David Machecha Gatero
Caringbah,Australia
Summary
An excellent transport and logistic enthusiast with advanced and diverse background in mathematics and computer science, a good communicator with proven interpersonal skills.
Knowledgeable with proven background in transport management, bringing valuable experience in overseeing logistics and ensuring timely deliveries. Known for fostering collaborative team environment and consistently achieving operational goals. Reliable and adaptable, with key skills in route planning and fleet management, ensuring smooth and efficient transport operations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Transport Supervisor
DHL ARDAGH
Daventry, United Kingdom
05.2023 - 09.2024
- Transport planning and scheduling
- Systemic recording and debriefing of drivers in Transport Management systems
- Ensuring drivers are issued with all relevant Paperwork, and equipment to perform their duties
- Effectively communicate all delays and issues to relevant departments and individuals
- Responsible for the execution of transport plans ensuring transport and network SLA's/KPI's are achieved
- Responsible for ensuring the wellbeing, performance, and motivation of their team through regular performance dialogues, scheduled 1-2-1's as well as ad-hoc communication and engagement
- Responsible for driver and fleet legal compliance during shift in accordance with DHL Asset Management Centre of Excellence standards
- Ensuring and sampling pre-shift checks (yard checks) and the defect process
- Ensuring fleet management (OPS) processes are adhered to
- Accident and breakdown management via DHL standard operating procedures
- Ensuring transport revenue is up to date and ensuring the company is profitable on all transport runs
- Handling returns to work for all drivers returning to work after a period of absence
- Handling investigations and disciplinary processes
Warehouse Administration Clerk
Argos Wincanton
Kettering, United Kingdom
02.2022 - 04.2023
- Handled diverse customer queries, providing accurate store, product, and service information
- Maintained excellent client satisfaction by providing professional, courteous customer service
- Issued receipts for customer purchases and gifts, advising on in-store return and exchange policies
- Helped customers to locate specific products by conducting thorough stockroom checks, delivering exceptional service
- Processed sales, exchange, and refund transactions efficiently to reduce customer waiting times
- Receiving, issuing, and dispatching stock
- Handling communication between freight companies and warehouse customers
- Data entry and inventory of all stock
- Processing receipts, taking records, and documenting the details of all orders
- To help work in culture of continuous improvement to drive best-in class and operational excellence
- Exceeded targets for items picked by performing thorough checks to maintain excellent quality assurance
- Picked, packed, and dispatched high-volume orders, consistently exceeding warehouse performance targets
- Accurately collected goods from various warehouse locations, working with precision and care to minimize order errors
- Accurately and efficiently picked and dispatched products, exceeding time and accuracy targets
- To escalate appropriate issues in line with agreed procedure to managers
- To work as trained and in accordance with company procedure regarding all tasks undertaken within role
- To carry out duties using the relevant safe system of work to avoid any stock damage/re-work
- To ensure all duties are conducted in line with any specific customers' requirements/ process contractual requirements are met and exceeded where possible
- To welcome new starters to the site and help support them where appropriate in their work
System Administrator
Silentrav Enterprise
Nyeri, Kenya
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Maintaining comprehensive company records of ICT infrastructure
- Performing regular maintenance, troubleshooting, system restores and system back up whenever necessary
- Scheduling, planning, implementing and testing of new computer and database systems
- Managing team of users, overseeing hiring training and professional growth of workers
- System administration tasked with ensuring all users have access to the necessary system needed to perform their duties
- Directly involved in all computer accessories purchase with the organization
- Software installation within the organization
- Performing regular maintenance
- Troubleshooting remotely via any desk/quick assist virtual machine and phone calls
- Effectively managed incoming and outgoing mail to maximize office efficiency
- Coordinated meetings and arranged conferences, clearly communicating relevant information to all attendees
- Produced high-quality documents, spreadsheets, and presentations for internal and customer-facing needs
- Performing system restores and system back up
- Ensuring all users have internet connectivity and access to organization accounts
- Ensuring printers and scanners are operational before the start of daily office routine
- Ensuring any system support roles needed urgently are sorted out within the shortest time possible
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics and Computer Science
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Technology
05.2017
Skills
- Data entry
- Transport planning and scheduling
- Global Freight Forwarding
- Shift planning
- Safety compliance
- Inventory control
- Fleet management
- Dispatch operations
Languages
English
Swahili
Timeline
Transport Supervisor
DHL ARDAGH
05.2023 - 09.2024
Warehouse Administration Clerk
Argos Wincanton
02.2022 - 04.2023
System Administrator
Silentrav Enterprise
01.2018 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics and Computer Science
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Technology