Transport Manager - Jumia (Full Time)

About Jumia:

Jumia is a leading pan-African e-commerce platform. Its mission is to improve the quality of everyday life in Africa by leveraging technology to deliver innovative, convenient and affordable online services to customers, while helping businesses grow as they use Jumia's platform to better reach and serve customers.

Jumia is built around a marketplace and supported by a proprietary logistics business [Jumia Logistics] and a digital payment and fintech platform [Jumia Pay]. With over 3,000 employees, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating a sustainable impact in Africa.

In April 2019, Jumia was the first Tech company in Africa to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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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