The award recognises Jumia’s efforts as a Unilever partner
to develop and execute a last-mile logistics strategy to improve turnaround
time for consumers in a wide geographical area in northern Nigeria.
“We appreciate our strategic partnership with Jumia Nigeria
and it is a great pleasure to present this prestigious award in recognition of
top tier services in northern Nigeria. We are impressed with Jumia’s high
quality of work in the context of an extremely challenging logistics
environment in Africa. We look forward to continued innovation in this area,”
said Logistics Manager, Supply Chain Operations, Unilever Nigeria, Jeremiah
Aloko.
To help other businesses overcome the significant logistical
challenges in Africa, Jumia opened up its logistics services to third parties
in 2020 offering them a modular range of logistics and fulfillment solutions
that can be tailored to their specific needs.
“Our logistics platform is supported by three strategic
pillars that help us achieve network scale, delivery speed, and seamless
customer experience. These include a proprietary technology marketplace that
powers the entire network, substantial physical infrastructure alongside an
expert network of our local partners,” said Jumia Nigeria CEO Massimiliano
Spalazzi.
“This award recognizes Jumia’s sustained efforts in the area
of logistics over the past 9 years that allowed us to build a compelling
logistics platform in our markets and we continue to innovate in this field to bring
even more convenience, speed, and value to our ecosystem participants.”
According to the company, Jumia’s logistics network includes
more than 300 logistics partners, over 20 warehouses (north of 110,000 sqm),
and more than 1,600 pick-up stations, located across 11 countries, including in
remote areas. In 2020, Jumia processed over 28 million packages, more than 22%
of them were delivered in rural areas.
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