DAVID CIRUS ELOGU

ryan.davidelo88@gmail.com • https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-david-elogu-5727a01a1// • Kampala, Uganda • +256773265180

                                                  Summary

A talented and professional individual with experience in warehousing, procurement and logistics. I have gained a number of skills like confidence, patience and reliability, a hardworking, self-motivated, team player, and result oriented individual with good interpersonal and organizational skills who can work under moderate supervision. I am flexible, always focused and maintain a calm and professional demeanour, even when working under pressure. I am looking to further my knowledge and take on new responsibilities and challenges; I am confident that with my skills and experience, I would make an excellent member of your team. I work well in teams, but also independently.  A resourceful leader with a proven ability to develop and strengthen teams in order to maximize performance and efficiency. I am very motivated person who is very keen to have a successful career. I am now looking forward to making a significant contribution to an institution that offers a genuine opportunity for progression.

• Warehouse management                Logistics co-ordination        • Customs clearance
• ERP system expertise               Web development                 • Electronic procurement expertise
• Supplier evaluation and selection Contract management        • Documentation & Reporting

                         Career Experience

Warehouse supervisor,

Nice House of Plastics. (Jan 2021 – March 2023).

In this role, I oversaw and coordinated the daily stores and warehousing activities of the company through maintaining inventory and supplies by receiving, storing, and delivering items; securing warehouse and supervising staff. All this is done in a bid to meet and exceed daily performance expectations and to increase the company’s overall market share.

• Ensured security and safety of cargo by verifying and confirming goods of clients as well as updating records. As a result, this reduced theft of clients’ cargo.
• Ensured customer satisfaction by supervising all third-party service providers like casual laborers and cleaners and ensured that they comply with environmental health and safety and other company regulations
• Reduced accidents and improved company image by ensuring compliance to health and safety procedures and increased awareness that health is number one priority.
• Prepared daily cargo standage reports and submit them to the operations manager and respective user departments which has ultimately improved stock update, reduced stock movement and handling as well as reduced lead time.
• Accomplished warehouse human resource objectives by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job contributions; recommending compensation actions; adhering to policies and procedures.
• Ensured proper use, maintenance and accountability of company’s storage facilities which has increased awareness of stock in warehouses and reduced damages of clients’ cargo.

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• Met warehouse operational standards by contributing warehouse information to strategic plans and reviews; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customerservice standards.
• Provided the annual budget information, monitor expenditures and identifying variances whilst implementing corrective actions.
• Supervised all third-party service providers’ e.g casual laborers and cleaners and ensure that they comply with EHS and other company regulations.
• Managed and supervised the flow and movement of shipments from respective origins on arrival at port load and followed up for timely port clearance to avoid accrual of demurrage charges. This enables in fore preparation in order to receive the incoming cargo.
• Improved inventory management by scheduling materials to be moved to and from warehouse while coordinating inventory transfers with related departments.
• Ensured timely supplies and equipment to departments by receiving and transferring items.
• Introduced a unique physical layout of the storage area by reorganizing floor space; adhering to storage design principles; recommending improvements.
• Prepared fleet and stock movement reports, as well as logistics reports.
• Establishing reports based on logistics, warehousing cargo, movements and forwarding them according to requirements and to my supervisor.

Procurement and Logistics Intern,

 Oxfam (April 2019 – September 2019).

During my time at Oxfam, I gained expertise on the aspect of humanitarian logistics by Participating in the processes of procuring and distribution of relief items to vulnerable communities of Kyaka, Lamwo and Adjumani districts where I was actively engaged in the field of solving the needs of these hunger-stricken communities.

• Requisitioned and purchased necessary items required for supply to vulnerable communities.
• Received and evaluateded bids/tenders from suppliers as well as awarding contracts to qualified suppliers.
• Monitored and managed contracts for suppliers.
• Ensured maintenance of computers by ensuring that they are cleaned and updated.
• Used ERP system to track and edit all transactions on a periodic basis.
• Developed weekly reports tracking the performance of the department.
• Developed supplier evaluation reports to track performance of suppliers.

Logistics Intern,

Spedag Interfreight  (Feb 2018 – Nov 2018).

During my tenure here, I learnt management techniques to supervise and lead others by helping to manage and implement plans and optimize day-to-day functions using leadership skills and techniques to improve the quality of work.

• Received cargo by road or rail into the inland container depot which increased awareness of daily receipt of cargo by management and client.
• Did verification of documents especially import documents of cargo coming into our inland container depot hence enabled in proper billing of the client.

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• Carried out thorough container and cargo inspection for record to avoid damages of clients’ cargo which reduced on future costs of payment for damages by the organization.
• Maintained records for imports that have been delivered to clients’ premises hence effective records management
• Managed and supervised the flow and movement of shipments from respective origins on arrival at port load and followed up for timely port clearance to avoid accrual of demurrage charges. This enabled in fore preparation in order to receive the incoming cargo.
• Checked customs duties declaration payment forms to ensure respect of customs legislation by SPIF as the clearing agent.
• Captured the IM7 that is in case the cargo is to be warehoused with in the SPIF bonded warehouses.
• Did data entry with in the relevant data books for example bond register T1 customs trans-shipment books.

                Education

FIATA Air cargo handling | Career Institute (ongoing),

Dangerous goods | Career Institute (ongoing),

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply | Online (ongoing),

Customs clearance and Forwarding | Uganda Revenue Authority (ongoing),

Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics | Uganda Management Institute (Feb 2022 – Dec 2022),

Bachelor’s Degree of Procurement and Supply Chain Management | Makerere University (Aug 2017 – Dec 2020),

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education |  St Mary’s Kitende (Feb 2015­ – Nov 2016),

Uganda Certificate of Education |  St Henry’s Kitovu (Feb 2011 – Nov 2014).

Conferences & Training

Bonded warehouse Information Management System Training, Aug 2022 | ERP advanced systems Training, Sept 2022

Awards

Certificate in Oil and Gas, Mar 2022 | Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics | Nov 2022

Technical Proficiencies

ERP Systems (SAP, Business Central and Zonda). Microsoft tools (Word, Excel and Power point)

Professional Memberships

Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics | Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply

Languages

English | Ateso | Luganda | Kiswahili | French

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Referees

1. Chemutai Ronnie

IT Officer

Oxfam

P.O.BOX 1124 Kampala, Uganda +256 775-

972922/+256 750-485081 chmronnie9@gmail.com

2. Silver Imalingat

Procurement Officer

Nice House of Plastics

P.O. Box 5961, Kampala, Uganda  +256 778-577740/+256 709-260175   imalingatdasilvo@gmail.com

3. David Asavia Waiswa

Logistics Analyst

Kyagalanyi Coffee Limited

P.O. Box 3181, Kampala

+256 770-698374/+256705-359822

Waiswa.Asavia@edfman.com

4. Mr Robert Tumweizere

Logistics officer

Oxfam

P.O. Box 3459, Kampala

+256703919595

rtumweizere@gmail.com

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