JAPHET JOHN KIBOKO
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER
Arusha
Summary
Resourceful Warehouse Manager with Ten years of experience managing Logistics and warehouse operations. Goal-oriented Warehouse Manager delivering practical strategies to drive productivity, personnel retainment and process optimization. Excels in creative problem solving on complex operational issues. Proven success providing leadership to teams of more than twenty staffs
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Warehouse Manager
Maritime and Mercantile International, Emirates
2019.07 - Current
- Managing all Imports from Dubai,South Africa and France
- Managing al warehouses in Dar and Arusha
- Create a layout for new to ne opened warehouse in Mwanza and Dodoma
- Manage all day to activities of the National warehouse
- Capacity building to all logistics staff and conduct reviews
Territory Warehouse Manager
Off-Grid Electric T. Ltd
2016.07 - 2019.06
- (M- POWER/ZOLA)
- Off Grid Electric is a solar company operating in Africa with a vision of becoming the giant solar solutions provider
- It currently operates in all regions in Mainland Tanzania,and also in Rwanda,Ghana and Ivory Coast
- The company’s mission is to provide clean, affordable solar power to the off grid world, Key responsibilities
- Managing the Lake Zone Territory warehouse and other 6 Secondary/Regional Warehouses
- Forecast,assess and supply the Lake Zone regions inventory demands
- Managing Inventory Levels within Warehouses and Last mile Inventories
- Manage Imprest retirements of the territory warehouse and secondary warehouse within Lake
- Zone
- Managing Regional Service Points,which includes recruiting,training and coaching
- Approve monthly payments for transporters agents within the Territory
- Coaching and mentor Warehouse supervisors and Logistics Officers to to reach company targets while achieving their personal growth
- Key achievements
- Organized the territory Logistics team into more specific roles
- Developed a clear inventory request and delivery system
- Improved Warehouse reconciliation by 100% on ERP System (Netsuite)
- Organised the warehouse in accordance to FIFO,designed the Warehouse layout to reflect fast moving inventories are easily accessible
- Trained all the warehouse Supervisors and Logistics officers in Lake Zone Warehouse on 5s
- Kaizen methodology
- Introduced the Use on Bin Cards in Lake Zone and successfully monitored it adherence
- Developed a very performing team to which 50% were offered supervisory roles to other locations/warehouses
Distribution Manager
2015.03 - 2016.06
- Responsibilities
- Supervising and planning Logistic Officers activities
- Providing support and feedback for development of new training and procedural manuals
- Managing inventory and ensuring inventory levels are controlled
- Achieving financial objectives through regional quarterly budget planning
- Refining and and implementing transportation strategy
- Overseeing Service Points Selection & Point of sales selection,set up,painting and
- Service Point owner relationship
- Key achievements
- Managed to build a highly performing team
- Promoted on-time service and installation tasks completion by developing a very reliable logistic chain
- Reduced Regional operational cost by facilitating introducing cheaper but reliable transportation model
- Reduced inventory loss by 72% and set Arusha region as among the most efficient regional warehouse
- Successful Launching and managing Points of Sales in Arusha
Senior Logistic Officer
2014.12 - 2015.03
- Key responsibilities
- Safeguards warehouse operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures
- Provides leadership to Logistics officers and warehouse staffs
- Complies with national warehousing,material handling and shipping requirements
- Communicating with other departments to ensure timely delivery of repair parts and systems
- Key achievements
- Established and maintained sustainable relationship with other departments
- Assisted other logistics officers to grow and gain more responsibilities
- Managed to control the inventory flow with high efficiency
Junior Logistic Officer
2014.08 - 2014.12
- Key responsibilities
- Manage financial transaction within the department
- Organize transportation of the inventory from the warehouse to the Service Points within the region
- Negotiate and prepare monthly payments of all transporters within the region
- Key achievements
- Managed to control regional logistics to fit regional budget
- Stabilized regional logistics
Transport Officer
2013.08 - 2014.07
- Coordinating movement of the systems from the main warehouse to service centers
- Organizing transport of system to new expansion areas
- Presenting different transport options in a cost comparative analysis
- Negotiating and setting baseline transport cost within the region
- Key achievements
- Developed an efficient transportation chain to all destination within the region
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Project Planning, Management and Community Development
University of Dodoma
Dodoma,Tanzania 2009.10 - 2012.06
Skills
Distribution and warehousing
Timeline
Warehouse Manager
Maritime and Mercantile International, Emirates
2019.07 - Current
Territory Warehouse Manager
Off-Grid Electric T. Ltd
2016.07 - 2019.06
Distribution Manager
2015.03 - 2016.06
Senior Logistic Officer
2014.12 - 2015.03
Junior Logistic Officer
2014.08 - 2014.12
Transport Officer
2013.08 - 2014.07
Bachelor of Arts - Project Planning, Management and Community Development
University of Dodoma
2009.10 - 2012.06
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