About This Role
This role is about end-to-end accountability for how Awash Wine’s products move from the company to the customer — balancing speed, cost, and quality. It’s a hands-on leadership position that also includes managing sales administration, meaning you’ll bridge logistics with commercial operations. Suited for a seasoned logistics or supply chain professional who thrives on optimizing routes, controlling budgets, and coordinating across departments in a fast-moving consumer goods environment.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The implied profile is someone with not just logistics experience, but proven ability to manage people, budgets, and cross-functional workflows. Expectation of 5–8 years suggests you’ve already led distribution teams and handled fleet or warehouse operations. The mention of sales administration hints that the employer values candidates who understand how back-office processes support sales targets — not just moving goods, but enabling revenue.
How to Approach This Application
Emphasize specific examples where you improved delivery times, reduced distribution costs, or streamlined sales administration processes. Highlight experience with budget management and fleet coordination, as these are explicit responsibilities. Since Awash Wine is a well-known local brand, showing familiarity with Ethiopian FMCG distribution challenges — such as route planning in Addis or managing seasonal demand — will set you apart.
Who This Role Suits
This role is best suited for a mid-career logistics professional ready to take full ownership of a critical operational function; competition is moderate but will favor candidates with direct FMCG or beverage industry experience.
Job Purpose:
Oversee the entire distribution lifecycle, maintain high customer satisfaction, ensuring timely deliveries while optimizing costs and maintaining compliance with industry standards. This role is also responsible for managing sales administration activities.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Oversee the daily operations of the distribution function, including loading, unloading, and delivering goods, ensuring efficiency and productivity.
Manage sales administration activities.
Develop and implement operational policies and procedures to improve distribution and sales administration processes.
Coordinate with other departments to ensure timely order taking and delivery of goods.
Manage distribution, fleet, and sales administration budgets.
Ensure distribution, sales administration, and business analysis operations are compliant with safety and security standards.
Implement and enforce safety policies and procedures to prevent accidents and injuries.
Identify opportunities for improving distribution and sales administration processes and workflows.
Implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
Ensure that distribution unit equipment and facilities are properly maintained and in good working condition.
Manage vehicle repairs and maintenance activities.
Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to distribution operations, such as on time in full (OTIF) delivery, Order cycle time, and transportation cost per unit.
Prepare and present regular reports on distribution and sales administration performance and initiatives.
Address and resolve any issues related to distribution and sales administration operations.
Team Management:
Recruit, train, and manage distribution unit staff, ensuring they have the necessary skills and knowledge.
Provide leadership and development opportunities to distribution unit staff to enhance their performance.
Manage employee’s performance and coordinate performance appraisal.
Procedures:
Abide by all safety procedures related to personnel, machinery, equipment, and storage conditions.
Abide by all procedures related to quality, hygiene, and food safety.
Keeping records and documentations in compliance with the standards.
Ensure the Quality and Food Safety Policy to ensure the ISO standard implementation in the company.
Performs other related tasks as assigned by the immediate supervisor.
Education:
MA Degree or BA Degree in Marketing and Sales or Business Administration or related fields.
Experience:
8 Years of Work Experience for MA Degree or 10 Years of Work Experience for BA Degree in Sales Administration or Managing Sales order Processing or Customer Data Management and Sales Reporting or ensuring accurate and timely information for Sales Teams and Management out of which 3 years of experience in Managerial position.
How To Apply
All interested and qualified candidates can apply at Ethiojobs.net by sending non-returnable CV and cover letter on or before June 30, 2026.
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