ANTHONY KIARIE
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Summary
A versatile supply chain professional accustomed to managing sourcing, shipping, and receiving operations in high-value and high-volume supply chain environment. A Performance-oriented leader with excellent multitasking abilities with an organized approach to demand planning and forecasting and supplier management with focus on collaboration, safety, and productivity. Bringing 9+ years of procurement and operations management experience drawn from experience in the service industry and FMCG manufacturing sector. Key Strengths in international sourcing and logistics partner management.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
CKL AFRICA LTD
Nairobi
05.2018 - Current
- Logistics Management: Oversee transportation, Shipping, and distribution activities to ensure on time error free deliveries across the east Africa region. Streamline logistics operations, reduce lead times, and optimize costs.
- Inventory Optimization: Analyse inventory levels, demand forecasts and lead efforts to optimize inventory holding, minimizing obsolete stocks, and enhancing inventory turns.
- Supplier Management: Building and maintaining supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, managing supplier performance for optimum quality, cost efficiencies and service delivery charters.
- Risk Management: Anticipate and mitigate supply chain risks and disruptions, including averting shortages, quality issues by instituting and implementing robust risk management strategies and contingency plans that ensure top order fill rates.
- Process improvement: Identify and champion process improvement campaigns to enhance operational efficiency, cost reduction and increased customer satisfaction.
- Performance monitoring: Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs)that evaluate supply chain performance, compliance to regulations and implementing corrective actions as required.
- Cross Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with internal teams such as Quality assurance to drive product and process improvement campaigns, new product development cost saving initiatives, GMP and regulatory compliance.
- Strategic Planning: Develop and implement strategic supply chain initiatives aligned with organizational goals to ensure optimal sourcing, production, and distribution practices.
WAREHOUSE & LOGISTICS OFFICER
Proctor & Allan E.A Ltd
Nairobi
11.2015 - 05.2018
- Coordinated storage and distribution activities of numerous daily orders for FMCGs in a modern and traditional trade distribution system.
- Developed warehousing standard operating procedures, lead and trained staff on Good manufacturing and distribution practices in order to uphold quality storage practices and standards while complying with regulatory requirements in the Human food industry.
- Maintained and serviced a fleet of distribution trucks, vans and material handling equipment including forklifts and stackers, ensuring efficient warehousing and distribution operations.
- Managed various logistics and facility management contracts to ensure warehouse safety and compliance, timely and cost effective logistics practices that comply with OSHA guidelines.
- Monitored Supplier performance of 3PL logistics partners including conducting performance appraisals to identify areas for improvement and to streamline operational efficiency.
CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE
Directline Assurance Company Ltd
Nairobi
05.2015 - 11.2015
- Developed and actualized customer service initiatives to decrease wait times
- Provided training and support to new associates to help provide high-quality customer service
- Increased revenue by cross-selling and upselling products and services
- Developed highly empathetic client relationships and earned reputation for exceeding service standard goals.
- Partnered with internal teams to uncover customer needs and cross-sell opportunities.
- Improved product knowledge on continuous basis to provide optimal service and achieve sales quotas.
- Responded to customer calls and emails to answer questions about policies and services.
Education
Master of Arts - Project Management
12-2024
Status: Project stage
Professional Diploma in Purchasing & Supply Management (CIPS) - Purchasing, Procurement, and Contracts Management
02.2016
Bachelor of Commerce - Supply Chain Management
12-2012
Skills
- Materials Management
- Supplier Management
- Market Analysis
- Documentation and Reporting
- Analytical Thinking
- Forecasting
- Contract Negotiation
- Team Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Fleet Management
Trainings Attended
- Balance Scorecard training - Centre for strategy & Management
- Effective Customer Service Skills - Excel Marketing & Training consultants
References
- Gachuki Njuguna, Head of Supply Chain, CKL Africa Ltd, ngachuki@ckl.africa, 0721474976
- Boniface Wachira, Group Head of Finance, Kzanaka Group, Bwachira@ckl.africa, 0736020296
- Chris Gathingu, CEO, Tangazoletu Ltd, chris@mybizad.net, 0722298428
Languages
Swahili
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION MANAGER - CKL AFRICA LTD
05.2018 - Current
WAREHOUSE & LOGISTICS OFFICER - Proctor & Allan E.A Ltd
11.2015 - 05.2018
CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE - Directline Assurance Company Ltd
05.2015 - 11.2015
University of Nairobi - Master of Arts, Project Management
CIPS - Professional Diploma in Purchasing & Supply Management (CIPS), Purchasing, Procurement, and Contracts Management
University of Nairobi - Bachelor of Commerce, Supply Chain Management
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