Supply Chain Logistics Coordinator

KEPHER ODHIAMBO ODWAR

Post Office Box *****

Nairobi 00507 Kenya.

T: +254-*********,

PP N0: AK0371277.

E: ********@*****.***

Professional Overview

Highly organized professional with good time management skills, I solve problems through analysis, sound judgement, creativity and innovation. I put efforts to work with simple strategies in finding new angles that would make everything fits together in operations management.

EDUCATION.

Centre for Reverse Logistics & Supply Chain Studies (CeRLS)

Higher / Advance Diploma in Logistics and Transport.

Graduated: 2018

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT - UK)

Professional Diploma in Logistics and Transport.

Graduated: 2009

Isibania Boys High School.

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.

Year 1990- 1993

Key Skills and Abilities

Interpersonal Skills

Extensive practical experience in handling and identification of heavy equipment and Automotive spareparts. Effective communication skills with excellent conflict resolution ability. Experienced in managing teams of up to 200 people.

Occupational Health and Safety

Solid understanding of the OH&S regulations that operate within high-risk environments. Experience delivering OH&S training and working to ensure staff compliance.

Organizational Skills

Excellent ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Experience managing large projects in busy, high-risk environments. Proven ability to exceed KPIs and deliver to strategic plans within budget.

Professional Experience

Sept 2023 to Date

Trainer – Logistics Board.

Continuous Professional Development Program – Part Time Job.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for Operations Management and Design Training.

Responsible for Warehouse / Inventory Management Training.

Responsible for Transport Management and Logistics Training.

March 2022 to Aug 2023

Lake Logistics Manager – Victory Farms Kenya

Responsibilities:

Ensure smooth logistical support for all lake-based aquaculture activities.

Devise and manage schedules for all lake logistics.

Develop net inventory and tracking system

Manage onshore net fabrication, maintenance and cleaning teams.

Track relevant KPIs and produce regular reports.

Develop and implement protocols on feeds and good distribution.

Planning and coordination on daily and weekly work schedules.

Promote cooperation between land and lake operations teams

Leading training and staff development

Managing projects as assigned and organizing teams to assist in these efforts.

Oct 2020 to March 2022

Business Development Manger – Logistics Board.

Continuous Professional Development Program –

Responsibilities:

Responsible for Operations Management designs all course guides.

Developing strategies and plans

Ensuring business strategies are aligned and audited for conformance.

Managing and retaining relationships.

Identifying and pursuing new opportunities

Establishing and maintaining relationships with potential clients and partners

Increasing client base by securing contracts with new customers

Responsible for Warehouse / Inventory Management rate cards.

Responsible for Transport and fleet management costings.

Sept 2018 to Oct 2020.

Warehouse Manager TRISTAR Global Logistics – Mogadishu and Mombasa.

UNSOS contract ( Management of Automotive and Engineering Parts)

Responsibilities:

Parts Identification and coding

-Responsibility of heavy equipement parts identification and coding upon receipts into Transport warehouse.

-Verification of Purchase Orders of Heavy equipement, Engine Parts, Body parts and Body maintenance materials upon receipts.

Storage.

-Responsibility of ensuring all heavy equipment spare parts are properly stored according to their class and types.

-Responsibilty of easy and quick access to spare by Mechanics based on Workshop work orders.

-Responsibility of Order fulfilment of heavy equipments and all automotive spare parts based on each vehicle or equipment repair needs.

Operations.

-Coordinating Warehouse teams during retrivals of heavy equipment and automotive parts based on order request simultaneously without any delay to workshop activities.

-Responsibility of Heavy equipment and automotive parts stock taking and general accountaibily pof stock management.

Leadership.

-Develop talents pipeline.

-Engagement of Warehouse and distribution teams.

-Maintain positive relationship while working closely with warehouse and distribution site managers/ supervisors.

Achievements:

Set up isolated warehouses for Transport and Engineering sub warehouses by fully involved in systems operations and design decisions thus creating efficient and effective operations.

Put up Standard Operating procedures, Quality Check controls, redesigned warehouse Layouts, Recruited and trained Staff.

Directly took the team through, Forming, Norming, brainstorming and performance processes during between October 2018 to 2019 June.

Ensured smooth transition of project take over from the existing contractor, by physically tallying inventory and aligning with the WMS (Warehouse Management System – SAP (UN UMOJA)

Introduced appropriate control measures in order placement and fulfillment, and individual performance monitoring.

