About this role
Head of Logistics, Africa at Zipline
We didn't just build the world's largest autonomous network, we're transforming what's possible with on-demand delivery.
Head of Logistics, Africa
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience 10 - 15 years
- Location Abuja , Lagos
- Job Field Logistics
What You’ll Do
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Own the inbound supply chain into our operating sites and onto build sites: freight, ports, customs, a spares warehouse in each country, batteries, prefabricated site hardware, and construction materials.
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Build corridor discipline: a standing customs dossier for each country, a pre-agreed HS classification catalogue, and exemption processes written into contracts and worked through our Country Directors’ government relationships.
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Set two-way service-level agreements with site operations and the Deployments team at published transfer prices, so every miss is priced, visible and credited.
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Drive emergency air freight towards zero, using buffer stock as risk cover.
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Be the single named interface to Zipline’s global supply chain and production team in South San Francisco, with one procurement line into Africa.
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Lead and develop our in-country logistics analysts in Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire.
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Put integrity and controls first: accurate customs valuation, clean import documentation, and rigorous reconciliation of vendor and forwarder billing.
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What Success Looks Like
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Consistently high on-time-in-full delivery to operating sites and build sites.
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Customs clearance that is fast and predictable.
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Landed costs on or under plan.
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Emergency air freight spend falling towards zero.
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SLAs met, with every miss visible and credited.
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What You’ll Bring
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10–15 years running cross-border supply chains in Africa, in freight forwarding, FMCG, pharmaceutical or health logistics, telecoms, or humanitarian logistics at scale.
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Deep, hands-on customs and corridor experience in West and East Africa, including declared-value and valuation discipline.
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You have priced and published internal SLAs, and you have taken emergency freight out of a network before.
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A strong controls mindset and firm discipline with vendors and freight forwarders.
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Strong programme and project management instincts: you drive workstreams end to end across teams you don't directly lead.
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