Vacancy title:
Depot Manager

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Consulting, Category: Science & Engineering]

Jobs at:
True North Consult Ltd

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, September 30 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, September 24 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

• Strategically manage the depot in compliance with the company’s strategy, SOPs policies, and procedures.
• Develop and train sales staff to grow the customer base while taking ownership for business growth.
• Plan work rotas, assign tasks appropriately, and appraise performance.
• Manage, coach, mentor, take part in disciplinary actions, and evaluate the team to ensure a high level of employee motivation and performance.
• Develop and manage the depot within the approved budget with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Manage stock control of products.
• Offer exemplary customer service and support by proving prompt feedback to queries/complaints.
• Ensure compliance to standards of health and safety, hygiene, and security at the depot according to set guidelines.
• Work closely with other Depot Sales team and ensure team cohesiveness.
• Manage the sales and depot operations to ensure achievement of set goals and objectives.
• Analyse stock performance and valuation while advising on stock reorder levels.
• Build networks and appropriate channels for new markets and clients for company’s profitability.
• Undertake market surveys and advise management on market trends.
• Compile, analyse and submit timely depot reports to the head office.
• Establish customer requirements and provide information for decision making.
• Manage and control credit sales for the depot; and
• Any other responsibilities assigned to the job holder by the supervisor from time to time.

Person Specification

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JOB DESCRIPTION

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, sales and marketing
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience
• Experience in a FMCG company with diverse products

Technical & Behavioural competencies

• Proficiency in using MS Office suites (i.e., MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint etc.).
• Proficiency in the use of operating systems (such as SAP) for Inventory management, budgeting, cost control and tasks management
• Good interpersonal skills
• Financial reporting understanding, accounting qualification, or exposure to the same will be an added advantage
• People management skills
• Previous experience in sales/ business development/ partnership management
• Knowledge of the market
• Knowledgeable of the products offerings
• Reporting skills

Responsibility for finances and physical assets

• The job holder has responsibility for budget planning in the department and is accountable for tracking usage including stocks and work tools assigned

Decision-making

• The job holder has decision making authority on key decisions in the department within existing guidelines and provides recommendations to facilitate final decisions.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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