Established health and Safety committee considering overall OS&H portfolios.

May 2017 to 2018 May

Warehouse Manager- Heavy Equipment, Engineering Parts and Automotive spare parts plus Armored personnel carriers (SAAB / UN Mogadishu)

UNSOS contract.

Responsibilities:

Identification of heavy trucks and equipment,spares parts – (Mostly Engine parts and body parts) in liaison with procurement team upon request of quotations with different suppliers.

Incharge of parts catalogue maintenance and master data list for heavy trucks and equipments, Iveco trucks, trailers, semi-trailers, Flatbeds,Leyland trucks, Mercedes trucks, Manitou forklifts, Catapillar Excavators, Bulldozers, Graders and tipping trucks.

Monitor and manage the procurement of heavy equipment spare parts, supplies and materials including approval of RFQs.

Responsible for Heavy Equipment, Engineering and Automotive parts inspection during receipts against LPOs and Purchase Orders.

Responsible for proper storage of all Heavy equipment parts, spare parts handling during put away into storage locations Cycle and stock take of automotive spare parts and body repair materials.

Responsible for updating parts catalogue, spare parts identification and coding supporting RFQs (Requests for quotations to suppliers)

Responsible for visual quality checks of body repair materials for locally purchased materials.

Evaluates OH&S risks and ensured safety compliance for Oblivion employees as well as external contractors.

Achievements:

Set up of MLB warehouse Mogadishu, SOPs, Warehouse Layouts, Staffing, Training and upload of all materials and parts into SAAB WMS.

Ensured physical labeling of heavy equipment and automotive spare parts, followed by physical strategic arrangement of inventory to enhance picking productivity.

Zoned, Heavy Equipment parts, Automotive and Engineering warehouses based on spare parts categories, fast moving materials placed on the near ends to enhance picking productivity.

Ensured that different vehicle model spare parts are slotted separately to avoid product mix ups.

Introduced appropriate control measures in order placement and fulfillment, and individual performance monitoring.

Trained several local staff, through capacity building so as to be able to carry out tasks with minimal or no supervision.

Established health and Safety committee looking into overall OS&H portfolios.

August 2016 – April 2017

2. Operations Manager- Bollore Transport and Logistics.

Unilever Contract.

Responsibilities:

Managing warehouse operation and maximizing the utilization of resources at optimal levels.

Control and manage inbound / outbound processes in line with the SOPs and in compliance with H&S and HR guidelines.

Managed Profit and Loss, KPIs and OH&S requirements across eight locations and 100 employees

Evaluated OH&S risks and ensured safety compliance for Oblivion employees as well as external contractors

Analyze monthly expenses and inventory levels to maintain optimal cost efficiency.

Achievements:

Managed to reduce head count by 20% in order to enhance profitability, by merging roles and duty, reengineering processes and managing redundancy.

Improved Order cycle time by 50%, through creating seamless flow of processes from order receipt to dispatch time.

Took a lead in ensuring internal auditing of processes and reviews and updates of the SOPs, taking keen interest on the nonconformance /deviations.

Continuously reviewed warehouse operations, staff performance appraisals to meet client needs and expectations.

Consistently met KPIs 4th quarter 2016 and 1st quarter 2017.

Managed to mitigate on Inventory risks. Reducing stock loss on theft by staff, transit losses and damages, improving accuracy on inventory in the first quarter.

1. Warehouse Controller, Bollore Transport and Logistics.

Kenya Breweries Limited Contract.

Responsibilities; (Empties Controller)

Ensure fast and timely offloading and sorting of Barrels and Empties Bottles from Trade, and Central Glass industries.

Manage team of approximately 80 staff (inclusive of 3 Supervisors, 15 Clerks, 16 MHE operators,50 casuals)

Ensure efficient glass/ Barrels feed to the production line.

Monitor Empties/ Barrels Offloading and Glass feed KPIs.

Conduct continual analysis of productivity information and report to senior management

Manage resources according to company’s shifting financial, logistic and personnel requirements

Achievements:

Managed to successfully meet all the KPIs in the first month of operations.

Zero LTA reported since the beginning of the operations to date on Empties section.

Demonstrated a high commitment to safety and ensured compliance with company codes and values.

January 2016 – July 2016

Operations Manager, DHL Supply Chain Limited Ghana.

