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Depot Scheduler, West

Holcim

Admin & Office

NGN Confidential
1 month ago
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Job Description/Requirements

Who is Lafarge?

As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 7, talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

Who are Lafarge People?

Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues

About the Job 

The Nigerian cement market has changed from an undersupplied to a highly competitive over-supplied market. Competition is gaining incremental market share through delivery reliability and speed to market. LAP’s Depot strategy is designed to drive flexibility and reliability in line with customer need to ensure we are winning at trade. With the incremental volume expected from the Depot, it shows the need for a versatile Depot manager whose profile is able to handle the requirements.
The Depot Scheduler is to organise and plan so that trucks run efficiently and on time. The role holder schedules trucks on a daily basis to ensure that deliveries to customers are completed quickly and efficiently. The main challenge is to deliver below 12 hours at the right cost to serve, in a healthy, safe and controlled environment.

What you'll be doing

  • Ensure compliance with LAP Workplace Heath, Safety and Environnement polices, procedures and other regulatory requirements
  • Coordinate with all Depot Managers to ensure adequate stock for target dispatch
  • Ensure that the principle of FIFO is followed in dispatch process at all the depots.
  • Ensure physical stock corresponds with DR1 - DR6, HODIM, LOGON and SAP reports every month
  • Transport scheduling for outbound deliveries in line with customer expectation and the customer service level policy (CSLP).
  • Vehicle and Driver allocation in line with the depot Manager’s recommendation and the Operating Company (OpCo) logistics safety policy
  • Ensure LMAPP compliance by scheduling only PDA compliant drivers
  • Be responsible for delivering all scheduling KPIs, and making LOGON reports available as required
  • Proactively identify potential operational issues at all times and escalate to LOGON SPOC
  • Be responsible for compiling all orders status in LOGON yet to be on finished to all depot managers for close out
  • Ensure that all BCP orders done during the month, are duly dispatched and closed out in the system on or before the end of the month
  • Sharing daily of depot stock level with planner
  • Heath and Safety

  • Ensure compliance with LAP Workplace Heath, Safety and Environnement polices, procedures and other regulatory requirements
  • Reporting of Unsafe Acts and Unsafe Conditions and at Risk behaviour on icare.
  • Stock Management

  • Comfirm all depot have adequate stock for daily target dispatch 
  • Ensure that the principle of FIFO is adhered to for direct delivery dispatch from the depot
  • Ensure physical stocks correspond with the book and system stocks balance all the time.
  • Managing stock levels to ensure stock availabity of the right product type at all time .
  • Sales Drive & Competitive Intelligence

  • Schedule daily dispatch target including resolving barriers to meet target 
  • Liaise with Customer service and sales managers on availability of order in the pool to meet dispatch targets
  • Collaborate with the transport manager and planning managers on the right stock level at the right time 
  • Drive > 95% on time delivery of orders as regards scheduling
  • Cost and Control

  • Drives % adherence to business continuity plan standard procedure
  • On time scheduling
  • Ensure utilization of depot strategic trucks
  • Reporting

  • Structured information and report shared regularly as per direction
  • Weekly and Monthly report and reconciliation in line with standard
  • What we are looking for 

  • Minimum 3 years work experience in a similar role 
  • BSc – Science or Business Administration, Accounting, Purchasing & Supply or Economics
  • Logistics Capability
  • Warehousing Management
  • SAP and knowledge of systems
  • Product Knowledge
  • MS Office and Excel
  • Knowledge of basic construction practices
  • Selling skills
  • Behavioural Competencies: 

  • Extrovert – good personality
  • Leadership skills
  • People Relationship and collaboration skills
  • Self –starter, initiative, responsive
  • Ability to listen
  • Communications
  • Negotiation & persuasive skills
  • Tenacity
  • Time-management.

  • Other Competencies:

  • Strong oral and written communication skill
  • Result -Oriented
  • Team-working
  • Analytical
  • Your Lafarge Experience

    At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you’re in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you. With us you’ll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet. You’ll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it’s only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives, that we can build the world we all want to live in.

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