International Transport and Logistics including Warehousing

Reginald Chanakira

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SUMMARY:

I am a Transport,Fleet and Logistics specialist both in the humanitarian field and corporate sector. I am also a holder of a technical apprenticeship (Class One qualification) in the repair and maintenance of heavy vehicle electrics. I have over 10 years’ experience in using fleet management tools such as Fleetwave, Road Base, VDO Vehicle Manager, Geoflex Tracking, GPRS and computer based catalogues for ordering vehicle spares such as for Renault, Landcruisers and Peugeot catalogues.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Company: International Committee of the Red Cross.

Position: Fleet and Logistics Coordinator, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Nature: Switzerland Based International Humanitarian Organization.

Duration: 1 December 2011 to February 2017

Lead logistics team in daily warehouse and fleet activities in meeting Donor deadlines.

Coordinate multiple Sub-sites and managing activities through Project Managers.

Closely monitor use of fleet assets through vehicle satellite tracking.

Escalate to Geneva operational issues beyond my scope and follow up on resolution.

Provide support to other departments in supply chain issues.

Document and manage the use of resources such as fuel.

Prepare monthly Donor Statistical reports to Geneva Head Office.

Staff management issues in liaison with human resources.

Provide auditable trail on the use of fleet and warehouse equipment as well as food aid within the warehouse.

Record and report all accidents as per Geneva Guidelines.

Provide support to Sub-sites.

Assist in defining operational targets for the Department and introducing new processes to add value and save on Donor funds.

Chair review meetings at the end of each distribution cycle and document lessons learnt and issues on the next project.

Company: GOAL Zimbabwe.

Position: Fleet Manager, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Nature: Irish Based Non-Governmental Organization.

Duration: 1 September 2009 to 30 November 2011.

Implement the Country Fleet Policy and overseeing the entire GOAL Zimbabwe fleet including vehicles, motorcycles, generators and other equipment.

Reporting all fleet related activities to Assistant Country Director(Systems).

Produce weekly transport schedules for all programmes.

Review all Logbooks and Fuel Vouchers on daily basis.

Ascertain efficiency of transport services provided by external clients.

Maintain the fleet in a good technical position.

Gathered and developed a fleet manual for GOAL Zimbabwe in consultation with all programmes which was signed off by the teams and Project Managers.

Responsible for communicating with external authorities in terms of regulation for our operations.

Identified vehicle I.T.based software systems for our fleet to move from manual input and defined the input data and layout of the dashboard.

Assisted in designing a questionnaire to gather information on how the fleet equipment and teams can better improve to serve our teams.

Minimize fleet operational costs by performing regular preventative maintenance and the provision of accurate and genuine spares to the fleet.

Create an awareness programme on our new Fleet Manual to all members of staff.

Maintain adequate fuel supplies for the Office.

Enhance proper safety measures on fleet.

Enforcing the adherence to speed limits by drivers.

Effective team leading.

Other Job Titles:

Transport Operations Manager- Chemco Holdings Harare, Zimbabwe- Transport Company (2 Years).

Transport Administrator- Farm and City, Harare, Zimbabwe-Retail Company (7 Months).

Transport Officer-Bindura State University, Zimbabwe-State Science University (9 Months).

Professional Training: Management Trainee in Transport and Logistics- SWIFT, Zimbabwe.

Technical Training: Apprenticeship in Heavy Vehicle Electrics. Qualified as Class One Artisan in 2004.

Education: Diploma in International Transport and Logistics- Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport(C.I.L.T.) United Kingdom.

Class One Skilled Worker Certificate in Vehicle Electrics-Registrar of Apprenticeship and Skilled Manpower, Zimbabwe.

Personality: A hard working and honest family man who has sleepless nights if trucks are not on the road. Always cheerful and smartly turns out.

Hobbies: Watching and playing soccer.

Participation in awareness of Red Cross activities.

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