Market & Safety Lead (FMCG Fleet & Market Safety) (12 Month Contract)

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

The position of Market Safety Lead – Sub Saharan Africa primarily involves overseeing the implementation and compliance of safety management systems, with a focus on market and fleet safety within the organization. The role centers on driving a strong safety culture, ensuring adherence to safety standards and regulatory requirements, and engaging with various management and functional teams to integrate safety protocols into daily operations.  The position requires a diploma in Safety Management (or a related field), at least six years of safety management experience, and ideally two years of fleet safety experience. Strong skills in communication, incident investigation, and an ability to work under stress in a matrix organization are also crucial.

Please forward your CV to . As this is a critical role, candidates who meet the requirements will be considered.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Safety Program Management: Managing the market and fleet safety programs, aligning them with corporate safety principles and regulatory standards.
2. Culture Building: Engaging and influencing management to foster a robust safety culture and achieve the company's safety objectives.
3. Training and Incident Management: Conducting safety training sessions, supporting accident investigations, and maintaining records for safety-related incidents.
4. Emergency Preparedness: Implementing emergency response procedures, coordinating evacuation drills, and establishing trained first-aid and firefighting teams.
5. Data Integrity and Reporting: Ensuring accurate safety data reporting and responding to incidents, including investigations and root cause analysis.

Day to day duties:

• Manage the implementation of market and fleet safety management systems and programs, ensuring alignment with safety principles, practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Influence and engage management and other business functions to drive a strong market and fleet safety culture and meet company safety commitments.
• Ensure procedures and programs are supported, integrated into daily activities, and continually improved.
• Provide clear direction, resources, and communication on programs to ensure visibility, success, and effectiveness.
• Embed environmental, health, and safety (EHS) standards and procedures fully into operations.
• Implement the fleet safety program to encourage safe driving behaviors and reduce road traffic incidents in line with global strategies.
• Support the fleet safety driver training program to promote defensive driving practices.
• Assist in accident investigations and implement measures to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain records of fleet safety-related incidents and recommend corrective actions.
• Conduct occupational health and safety (OHS) and fleet safety audits, developing action plans to ensure compliance.
• Manage and implement emergency response procedures, including coordinating evacuation drills and managing response teams.
• Ensure the establishment and training of first aid and firefighting teams.
• Monitor and guide affiliates to ensure data integrity and timely reporting.
• Manage performance and address any degradation in safety standards.
• Ensure timely reporting of market and fleet safety data for affiliates or markets.
• Respond to and report safety and security incidents in line with program requirements; support root cause analysis, investigations, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Perform or supervise annual program health checks, addressing gaps or non-conformities and following up on implementation.
• Engage with employees at all levels to foster ownership of fleet safety programs.
• Deliver or oversee all training programs related to security, market safety, and fleet safety; maintain updated training records and gather participant feedback to improve programs and safety culture.
• Provide input for safety briefs, alerts, instructions, and refreshers; ensure all security and safety programs, documents, and plans are communicated effectively and remain current for staff access.

Requirements:

• Diploma in Safety Management or related qualification
• Minimum 6 years Safety management experience is required
• 2 years Fleet Safety experience is advantageous
• Accident investigation (ICAM/RCAT/SCAT/LFI)