Baker I Chakwana

Management of over 600 congregations of the New Apostolic Church

Supervision of staff and clegy

Infrastructure development

Designing implementation of strategic plan for the church

Ensuring growth of the church

Preaching

• Managed a team of drivers, dispatchers, and administrative staff to ensure smooth transportation operations.
• Reduced costs for the company by negotiating with vendors and optimizing routes for transport vehicles.
• Coordinated with external partners such as carriers, vendors, customs brokers, and warehouse personnel to ensure seamless end-to-end logistics management.
• Improved efficiency in transportation operations by streamlining processes and implementing innovative solutions.

• Developed succession planning processes to maintain continuity in leadership during times of transition or turnover.
• Enhanced shareholder value by implementing strategic initiatives and optimizing board governance processes.
• Fostered an environment of continuous improvement, driving the adoption of best practices in corporate governance and board leadership.
• Promoted effective communication among board members, fostering collaboration in decision-making processes.
• Overseeing and giving guidance the management team for the museum
• Ensuring that all key board are implemented
• Organizational policy guidance

• Enhanced customer satisfaction by closely monitoring order fulfillment and addressing issues promptly.
• Ensured regulatory compliance in all aspects of logistics operations, including transportation safety standards and customs requirements.
• Directed shipping and receiving of wide range of products daily.
• Improved on-time delivery rates by optimizing transportation routes and scheduling.
• Managed a team of logistics professionals, providing coaching and guidance for career development and skill enhancement.
• Conducted regular audits of logistics practices to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions accordingly.
• Meticulously tracked shipments from origin to destination, proactively addressing any delays or issues that arose during transit.
• Coordinated driver dispatch to accomplish daily delivery requirements.
• Planned and supervised shipments from production to end-user and scheduled daily and weekly routes.
• Resolved shipping discrepancies by coordinating customer and courier communications.
• Coordinated dispatching of Number drivers to accomplish daily delivery requirements.
• Efficiently managed budgets, ensuring optimal allocation of resources towards critical projects while minimizing unnecessary expenditures.
• Selected, trained and developed logistics personnel to achieve high-performing teams.
• Negotiated transportation and logistics contracts to reduce shipping costs.
• Negotiated favorable terms with carriers, resulting in significant cost savings for the organization without compromising service quality.
• Trained new staff on job duties, company policies, and safety procedures for rapid onboarding.
• Organized records of vehicles, schedules and completed orders.
• Developed and maintained knowledgeable and productive team of employees.
• Reduced worker accidents by implementing improved safety standards and monitoring procedures.

• Provided procurement of goods, provision of transportation services, tracking of movement and change to support safe and secure operations.
• Supervised logistics functions and operations.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams in executing complex logistics projects, resulting in successful completion within deadlines and budgets.
• Managed logistics assets for timely and cost-effective delivery of cargoes.
• Recruitment of drivers, earth moving equipment
• Fuel management
• Plant costings
• Plant Procurement, maintenance and depreciation

Import of materials for projects, customs clearance