{"id":63898,"date":"2018-09-14T15:19:49","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T14:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/?p=63898"},"modified":"2018-09-14T15:20:09","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T14:20:09","slug":"zola-electric-latest-job-vacancy-apply-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/zola-electric-latest-job-vacancy-apply-now.html","title":{"rendered":"Zola Electric Latest Job Vacancy &#8211; Apply Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zola Electric is the world\u2019s first massively scalable off-grid electric company. It exists to provide affordable and reliable energy to communities that currently lack such power. The company utilizes distributed renewable energy to sell power as a service to customers who suffer from an expensive grid, an unreliable grid, or have no electrical grid access at all. We provide 24\/7 clean energy to anyone, anywhere. Our aim is to deliver a complete technical, operational and financial model that makes incredibly high quality renewable electrical services affordable to millions of homes.<\/p>\n<p>We are recruiting to fill the position below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title:\u00a0Head of Operations<br \/>\nLocation:\u00a0<\/strong>Lagos<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Descriptions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Head of Operations is responsible for managing day-to-day operational support of the business within the country of operation. This includes providing oversight of procurement management, fleet management, property, and the management of logistics and manufacturing operations encompassing importing, exporting, distribution, transportation, warehousing and inventory management. Lean principles and mindset as well as high quality and cost awareness is essential.<\/li>\n<li>The Head of Operations identifies, sponsors and leads projects to continuously improve quality, reduce costs, improve efficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Job Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oversee the movement of products into the country and distribution to warehouses and service points, encompassing the importing of systems and components, buildup of kits, in-country distribution and reverse logistics.<\/li>\n<li>Oversee the process of product removals, completeness of reverse logistics kits,\u00a0 and product refurbishments.<\/li>\n<li>Oversee inventory management to ensure optimized inventory levels and safekeeping of stock, lean stock keeping in risk areas out of national warehouse.<\/li>\n<li>Oversee clearing, importation and duty\/tax management; closely manage any changes on tax\/duty and escalate any changes.<\/li>\n<li>Implement formal root cause and corrective action programs when quality issues arise in warehouse and manage repair workshop and provide input to Group team regarding serial defects.<\/li>\n<li>Implement continuous improvement programs team to optimize repair quality, service levels and warranty cost.<\/li>\n<li>Develop and maintain a procurement policy for use in-country and develop the monthly procurement plan in consultation with the Procurement Manager.<\/li>\n<li>Monitor the provision of an efficient and safe fleet management service to the business.<\/li>\n<li>Lead negotiations of contract terms and conditions with service providers and monitor the performance of service providers and monitor property lease process from end-to-end.<\/li>\n<li>Act as custodian of Health &amp; 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Safety regulations and legislation.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of the relevant legislation pertaining to the country.<\/li>\n<li>Leadership, analytical and problem solving skills.<\/li>\n<li>Customer focused team player.<\/li>\n<li>Self-motivated with a continuous improvement mindset.<\/li>\n<li>10+ years of experience in a manufacturing and logistics environment, of which 5 years is at a management level country department head\/lead).<\/li>\n<li>13+ years of experience in a senior leadership role on country level.<\/li>\n<li>Lean Six Sigma training, project management courses and soft skill training.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to operate without high level of supervision, builds up teams,\u00a0 and having\u00a0 continuous improvement and quality mindset.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge about import\/export, transport routes, warehousing and distribution network.<\/li>\n<li>Experience in business planning, procurement, facility management and fleet management.<\/li>\n<li>High level of logistics know how from planning over import\/export to warehousing and in-country distribution till the customer.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of key IT systems (Google Suite, ERP, etc.), procurement processes and procedures and property lease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><br \/>\nInterested and qualified candidates should:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it\/offgrid-electric\/jobs\/head_of_operations_3743\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to apply<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong>Applications that include a Resume \/ Curriculum Vitae have preference<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zola Electric is the world\u2019s first massively scalable off-grid electric company. 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