Director of Warehousing at Fargo

Job description

• This is a unique opportunity to scale a growing business in Kenya
• To Grow the customer base
• To design and execute operational processes & systems
• To Maintain and enhance team culture and values
• To Coach teams to drive customer value
• To Live in Nairobi

About the Role

Warehousing is one of Fargo’s critical business lines, serving a broad range of customers. Fargo is seeking to hire a Director of Warehousing to scale the business, build systems and processes, lead change management and support the development of the team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Grow the warehousing customer base and manage existing customers
• Assume overall inventory management responsibility
• Manage the P&L of the warehousing business, including budgeting and reporting
• Develop and execute world-class operational systems and processes to improve efficiency and create the conditions for greater scale
• Supervise, coach and train the warehousing team
• Develop appropriate hiring processes to grow the team as needed

Does this sound like you?

• You have a minimum of 15 years’ experience of warehouse management experience, of which at least 5 years should be outside of Kenya with a company operating with global storage standards, with a strong track record of achievement
• A track record of change management, having led transformation initiatives in previous organisations, including developing and implementing new systems and processes
• Experience building systems and processes from scratch and executing on them
• Proven ability to work in “flat” organisation structures and with multicultural teams
• Exposure and commitment to Kenya, either through nationality or significant working experience