URVA Consulting
Website:
urvaconsulting.com
Job details:
Warehouse & Logistics Manager – Agro Commodities
Location: Accra, Ghana
Employment Type: Full-time
Candidate Location: India; must be willing to relocate to Ghana
Industry: Agro Commodities / Commodity Trading
Hiring Partner: URVA Consulting
About the Opportunity
URVA Consulting is hiring a Warehouse & Logistics Manager for its client, an established Ghana-based business engaged in the importation, trading, warehousing, and distribution of agro and food commodities.
The company deals in commodities such as rice, sugar, edible oil, flour, and other related products. We are seeking an experienced professional from India who can relocate to Ghana and manage warehouse operations, logistics, inventory, customs coordination, and local operational relationships.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end warehouse operations, including receipt, unloading, storage, stacking, handling, and dispatch of agro commodities.
- Plan and coordinate inbound shipments from the port to warehouses and outbound deliveries to customers and distributors.
- Liaise with Ghana Customs authorities, port officials, clearing and forwarding agents, shipping lines, transporters, inspection agencies, and other stakeholders.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with customs officials and other relevant regulatory and operational authorities.
- Ensure timely customs clearance by coordinating documentation, duty-related processes, inspections, and cargo release.
- Monitor shipment schedules and proactively address clearance, detention, demurrage, transportation, or delivery delays.
- Maintain accurate inventory records and ensure regular physical stock verification and reconciliation.
- Minimise stock shortages, excess stock, transit loss, pilferage, contamination, damage, and handling losses.
- Ensure appropriate storage, fumigation, hygiene, pest control, quality preservation, and stock-rotation practices for agro commodities.
- Manage warehouse documentation, including GRNs, stock registers, delivery notes, gate passes, waybills, and dispatch records.
- Plan vehicle requirements, loading schedules, delivery routes, and transporter allocation to ensure timely and cost-efficient distribution.
- Supervise warehouse personnel, drivers, loaders, forklift operators, security staff, and other operational teams.
- Track logistics and warehouse costs and identify opportunities to improve turnaround time and operational efficiency.
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly MIS reports covering stock, shipments, clearance status, dispatches, losses, and operational costs.
- Ensure compliance with company procedures, statutory requirements, food-safety practices, and warehouse health and safety standards.
- Coordinate closely with procurement, sales, finance, quality, and senior management teams.
Candidate Profile
- Graduate or postgraduate qualification in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations, International Trade, or a related field.
- Approximately 8–15 years of relevant experience in warehousing, logistics, supply chain, or import operations.
- Strong experience in the agro-commodity, food commodity, commodity trading, agricultural trading, or bulk import and distribution industry.
- Practical knowledge of customs clearance, port operations, import documentation, freight coordination, and clearing-agent management.
- Experience managing large-volume or bulk commodities such as rice, sugar, grains, pulses, oilseeds, edible oil, flour, cashew, sesame, or similar products.
- Demonstrated team-management and warehouse-supervision experience.
- Strong inventory-control, reconciliation, documentation, and MIS-reporting capabilities.
- Good commercial understanding of logistics costs, detention, demurrage, storage, transportation, and handling expenses.
- Strong relationship-management, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Comfortable working in a multicultural and operationally demanding environment.
- Candidates currently or previously associated with established commodity-trading organisations such as ETG, Swiss Singapore Overseas Enterprises, Olam/Ofi, Louis Dreyfus, Cargill, Wilmar, or similar companies would be particularly relevant.
- Previous experience in Africa or another international market would be an advantage.
- Must be willing to relocate from India to Ghana on a long-term basis.
What the Role Offers
- Opportunity to manage a critical warehouse and logistics function in an established agro-commodities business.
- Competitive net Indian savings, based on the candidate’s experience and suitability.
- Company-provided accommodation in Ghana.
- Company-provided food/meals.
- Visa, work permit, and joining airfare provided by the company.
- Other benefits in accordance with company policy.
- International exposure with an established agro-commodities business.
- Direct interaction with senior management, customs authorities, clearing agents, transporters, and other key stakeholders.
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements and are willing to relocate to Ghana may apply through the LinkedIn Easy Apply option.
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