Head of Secure Logistics
Number of Positions: 1
Job Category: Line Management
Contract Type: Full Time
Salary: £27,270 - £36,360
G4S Region: UK, Ireland and Africa
Country:Kenya
G4S Business Unit:Region
Closing Date: July 10, 2012
Job Introduction:
G4S is the world's leading security solutions group, which specializes in outsourcing of business processes in sectors where security and safety risks are considered a strategic threat.G4S is the largest employer quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has an additional stock exchange listing in Copenhagen.G4S has operations in more than 125 countries and more than 635,000 employees.
G4S operates in over 25 countries in Africa and employs over 110 000 people on the continent. At G4S Africa, our vision is to be recognized as the leader in providing security solutions. We therefore endeavour to build and maintain a motivated, capable workforce who are proud to work for our region and able to deliver our commercial strategy. We continue to build on the excellent people management practices which are in place across the Group in order to fully engage our workforce. Our employees are the public face of G4S and we recognize and respect the value they add to the business by delivering excellent service day after day.
G4S is an organization which is defined by its values, which are:
- Customer Focus
- Expertise
- Performance
- Best People
- Integrity
- Collaboration & Teamwork
One of the G4S Group’s core values is to ensure we employ the Best People. We strive to develop our employees’ competence and inspire them to live our values.G4S ensures that we provide our employees with opportunities for growth and development within a dynamic and challenging business environment.
At G4S Africa, we place great value on attracting and retaining the best people at all levels, to ensure the continued success of the organization.
Role Responsibility:
- Responsible at a strategic level for, operational management, cross functional integration, effective inventory and product management
- Responsibility for the day to day Logistics operations and resources covering dedicated warehousing and distribution services to meet budget expectations
- Overseeing the growth the division, that is now strategic in generating extra revenues for the overall business group
- Successful growth of Logistics projects and tailored/ customized logistics solutions in Kenya
- Overseeing revenue, costs and service provision for all G4S Courier operations
- Assisting the sales team in developing Courier tailored solutions, focusing on implementation, resource requirements and training
- Managing improvement initiatives in collaboration with the Courier operations team across the business division
- Overall Management and control of service Level Agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) as agreed with customers and identifying areas of improvement and implementing improvement programmes
- Managing kitting and regional distribution centres’ work flows and targets as per SLA and KPI guidelines
- Managing and maintaining good client relations based on service delivery, continuous improvement, value add and effective reporting of operations
- Overseeing the development of the G4S Courier contract team in line with available guidelines and procedures
- Interface with other departments within the group/business to ensure synergies are utilized for the benefit of the business and client
- Implement contractual agreements to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of service delivery as per Service Level Agreement
- Ensure statutory and company guidelines are enforced in relation to Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) and Human Resource
- Make a proposals for the annual Courier budget with relation to Logistics activities and investments
- Ensure strict controls of P&L Logistics elements as per monthly targets
The Ideal Candidate:
- University Degree in a business related field from a recognized University
- Post graduate qualification in Logistics Management
- At least 10 years logistics/courier services management experience
- A good commercial flair with demonstrated business development experience
- Ability to make sound and commercially viable decisions in logistics/courier operations management
- Excellent communication skills and IT skills
