Angelo Gomes
Cape Town
Summary
I see myself as a committed, determined and goal-driven individual with a solid work ethic who thinks outside of the box and has in-depth import/export knowledge. My strengths include decision making, project management, planning, co-ordination, determination, organisational skills, procurement, networking, risk management, teamwork, creative thinking, creative problem solving, negotiating, achieving deadlines, work flow planning, logistics management, process optimisation, time management, data analysis, management information systems, an enquiring mind, attention to detail, a commitment to ongoing learning and teamwork. I’m keen to take on a varied Logistics/Supply Chain/Project management post where I can fully utilise my decision making, organisational, project management, leadership and negotiating skills whilst enjoying extensive people contact. I perform best in an ever-changing environment and my ideal company is a highly professional, forward-thinking one with strong systems and processes.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Logistics Manager
Newrest south Africa
Cape Town
01.2024 - Current
- Manage various operational functions for various airlines. Namely Air Mauritius, Lufthansa, British Airways, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, Edelweiss, Delta Airlines, Norse Atlantic.
- Ensure that all Airline major equipment is managed and controlled.
- Maintaining Equipment par levels.
- Controlling Airline bonded equipment and stock in a SARS compliant bonded warehouse.
- Ensuring that the bonded warehouse is control and staff and resources are allocated to seasonal requirements.
- Ensuring that seasonal flights start ups are done and successful.
- Stock and inventory reporting to various airlines on their own internal systems.
- Key account management for various airlines, customer complaints and problem solving.
- Managing the equipment packing team and ensuring that all flights are ready prior to departure.
- Managing the bar packing team and ensuring that all flights are ready prior to departure.
- Managing the dish room team and ensuring that all flights are ready prior to departure.
- Managing the general operation within in the unit, staffing schedules, staff rotations staff requirements.
- Close liaising with clearing agents to ensure that all Air line shipments are cleared and processed on time and that stock is delivered to the main bonded warehouse.
- Maintaining stock levels for all airline and ensuring that replenishing and stock requests are done in a timely manner.
Operations Manager
Transworld Cargo (The TWC Group of Companies)
Walvis Bay
10.2018 - 03.2022
- Member of team that handled the receiving/storage/dispatch of Walvis Bay port’s largest ever (4 000+ metric tons) shipment of Ammonium Nitrate (Nov 2019)
- Member of team preparing for the construction of two additional, pre-approved warehouses, increasing ammonium Nitrate storage capacity to 7 640 metric tons (this has been put on hold due to COVID19 and financial constraints)
- Controlling all Dangerous Goods Storage facility operations
- Planning and co-ordination of receiving and dispatch of dangerous goods (e.g., ammonium Nitrate)
- Liaison with the Namibian Explosive Department regarding shipment/distribution regulations and approvals
- Setting and enforcing effective security policies
- Daily Reporting to Directors
- Ensuring that the correctness of cargo movements as well as all client billing and stock control.
- General facility maintenance
- Staying abreast of emerging related industry trends
Warehouse & Distribution Operator/Operations Manager simultaneously
Transworld Cargo (Pty) Ltd
10.2017 - 10.2018
- Responsibilities as listed under Warehouse & Distributions Operator below, plus –
- Control of 3 warehouses
- Setting and enforcing internal policies to maintain efficiencies and responsiveness to demands
- Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety and Dangerous Goods regulations and ISO9001 quality standards
- Implementation of policies and standard operating procedures
- Developed and implemented daily operations plans including delivery routes, employee assignments and promotional strategies
- Management, motivation and training of a Warehouse General Manager, 4 Forklift Operators and 6 to 8 Rigging staff
- Conducting quarterly performance reviews
- Major clients include Orca Mining and Maxam
- Management of cross-border copper exports ex Zambia to China via Walvis Bay
- Evaluation of program plans and forecasting resource requirements
- Implementation and management of stock control procedures
- Supplier evaluations in terms of quality, timelines, compliance of deliveries
- Negotiating vendor contracts with stevedores, transporters, safety equipment and PPE suppliers
- Liaison with transport companies and Port of Walvis Bay logistics, procedures, approvals etc.
- Liaison with existing and prospective clients regarding rates, storage and capacities
- Procurement of fuel, procurement of and arranging maintenance of on-site equipment
- Maintaining tight cost controls
- Implementation of incident management responses including troubleshooting/root cause analysis/issue resolution
- Generating comprehensive reports – incidents, events
- Overseeing warehouse maintenance
Warehouse and Distribution Operator
Transworld Cargo (Pty) Ltd
03.2017 - 09.2017
- Management of 2 Head Copper Talley Clerks, 6 Forklift Drivers, 2 Reach Stacker Drivers and 2 Cleaners
- Data capture of monthly staff overtime, equipment hours and diesel consumption
- Financial aspects – billings, invoicing, capturing costings, credit control, expenditure control (bulk fuel and PPPE), sourcing quotations and costings for management
- Managing the import and export of copper and test vehicles
- Ensuring compliance with Occupational Health and Safety procedures, Dangerous Goods Regulations and ISO 9001
- Controlling copper storage and exports - verification of weights/serial numbers, preparation of arrival stock/monthly stock reports, coordinating export packing operations, checking consignments and shipping, quality control
- Project management for seasonal automotive imports and exports (Mercedes Benz, VW Audi)
- Controlling container movements and arranging local transportation
- Management of order availability, keeping detailed records of depot stock inventory, ensuring stock audit compliance with inventory counts
- Management of timeous replacement of damaged/missing products
- Calculation of order totals, updating accounts and maintenance of detailed inventory management records
- Fuel control for all depot equipment – forklifts, reach stackers and vehicles
- Overseeing warehouse and depot housekeeping
- Capturing of equipment hours and diesel consumption for invoicing purposes
- Controlling infrastructure management and maintenance
Logistics Operator
Transworld Cargo (Pty) Ltd
06.2014 - 02.2017
- Delivered substantial cost savings by securing discounts from third-party logistics service providers
- Led value-added customer service team that consistently over-delivered on customer expectations.
