It is important that applicants have an understanding of logistics operations and practices. They must also have at least 3 years extensive work experience in logistics or supply chain management roles.
• Applicant must be able to develop logistics plans, policies, and procedures, and provide technical and procedural advice in a broad range of logistics areas. It is also essential that logistics officers can efficiently and rapidly store and retrieve information using filing and tracking systems.
• Applicants must have a thorough understanding of MS Office applications and logistics software necessary to conduct research and complete routine/moderately complex tasks.
• Analytical skills: Applicant must be able to assess moderately complex information from multiple sources and draw logical conclusions.
• Interpersonal skills: It is crucial that they can establish and preserve productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect, as well as nurture an effective working relationship with the work team
• Communication skills: Applicants must be able to communicate with various stakeholders, including customers, colleagues, vendors, etc. It is also vital for composing and delivering responses to customers, attending to complex questions in a clear and concise manner, and reporting the status of assigned tasks
• Organizational skills: He must be able to plan, prioritize, and manage their own activities and office workflow even when working under tight deadlines
• Client orientation: It is essential that they have a customer focus attitude to regard those to whom services are provided for as customers. Having a customer orientation helps to understand customer requirements, identify clients’ needs, and match them to appropriate solutions, or suggest and implement solutions to customer issues
• Flexibility: He must be willing and able to adapt to changing work requirements and priorities that may require overtime or extended hours.