Ongoing recruitment at A.G. Leventis (Nigeria) Limited

A.G. Leventis (Nigeria) Limited – Our diversified portfolio, has however evolved and we now sit in five(5) core verticals today: Real Estate – A wide variety of Commercial and Residential Properties across Nigeria; Retail – Joint Venture with Pick ‘n’ Pay, South Africa; Logistics – providing logistics solutions to companies primarily in the FMCG space; Sales and After-sales of Heavy and Light Duty Trucks; Vehicle Assembly – Assembling of Trucks and Buses at our Leventis TGL Plant.

At the heart of our vision is the recognition of the pride and heritage in our historical roots, the intersection of Greece, Cyprus and Nigeria and the multi-generational ties. So our vision speaks to the resilience embedded in the business through the varied economic cycles, (83 years and going strong) and the agility we infuse into the business to drive sustained leadership in the industry as a prime conglomerate and investment partner.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Safety & Patrol Officer

Locations: Apapa-Lagos, Edo
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

  • Monitor, note, report, and investigate suspicious persons and situations, safety hazards, and unusual or illegal activity in patrol area.
  • Provide for safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, enforcing motor vehicle in accordance to standard practice.
  • Evaluate complaint and emergency-request information to determine response requirements.
  • Investigate traffic accidents and other accidents to determine causes and to determine if a crime has been committed or statue violations were involved
  • Liaise with road regulatory agencies (Federal/ State/Local)
  • Continuous safety re-orientation/training to all drivers

Qualification and Key Competencies

  • BSc. / HND in Social science or any related field
  • Minimum of 5 years’ cognate experience.
  • Working knowledge of federal, state and city laws, statutes and ordinances
  • Knowledge of modern policing principles
  • Ability to keep accurate records
  • Route mapping
  • Strong communicator who enjoy interacting with and protecting the public.
  • Ability to maintain positive relations with the general public
  • Physical ability to use of equipment and weapons commonly used by law enforcement officers, conduct arrests and provide assistance

Job Title: Branch Manager

Locations: Apapa-Lagos, Edo, Rivers

Objective

  • Responsible for achieving the branch targets for major items (i.e. commercial vehicle & construction equipment) and after sales (i.e. service, tyres & spare parts). Also to manage human resources in the branch.
  • The purpose of a branch manager is to develop and maintain branch business to their full potential and to ensure profitability by setting and achieving/exceeding targets.

Key Responsibilities

  • Increase branch profitability by achieving / exceeding monthly targets for Major items/Spare Parts and Service
  • Coordinate the branch activities and establish individual targets within branch objectives
  • Ensure that all quality and operational standards are maintained at the company’s expectations and implement new procedures, according to requirements
  • Develop market for new business lines – Major items and others
  • Develop rapport with Key corporate customers, financiers and government agencies
  • Track and measure performance of staff
  • Build team at the branch level for achieving the Organizational goals
  • Manage sales, after sales (workshops), spare parts and act as human resources manager at the branch
  • Submit monthly updated activity status report to the Head of Sales for discussion and for the preparation of action plan and RRI’s (Rapid Results Initiatives)

Qualification and Key Competencies

  • HND / B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering or related degree with an MBA
  • Minimum of 10 years strong Engineering experience (Specialization in Commercial Vehicles will be preferred)
  • Problem solving skill and team spirit.
  • Product knowledge & skills to handle technical problems, warranty issues.
  • Ability to assess customer needs and determine what products or services would best serve their interest
  • Ability to guide & train others.
  • Good communication skills both verbally and in writing.
  • Computer skills: Microsoft Office Package

Job Title: Workshop Manager

Location: Apapa, Lagos

Responsibilities

  • To coordinate all workshop related activities and ensure availability of trucks.
  • Ensure workshop procedures & systems are known to all staff and strictly followed during repairs on vehicle as well as maintenance documentation.
  • Continuously monitor repair time & repair quality and ensure the KPI (MTTR & RFTR) targets are achieved.
  • Ensure customer focus oriented culture among the team and maintain good relationships with customers.
  • Ensure workshop facility, equipment & tools are adequately maintained and available in ready to use condition.
  • Facilitate the training and development of team members in the department, by providing feedback and coaching to support improvements in their job performance.
  • Review customers service orders and inspect the quality of repairs before the release of vehicles.
  • Provide technical advice to team members, analyze and interpret data.
  • Ensure the workshop observes all warranty process conditions
  • Guiding & motivating productive staff to improve productivity & efficiency.
  • Monitor and control workshop expenses.

Qualification and Key Competencies

  • HND / B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering (Specialization in Commercial Vehicles)
  • Minimum of 10 years strong Engineering experience with an established Commercial Vehicle Workshop (Trucks specifically)
  • Perfect knowledge of Auto Trucks.
  • Problem solving skill and team spirit.
  • Product knowledge & skills to handle technical problems, warranty issues.
  • Ability to guide & train others.
  • Good communication ability both verbally and in writing.
  • Computer skills: Microsoft Office Package
  • Valid driver’s license

Job Title: Service Engineer

Locations: Apapa-Lagos, Anambra

Description

  • This position serves as a company technical and administrative representative, field engineer and deals with service assignment including on-site preventive maintenance and inspection service work, call-out services and commissioning activities on regional trucks within our fleet.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee routine and ad hoc maintenance on new and existing trucks to ensure schedule fleet operations are not interrupted.
  • Keeping up to date on administrative responsibilities such as maintaining customer service logs and internal service records in a timely manner
  • Maintaining daily communications with customers to ensure resolution and proper follow-up
  • Estimates cost of repair and prepare itemized work order, listing costs of parts and labor.
  • Basic troubleshooting, installation, maintenance and repair on designated equipment
  • Oversee the repairs and maintenance operation for all vehicles in line with budget.

