Transport Manager
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CDL Human Resource is hiring a Transport Manager in Mombasa to lead and manage the company's transport operations. The role involves planning, coordinating, and executing transport activities, optimizing fleet utilization, managing transporter relationships, ensuring customs and regulatory compliance, and controlling transport costs. The position is full time and requires a BA/BSc/HND with 5–7 years of experience in logistics.
- Full-time Transport Manager role based in Mombasa
- Requires BA/BSc/HND and 5–7 years of experience
- Focus on fleet optimization, transporter management, and customs compliance
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CDL Human Resource is hiring a Transport Manager in Mombasa to lead and manage the company's transport operations. The role involves planning, coordinating, and executing transport activities, optimizing fleet utilization, managing transporter relationships, ensuring customs and regulatory compliance, and controlling transport costs. The position is full time and requires a BA/BSc/HND with 5–7 years of experience in logistics.
- Full-time Transport Manager role based in Mombasa
- Requires BA/BSc/HND and 5–7 years of experience
- Focus on fleet optimization, transporter management, and customs compliance
- Employer warns candidates never to pay for notarisation, certificates, or assessments
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CDL was founded in early 2003 by its current Managing Director Lucy Mmari.Within her 14 year tenure in a well established logistics company, She honed her skill in human resources management and thereafter started CDL.
Transport Manager
Job Type: Full Time
Qualifications
BA/BSc/HND
Bachelor's Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transport Management, Business Administration or a related field.
Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in transport or logistics operations, including at least 3 years in a supervisory or management role within the Logistics, Transport, Freight Forwarding, or Supply Chain Management industry.
Strong understanding of clearing & forwarding, customs procedures and regional transit operations.
Working knowledge of KRA, KPA, URA and regional customs systems.
ERP and transport management system experience is highly desirable
Benefits
Benefits – Medical + Pension + Fuel allowance.
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Experience
5 - 7 years
Location: Mombasa
Job Field: Logistics
Job Purpose
To lead and manage the Company's transport operations by ensuring the efficient planning, allocation, execution and monitoring of transport activities while optimizing fleet utilization, managing transporter relationships, ensuring regulatory compliance, controlling transport costs and delivering exceptional customer service in line with operational and commercial objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Transport Operations Management
- Lead the planning, coordination and execution of all transport operations to ensure timely cargo movement and service delivery.
- Develop transport schedules, allocate resources and monitor execution to maximize fleet utilization and operational efficiency.
- Ensure daily transport activities are executed in accordance with customer requirements and operational priorities.
- Monitor operational performance and implement corrective actions to resolve delays and service disruptions.
- Transport Planning & Fleet Optimization
- Optimize truck allocation, route planning and transporter utilization to improve operational efficiency and reduce transport costs.
- Monitor transporter performance, equipment availability and capacity planning to meet customer demand.
- Ensure effective planning of loading schedules, departures and delivery timelines.
- Transporter & Vendor Management
- Develop and maintain strategic relationships with transport service providers to ensure reliable and cost-effective transport solutions.
- Evaluate transporter performance against agreed service levels and contractual obligations.
- Support transporter onboarding, qualification and performance improvement initiatives.
- Participate in rate negotiations to improve transport cost competitiveness.
- Customs & Regulatory Compliance
- Ensure compliance with all transport-related customs documentation and statutory requirements, including T1s, Exit Notes, T812 documentation and transit regulations.
- Monitor changes in customs regulations and implement operational changes where required.
- Ensure transport documentation is processed accurately and within required timelines.
- Customer Service & Operational Coordination
- Coordinate closely with Commercial, Customer Service, Customs and Warehouse teams to ensure seamless transport execution.
- Ensure customer queries, transport exceptions and operational issues are resolved promptly.
- Maintain proactive communication with customers regarding shipment status and delivery performance.
- Performance Reporting & Cost Management
- Prepare and present daily, weekly and monthly transport performance reports.
- Monitor transport costs, transporter buying rates and operational KPIs to identify improvement opportunities.
- Analyse operational performance trends and recommend initiatives that improve efficiency, profitability and customer satisfaction.
- Leadership & Continuous Improvement
- Lead, coach and develop the transport team to achieve operational excellence.
- Conduct performance reviews and ensure individual objectives align with departmental goals.
- Promote continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, compliance and service delivery.
- Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork and operational discipline.