LEONIDA APELI AMWAYI
NAIROBI
Summary
Dynamic General Manager with a proven track record at Motley Enterprises, excelling in sales strategy development and team leadership. Expert in financial analysis, I drive growth by identifying opportunities and implementing innovative solutions, enhancing productivity and customer satisfaction. My proactive approach ensures effective operations and a strong company image.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager
Motley Enterprises/Urban Mega Stores
03.2023 - Current
- Overseeing daily business operations
- Product development and implementing various growth strategies
- Training of lower-level managers
- Improving sales by coming up with various sales and marketing strategies
- Staff recruitment and motivation.
- Evaluating performance and productivity of staff.
- Analyzing accounting and financial data to guide the organization in making informed decisions.
- Identifying new growth opportunities and deploying the necessary resources to take advantage of them.
- Visiting our various branches to assess the movement of goods and to enquire whether there are challenges and coming up with solutions to addressing those challenges.
- Handling logistics on procurement and distribution of products to various branches.
- Assessing the market for new trends and change in fashion and customer preferences.
- Providing leadership in various platforms in order to maintain and improve the company image.
Cluster Manager Kiambu/Murang’a
JUNGLE NUTS LTD
11.2016 - 03.2023
- Procuring quality Macadamia and Avocadoes from farmers.
- Management of buyers and quality control personnel from the ground level.
- Logistics.
- Planning and conducting audits.
- Managing and working closely with farmers to ensure that they are well versed with the new farming techniques and practices.
- Organizing seminars with farmers and agents.
- Ensuring farmers are paid on time.
- Marketing and sale for macadamia nuts, avocado oil, dried fruits and butters.
- Managing merchandizers for the local value-added products.
- Organizing promos with local vendors/ supermarkets.
- International marketing.
Head of operations
Centric Holdings Ltd
01.2012 - 12.2016
- Preparing a budget for supply of various products supplied to different supermarkets (Nakumatt, Tuskys, Naivas and Eastmatt).
- Meeting managers of various supermarkets to arrange for local purchase orders (LPO’s).
- Visiting various branches of the above supermarkets to assess the movement of the goods and to enquire whether there are challenges facing display and other related issues.
- Interacting with customers and supermarket attendants in order to gather their views on the products.
- Handling logistics on procurement and distribution of products to various supermarkets.
- Meeting directors of the various supermarkets to arrange listing of additional products.
- Surveying the market to determine the needs of various customers and exploring ways of meeting those needs through innovation and production of various products.
- Formulating plans on merchandising.
- Assessing the market for new trends and change in fashion and customer preferences.
- Arranging for finances by exploring the market for various financing products offered by various financial institutions.
- Providing leadership in various platforms in order to maintain and improve the company image.
Personal Assistant – C.E.O
Heart for the City
10.2006 - 01.2011
- Support the CEO to manage workload and activities
- Co-ordinate and maintain the diary of the CEO including organizing of all appointments, meetings and travel arrangements
- Identify, anticipate and prepare information requirements of the CEO for meetings, appointments, presentations and follow up inward and outwards requests for information, outstanding reports and correspondence
- Arrange meeting rooms for internal and external meetings.
- Schedule team meetings, prepare agenda and draft minutes
- Attend Board of Directors meetings, take minutes and be point of contacts for Directors
Resident/Administrative Manager
Shela House Management
03.2002 - 09.2006
- Allocation day-to-day duties to junior staff and monitoring their performance.
- Overseeing maintenance of the facility
- Overseeing the budgeting process of the business.
- Arranging for employees training in line with the industry requirements.
- Preparation of outgoing and internal correspondence.
- Flight booking for clients and Directors.
- Preparing and issuing of cheques
- Handling petty cash and spot-checking stationery usage on routine basis.
- Attending to telephone/email inquiries
- Preparation of invoices.
- Banking and reconciling bank statements
- Paying advances, salaries and monthly statutory deductions.
- Setting up company budget on quarterly basis
- Reconciling the Directors accounts.
- Ensuring safety of all important and confidential documents of the company such as personal file, audited accounts and other written information.
Secretary /Administrative Assistant
Al-Kemia East Africa Ltd
06.2001 - 02.2002
- Organizing the Directors Diary
- Preparation of outgoing and internal correspondence
- Answering incoming and outgoing calls
- In charge of dispatch clerks and ensuring appropriate correspondence dispatch
- Ensuring general cleanliness of the entire office.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
St. Paul’s University
Nairobi08.2014
Higher Diploma - Business Administration
Loreto College Msongari
Nairobi12.2005
Secretarial Course - book keeping and Accounts
Loreto College Msongari
Nairobi08.2000
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Sacred Heart High School
Mombasa11.1998
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -
Ronald Ngala Primary School
Mombasa11.1994
Skills
- Organizational and planning skills
- Analytical abilities
- Communication skills
- Leadership and supervisory skills
- Target-driven work ethic
- Attention to detail
- Proactivity
- Team collaboration
- Sales strategy development
- Financial analysis expertise
- Customer service excellence
- Strategic planning and budgeting
- Cross-cultural communication proficiency
- MRP and ERP systems management
References
- Patrick Wainaina, Chief Executive Officer, Jungle Group Holdings Ltd., P.O Box 2068, Thika, KENYA, 01000, +254 722 531 106
- Everline Simpilu, Country Manager, DPO Pay by Network-Tanzania, P.O Box 23197, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, +255 763 598 874
Personal Information
- Nationality: Kenyan
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
General Manager
Motley Enterprises/Urban Mega Stores
03.2023 - Current
Cluster Manager Kiambu/Murang’a
JUNGLE NUTS LTD
11.2016 - 03.2023
Head of operations
Centric Holdings Ltd
01.2012 - 12.2016
Personal Assistant – C.E.O
Heart for the City
10.2006 - 01.2011
Resident/Administrative Manager
Shela House Management
03.2002 - 09.2006
Secretary /Administrative Assistant
Al-Kemia East Africa Ltd
06.2001 - 02.2002
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
St. Paul’s University
Higher Diploma - Business Administration
Loreto College Msongari
Secretarial Course - book keeping and Accounts
Loreto College Msongari
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Sacred Heart High School
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -
Ronald Ngala Primary School
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