Makumbe Bonwell
Masvingo,MV
Summary
Dynamic logistics and administration professional with a strong focus on resource planning and efficient warehouse operations. Proven track record in inventory tracking, documentation, and team coordination, ensuring timely dispatch and optimal space utilization.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Storekeeper
World Food Programme
10.2016 - Current
- Plan resources and warehouse activities including: Receiving of food commodities to ensure that the same is well stacked.
- Supervising truck loading / unloading
- Preparing appropriate warehouse documentation for receipt and dispatching commodities.
- Supervised stacking and arrangement of commodities for optimal space utilization and accessibility.
- Conducted physical inventory checks to ensure accurate stock levels and maintain inventory integrity.
- Ensured timely dispatch of commodity requirements for all programmes to various centers.
- Track incoming and outgoing consignment receipt trucks if they arrived at destination.
- Ensured stocks remained infestation-free and reported any detections to supervisor promptly.
- Reconstitution of food commodities received damaged.
- Participate in valuation of transporter performances
- Compiling NFI reports for WFP (FFA tools and Assets).
- Compile warehouse inspection reports.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor
Logistics Assistant Invoicing
World Food Programme
06.2012 - 12.2014
- Processed transporters’ and service providers’ invoices in Compass and Excel, facilitating authorization and approval through organized printouts.
- Checking for invoice validity, completeness and accuracy of transporter and CP invoices
- Liaised with transporters and service providers to resolve invoice-related queries promptly.
- Maintained an organized filing system for processed invoices, enhancing retrieval efficiency.
- Training transporters and service providers on the best practices in logistics invoicing
- Receiving invoices from registry and making sure they appear through document tracking
- Generated purchase orders and service entry sheets using Wings software.
- Evaluated potential transporters and service providers for compatibility and reliability.
- Completed various tasks to enhance team operations.
Logistics Assistant – Fuel, Transport & Operations
World Food Programme
11.2007 - 12.2009
- Managed transport and fuel operations to ensure efficiency and compliance.
- Monitored transport companies' performance to ensure timely delivery of food commodities.
- Ensure coordination between WFP, CPs, Transporters, Fuel Suppliers for the dispatch of fuel.
- Liaise with CPs regarding fuel requests from WFP contingency scheme and verify that quantity requested is for WFP activities
- Receive Fuel requests from WFP contracted transporters and Co-operating partners
- Prepare fuel release authorizations for signature of the Logistics Officer.
- Ensure that fuel releases are as per laid down procedures.
- Prepare all documentation required for the release of fuel.
- Identifying potential transport companies and ensuring that they complete the WFP transport questionnaire
- Participating in the assessment of potential transport companies and recommending them for short listing.
- Allocating loads to transporters based on dispatch instructions and ensuring approval by Logistics Officer.
- Maintaining transport files (copies of transport contracts, records of requests, LTIs and other necessary information)
- Supervised warehouse operations to maintain organization and safety.
- Co-ordinate, monitor and assess quality and quantity of receipts and dispatch of both food and Non-food items
- Post daily commodity movements on warehouse documents and summarize them on a daily stock report
- Ensuring good handling and storage practices to prevent damages and losses.
- Daily inspection of warehouse premises to check on risk of fire, pilferage, rain, pests etc
- Timely reconciliation of stock figures and reporting any variances to management.
Administration Assistant
Care International in Zimbabwe
01.2006 - 06.2007
- Administered petty cash fund, ensuring timely reimbursements through accurate voucher checks and reconciliations.
- Receiving petty cash vouchers and checking for completeness and authorization
- Checking receipts against vouchers and reconciling for re-imbursements.
- Managed materials inventory and logistics to ensure availability for projects.
- Checking of received materials for correct specifications including quality and quantity.
- Raising GRVs after receiving materials from suppliers.
- Conducted periodic field visits to verify accuracy of community material records and maintain systematic tracking.