Ghana Guinness Contract

Responsibilities:

Ensure the smooth running of cost-efficient manufacturing processes and timely delivery of product to warehouse

Manage a team of more than 60 personnel at various locations

Maintain equipment and equipment register

Develop productivity strategies and implement them on the factory floor

Conduct continual analysis of productivity information and report to senior management

Manage resources according to company’s shifting financial, logistic and personnel requirements

Achievements:

Successfully closed DHL –Ghana Guinness Contract within the project stipulated time.

Attained 18 per cent reduction in operating costs

Demonstrated a high commitment to safety and ensured compliance with company codes and values

Conducted monthly internal auditing of the operations ensuring working with set standard procedures, resulting in more effective operations.

June 2007 – November 2015

3. Warehouse Operations Manager, DHL Supply Chain Limited Kenya.

Unilever Contract

Responsibilities:

Managing warehouse operation and maximizing the utilization of resources at optimal levels.

Control and manage inbound / outbound processes with the DC in line with the SOPs and in compliance with H&S and HR guidelines.

Ensure productivity and performance reports are accurately tabulated taking into consideration individual performance index.

Managed Profit and Loss, KPIs and OH&S requirements across eight locations and 100 employees

Evaluated OH&S risks and ensured safety compliance for Oblivion employees as well as external contractors

Achievements:

Achieved monthly performance reviews targets consistently for period of 5 years.

Improved operations efficiency, ensuring order to cash cycle is achieved in timely manner.

Reengineered warehouse operations processes, eliminating redundancy through consistent internal audits and root cause analysis on emerging business challenges.

2. Warehouse shift Supervisor, DHL Supply Chain Limited Kenya.

Unilever Contract

Responsibilities:

Managed supply chain processes and liaised with other departments, in ensuring the company set objectives and policies are met.

General supervision of Order to Cash process.

Ensuring standard operating procedures are adhered to by all.

Ensuring safe working conditions for all warehouse operatives.

Monitored quality, cost and efficiency of the movement and storage of goods

Provided support to external customers during compliance audits

Achievements:

Reduced warehouse LTI from 0.5% to 0% consistently for 2years,

Introduced appropriate control measures in order placement and fulfillment, and individual performance monitoring.

1. Machine Handling Operator, DHL Supply Chain Limited Kenya.

Colgate and Palmolive Contract.

Reach Truck and Fork Lift Trucks operations, charged with duties of order picking and put away of stocks to storage locations.

2000-2004

Warehouse Operations Supervisor, Tibbett and Britten Logistics Africa.

Unilever Contract

Responsibilities:

General supervision of Order to Cash process.

Ensuring standard operating procedures are adhered to by all.

Ensuring safe working conditions for all warehouse operatives.

Monitored quality, cost and efficiency of the movement and storage of goods

Provided support to external customers during compliance audits

Achievements:

Achieved 0% on LTIFR for the year 2002.

Ensured stock shrinkage and lose is within tolerance level of 0.015% consistently for 2years.

Achieved Customer Case Fill On Time KPI of 95% against target of 90 % for the year 2002 and 2003.

Other Certifications

2017 DRT 1 Deployment Ready Training 1 SAAB AB – First Aid Training (Working in Harsh environment- Mogadishu Somalia).

2019 Results Based Index – UNSOS Key Performance Indicators.

2015 Certified Supply Chain Specialist- CISC Passport holder (Foundation Level) DHL Supply Chain Kenya.

2011 Forklift Truck Supervisors course- Jeremy Andrade Defensive Driving system- An RTITB (UK) Accredited Lift Truck operator instructor.

2008 G4S Fire Services- Fire Marshall Training.

2007 DHL Supply Chain Kenya- Internal Communication Champion.

2003 Tibbett and Britten Logistics- Shop floor and Warehouse Management.

2001 Tips Standards Consultants- Internal Quality Management Systems.

2003 to date – Qualified Driver. (Holder of Driving license)

Skills

Microsoft Office- Word, Excel, Power point, Outlook and Edge

SAP- Warehouse Management System.

CYMS – Container Yard Management System – Yard Commander.

FASTRAX- Warehouse Management System.

RED PRAIRE - Warehouse Management System.

FLT- Competently operates Fork Lift Trucks.

RT- Competently operates Reach Truck.

Driving- Holder of Valid East Africa Driving License.

Referees.

1.Benson Okunga

Warehouse Supervisor – Baidoa Sector TGL - UN Contract Somalia.

Phone +252-********* +254-*********,

Email ******.******@**.***

2.Doreene Agade.

Warehouse Supervisor – Legacy Monsanto.

Phone +254-*********

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