Logistics Officer at Larsen & Toubro

The Logistics Officer is responsible to coordinate for all matters related to destination custom clearance, regulatory approvals, build relations on the ground and ensure timely deliveries to site.

Roles & Responsibilities

Objective – To ensure timely deliveries.

• Maintaining tracker for all shipments scheduled to arrive at gateway port and inform Business Unit Logistics (Sharjah, UAE) team for necessary support and action as needed.
• Review weekly dispatch/arrival/offloading performance as per the Operation plan and update on the progress.
• Understand and execute the Operation plan thoroughly on the ground and keep communication very stable between – project, Business Unit Logistics, and forwarder teams.
• Proactively maintain alerts of overdue payments to forwarders.
• Have meetings with local freight forwarder /liner
• To monitor and ensure timely documentation for clearances and maintain alerts for complete and correct document sets being received at the destination.
• Co-ordinate proactively with the project team/client/customs/port, airport authorities for timely documentation.
• Monitor landside movement of vehicles from port to sites and update in case of any delays.

Experience:

Minimum 7 years experience as a Logistics Officer with at least 3 years of experience in Civil Construction or Power Distribution Project. 

The candidate should be fluent in English. Preference will be given for Kenyan Nationals.