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ANDREW NDIRANGU MATHENGE

Logistics Consultant | Route-to-Market Planner | Fleet & Distribution Expert
ANDREW NDIRANGU MATHENGE

Summary

Transportation professional with 6+ years optimizing logistics and delivery operations, specializing in integrating logistics cost optimization with sales and marketing strategies. Skilled in data analysis, route design, and cost-effective strategies using technology like QGIS. Proven track record in inventory control, last mile delivery, customer satisfaction, and market expansion. Collaborative leader focused on continuous improvement and strategic planning to drive business growth in e-commerce companies.

Dynamic Senior Route Planner with extensive experience in logistics cost optimization and its strategic alignment with sales and marketing. Proven ability to reduce transportation costs by 20% and increase on-time deliveries by 15%. Expert in utilizing route densification and market storming tactics to penetrate new markets and drive customer acquisition and retention. Adept at leveraging data-driven logistics optimization techniques to enhance operational efficiency and overall business performance.

Overview

14
years of professional experience

Work History

Ripley's Borehole Solutions

Route Planning and Operations Manager
06.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Developed efficient route plans for borehole drilling, swimming pools, and lifting boreholes, ensuring timely and cost-effective service delivery.
  • Conducted site assessments for swimming pools and general servicing, evaluating conditions and requirements for water treatment plants and solar power systems.
  • Oversaw servicing and maintenance of drilling pumps and associated equipment, coordinating repairs and ensuring optimal functionality.
  • Planned and scheduled site visits, prioritizing emergency requests and effectively managing multiple engineers to align with available jobs.
  • Managed a team of engineers, facilitating communication and collaboration to enhance operational efficiency and service quality.
  • Utilized Microsoft Business Central (BC) for project management and Navision for mapwork, optimizing fleet usage and resource allocation.
  • Analyzed operational data to identify trends, improve processes, and enhance service delivery standards.
  • Engaged with clients to understand their needs, providing tailored solutions and ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
  • Ensured all operations adhered to health and safety regulations, promoting a safe working environment for all team members.
  • Assisted in training new staff and engineers on operational procedures and software tools, fostering a knowledgeable and skilled workforce.
  • Successfully reduced operational costs by optimizing route planning and resource allocation.
  • Improved response times for emergency requests through effective scheduling and team management.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction ratings through proactive communication and service delivery.

Kul Foods & Boa Vista ltd

Logistics & Sales/Marketing Consultant
11.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Providing strategic advisory services to a fast-growing e-commerce startup, leveraging expertise in sales, marketing, and market storming tactics to drive growth and optimize operations.
  • Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to develop and implement targeted campaigns and initiatives that improve customer experience and last mile delivery performance.
  • Applying data-driven logistics optimization techniques, such as route densification, to enhance operational efficiency, responsiveness, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Shaping the company's overall go-to-market and logistics strategy as they scale their business, with a focus on actualizing objectives and achieving measurable results.
  • Implemented strategic marketing and sales initiatives that increased customer acquisition by 25% and improved customer retention by 18%.
  • Redesigned the company's delivery network and route planning processes, resulting in a 20% reduction in transportation costs and a 15% improvement in on-time deliveries.
  • Introduced market storming tactics that enabled the startup to rapidly penetrate new geographic markets, expanding their reach by 35% in the past 5 months.

Copia Kenya

Senior Route Planning Supervisor
01.2023 - 05.2024

Job overview

  • Company Overview: Copia Kenya is a leading B2C e-commerce platform tailored for the African mass market. With a network of over 50,000 digital-savvy agents across Kenya, Copia serves 2 million customers and fulfills over 13 million orders.
  • Conducted research and analysis on population density and demographic trends to identify regions suitable for agent network expansion.
  • Evaluated potential challenges and implemented strategies to address them, optimizing agent coverage and truck utilization.
  • Utilized route planning software and tools to develop efficient and cost-effective delivery routes, factoring in distance, schedules, and vehicle capacity.
  • Continuously assessed and enhanced routes to boost efficiency and reduce costs.
  • Implemented a new route planning system that optimized delivery routes, resulting in a 20% reduction in fuel costs and a 15% improvement in on-time deliveries.
  • Leveraged GPS tracking and telematics data to monitor fleet performance, identify areas for improvement, and provide detailed reports to management.
  • Copia Kenya is a leading B2C e-commerce platform tailored for the African mass market. With a network of over 50,000 digital-savvy agents across Kenya, Copia serves 2 million customers and fulfills over 13 million orders.
  • Guided agent recruitment efforts to optimize truck utilization and achieve an average absolute cost of KES 80.4M by August 2023.
  • Introduced a geographical information system, improving the average distance between agent drops from 6km to 2.7km.
  • Implemented dynamic route planning and reviewed route-level economic reports to identify underperforming areas and take corrective actions, with the goal of keeping delivery costs below 10% of revenue.

