Career Opportunities at Dangote Cement Plc, January 29th 2016


Dangote Cement Plc. is the biggest quoted company in West Africa and the only Nigerian company listed among Forbes Global 2000 Companies.
The Company currently has several cement production plants in Nigeria in addition to presence in 14 other African countries. To consolidate its current strategic expansion drive and as part of our growing vision.

Dangote Cement Plc. is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Fleet Manager
Location:
Lagos
Business: Cement
Function/Domain: Materials/Logistics/Supply Chain Management/Procurement
Project Description

  • The position is responsible for the scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of buses and other support vehicles to ensure the safe and economical usage of vehicles.
Job Responsibilities
Duties:
  • Oversee the repair and maintenance operation for all DCP Trucks.
  • Coordinate vehicle concerns and issues with DCP trucks.
  • Research and develop specifications for vehicles, equipment, supplies and materials.
  • Plan/develop and execute a vehicle and equipment replacement schedule.
  • Maintain equipment records in accordance with federal, state and local laws, policy or Regulation and state inspection.
  • Review/process purchase requisitions for parts and supplies.
  • Review financial/budget
Desired Qualification/Preferred Competencies
Education and Experience:
  • You hold a degree in Business Administration or in a technical field, Bachelor's degree in related field preferred;
  • You possess at least five (5) years of extensive experience in a similar role;
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work with people at various levels from shop floor to senior management
  • Can look beyond the initial customer enquiry and identify other business opportunities
  • Project management experience
  • People management skills


Job Title: Transport Maintenance General Manager
Location:
Lagos
Fuction/Domain: Materials/Logistics/Supply Chain Management/Procurement
Project Description

In the role of Senior Transport Manager you will be responsible for the management of all maintenance activities required to meet safety, service reliability and budget and schedule goals including the management of corrective and preventive maintenance for all trucks, track work, guide way, structures, station doors, traction power supply and distribution system, communication system and automatic truck control system.
 
Job Responsibilities

Duties:
  • Lead and supervise over maintenance department, the personnel and activities and ensure employees adhere to all safety rules and company operating polices, and code of ethics;
  • Make timely and responsible decisions regarding operational and personnel matters, including allocation of resources, customer service issues, performance appraisals, employee development, and corrective actions.
  • Collaborate with operation, engineering and capital asset replacement program managers’ resou
Desired Qualification/Preferred Competencies
Person Specifications As our ideal candidate:
  • You hold a degree in Business Administration or in a technical field, Bachelor's degree in related field preferred;
  • You possess at least fifteen (15) years of experience in a similar role;
  • You have at least fifteen (15) years of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) experience working in an industrial environment;
  • You have strong leadership’s skills.
  • You are problem solving focused
  • Your English communication skills are excellent both written


Job Title: Senior Transport Manager
Location:
Lagos
Function/Domain: Materials/Logistics/Supply Chain Management/Procurement
Project Description

  • In the role of Senior Transport Manager you will be responsible for managing the transportation department or unit.
  • Hires, trains, and supervises employees and manages scheduling of trucks.
Job Responsibilities
Duties:
  • Oversee transportation department, including its assets and employees.
  • Manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
  • Ensure customer goods move from production through the supply chain to the end user.
  • Establish quality transportation services.
  • Develop partnerships with self- collection customers.
  • Plan and implement budgets.
  • Supervise scheduling of truck movement.
Desired Qualification/Preferred Competencies
Person Specifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Transport and Logistics.
  • Master's Degree with specialization in Transport and Logistics.
  • Minimum of 25 years of related experience with at least 15 years specific experience in transport.
  • Able to operate effectively in a high volume service driven transport operation
  • Strong understanding of current transport system, concepts, strategy and best practice.
  • Strong organizing and time management skills
  • Good interpersonal relationship skills


Job Title: Transport Maintenance Senior Transport Manager
Location:
Lagos
Function/Domain: Materials/Logistics/Supply Chain Management/Procurement
Project Description

