CURRICULUM VITAE

DAWN K MUCHEMWA

PERSONAL DETAILS

Nationality: Zimbabwean

Date of Birth: 26 June1972

ID number 63 - 821857 H 12

Driver’s license Class 4

Marital Status: Married

Languages: . English,Ndebele, Shona,Portuguese

Sex: Male

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

ORDINARY LEVEL – SANDRINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL: 1986-1989

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1. GREAT ZIMBABWE UNIVERSITY: Bsc. Logistics and Transport Management

OVERALL DEGREE CLASS 2:1

2.BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION

Master’s in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Bindura University 2020

SEMESTER 1

Strategic Sourcing :P

Procurement Law and Policy :P

Negotiation and Collective Management :C

Project and Contract Management :C

SEMESTER 2

Managing Global Business Process Outsourcing :P

Research Methods &Project Writing Skills :P

Strategic Logistics Management :P

Operations Management & Control :P

SEMESTER 3

Project

CAREER OBJECTIVES

Joining a value driven, innovative and vibrant organization that values professional career development, practical and academic knowledge that will mould me into a competent professional as I contribute towards the attainment of the organization’s goals.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

An ability to work independently, quickly grasps concepts and results driven.

Mature, highly disciplined and self-motivated, thrives well in high pressure environments, goal driven with a passion to excel and enjoy taking up challenges.

Capability to build rapport and bridge communication chasms through quality conversations.

Capability to inject own personal creativity into tried and tested methods.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1994-1998: ZB Financial Holdings Services

Accounts clerk,

Ledgers clerk

2000-2009 – Melanox Electricals P/L: Buyer

Duties

Identifying and selecting suppliers to procure from that meets criteria such as price, quantity, quality and delivery date and placing of orders.

Ensuring that all inventory purchased is in line with user's needs.

Preparation and implementation of formal bids to buy stock.

Negotiating commercial contract arrangements for ZESA prepaid meters.

Getting the best buying terms and conditions at the most competitive prices possible.

Maintaining procurement documents in a systematic and auditable manner.

Maintaining positive and close relationships with vendors while negotiating specs, pricing and deliverables details.

Preparing cost analysis reports and developing sales and profit margin plans.

2010 – 2011: Platinum Timbers in Lupane

Assistant Manager

Duties

Directing workers to adjust machine set up on processing procedures to correct defects and reduce waste.

Inspecting, grading, scaling and tallying incoming timber

Completing wood requirements needed to meet production target.

Staff supervision and Human Resources issues for 180 employees.

Procuring chain saw, spares, saw mill spares and equipment.

Logistics and Transport management for both raw and sawn timber from Lupane to various destinations in Zimbabwe.

Export documentation

Contracts management for subcontracted vendors.

Stock management.

On Time Transport P/L: 2012-2015

Fleet Controller

Duties

Maintenance of vehicles: Monthly inspect and arrange for services and repairs. vehicles effectively and efficiently utilised, maintained and tracked

Safety record of drivers

Maintain contact with the relevant licensing authorities, the police and insurance companies on a range of issues relating to company cars

Take relevant action in the event of incidents such as accidents accidents Take statements in conjunction with HR (investigate)

Well maintained and roadworthy fleet

Advise senor management staff on all legal and compliance matters elating to vehicles

Fuel card control: Administer fuel card

Identify trends, poor driving behaviour, etc.

Pre and post vehicle delivery inspections

Accident & Incident Investigation and Reporting

Accident and incident reporting

Forms filled in correctly and timeously

Maintain all necessary records to ensure that vehicles provided by the company comply with legal and business requirements distribution

Control the quality and the accuracy of documents

Procedures followed

Legal and business/operational compliance

Timeous submission of appropriate documentation

Compiling and submitting reports relating to vehicle utilisation, maintenance and tracking

Responsible for managing the execution, direction, and co-ordination of all transportation matters within the organisation, managing drivers (8), organising schedules and routes, ensuring that vehicles are safe and meet legal requirements, and ensuring drivers are aware of their duties.

2016-2017: Grey Earth Resources P/L

Warehouse Supervisor for Chrome mining and Exports in Lalapansi

Major Responsibilities

• Overall supervision of the day to day running of activities within the Warehouse

• Securing secondary transporters services and making sure that highly competitive transporters have been engaged in consultation with the boss

• Monitor condition of the warehouse and commodities and take appropriate actions, to support efficient warehouse space-planning and well-organized commodity storage following warehouse standards.

• Effectively receive/dispatch commodities including transshipment (truck to truck) against official approved documentation (e.g. waybills and/or delivery notes) ensuring accuracy in physical count of commodities including the quality in compliance with the established standards.

• Conduct daily stock reconciliations and prepare reports on the quantity and quality of the commodities received/dispatched and handled, detect promptly and analyze reasons for stock discrepancies/damages, investigate missing quantity and prepare warehouse loss reports recommending appropriate solutions, to enable informed decision-making.

• Production of warehouse reports on a weekly and monthly basis making sure that all warehouse reporting standards have been followed in line with the requirements

• Provide guidance and on-the -job training to warehouse staff to contribute to their development and high performance

Princewood Enterprises Pvt /Ltd 2018- to current

Projects Logistician

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Chrome procurement from small scale miners along the Great Dyke, consolidating loads for export to China

Compiling suppliers list and periodically reviewing it.

Maintaining, receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel

Controlling inventory levels by doing daily physical cycle counts, monthly full stock counts and assisting with audit stock takes

Managing and maintaining all logistics related equipment and general warehouse maintenance, by doing regular inspections and maintenance as per the SOP’s

Complete warehouse operational requirements

Managing and ensuring tasks issues / handed are completed

Maintain warehouse staff by recruiting, orienting and by training employees

Coaching, counselling and disciplining employees

Monitoring and managing employee key performances

Resolve external and internal customer queries

Managing daily routes and improving route plans

Ensuring fleet availability to meet distribution requirements

Performing vehicle registration & documentation

Assisting and preparing annual budget expenditure for department

Budget management Plan Raw Materials requirements on a current and forecasted basis to meet production demands

Chrome exports documentation by both road and rail destined to China.

Controlling internal transportation

Ensuring Outbound logistics is controlled and customer requirements are dispatched on time

Optimising the use of the delivery vehicles by ensuring On time in full (OTIF)

Process and control Logistics documentation

Maintaining a revenue versus cost for each truck load sent out

Managing and reducing aged stock

Benchmarking Logistics processes against Best Practices

Keeping up to date with latest trends/developments in Logistics Management and adopting Best Practices

Identifying opportunities for process/systems improvements

Implementing Best Business Practices and Principles

Participating in productivity improvement initiatives with suppliers

Analysing and interpreting Logistics Reports and statistical data

REFERENCES

1.Mr S. Kanyenze

Melanox Electricals P/L

64A Kaguvi Street

HARARE

077*-***-***,admw91@r.postjobfree.com

2.Mr J. Tendai

On Time Transport P/L

1670 Tilgor Road

CHITUNGWIZA

077*-***-***,admw91@r.postjobfree.com

3.Mr D. Mapuranga

Platinum Timbers P/L

2110 Lupane Industrial Stands

LUPANE

077*-***-***,admw91@r.postjobfree.com

4.Mr V. Mutokonyi

Grey Earth Resources

Claim 2413 Lalapansi/Kwekwe Road

LALAPANSI

077*-***-*** or 071*-***-***,admw91@r.postjobfree.com

Contact address:

17 Admiral Tait Road

Marlborough

Harare

Cell numbers:

071*******

077*******

E-mail address:

admw91@r.postjobfree.com

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