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EDWIN KIHUMBE

Dar es Salaam

Summary

Professional Warehouse Manager offering more than 10 years of expertise in Procurement, Warehousing and logistics for Telecom ISP, Mining and Oil & Gas industries. Supervising and training employees working in Procurement and warehouse. Successful in meticulously managing Procurement, Warehouse and logistics by liaise with other departments to provide smooth business operations.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Warehouse Manager

SimbaNET Tanzania Limited
Dar es salaam
03.2016 - Current
  • Plan, control and report materials usage and project demand regularly
  • Prepare purchasing requests, receives suppliers quotes and perform cost analysis for procurement
  • Initial authorization of Purchase Orders before sent for managerial approvals
  • Liaise with clearing and forward agents on the import and export shipments
  • Prepare shipping documents and follow up with accounts for import/export charges payment
  • Plan and coordinate goods distribution to local service partners all over Tanzania
  • Negotiate with local logistics couriers on local goods distribution SLAs on behalf of the company
  • Document and post entries in computer system
  • Review Company's Logistics and materials management guidelines and advice for improvement
  • Plan and supervise annual stock take
  • Train warehouse staff and upcountry partners on materials and logistics management as per the company's policy
  • Weekly and monthly reporting on inventory and logistics activities.

Procurement and Stores Manager

Wananchi Group
Dar es salaam, Tanzania
10.2023 - 08.2024
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
  • Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
  • Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.

Warehouse Manager

Wananchi Group
Dar es salaam, Tanzania
01.2021 - 10.2023
  • Improved delivery plans with strong scheduling knowledge, organizational skills, and route development expertise.
  • Completed timely and accurate daily logs to keep internal reporting accurate and track materials movements.
  • Built motivated warehouse team to consistently accomplish operations goals and exceed performance targets.
  • Redesigned warehouse layout to accommodate new equipment, maximize space utilization, and optimize processes.

Field Materials coordinator

Halliburton Tanzania
Mtwara
02.2012 - 03.2016
  • Materials Control- Inventory re-ordering, Receipt, Storage, Issue, stock counting
  • Prepare purchase requisition for stock re-ordering
  • Supervising materials export process - Pick Pack, Load and documentation
  • Coordinating materials logistics to and from drilling rig sites
  • Control Drilling equipment and chemicals both in the Warehouse and at the drilling sites
  • Consolidate rig site requests and schedule shipment
  • Liaise with freight forwarders on shipment schedule and documentation
  • Reporting and work on slow moving and excess materials
  • Perform facility HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) induction for new staff
  • Ensure Warehouse staff team comply with the company's HSE guidelines and policy
  • Train new warehouse staff on chemicals and explosives materials handling procedures
  • Inventory reporting.

Inventory Control Specialist

Ausdrill Tanzania, Geita Gold Mine
Geita
11.2010 - 02.2012
  • Receiving goods from suppliers in and out of the country
  • Issuing of items and different materials to user departments
  • Transacting inventory
  • Determine proper inventory levels i.e
  • Min & max Analyses inventory failures
  • Planning and Implement strategies for inventory control Inventory reconciliation
  • Maintain accurate inventory Document inventory processes
  • Preparation of purchasing order for stock replenishment
  • Preparation of daily and monthly stock transaction report
  • Codification of stock items
  • Dealing with discrepancies Cycle stock counting
  • Preparation and supervision of annual stock take.
  • Created reports on stock movements, shortages, overages, and other relevant data points for management review.
  • Developed strategies to reduce excess inventory and improve overall efficiency.
  • Investigated causes of discrepancies between actual stock count versus system-generated reports.
  • Conducted regular physical inventories of warehouse stock and reported discrepancies.
  • Monitored inventory levels to ensure sufficient supply for customer orders.
  • Analyzed current inventory systems and identified areas for improvement or optimization.
  • Performed cycle counts to track product movement in the warehouse as needed.
  • Identified obsolete or slow-moving items that should be removed from the system.

Education

Advanced Diploma - Procurement and Supply management

College of Business Education(CBE)
Dodoma, Tanzania

Short teaching course -

Butimba Teachers College
Mwanza, Tanzania

A-Levels -

Lake high school
Mwanza, Tanzania

O-level -

Mazengo secondary school
Dodoma, Tanzania

Primary school education -

Geita Primary school
Geita, Tanzania

Skills

  • Shipping and receiving
  • Logistics management
  • Safety and compliance
  • Proficient in Pronto, SAP, Oracle, Pastel and Sage
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Storage Management
  • Logistics Management
  • Warehouse auditing
  • Warehouse Operations
  • Logistics

References

  • DIXON KAFFANA, WAREHOUSE MANAGER, CAPITAL DRILL TANZANIA, +255 699 694 533 / +255 767 412 106, dixon.kaffana@capdrill.com
  • KARIM MARANDU, PARTINER, RESELLER AND CHANNEL MANAGER, RAHA LIQUID TELECOM TANZANIA LTD, +255 687014325, karim.marandu@liquidtelecom.co.tz
  • MOSES PALELA, SOLUTION ARCHITECT, SIMBANET TANZANIA LIMITED, +255 789 882 429, moses@simbanet.co.tZ

Training

  • Apr 30 2015, Materials Management Business Controls, Halliburton University
  • Apr 30 2015, Financial Impacts of Procurement Management, Halliburton University
  • Apr 30 2015, SAP High Level Overview and Navigation Training for M&A, Halliburton University
  • Feb 28 2014, SAP IMD Materials Management Reports, Halliburton University
  • Sep 30 2014, International Trade and Shipping Arrangements, Halliburton University
  • Sep 30 2014, Transport Orders and Transfer Postings, Halliburton University
  • May 31 2013, Occupational Safety and Health at workplace, OSHA
  • May 31 2012, Materials management overview for procurement, Halliburton University
  • Apr 30 2012, Code of business conduct, Halliburton University
  • Apr 30 2012, Basic physical inventory counting, Halliburton University
  • Apr 30 2012, Local and international sourcing, Halliburton University
  • May 31 2012, Accounting overview for Procurement and materials management, Halliburton University
  • May 31 2012, Vendors master overview, Halliburton University
  • Jun 30 2012, First aid training level, Halliburton University
  • Sep 30 2012, Ergonomics - general awareness, Halliburton University
  • Sep 30 2012, Explosives general awareness - non users, Halliburton University

Timeline

Procurement and Stores Manager

Wananchi Group
10.2023 - 08.2024

Warehouse Manager

Wananchi Group
01.2021 - 10.2023

Warehouse Manager

SimbaNET Tanzania Limited
03.2016 - Current

Field Materials coordinator

Halliburton Tanzania
02.2012 - 03.2016

Inventory Control Specialist

Ausdrill Tanzania, Geita Gold Mine
11.2010 - 02.2012

Advanced Diploma - Procurement and Supply management

College of Business Education(CBE)

Short teaching course -

Butimba Teachers College

A-Levels -

Lake high school

O-level -

Mazengo secondary school

Primary school education -

Geita Primary school

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