About the role
The Logistics Manager is responsible for overseeing the company's logistics operations, including petroleum product deliveries, tanker fleet management, and tanker driver supervision. The role ensures safe, efficient, and timely fuel deliveries to company stations while maintaining compliance with company policies, transportation regulations, and petroleum safety standards.
Key responsibilities
- Oversee daily logistics operations, including scheduling and monitoring petroleum product deliveries to company stations.
- Supervise tanker drivers and ensure compliance with delivery schedules, safety procedures, and company policies.
- Coordinate with the Supply, Depot, Retail Operations, and other departments to ensure timely and accurate fuel deliveries.
- Monitor tanker dispatch, delivery status, route assignments, and vehicle utilization.
- Ensure proper implementation of fuel loading, transportation, unloading, and delivery procedures.
- Monitor fuel delivery documentation, including delivery receipts, loading documents, trip tickets, and other required records.
- Ensure tanker drivers comply with road safety regulations, petroleum handling procedures, and applicable transport requirements.
- Monitor driver attendance, performance, trip completion, and compliance with assigned routes and schedules.
- Oversee vehicle maintenance schedules, inspections, repairs, and registration to ensure the fleet remains roadworthy.
- Investigate delivery delays, vehicle breakdowns, fuel discrepancies, accidents, and other logistics-related incidents.
About you
- Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- At least 5-10 years of experience in logistics or transportation management, preferably in the petroleum, oil and gas, or fuel distribution industry.
- Proven experience managing tanker drivers and petroleum product delivery operations.
- Knowledge of fuel transportation, depot loading and unloading procedures, and petroleum handling safety standards.
- Experience in fleet management, route planning, dispatching, vehicle maintenance, and delivery monitoring.
- Familiarity with applicable transportation, road safety, and petroleum-related regulations.
- Strong leadership, problem-solving, communication, and decision-making skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and logistics or fleet monitoring systems.
- Willing to conduct field visits and supervise logistics operations as needed.