Last Mile Manager – PUS Jumia

Job Description

Job Description

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.
The Last Mile manager PUS will lead the strategy and project manage all initiatives and pilots related to last mile delivery. Have either individually or as part of a team, created or improved ways of leveraging the company’s existing or potential assets to fulfill goods to consumers.

Requirements

A Bachelors Degree from an accredited university; Degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain
Proficient in Microsoft Office – Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Email, Internet etc.
Proficient in Google Office Suite  – Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Docs, Gmail, etc.
4 years minimum experience, logistics operations
Experience in strategy and complex network management
Good Knowledge of the Logistical Operations in the local market is a plus.
Process oriented, well-organized with a high level of attention to detail
Data oriented with strong analytical and conceptual skills
Communicate effectively with counterparts in Logistics Department
Excellent team management skills
Dynamic and able to work in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

Managing the talent pool of Jumia Services and building a strong leadership team in Delivery
Actively design and steer CXP and VXP excellence projects along with Local and Central operations leaders
Design and own end to end the Last mile unit costs strategy to meet both our requirements of CXP/VXP and unit economics targets
Actively feed and contribute to the system roadmap design to deliver the required instruments for this logistics success
Leading the scale up and expansion of last mile footprint (3PL expansion, pick up station expansion, Delivery Associates hiring and expansion).
Own and create the 3PL community management for Jumia
Manage and improve fleet management practices, team and cost of operation
Create a culture of best-in-class material handling in Last mile
Lead key transformations in supply chain (or in partnership), allowing our last mile hubs to receive product faster and more often without increasing costs of delivery
Ability to work cross functionally with key fulfillment partners such as Logistics, supply chain and other partners, such as IT

Company: Jumia

Location: Dakar, Senegal

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