Fredrick Odhiambo

Connections 9

Transport, Logistics and Operations Supervisor at Bryson Express Limited

since April, 2021

od***25@gmail.com

Skills

Management
Typing Skills
Customer service
Ms office

Recommendations

Zacch M'copondo

6/11/2022

"Great "

Experience

Fredrick Odhiambo

Work experience

Transport, Logistics and Operations Supervisor at Bryson Express Limited

April, 2021 -
Fulltime

Achievements and Duties
 Introduced a unique tea collection procedures that ensured the company’s trucks do 100% collection. Unlike previously where it was only 50%. The other 50% would go to outsourced transporters.
 Streamlined the workshop transport and logistics operation procedures, as a result, received a high commendation from the management.
 Introduced a central Information Center where every team member got real time updates on operations and responded accordingly.
 Simultaneously coordinated the workshop team and the transport and logistics team hence ensured all trucks are in good working condition which fastened tea collections within the given timelines.
 Created and implemented simple fuel monitoring and analysis procedures that saved the organization fuel expenses by half.
 Trained the team members on proper tea collection procedures that ensured the safety of the teas in accordance to ISO standards.
 Carried out a simple analysis and came up with operation strategies that are optimal and cost effective for transport logistics and warehouse departments.
 Implemented new standard operating procedures on tea collections from producer warehouses via proper route planning and staff scheduling that reduced the operation costs by 50%.
 Saved the organization up to 80% of the expenses used to be paid as rent fees to the producer warehouses due to uncollected teas by ensuring all uncollected teas have been collected on time and are within our warehouses.
 Reduced the late acceptance fees paid at the port by ensuring the urgent teas due for shipment have all been collected worked on and stuffed within the given timelines.
 Created new policies that trucks must do at least two to three trips per day whenever we have massive tea collections. This policy has been successfully implemented.
 Greatly reduced time wasted and delays in operations by ensuring each department has executed their role promptly through constant reminders.
 Devised a unique operations
structure that ensured both loading stuffing of shipment containers and offloading happened simultaneously, therefore greatly saved the organization on time and extra expenses used as overtime allowances.
 Made the entire team appreciate the importance of proper time and resources management.
 Ensured all our trucks are in proper working condition and are safe for collection. In addition to that achieved minimal breakdowns during collections.
 Introduced mobile patrol and escort at all our collection points, therefore ensured high level of security for the teas and timely collections.
 Latest achievement, I am in the process of ensuring at least 70% of the containers destined for export are being transported on the company’s truck from the depot to the warehouses for stuffing then to the port.

Fredrick Odhiambo

Work experience

Transport, Logistics and Operations Coordinator at Mwananchi Bakers and Confectioners Limited

March, 2021 - April, 2021
Fulltime

Transport and Logistics Operations Coordinator
Duties and responsibilities
 Take the lead role in planning, costing and allocating routes and vehicles ensuring sufficient flexibility is in place to meet the varying and changing needs of customers.
 Workshop and mechanics managing and coordination.
 Ensure that all vehicle maintenance and servicing is scheduled into the plan and prepare a report on the same for the directors.
 Conduct routine regular vehicle inspections, regular briefings to identify and address challenges in the department to ensure that the company quality standards are met.
 Ensure that all in house vehicles are compliant with all legal, regulatory and contractual requirements, and where necessary escalating any identified issues and recommending solution to the Operations Director.
 Conduct regular safety audits on vehicles, ensuring vehicle safety, road worthiness, safety and compliance with all relevant regulations.
 Ensure documents are properly filed i.e. vehicle inspection, branding licenses, insurance covers, etc.
 Monitor operations to ensure that staff members comply with administrative policies and procedures, safety rules and government regulations.
 Application of Government licenses and permits with the relevant regulatory bodies.
 Provide leadership and maintain a high level of professionalism in carrying out the goals of the department, vision and corporation.
 Supervise and evaluate staff such as drivers in work performance, productivity, teamwork and attendance, ensuring discipline is maintained.
 Set operations policies and standards, including procedures for the handling of the company’s products while loading and delivering to prevent damages and spoilages.
 Communication of company rules, policies and regulations to the department in conjunction with the HR department.
 Organize frequent training sessions for department’s employees in conjunction with the HR Department.
 Establish and implement the Drivers’ Duty Roster.
 Orientation, briefing and induction of new Drivers, turn men and loaders on specific tasks and job requirements.
 Investigating and handling minor grievance and minor disciplinary issues among Drivers to ensure solution and referring all major issues to the HR Department and giving details and recommendations on the same.
 Ensure drivers comply with all processes (company policies, etc.) to make sure that customers receive excellent service and that all deliveries can be tracked correctly.

Fredrick Odhiambo

Work experience

Transport and Logistics Coordinator at Reflux Investment Limited

January, 2018 - August, 2020
Freelance

Duties and Responsibilities
 Facilitate the loading of cargo on time through early preparation of loading sheets and manage the activities throughout till the order reaches the designated client.
 Ensure high level of customer service is emphasized at all levels.
 In charge of spare parts acquisition.
 Carry out all supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures.
 Develop policies and procedures as needed and ensure all the drivers and other staff adhere to them.
 Carefully consider all factors about a contract and do careful calculations to get rates that benefits both the company and the client.
 Ensure drivers are performing all of their necessary tasks and responsibilities especially observing all the standard operating procedures.
 Ensure effective communications is done through the various means between the transport department and other departments.

Fredrick Odhiambo

Education

Basic Science with IT at Maseno university kenya

August, 2011 - December, 2016
Fulltime

Organic chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Analytical chemistry
Physical chemistry
Information Technology

Fredrick Odhiambo

Work experience

Transport and Logistics Operations Supervisor, Fleet manager, Technical Support and shift coordinator at Modern coast Express company ltd

May, 2010 - May, 2016
Fulltime

Duties and Responsibilities
 In charge of route planning and carrying out feasibility study for a potential route within East Africa and open it up. Train the new staff and establish it.
 Advising the management on what type of Scania buses to invest in based on the road terrains in East Africa.
 Handling breakdowns by dispatching a rescue bus with a standby driver. demand, especially on the routes that are highly competitive.
 Ensure all the parcels are received and delivered on time throughout Kenya Uganda and Tanzania.
 In charge of monitoring driver’s and conductor’s behavior and report and recommend the necessary disciplinary action.
 Proper route planning and bus allocations to various destinations within East Africa.
 Scheduling of new departure timings that meets customer’s needs and monitoring how the new schedules are performing.
 Ensure high level of discipline is maintained among all employees and ensure how they relate with the clients is in a friendly manner.
 Keeping a detailed record of all the buses, their routes and their crew for future references using MS Excel.
 Assigning of bus crew members to different buses headed for various destinations.
 Confirm that all the cross border buses passengers and parcel have all the necessary required documents for border inspection.
 Supervising employees in every aspect and ensure that they have the right mind-set towards the customers.
 Ensure all the drivers and conductors are disciplined and treat the passengers according to company’s cord of conduct.
 Coordinates with the workshop on vehicle breakdowns and repair to ensure all vehicles are in top working order.
 Confirm with the workshop if all the drivers have written the mechanical problems on the job card so that they can be attended to.
 Confirm and verify passengers manifest before departure time.
 Training of Staff in department policies and procedures, and how to use the transport software. In addition monitoring of their performance and how they relate to customers.
 Holding Meetings before the shift begin to affirm that every employee knows what is expected of them.
 Acted as the main point of contact for customer’s queries, inquiries, complaints and customer relations.