- Organised importation and exportation of various goods via ocean break bulk and containerised cargo (break bulk and containerised cargo, vehicles, foods, frozen cargo, dry cargo, chemicals, perishable and non-perishable goods)
- Management/motivation/training of 2 Customs Clearing Agents and a Runner – allocation of workloads, quality control
- Assessing customers ‘specific requirements, ongoing liaison and reporting
- Negotiated rates with freight companies, booking freight, monitoring shipment progress
- Concluding ocean freight bookings with shipping lines, submission of shipping line instructions
- Planning and supervising shipments, handling day-to-day shipping and receiving
- Overseeing port and customs clearances, arranging transportation and delivery
- Monitoring/reporting on transportation costs
- Overseeing shipping document filing, billing and charging out of files
- Credit control – collecting outstanding funds from clients
Clearing & Forwarding Clerk / Agent
Transworld Cargo (Pty) Ltd
06.2013 - 05.2014
- Customs clearing of containerised and break-bulk cargo
- Analysis/interpretation and classification of commodities
- Organising customs releases and transportation of goods to clients
- Calculation of duties and Value Added Taxes
- Liaison with various logistics parties and stakeholders
- Admin. - preparation of port export/import/release documents, framing and classifying customs entries/documentation
- Key accounts : Impax Trading, Agricon Mushrooms, Classic Engines, Forest Fruits, African Salt Works and Hellman Zambia
Operations Assistant
MERLUS MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD
WALVIS BAY
02.2008 - 12.2009
- Assisted with day-to-day operations of facility, including scheduling and customer service.
- Assisted operations manager with planning of routine operations and special projects.
- Coordinate vessel transfers and endorsements with the Department of Maritime Affairs.
- Reconciled cold store fish stocks on a weekly basis.
- Assisted with general duties - collect vessel stock, equipment and deliver same to vessels, arranged vessel order as per procurement guidelines.
- [Merlus Management is Fishing company]
Education
Certificate - Storage & Stacking of Dangerous Goods
Native Storage Holdings
Certificate - Basic Fire Fighting
Native Storage Holdings
Certificate - Operations Management
University of Cape Town/GetSmarter
Certificate - Customs Clearing & Freight Forwarding
Manica Group/TDC
Certificate - Principles of Real Estate
Namibia Estate Agent Board
Diploma - Business Management & Entrepreneurship
Varsity College
BTech Deg - Civil Engineering
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Senior Certificate / Matric -
Dune High School
Skills
- Supply chain logistics
- Management info systems
- Logistics management
- Data collection and analysis
- Supply chain distribution
- Detail-oriented
- Project management
- Time management skills
- Process optimization
- Results-oriented
- Work flow planning
- Staff management
- Business operations
- Organized
- Risk analysis & management
- Work ethic
- Purchasing and procurement
- Dependable
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/29/89
- Nationality: Dual Nationality – Namibia & South Africa
- Driving License: Code B (Light Motor Vehicle)
- Marital Status: Single
Sports Hobbies Interests
- Travel
- Outdoor life
- Hiking
- Quad biking
- Socialising
- Gym
- Camping
- Entertaining
- Kite surfing
- Cooking
- Woodworking
- Jogging
- Interior design
- Cars
Communication Skills
- ENGLISH
- AFRIKAANS
Timeline
Logistics Manager
Newrest south Africa
01.2024 - Current
Operations Manager
Transworld Cargo (The TWC Group of Companies)
10.2018 - 03.2022
Warehouse & Distribution Operator/Operations Manager simultaneously
Transworld Cargo (Pty) Ltd
10.2017 - 10.2018
Warehouse and Distribution Operator
Transworld Cargo (Pty) Ltd
03.2017 - 09.2017
Logistics Operator
Transworld Cargo (Pty) Ltd
06.2014 - 02.2017
Clearing & Forwarding Clerk / Agent
Transworld Cargo (Pty) Ltd
06.2013 - 05.2014
Operations Assistant
MERLUS MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD
02.2008 - 12.2009
Certificate - Storage & Stacking of Dangerous Goods
Native Storage Holdings
Certificate - Basic Fire Fighting
Native Storage Holdings
Certificate - Operations Management
University of Cape Town/GetSmarter
Certificate - Customs Clearing & Freight Forwarding
Manica Group/TDC
Certificate - Principles of Real Estate
Namibia Estate Agent Board
Diploma - Business Management & Entrepreneurship
Varsity College
BTech Deg - Civil Engineering
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Senior Certificate / Matric -
Dune High School