maryjaybiwott
About Candidate
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Education
Graduated with second class honors upper division
Work & Experience
Overall purpose: Responsible for ensuring smooth and efficient operations of the warehouse. This involve managing various aspects of the warehouse i.e. inventory, personnel, safety and productivity to meet the organization's goals and objectives. Duties and responsibilities: Inventory management: Supervising inventory levels by ensuring accuracy through regular counts and coordinating with procurement to maintain adequate stock levels. Team management: Leading and managing warehouse staff, through training warehouse personnel on their duties and expectations , allocating duties and responsibilities and performance appraisals. Workflow optimization: Streamlining warehouse processes to improve efficiency, productivity and safety while minimizing costs and maximizing space utilization. Quality control: Implementing and maintaining quality control measures to ensure that products are handled, stored and shipped according to company standards and regulatory requirements. Safety compliance: Enforcing safety protocols and procedures to create a safe working environment for warehouse employees, including training on equipment usage and handling hazardous materials. Equipment maintenance: Overseeing the maintenance and repair of warehouse equipment such as forklifts and hydraulic trolleys to ensure they function properly and safely. Reporting and analysis: Generating reports on key performance indicators (KPIs) such as inventory turnover, inventory re-order levels, order fulfillment rates, labor productivity and using data analysis to identify areas for improvement.
Duties & Responsibilities Oversaw end-to-end warehouse processes i.e., receiving, put away, warehousing, stock controls, dispatch and distribution. Ensured compliance with warehouse safety and housekeeping standards. Regularly reviewed the warehouse layout and ensured efficient space utilization. Monitored supplies’ cycle, tracked goods and services to ensure deliveries cinform to specifications and standards Strategically planned and managed logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer services Developed and implemented an integrated logistics strategy monitoring the quality, quantity, cost and efficiency of the movement and warehousing of goods. Kept track of quality, quantity, delivery times, transport costs, and efficiency Provided work plans, route plans, and assigned tasks appropriately and appraised results for the warehouse and logistics team. Planned and facilitated inventory management, demand planning and ensured sufficient stocks were maintained Coordinated with finance and audit for stocktaking & stock reconciliation, managed stock control and reconciling it with the system. Ensured adequate record-keeping and managed all documentation to confirm proper stock levels and maintain inventory control Compiled accurate performance reports for management review
Duties & Responsibilities Reviewed purchasing agreements with vendors and maintained open lines of communication with those suppliers. Developed an active process for measuring supply inventory and determining purchasing needs based on quarterly and annual numbers to maximize the benefits of bulk purchase Stayed up to date with industry trends and established long-term purchasing arrangements with suppliers when it is beneficial to the company Compared product deliveries with issued purchase orders and contacted vendors when there are discrepancies Checked purchase orders for accuracy, completeness, and clarity. Verified product information, cost, and delivery dates are all correct before obtaining authorization to place orders Monitored inventory levels to avoid inventory gaps and made plans for replenishments as necessary Ensured price variations are communicated to the relevant parties as quickly as possible