HENRY MTONGA
Summary
I am a Passionate, Motivated and Energetic Logistics Operator with 20 plus years industry experience. I am keen to add value, build successful teams and expand my skills in dynamic cross border transport operations, distribution and supply chain environments.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager
Galco Transport Tanzania
10.2023 - 11.2024
- Company Overview: A member of the GSM Group of Companies
- Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and responsible for a fleet of 600 Flatdeck trucks dedicated on the Dar-Copperbelt /DRC corridor
- Lead the team efforts in executing up to 18'500 Freight tons per month
- Assumed full responsibility for day to day General Management of the business, Manpower Management, Commercial Strategy, Operational planning and Cost Management
- Provided EXCO with routine updates on the evolving corridor dynamics impacting the medium to long term strategic sustainability of the cross border operations
- Undertook a detailed Road Map of improvements and action plan to address shareholders concerns on the Operations of the cross border assets
- Lead the team in implementing various digital transformation projects which have improved our ability monitor key Operational metrics on a day to day basis
- Through the deployment of Power BI and Smart sheets initiatives, Dashboards and Data Analysis tools where implemented providing enhanced clarity and visibility on the businesses profitability prospects as assessed together with our Overall fleet utilizations and cross border Turn Around Times; our revenue monitoring and optimization; Customer Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis, Cost Per Kilometre Tracking; In-transit bottlenecks and Border Delays; as well as Driver behaviour monitoring and management
- On request from Exco, provided a leadership role as cultural change agent to assist towards revamping the local work attitudes amongst the teams in order to discourage employees from 'working in silos' but rather to aspire towards greater professionalism, communicating with clarity and ensuring that our monthly reports where circulated on time
- Implemented new practices to bring our Operational control room efforts up to regional industry benchmarks including special focus on copper risk management and monitoring policies
- Liaised closely with affiliated Group entities in crossing selling and securing volumes for additional value generating services - imports for handling at the Group ICD's before our Cross border assets are loaded out to the respective final inland destinations.
General Manager (Flatdeck Fleet)
BHL Group International
01.2023 - 09.2023
- Company Overview: Walvis Bay -DRC- Zambia Corridor Specialists
- Reporting to the Regional General Manager Copperbelt and assumed Responsibility over 'BHL Ndola Fleet operations
- Assumed Day to Day Depot Operations including Manpower Management, Planning, Scheduling, and monitoring thereof of Fleet operations in line with the Shareholder Set of Kpi's and expected financial returns
- Providing additional Operational/Commercial Executive support to BHL Group Fleet projects for our Copperbelt and DRC based clients.
General Manager (Sub-Contractors)
BHL Group International
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Company Overview: Walvis Bay -DRC- Zambia Corridor Specialists
- Reporting to the Chief Operations Officer
- Assumed responsibility for the Fleet of up to 250 Dedicated Sub-Contractor Truck operations as contracted to assist fulfil and execute overflow customer volumes into Zambia and the DRC
- Lead the team in ensuring all subcontractor accounts are reconciled on-time and that all expenses advanced are accounted for accurately and fully recovered as per Group guidelines
- Undertook routine activities aimed at recruiting, vetting and on-boarding additional subcontractors as customer demands periodically evolve
- Assumed oversight and coordinating role over projects involving the transhipment of DRC bound imports by way of brokering 3rd party bonded warehouses in and around the Copperbelt - provided liaison between the warehouse suppliers and our clients to ensure all customs issues are addressed and sorted expeditiously
- Providing additional Operational/Commercial Executive Support to BHL Group Fleet Operations into and out of the DRC market.
Transport Consultant
Poseidon Operations South Africa
02.2021 - 08.2021
- Company Overview: Seagull Africa Pty Limited
- Reporting to the CEO
- Primarily Focused on projects i.e., building from the ground up and the legal incorporation thereof for a special purpose vehicle 'e-trans logistics (Z) limited'
- Provided additional Commercial and Operational support to Seagull Africa/ Poseidon Operations Cross Border Operational Team with a focus on the Durban-DRC Corridor
- Assisting in planning, placing, and coordinating the placement of transport capacity to uplift our client's allocated quota of copper cargoes on time and cost effectively
- Assisting in developing new pipeline of commercial opportunities to supplement the organizations existing client portfolio of services.
Commercial Executive
MBS Carriers Pty Limited
03.2018 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: [a Division of Reload Logistics DMCC]
- Reporting into Group Exco in Sandton and Dubai
- Commercial Planning, Pricing, Quoting, and placing contracts for a fleet of 300 trucks operating on the Durban to DRC freight corridor
- Coordinating with Clients and Operations Functions to Plan and execute up to 11'000 Freight tons per month to maximize fleet utilization and returns on investment for the shareholders
- Worked closely with local senior management to streamline operational processes and improvements to meet Shareholders and Clients KPi's
- Provided Executive Management input and support to local Exco efforts.
