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Job Title:  Operation Manager

Organization:
CJ Smart Cargo

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

About US:

CJ Smart Cargo is a
one-step intelligent logistics solution provider in the world.  Based on its core businesses, such as EPC
project logistics, Heavy Lift, Marine Engineering, Logistics, Ro-Ro vehicle and
innovative businesses, such as Oversea Warehouse, Factory Relocation, CJ Smart
Cargo can provide customized, integrated and intelligent logistic service.  It is also the general contractor at the
strategy of “One Belt and One Road” and launches the first platform of EPC
supply chain to provide the data service for the relative companies of “One
Belt and One Road” with the support of government and scientific research
institution.

Job Summary: We
are looking for an Operations Officer to plan and oversee the Company’s
Operations activities and campaigns. The Operations officer will offer
technical oversight and coordination over the Operations Department to ensure a
harmonious and successful execution and completion of jobs being cleared.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

·       
Supervise
activities of Operations to ensure that they are hands-on in order to promote
hard-work, which is needed for successful deliveries and completion of
production tasks to meet clients’ demands and deadlines

·       
Coordinate
with transportation companies to create a good working relationship to be able
to strike good negotiations for transportation of goods, and to prevent hiccups
that may arise

·       
Give
vivid directions and guidelines to shipping agents about nature of goods and
delivery locations, and maintain communication with them to ensure that goods
are not damaged on transit

·       
Help in
recruiting competent and hardworking workers to carryout daily operations at
the organization and put them through in discharging their duties

·       
Assign
different responsibilities to workers to fasten the job and promote
specialization and accountability. This way, non-hardworking workers can easily
be identified

·       
Evaluate
transportation cost and other expenses and verify that they are not more than
the amount charged to clients, to ensure that a positive account balance is
left at the end of every transaction

·       
Inform
top management of the general needs and requirements in Operations department
well in advance.

·       
Represent
the company in business for especially those related to Operations.

·       
Chair
meetings of the Operations department whenever necessary.

·       
Make
monthly or quarterly and annual reports of the department to top management.

·       
To help
the Sales team to make competitive quotations that leads on jobs.

·       
Outsource
efficient Clearing services from external entities depending on the job
requirements and specifications.

·       
Recommend
the insurance companies to be used for execution of Customs bonds for the
Company.

·       
To be a
signatory to some of the Operational contracts of the Company.

·       
Any
other duties assigned by General Manager.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant should have experience working in international logistics company and  more than 5 years working experience in a Managerial position

·       
Familiar
with international transportation process, it also need have transportation
experience in Uganda surrounding countries, such as south Sudan, Rwanda, Congo and
also have rich fleet resources.

·       
Have a
good relationship with local ICDs and customs department of URA.

·       
Familiar
with various laws and regulations of Uganda

·       
Excellent
organizational and multitasking skills

·       
Outstanding
communication and interpersonal abilities

·       
Creativity
and commercial awareness.

How to Apply:

All candidates
should send their applications and updated CVs online to the following email
addresses; hujingjing@cjsmartcargo.com and annet.tuhaise@cjsmartcargo.com

NB:
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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