Senior Logistics Analyst Nigeria

The role

You will own Nigeria logistics as a country-level operating function. This includes managing international inbound freight, customs clearance, warehousing, inventory control, and delivery to Zipline sites.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end Nigeria logistics for finished goods, aircraft and ground-equipment spares, and production materials.
• Build shipment plans covering routing, consolidation, port or airport handoffs, inland transport, delivery appointments, and receipt confirmation.
• Lead import enablement and customs execution including approvals, exemptions, licenses, permits, renewals, documentation, and resolution with brokers and authorities.
• Manage freight forwarders, customs brokers, carriers, transporters, and warehouse partners.
• Maintain inventory accuracy across Nigeria storage locations through cycle counts, audits, reconciliations, stock monitoring, replenishment visibility, and transaction controls.
• Establish and improve operating procedures for inbound transport, customs, warehousing, inventory, and emergency or expedited shipments.
• Report logistics health through KPIs and bring risks, options, and recommendations to leadership.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of progressively responsible logistics, supply chain, transportation, or operations experience
• Direct experience with international inbound freight, customs clearance, inland transportation, warehouse operations, and inventory controls in Nigeria or a similarly complex environment
• Experience owning an operating area end to end with limited oversight
• Ability to analyze shipment, inventory, vendor, and cost data
• Experience building SOPs, dashboards, controls, or operating rhythms
• Commercial judgment and clear communication with carriers, brokers, forwarders, transporters, warehouse providers, senior stakeholders, and government-facing counterparts
• High integrity, attention to detail, and persistence in a regulated, ambiguous environment
• Fluent English

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree

About the company

Zipline is the world's largest and most experienced drone delivery service. They operate an autonomous logistics system to deliver food, medicine, and essential goods.