Summary
Date Posted: Friday, December 02, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Overview
Fracht Uganda is a Swiss International Freight Forwarder that has been in existence since 1955; with its headquarters located in Basel, Switzerland. As a reputable Freight Forwarder, FRACHT has a worldwide network that stretches across all continents. We are in 115 countries worldwide; of which 16 of these are in Africa.

JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Transport Coordinator
Department: Operations
Location: Kampala

JOB PURPOSE
To oversee transportation requirements and ensure that all Fracht import and export cargo is loaded, transported and offloaded in time and safely according to regulations.

ROLES/DUTIES
Co-ordinating with Internal and external stakeholders
• Leads, directs, guides and monitors the work of subcontracted long haulage and shunting transporters
• Collects all transport requests and through coordination with trucking companies provides solutions to transport related challenges
• Assesses trucking company’s performance and through reviews recommends improvement measures

Operations Monitoring and follow up
• Continuously track and trace trucks in transit while updating truck movement reports
• Share truck allocations with trucking companies and commercial team as well as follow up for actual loading/offloading
• Evaluates, records and responds to additional/special requests such as truck alternations, transshipment, port overnight stay etc
• Handle and ensure proper documentation is done whenever there is short delivered or damaged cargo
• Coordinate document distribution between Fracht and subcontracted transporters including delivery notes, invoices, export and import documents
• Resolve operational problems related to truckers. Investigate situations and complaints and recommend solutions.

Planning, Research and Development
• Review and revise where required the transportation schedules to ensure efficiency and to reduce costs.
• Provide support in the planning, performance review, market research and implementation of improvement measures.
• Maintains current knowledge of regional, national and local laws, regulations and standing orders e.g weight restrictions, journey management, covid 19 guidelines etc
• Collects, analyses and reports statistical data regarding the transport section and the Fracht Operations in general.

Field Trips and Stakeholder meetings
• Prepares and submits stakeholder visit schedules to the head of operations
• Following the approved visit schedule meet the stakeholders
• Prepare and submit stakeholder visit reports to management
• Be the contact for drivers and subcontracted transporters representative both in the field and at the office.

Reporting
• Reports accidents and any other irregularity with potential financial implication to management immediately once made aware of the incident.
• Issues incident reports on each reported accident/incident and avails them to the head of operations for further processing and closing.

Recording
• Prepares the onboarding document for all new subcontracted transporters
• Ensures that proof of delivery is submitted by transporters on all transport files prior to payment of transporters
• Ensures timely updates are done in the electronic cargo tracking system for all shipments handled.

Qualifications
• A Diploma in Customs Clearing and Forwarding
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management.
• A certificate in East Africa Customs Freight Forwarding Practicing Certificate.

Experience
• Knowledge in customs clearing and forwarding is an added advantage

Personal Attributes
• Demonstrate aptitude of teamwork
• High level of interpersonal skills
• Must have effective communication skills, both written and oral
• Must be prepared to work long and irregular hours
• Ability to keep deadlines is a must requirement


Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should submit their application letter, CV’S and copies of academic documents merged in one PDF document to recruitment@ug.fracht.com 
Applications will be received on a rolling basis
Deadline is Friday 9 th December 2022 at 5:00pm

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