Regional Manager
Reload Logistics Zambia Limited
11.2017 - 02.2018
- Company Overview: [a Division of Reload Logistics DMCC]
- Reporting to the Director, Zambia
- Responsible for developing alternative revenue opportunities available to compliment the organization primary Metals Services Operations
- Focused on developing 'soft commodity' opportunities to expand the companies forwarding, warehouse and transportation services portfolio i.e., Common Grains, Sugar, Soybeans, Tobacco.
Country Director
Truckafrica Zambia Limited
06.2013 - 10.2017
- Company Overview: [a Division of Imperial Logistics Rest of Africa Holdings]
- Reporting to the Managing Director, Johannesburg
- Responsible for the Business Unit comprising of 51 Cross Operational Trucks and a total Manpower compliment of 83
- Assumed responsibility for day-to-day General Management including workshops, Finance and admin requirements, Operational planning and execution, Client Liaising and Development, Monthly reporting to head office and ensuring group environmental, statutory, and regulatory requirements were complied with.
Operations Manager
Truckafrica Zambia Limited
01.2013 - 06.2013
- Company Overview: [a Division of Imperial Logistics Rest of Africa Holdings]
- Reporting to the General Manager, Lusaka
- Responsible for day-to-day fleet operations including planning and scheduling trucks revenue earning trips and monitoring asset utilizations
- Compiling reports in regards Fleet Turn Around factors and Turnover achieved as well detailed analysis of our direct costs performance i.e
- Diesel consumptions, repairs and maintenance, Fines, On-board Equipment etc
- Supervised a team of tracking controllers to ensure all reports are sent out on time and issues are escalated promptly as they develop in order not to adversely affect budgeted operational KPi's.
Transport and Logistics Controller
Dunavant Cotton Zambia Limited
01.2009 - 12.2012
- Company Overview: [a Division of Louis Dreyfus Commodities S.A.]
- Reporting to the Operations and Technical Director
- Assumed full responsibility of Logistics Platform including planning for crop season requirements for up to 200,000 small scale farmers distributed across 9 operating divisions in Zambia
- Undertook key activities including Fleet Management and administration (light Commercial Vehicles and Plant Machinery), Local and International Procurement Planning and Execution, Preparing Master Budgets as well as Warehousing and Distribution of Inputs operations
- Provided analytical reports to Exco to track logistics cost indexes to budgeted targets and provided reconciliations to divisional profit and loss reports
- Planned and executed transnational projects with group associate companies in East and Southern Africa to supply production inputs and machinery as well as general logistics support.
Logistics Assistant
Dunavant Zambia Limited
02.2003 - 01.2009
- Company Overview: [a division of Dunavant Enterprises International Memphis USA LLC]
- Reporting to the Group Logistics Manager
- Provided a supporting role into the Logistics Fleet Planning and Administrative platforms
- Prepared detailed schedules to track costs per kilometre for various plant and on the road vehicles
- Carried out various logistics administrative tasks such as procurement, service scheduling and provided cost inputs to aid decision making for the organizations logistics requirements.
Internal Audit Clerk
Dunavant Zambia Limited
04.2002 - 01.2003
- Company Overview: [a division of Dunavant Enterprises International Memphis USA LLC]
- Reporting into the divisional financial Manager
- Responsible for physical verification of payment vouchers against actual stocks of cotton crop procured and delivered to the main depots
- Carried out various Internal Audit tasks to test for compliance to group internal control standards.
Education
Diploma - Management Accountancy
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Certificate - Business Accounting
Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies
GCE Advanced Levels -
University of Cambridge
GCE Ordinary Level -
University of London
MSc - Logistics Procurement and Supply Chain Management
University of Salford
Manchester02.2025
Skills
- General Management
- Cross Border Fleet Operations Optimization
- Forecasting
- Planning
- Logistics Management
- Operational Budgeting
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 11/19/77
- Nationality: Zambian
Timeline
General Manager
Galco Transport Tanzania
10.2023 - 11.2024
General Manager (Flatdeck Fleet)
BHL Group International
01.2023 - 09.2023
General Manager (Sub-Contractors)
BHL Group International
01.2022 - 12.2022
Transport Consultant
Poseidon Operations South Africa
02.2021 - 08.2021
Commercial Executive
MBS Carriers Pty Limited
03.2018 - 01.2021
Regional Manager
Reload Logistics Zambia Limited
11.2017 - 02.2018
Country Director
Truckafrica Zambia Limited
06.2013 - 10.2017
Operations Manager
Truckafrica Zambia Limited
01.2013 - 06.2013
Transport and Logistics Controller
Dunavant Cotton Zambia Limited
01.2009 - 12.2012
Logistics Assistant
Dunavant Zambia Limited
02.2003 - 01.2009
Internal Audit Clerk
Dunavant Zambia Limited
04.2002 - 01.2003
Diploma - Management Accountancy
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Certificate - Business Accounting
Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies
GCE Advanced Levels -
University of Cambridge
GCE Ordinary Level -
University of London
MSc - Logistics Procurement and Supply Chain Management
University of Salford