Choice Products Limited is seeking a Transport Officer to join their team in Mzuzu, Malawi. This role is crucial for ensuring the efficient and safe operation of the company's transport fleet.

Key Responsibilities

• Fleet Management: Coordinate routine vehicle maintenance, repairs, licensing, and inspections to keep all transport assets in safe working condition.
• Route & Schedule Planning: Design efficient travel routes, manage driver rosters, and assign vehicles based on needs.
• Compliance & Safety: Ensure adherence to local transport laws, safety regulations, and company policies, including monitoring vehicle tracking, vehicle logbooks and traffic compliance.
• Staff Supervision: Oversee and coordinate drivers and logistics personnel, providing guidance and managing day-to-day performance.
• Cost & Inventory Tracking: Monitor fuel consumption, manage invoices, and track spare parts or inventory to reduce overall transportation expenses.
• Reporting: Prepare routine logs and summary reports on fleet operations, mileage, and transport costs.
• Any other duties as assigned from time to time.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Education: MSCE or Diploma in logistics, transportation, or a related field.
• Experience: 2 to 5 years of working experience in fleet management, transport operations, or logistics.
• Driver’s License: A valid local driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Technical Skills: Computer literacy, including proficiency in Windows and Microsoft Office (Word and Excel).
• Soft Skills: Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication abilities, with the capability to manage time effectively under pressure.

• Coordinate routine vehicle maintenance, repairs, licensing, and inspections to keep all transport assets in safe working condition.
• Design efficient travel routes, manage driver rosters, and assign vehicles based on needs.
• Ensure adherence to local transport laws, safety regulations, and company policies, including monitoring vehicle tracking, vehicle logbooks and traffic compliance.
• Oversee and coordinate drivers and logistics personnel, providing guidance and managing day-to-day performance.
• Monitor fuel consumption, manage invoices, and track spare parts or inventory to reduce overall transportation expenses.
• Prepare routine logs and summary reports on fleet operations, mileage, and transport costs.
• Any other duties as assigned from time to time.

• Computer literacy, including proficiency in Windows and Microsoft Office (Word and Excel).
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication abilities, with the capability to manage time effectively under pressure.

• MSCE or Diploma in logistics, transportation, or a related field.
• 2 to 5 years of working experience in fleet management, transport operations, or logistics.
• A valid local driver’s license with a clean driving record.