Victor YOLAM CHAVULA
Lusaka
Summary
Dynamic Warehouse Superintendent at Kipushi Corporation with expertise in logistics and stock management. Proven track record in optimizing operational budgets and enhancing productivity through strategic planning and problem-solving. Adept at fostering teamwork and maintaining strong supplier relationships, ensuring timely delivery and cost efficiency. Committed to driving continuous improvement in warehouse operations.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Warehouse Superintendent
Kipushi Corporation (Ivanhoe Mines)
Kipushi
01.2017 - 07.2020
- Participate in setting goals for budget adherence
- Effectively Manage in line with approved budgets (Operational, Capex and Labour), report variances as required and recommend/implement remedial action within span of control
- Recommend operational, labour and Capex requirements
- Ensuring that appropriate amounts of stock is maintained to be able to meet customer and operational demand without delay while keeping the cost associated with holding stock to a limit
- Planning, Organizing and control of flow of materials, from purchase to destination
- Identify and Recommend initiatives aimed at eliminating waste, improve productivity and reduce operating costs
- Support and Participate in functional change
- Provide established, acceptable practices
- Liaise with line Management to ensure effective interphases
- Ensure effective management of interphases
- Implement successful change initiatives, plan and ensure optimal resource optimization within designated area
- Support and Maintain healthy diverse workable internal relations (Peer, Unions, Team and organization) and implement remedial actions where required
- Support and Maintain healthy external relations (Head Office, Communities, Government, etc.) to assist in achieving of organizational goals
- Maintain internal and external relations, including the interphase with external providers to ensure departmental needs are met and employees are satisfied
- Provide relevant and specialized technical support to applicable stakeholders
- Promote Teamwork, provide support, Manage and evaluate performance of subordinates
- Plan, organize, lead, control and develop subordinates’ activities
- Set goals and objectives for the team
- Monitor and provide feedback
- Assist with and develop and coach team members
- Comply with HR and company policies and procedures as well as legislation and current labor agreements
Business Development, Logistics and Warehouse Manager
Simba Logistics Sarl
Lubumbashi
01.2016 - 12.2017
- Use associated information systems to coordinate and control the order cycle
- Develop business by gaining new contracts, analyzing logistical problems and producing new solutions
- Understand, work with and possibly help to develop e-commerce
- Continually try to improve and develop business performance within the constraints of legislation, fuel costs and rising environmental pressures
- Liaising with managers and engineers to discuss the progress of the project and address any issues that arise
- Keep the client team up to date on progress to present to the client
- Present information for internal meetings on the project
- Problem solving
- Strategically plan and manage logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer services
- Direct, optimize and coordinate full order cycle
- Liaise and negotiate with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers
- Keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and efficiency
- Arrange warehouse, catalog goods, plan routes and process shipments
- Resolve any arising problems or complaints
- Supervise, coach and train warehouse workforce
- Meet cost, productivity, accuracy and timeliness targets
- Maintain metrics and analyze data to assess performance and implement improvements
- Comply with laws, regulations and ISO requirements
- Source new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound cold calls and emails
- Understand customer needs and requirements
Internal Sales Representatives
BSI STEEL
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Source new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound cold calls and emails
- Understand customer needs and requirements
- Route qualified opportunities to the appropriate sales executives for further development and closure
- Close sales and achieve quarterly quotas
- Research accounts, identify key players and generate interest
- Maintain and expand your database of prospects within your assigned territory
- Team with channel partners to build pipeline and close deals
- Perform effective online demos to prospects
Logistics and Warehouse Manager
NATRO FREIGHT Ltd
Lubumbashi
01.2007 - 01.2009
- I make sure that cargo, equipment, and people get to where they need to be, on time and under budget by using the knowledge of the resources at my disposal: trucks, people, and equipment
- I fill orders processed through a central office
- When planning break downs, I am a frontline commander adapting to changing conditions on the fly to get the job done
- Determine the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors and identify potential customers
- Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied
- Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services
- Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies
- Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships
- Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms
- Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services
- Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries
- Examine and test existing contracts
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
- Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
- Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
- Expect unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies
- Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements
- Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
Assistant Warehouse Manager
Boss Mining
Kakanda Luita
03.2004 - 10.2007
- Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms
- Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries
- Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
- Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
- Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
- Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships
Education
Grade 3 - faculty of law
LUBUMBASHI UNIVERSITY
LubumbashiDiploma in General Education -
SECONDARY SCHOOL
Certificate of Completion of primary school -
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Skills
- Stock Management
- Warehousing
- Logistics
- Procurement
- Planning
- Problem-solving
- Conflict resolution
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Outlook
Languages
- French
- English
- Swahili
- Lingala
Identity
CHAVULA YOLAM Victor, 05/03/83, Male, Congolese, Married, 384 Green Road, Silverest Garden Housing complex, Lusaka, Zambia, INSS : I 107142019830503005, WhatsApp: +2460 972 000 822, E-mail: vicyolam@gmail.com
Timeline
Warehouse Superintendent
Kipushi Corporation (Ivanhoe Mines)
01.2017 - 07.2020
Business Development, Logistics and Warehouse Manager
Simba Logistics Sarl
01.2016 - 12.2017
Internal Sales Representatives
BSI STEEL
01.2012 - 01.2013
Logistics and Warehouse Manager
NATRO FREIGHT Ltd
01.2007 - 01.2009
Assistant Warehouse Manager
Boss Mining
03.2004 - 10.2007
Grade 3 - faculty of law
LUBUMBASHI UNIVERSITY
Diploma in General Education -
SECONDARY SCHOOL
Certificate of Completion of primary school -
PRIMARY SCHOOL
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