Jumia Intern Project Management Jobs in Uganda
Jumia Intern Project Management Jobs in Uganda
About Jumia: Jumia is the leading pan-Africa e-commerce platform. Founded in 2012, Jumia’s mission is to improve the quality of everyday life in Africa by leveraging technology to deliver innovative, convenient and affordable online services to consumers, while helping businesses grow as they use our platform to reach and serve consumers.
Our platforms consist of our marketplace, which connects sellers with consumers, our logistics service, which enables the shipment and delivery of packages from sellers to consumers, and our payment service, which facilitates transactions among participants active on our platform in selected markets. Through our online platforms, consumers can access a wide range of physical and digital goods and services, fashion, electronics, beauty products and also hotel and flight bookings or restaurant delivery.
With over 5,000 employees in more than 10 countries in Africa, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating sustainable impact for Africa. Jumia offers unique opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment, creating new jobs, new skills, and empowering a new generation.
Job Objective
As Project Manager, you will lead numerous improvement projects aimed at streamlining activities while driving up performance and quality. Taking part in regional and global initiatives, you will tackle complex problems that affect customers and work to resolve them with innovative solutions.
Main Responsibilities
Lead the design and implementation of initiatives that eliminate waste, reduce lead time and improve business performance while establishing a sustainable model for continuous improvement.
Work with Country Manager to identify performance gaps, prioritize and manage improvement roadmap.
Through robust data analysis of key operational and cost metrics, identify opportunities for innovation and work with all Ops teams to quantify the value of the opportunity i.e. Optimizing warehouse and Jumia Express operations.
Improve main KPIs: Vendor Net Promoter Score, Vendor Satisfaction Score, Seller Ops Queue Management, SLA DS collection cost effective pricing efficiency, lost in seller ops.
Support delivery of operational consistency across the supply chain through both process and technology.
Participate in implementing lean management practice
across Jumia Services globally.
Work with business and broader Ops team to ensure initiatives are appropriately prioritized and supported.
Participate in technology development by giving constant feedback on requirement for Warehouse & Logistics operations.
Monitoring of 5S practices and Material handling.
Competencies Required
Ability to lead large teams
Experience with process design and improvement
Experience with the full staffing lifecycle, including interviewing, hiring, performance management, promotions and terminations
Strong analytical skills
Pro-active attitude, entrepreneur, able to work both independently and within a team.
Hardworking, result-oriented, methodical and very structured
Emotional intelligence required to lead a fast-paced business and inspire a team of people.
Innovation and creative thinking that's required to develop outside the box solutions.
Excellent communications skills and the ability to effectively advise senior leadership
Proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Ability to work to deadlines and targets, can prioritize tasks under pressure.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Minimum bachelor’s degree required in an applicable discipline
5+ years of progressive related work with demonstrated experience in Continuous Improvement and/or Operational Excellence in a large fulfilment or distribution environment
At least 3 years of experience using data visualization tools like Qlik, Tableau, or Microsoft Power BI
At least 3 years of experience in Project management and time management skills – experience with end-to-end project management processes
Excellent analytical capabilities, ability to produce, interpret and draw conclusions from data.
Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen methodologies would be highly advantageous or any Project Management certification.
Knowledge of distribution center / fulfilment operations and processes.
Demonstrated knowledge of key business financial metrics.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Jumia Intern Project Management Jobs in Uganda
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