Copia Kenya

Logistics & Route Planner
09.2018 - 01.2023

Job overview

  • Mapping & validating customer locations.
  • Review daily customer clustering as per daily route planning and business growth expectations.
  • Relating mapwork to customer analytics and sales and marketing tool.
  • Analysing Route Economics data to make sales and Marketing sense.
  • Outbound(Demand planning)/Inbound logistics planning for five Copia Kenya Warehouses.
  • Optimizing transport: Route planning for over 70 trucks. Eliminating the transport of air, beating congestion, valuing drivers, optimizing the fleet and the logistical network using Conundra Optiflow - Planning Software.
  • Report analysis and communication of detailed delivery schedules to respective warehouses and relevant stakeholders including senior management.
  • Investigate and resolve any inbound/outbound delivery incidences by suppliers.
  • Plan according to capacity or amend plans, where necessary, in consultation with depots route planners and/or fleet controllers and ensure that plans are realistic and achievable.
  • Ensure correct Order Planning and that the daily route plan is adhered to.
  • Liaising with on-site operations staff to be 100% aware of daily operational activities which may influence planning.
  • Ensuring management and operational reporting is accurate and up to date.
  • Led my team in introduction and use of the new delivery app where my role included overseeing the training of the delivery team and providing required feedback to IT resulting in its success during its development and implementation.
  • In the first 4 months of app implementation, we reduced truck fleet from 90 trucks to 60 through elimination of inefficiencies and optimizing on routes saving the company KES 8 million monthly in delivery costs.
  • Initiated training of 180 crew members improving service delivery & OTIF creating the platform for growth of daily orders from 1,000 to 10,000.
  • Helped to achieve company's goal of reaching its 'Milioni Mia Moja' monthly target that was successfully executed due to improved logistical efficiencies.

Copia Kenya Ltd

Logistics & Planning Associate
04.2018 - 09.2018

Job overview

  • Planning/scheduling as mapped out by route planners.
  • Dispatching of kitted products as per schedule.
  • Debriefing-Training Delivery Crew.
  • Schedule Deliveries.
  • Report and assist to investigate non-delivery conformance by suppliers.

Copia Kenya Ltd

Logistics Assistant & Fleet Dispatch Supervisor
02.2017 - 04.2018

Job overview

  • Oversee, dispatch and coordinate all depot fleet.
  • Consistently implement the set schedule for fleet planning optimization.
  • Supervise, plan and reviews operations for assigned staff, including responsibility for training delivery teams.
  • Ensure effective commodity management and quality control.
  • Responded to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations.

ENKARE HOLDINGS

Tours & Travel
08.2015 - 01.2017

Job overview

UNIFREIGHT CARGO HANDLING LTD

Clerk
04.2015 - 07.2015

Job overview

MAQ'S FOODS

Accounts Clerk and Administrator
11.2011 - 01.2013

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Education

Zonal Training Institute

Diploma from Clearing, Forwarding and Shipping
11.2015

University Overview

Vision Institute of Professionals

Certified Public Accountants - CPA (K)
05.2025

University Overview

Vision Institute of Professionals

Accounting Technicians Diploma
05.2025

University Overview

CHANIA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
01.2009

University Overview

St. BENEDICTS' BOYS BOARDING

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education
01.2005

University Overview

Skills

  • Logistics Cost Optimization
  • Route Planning and Densification
  • Sales and Marketing Strategies
  • Data Analysis and Visualization
  • Market Storming
  • Fleet Management
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Responsibilities And Positions Held

Responsibilities And Positions Held
  • Dormitory Captain, 2007-01-01, 2009-12-31
  • The President's Award Kenya - Club chairman, 2007-01-01, 2009-12-31
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Languages

English
Upper intermediate (B2)

Timeline

Route Planning and Operations Manager
Ripley's Borehole Solutions
06.2024 - Current
Logistics & Sales/Marketing Consultant
Kul Foods & Boa Vista ltd
11.2023 - Current
Senior Route Planning Supervisor
Copia Kenya
01.2023 - 05.2024
Logistics & Route Planner
Copia Kenya
09.2018 - 01.2023
Logistics & Planning Associate
Copia Kenya Ltd
04.2018 - 09.2018
Logistics Assistant & Fleet Dispatch Supervisor
Copia Kenya Ltd
02.2017 - 04.2018
Tours & Travel
ENKARE HOLDINGS
08.2015 - 01.2017
Clerk
UNIFREIGHT CARGO HANDLING LTD
04.2015 - 07.2015
Accounts Clerk and Administrator
MAQ'S FOODS
11.2011 - 01.2013
Zonal Training Institute
Diploma from Clearing, Forwarding and Shipping
Vision Institute of Professionals
Certified Public Accountants - CPA (K)
Vision Institute of Professionals
Accounting Technicians Diploma
CHANIA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
St. BENEDICTS' BOYS BOARDING
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education
ANDREW NDIRANGU MATHENGELogistics Consultant | Route-to-Market Planner | Fleet & Distribution Expert