- Procurement Administration
- Receiving and recording approved internal purchase requisition from various project heads
- Raising requests for quotations and issuing them to vendors who are on the approved list
- Analyzed received quotations and recommended optimal suppliers to project heads for informed purchasing decisions.
- Raising orders through SCALA and having them authorized and approved
- Maintenance of vendor records and database
- Participating in the opening of bids at tender committees and advising management on the selection of bids.
- Oversaw compliance with protective clothing policies to ensure staff safety.
- Executed the protective clothing policy and recommended updates to improve compliance.
- Ensuring timeous purchases of staff protective clothing.
- Supervised guesthouse operations to ensure cleanliness and guest satisfaction.
- Supervision of guesthouse keeper
- Guest house upkeep and maintenance.
- Maintenance of guest house asset register.
- Doing monthly budget for guest house supplies.
- Managed asset records to ensure accurate tracking and accountability.
- Update and maintenance of the asset register.
- Tracking inter-office and inter-district movement of assets.
- Receiving new assets and tagging them with codes.
- Carrying out periodic asset checks and recommending disposal of worn out assets.
Accounts clerk
Grain Marketing Board
02.2004 - 01.2006
- Processed cash and credit sales in system, ensuring accurate revenue recording
- Reconciled bank statements to ensure accuracy of financial records
- Conducted annual and semi-annual stock counts and reconciled with system balances to maintain inventory accuracy
- Vendor registration in the system
- Executed additional tasks to support team operations
Salaries clerk
Ziscosteel Limited
01.2004 - 01.2004
- Processed overtime claims, call outs, acting allowances, and standby allowances to ensure accurate compensation.
- Checked payroll for errors and corrected them, maintaining data integrity and compliance.
- General payroll processing.
- Attending to payroll enquiries.
- Assisted senior salaries clerk with various tasks, contributing to smooth payroll operations.
- Processing leave commutations.
- Processing stop orders for staff debtors.
Education
MComm - Strategic Management
Great Zimbabwe University
08-2026
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting Special Honours
GREAT ZIMBABWE UNIVERSITY
08-2026
Higher Diploma - Accountancy
HIGHER EDUCATION EXAMS COUNCIL ( HEXCO )
12-2004
Diploma - Accountancy
HIGHER EDUCATION EXAMS COUNCIL ( HEXCO )
12-2002
A`Level - Accounting-C, Economics-D, Geography-E
Kwekwe High School, Batanai High School
01-2000
O'Level - English Language-B, Shona-B, Mathematics-C, Combined Science-A, Geography-A, Principles of Accounts-A, Agriculture-A, Physical science-B
Kwekwe High School, Batanai High School
01-1998
Skills
- Warehouse management
- Inventory management
- Warehouse operations
- Inventory tracking
- Food safety management
- Logistics coordination
- Report documentation
- Team coordination
- Team development
- Communication skills
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 09/09/80
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Zimbabwean
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Storekeeper
World Food Programme
10.2016 - Current
Logistics Assistant Invoicing
World Food Programme
06.2012 - 12.2014
Logistics Assistant – Fuel, Transport & Operations
World Food Programme
11.2007 - 12.2009
Administration Assistant
Care International in Zimbabwe
01.2006 - 06.2007
Accounts clerk
Grain Marketing Board
02.2004 - 01.2006
Salaries clerk
Ziscosteel Limited
01.2004 - 01.2004
MComm - Strategic Management
Great Zimbabwe University
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting Special Honours
GREAT ZIMBABWE UNIVERSITY
Higher Diploma - Accountancy
HIGHER EDUCATION EXAMS COUNCIL ( HEXCO )
Diploma - Accountancy
HIGHER EDUCATION EXAMS COUNCIL ( HEXCO )
A`Level - Accounting-C, Economics-D, Geography-E
Kwekwe High School, Batanai High School
O'Level - English Language-B, Shona-B, Mathematics-C, Combined Science-A, Geography-A, Principles of Accounts-A, Agriculture-A, Physical science-B
Kwekwe High School, Batanai High School