  • In the role of Senior Transport Manager you will be responsible for the management of all maintenance activities required to meet safety, service reliability and budget and schedule goals including the management of corrective and preventive maintenance for all trucks, track work, guide way, structures, station doors, traction power supply and distribution system, communication system and automatic truck control system.
Job Responsibilities
  • Lead and supervise over maintenance department, the personnel and activities and ensure employees adhere to all safety rules and company operating polices, and code of ethics;
  • Make timely and responsible decisions regarding operational and personnel matters, including allocation of resources, customer service issues, performance appraisals, employee development, and corrective actions.
  • Collaborate with operation, engineering and capital asset replacement program managers' resources
Desired Qualification/Preferred Competencies
Person Specifications As our ideal candidate:
  • You hold a Degree in Business Administration or in a Technical field, Bachelor's degree in related field preferred;
  • You possess at least twenty-five (25) years of experience in a similar role;
  • You have at least twenty-five (25) years of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) experience working in an industrial environment;
  • You have strong leadership’s skills.
  • You are problem solving focused
  • Your English communication skills are excellent both written


 Job Title: Workshop Manager
Location:
Lagos
Function/Domain: Materials/Logistics/Supply Chain Management/Procurement
Project Descriptions

  • This position will manage and lead a team of people in allocating workload and managing the day to day operations in the workshop.
  • It requires the job holder to co-ordinate resources and liaise with internal and external key contacts to ensure work is delivered on time and to a quality standard.
Job Responsibilities
Duties:
  • Responsible for job allocation and job flow in the workshop including job scheduling and labour allocation for day to day operations.
  • Co-ordinate resources, (operational and human) schedules and activities to effectively manage jobs.
  • Ensure supplies are ordered for each job.
  • Assist with quoting, project management, materials purchasing and quality checks.
  • Ensure correct job numbers are used and that time records are correct.
  • Provide oversight and check job estimates.
Desired Qualification/Preferred Competencies
Person Specifications:
  • You hold a Degree in Business Administration or in a Technical field, Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred;
  • You possess at least twenty-five (25) years of experience in a similar role;
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work with people at various levels from shop floor to senior management
  • Can look beyond the initial customer enquiry and identify other business opportunities
  • CAD drawing skills are an advantage but not essential
  • Project management


Job Title: General Manager, Transport
Location:
Lagos
Function/Domain: Materials/Logistics/Supply Chain Management/Procurement
Job Responsibilities
In the role of Transport General Manager you will be responsible for the following Duties:
  • Responsible for getting the Dangote products in the right quantities, to the right locations all at the right time.
  • In charge of the day to day operations of the transport department.
  • Efficiently managing a team of drivers and vehicles.
  • Responsible for all of the dispatching, routing, and tracking of delivery vehicles.
  • Dispatching Dangote products to national and international destinations.
Desired Qualification/Preferred Competencies
  • Bachelor's Degree in Transport and Logistics.
  • Master's Degree with specialization in Transport and Logistics.
  • Minimum of 25 years of related experience with at least 15 years specific experience in transport.
  • Able to operate effectively in a high volume service driven transport operation
  • Strong understanding of current transport system, concepts, strategy and best practice.
  • Strong organizing and time management skills
  • Good interpersonal relationship skills.
  • Good interpersonal relationship skills and communication, presentation and facilitation skills.


Job Title: Transport General Manager, Night Shift
Location:
Lagos
Function/Domain: Materials/Logistics/Supply Chain Management/Procurement
Job Responsibilities
In the role of Night duty Transport General Manager you will be responsible for the following:
  • Achieving key performance indicators through effective management of the team with delegation and monitoring key priorities.
  • Ensuring a professional hand-over takes place between each shift.
  • Setting goals for team members and self-using the internal system and ensuring these are achieved.
  • To support the management of a fleet of drivers and transport support staff, ensuring that they work effectively
Desired Qualification/Preferred Competencies
Candidates wishing to be consider for this role should meet the following criteria:
  • Experienced of working within a transport environment.
  • Lead by example and try to resolve driver issues on a night to night basis to avoid formal grievances.
  • Knowledge of transport legislation.
  • Knowledge of computerized scheduling and driver management packages would be an advantage.
  • Experience of supervising / managing a team; if at a senior level this would be highly advantageous.


How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline  30th April, 2016.