Assistant Logistic Officer - Premier Poultry

Job Description

Title: Assistant Logistic Officer 

Report to: Operations Manager 

Locations: Kumasi, Ghana

Premier Poultry aims to be the leading smallholder-focused poultry company in Ghana. Our purpose is to make rural households healthier and wealthier, and we achieve this by supplying them high-quality, vaccinated, brooded, and affordable improved dual-purpose chickens.

Premier Poultry is backed by reputed international investors with a proven track-record of success in the poultry industry, including market-leading enterprises in Ethiopia (EthioChicken), Rwanda, and Uganda (Uzima).

We are seeking to employ highly motivated, passionate, committed, result-oriented and self-driven professional to help us establish our presence in the rural and urban communities across the country.

Premier Poultry Limited is seeking a highly motivated and disciplined Assistant Logistics officer with a passion for improving the lives of smallholder farmers. He/ She will work closely with the logistics Officer in the Operations Department, and be responsible for ensuring proper dispatch of chicks, communicating to the customers on the delivery updates prior to delivery, managing fuel and ensuring all drivers follow the right routing.

This position requires high level of professionalism, commitment, effectiveness and self-motivated personnel with consistency and efficiency capabilities. The person must be energetic, independent, innovative, result-oriented, ability to work under pressure and make informed judgement in decision-making.

Summary Position

The Assistant Logistics Officer will be responsible for ensuring proper dispatch of chicks, communicating to the customers on the delivery updates prior to delivery, managing and fuel and ensuring all drivers follow the right routing.

Key KPIs:

DOcs Dispatch

1. Achieve a 10% reduction in delivery costs and a 15% improvement in on-time deliveries.
2. Ensure minimal operational disruptions through effective maintenance management.

Fuel Expense Variance:

1. Track Drivers’ fuel cost control versus budget
2. Maintain variance within ±5% range for control.

Key Responsibilities of an Assistant Logistic Officer

Driver Management

1. Ensure that drivers follow the approved route plan so as to reduce feed/DOC delivery costs.
2. Coordinate Docs dispatch and delivery to ensure smooth delivery.
3. Assist drivers in solving any issues on deliveries and escalate challenges as needed to the Logistics officer and operations associate (accidents, change to route plan, etc).
4. Set clear expectations and provide regular feedback to drivers.
5. Offer regular training to drivers on topics like DOC handling, Truck fumigation and biosecurity
6.  Use a driver management system to track drivers' progress, alert you if they deviate from the plan, and provide drivers with regular feedback on their performance.

Vehicle Management

1. Investigate and report any other misconduct of drivers.
2. Manage fuel issuance, reconciliation, and consumption tracking.
3. Maintain fuel logs, cards, and consumption reports.
4. Maintain accurate service, repair, and parts record
5. Maintain logs and renewal of insurance for company vehicles

DOC Delivery

1. Ensuring timely Docs delivery to customer's order
2. Report all damages & issues to the Logistics Officer/ Operations Officer
3. Coordinate with drivers to load Docs
4. Responsible for all paperwork related to transfers and dispatches of feed
5. Prepare DOA report at the end of every delivery

Pre- Delivery and Customer management

1. Support Dispatch preparations and organization, including (but not limited to):
2.  Coordinate with Logistics Officer, to confirm customer orders, and Support to prepare the final customer list for delivery.
3. Support on day-old chicks logistics including printing customer lists, coordinating with the Hatchery, or other last-minute activities

After Delivery Reporting

1. Collect Driver’s time log sheet and signed invoices from drivers and update the time log sheet
2. Submit after-delivery reports to management, including a full account of materials delivered, a summary of any issues encountered, and customer issues to be addressed
3. Reporting any other issue incurred by both the transporter and the customer during the delivery process.

Additional Responsibilities

Any other responsibility assigned by Management.

Qualifications and Experience

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or related field.
2. Professional certification is an advantage.
3. Minimum of 1–3 years’ experience in logistics or supply chain management, with proven leadership responsibility

The right Candidate should have the following:

1. The Passion to learn and grow: There will be ample opportunity to grow in this role, as we expand into new markets which will give you more experience to be an expert for the business.
2. Quick and adaptive Approach: As PPL is growing fast, priorities shift and there will be constant re-evaluation of our approach to business, hence you will enjoy a flexible environment with enthusiastic new challenges.
3. Passionate about positively impacting smallholder farmers and customers in rural areas: You will be excited by the possibility of directly impacting millions of Ghanaians, thereby helping them to build a sustainable livelihood, as well as improve their nutritional value.

How to Apply

We are an equal opportunity employer who welcome applications from all qualified candidates with the requisite skills enshrined in this job advertisement. Interested candidates should submit their Updated CV and Cover Letter with the job title to careers@premier-poultry.com not later than 25th January,2026.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted and women will be prioritized