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Logistics operations Manager - Jumia (Full Time)

Egypt

At Jumia, mobility is at the heart of our people development approach. This job board helps us establish more transparency in available opportunities in the company to promote mobility.

You need to follow simple guidelines:

  • Before applying, make sure you discuss the opportunity with your direct manager and that both of you agree that this is positive for your development (written approval from your direct manager will be required).
  • Apply with your Jumia e-mail.

 

What you will be doing:

  • Inbound Process and Team Management:
    Compliance management in line with inbound volume projection and schedule
    Liaise with appropriate departments (commercial team, vendor management team,
    and finance department) on prioritization and reconciliation of items be inbounded
    Ensure quality checks and enforce proper packaging guidelines on all items to be
    inbounded
  • Inventory Process and Team Management:
    Performance management – ensuring out of stock is within monthly target, regular
    cycle count is carried out and reported
    Continuous storage capacity assessment and management
    Improve picking efficiency by enforcing standardization of SKUs storage
    Ensure all items from inbound, order processing and aftersales are put-away into
    location within defined SLAs
    Organize quarterly cycle count with finance and external auditors
    Organize offline sales for defective and defective damaged items
    Advise commercial teams on aged and slow-moving SKUs to be discounted and sold
    online
  • Outbound Process and Team Management:
    Manage the outbound process including Pick, Sorting, Pack Ship of Jumia Express
    orders within SLA
    Capacity planning in line with weekly volume projection and schedule
    Responsible for managing the projection, utilization and storage of packaging
    materials
    Responsible for the management of daily order transactions and ensure smooth
    operations amongst related departments i.e. inbound, inventory, order processing,
    Network
    Performance management including benchmarking with other countries, appraisals,
    and team coaching
  • Cost Reduction:
    Continuously find innovative ways to reduce costs across all warehouse operations
    Reduction of loss due to theft and damaged items
    Improve efficient usage of work tools and materials handling
    ● Team and Process Management
    Capacity planning, team allocation and monitoring of tasks and duties
    Performance management including appraisals and team coaching
    Regular 5S audits/spot checks to ensure the quality of process and provide clear and
    visible feedback on findings
    Continuous process improvement is driven by suggestions on systems
    improvements
    Escalate issues to senior management within an appropriate time frame and provide
    head of fulfillment with the end of day/shift handover information

What we are looking for


● Degree (Business Administration, Logistics/ Supply chain, Economics, Engineering)
● Advanced Excel to create macros, pivot tables, VLOOKUPS, analytical capabilities and work
books
● Minimum of 5 years FMCG, or warehouse management experience
● Relevant professional certification in Logistics or supply chain management will be an added
advantage
● English proficiency

 

We aim to provide a comprehensive assessment while respecting your time and investment in the process. Having said that, we would also like to give you full visibility into the recruitment process, which will consist of two main stages:

  1. HR Meeting
  2. Business Meeting #1 
  3. Business Meeting #2 

The deadline for submitting your application is the 25th of June, 2025. Please make sure you comply with this, otherwise, you risk your application not being considered.

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