Qualification and Key Competencies

  • HND, Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering field
  • Minimum of 5 years’ hands-on working experience as a service engineer on heavy duty trucks
  • Experience diagnosing and repairing mechanical, electromechanical, and/or electronic equipment.
  • Resourceful, with the ability to work independently.
  • Analytical and supervisory skills
  • Proficient level of computer skills including MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
  • Must have a valid driver’s license
  • Auto engineering skills
  • Communication and interpersonal skill

Job Title: Logistics Manager

Location: Apapa, Lagos

Responsibilities

  • Direct inbound or outbound logistics operations, such as transportation, safety performance, or logistics quality management.
  • Planning routes and load scheduling for multi-drop deliveries.
  • Allocating and recording resources and movements on the transport planning system.
  • Ensuring all partners in the supply chain are working effectively and efficiently to ensure smooth operations.
  • Communicating effectively with clients and responding to their requirements.
  • Reconcile daily trip performance reports with the tracking system report
  • Managing drivers and all their related road activities
  • Developing transportation relationships.
  • Engaging with government agencies within and around business environs.

Qualification and Key Competencies

  • BSc. / HND in Social science or any related field
  • Minimum of 5 years’ cognate experience.
  • Working knowledge of federal, state and city laws, statutes and ordinances
  • Knowledge of modern policing principles
  • Ability to keep accurate records
  • Strong communicator who enjoy interacting with and protecting the public.
  • Ability to maintain positive relations with the general public
  • Ability to solve problems and make decisions, as well as think laterally and offer creative solutions

Job Title: Sales Manager (Commercial Trucks)

Location: Apapa-Lagos, Oyo

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement customer strategies and action plans to increase sales of Commercial Trucks.
  • Maintains strong strategic relationships with existing company clients and develops new key contacts.
  • Review market analysis to determine customer needs, volume potential, price schedules, and discount rates, and develop sales campaigns to accommodate strategic goals of the company within budget limitations.
  • Develop monthly and yearly sales forecast by product and customer for the respective customers’ sectors.
  • Identify trends and issues pertaining to customer feedback of implemented sales/marketing initiatives.
  • Provides continued improvement in sales coverage and effectiveness to develop key areas and markets

Qualification and Requirements

  • Candidate must be a BSc. / B.Eng./ HND in Engineering or any Social Science with a minimum of 8+ years cognate sales experience of Commercial Trucks
  • Technical knowledge of automotive and/or heavy truck products and it different applications
  • Must possess strong presentation skills and be able to communicate professionally in written responses to emails.
  • Candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills, entrepreneurial spirit, technical expertise, be a self – starter.
  • Demonstrated track record of landing new business and successful negotiations

Job Title: Sales Manager (Heavy Duty Equipment)

Location: Apapa, Lagos

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement customer strategies and action plans to increase sales of Heavy Duty Equipment.
  • Maintains strong strategic relationships with existing company clients and develops new key contacts.
  • Review market analysis to determine customer needs, volume potential, price schedules, and discount rates, and develop sales campaigns to accommodate strategic goals of the company within budget limitations.
  • Develop monthly and yearly sales forecast by product and customer for the respective customers’ sectors.
  • Proffer business solutions to clients and identify potential customer service issues.
  • Provides continued improvement in sales coverage and effectiveness to develop key areas and markets

Qualification and Requirements

  • Candidate must be a BSc. / B.Eng. / HND in Engineering or any Social Science with a minimum of 8+ years cognate sales experience of Heavy Duty Equipment
  • Technical knowledge of automotive and/or heavy truck products and it different applications
  • Must possess strong presentation skills and be able to communicate professionally in written responses to emails.
  • Candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills, entrepreneurial spirit, technical expertise, be a self – starter.
  • Demonstrated track record of landing new business and successful negotiations

Job Title: Spare Parts Sales Manager (Trucks & Heavy Duty Equipment)

Location: Apapa, Lagos

Responsibilities

  • Secure orders from new and existing customers for commercial and heavy duty equipment spare parts, with emphasis on sales growth.
  • Coordinate with sales team to develop and implement parts sales plan.
  • Manage daily activities of sales team to meet sales objectives.
  • Maintain an accurate and effective parts inventory control system and management to avoid surplus and obsolete stocks.
  • Carefully generate reports of stocks, anticipated orders and sales reports.
  • Responsible for carefully anticipating customer demand and placing required orders to the manufacturing supplier.
  • Maintains customer contacts, sales opportunities, sales call planning, and sales forecasting in the CRM system
  • Provides continued improvement in sales coverage and effectiveness to develop key areas and markets

Qualification and Key Competencies

  • B.Eng. / HND in Mechanical Engineering similar engineering background.
  • Minimum of 8 years cognate experience in an automobile sector.
  • Basic understanding of financial principles relative to parts department operations
  • Must be a highly creative, imaginative, motivated merchandising and sales oriented person.
  • Experience in warehousing system
  • Passion for Inventory Management and all aspects of inventory operations.
  • Knowledge and experience in the automobile industry.
  • Good communication skill both verbally and in writing.
  • Computer skills: Microsoft Office Package (Excel, MS word etc.)

Deadline: 29th January, 2021.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: recruitment@agleventis.com stating on the subject matter- Safety & Patrol Officer (West)