Transport Manager - Jumia (Full Time)

About Jumia:

Jumia believes that technology has the potential to transform everyday life in Africa for the better. Jumia was built to help consumers access millions of goods and services conveniently and at the best prices while opening up a new way for sellers to reach consumers and grow their businesses.

Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in 2019, Jumia is the leading e-commerce company in Africa, operating in 11 countries. The Jumia platform consists of a marketplace, which connects sellers with consumers, a logistics service, which enables the shipment and delivery of packages from sellers to consumers, and a payment service, JumiaPay, which offers a safe and easy solution to facilitate online payment transactions. The company offers goods across a broad range of categories, such as phones and electronics, home appliances, fast-moving consumer goods, fashion and beauty.

What you will be doing

• Focuses delivery on 'balanced scorecard' results and sustainable improvement through People and Financial resources, Customer Service and Business Processes
• Own the transport deep dives process, continuously improving the process, executing aligned deep dives and governing execution of action plans
• Efficiently manages 3PL providers including, but not limited to, cost effectiveness, control of expenditure, service excellence
• Understands and meets the company's Operating License obligations ensuring that appropriate controls and procedures are rigorously enforced
• Auditing & analytic reporting to ensure processes are being followed in accordance with the required
  
  

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of experience in a Transportation, Disruption
• Knowledge of transport methods, costs and benefits
• Maths knowledge
• Thorough working knowledge of MS Office, e.g. solid and sound Excel knowledge
• Knowledge of engineering, science and technology
• Design skills and knowledge
• Analytical thinking skills
• Ability to work well with others
• Complex problem-solving skills
• Good attention to detail
• Understanding of E-Commerce Direct-to-Consumer order fulfillment concepts
  
  

We Offer:

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
• A unique opportunity of having strong impact in building the African e-commerce sector
• The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer term objective is to train the next generation of leaders
  
  

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