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Head of Logistics, Africa
About this role
Head of Logistics for Africa responsible for end-to-end inbound supply chain across multiple African countries, ensuring on-time delivery, proper customs handling, and cost control. Reports to the Head of Operations, Africa and leads in-country logistics analysts.
What you would do
- Lead in-country logistics analysts in Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire.
- Act as the primary interface to Zipline’s global supply chain and production team in South San Francisco.
- Own inbound supply chain to operating and build sites, including freight, ports, customs, and warehouses.
- Set two-way service-level agreements with site operations and Deployments with published transfer prices.
- Ensure accurate customs valuation, clean import documentation, and vendor/forwarder billing reconciliation.
- Drive emergency air freight towards zero using buffer stock and manage landed costs.
What they are asking for
- 10–15 years running cross-border supply chains in Africa
- Experience in freight forwarding, FMCG, pharmaceutical or health logistics, telecoms or humanitarian logistics at scale
- Experience pricing and publishing internal SLAs and reducing emergency freight
- Strong programme and project management abilities across cross-functional teams
- Deep customs and corridor experience in West and East Africa
- Strong controls mindset with vendors and freight forwarders
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