Kamipeli (Kami) Pekipaki
Papatoetoe,AUK
Summary
With extensive 3PL warehousing and logistics experience, equipped to seamlessly transition into a new role and hit the ground running. Expertise lies in effectively managing diverse teams and understanding warehousing and customer service demands of the logistics industry at a high level. Target-focused manager who consistently sets high standards for staff. Supportive and dedicated management style has proven successful throughout career. Firm believer in being a fair yet firm manager to all team members.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Manager
Fliway Logistics
07.2023 - Current
- H&S with a large focus on changing culture.
- 21 staff including 5 direct reports
- Fire Warden.
- TFO for site, compliance and training.
- Managed 3 warehouses 30,000sqm
- Inventory integrity, keeping inventory accurate at sku and location level.
- Compliance with site, racking and cleaning audits
- Skills matrix to identify areas that are at risk
- Reducing damages.
- Project Management.
- Empowered employees to take ownership of their responsibilities, leading to increased accountability and improved performance outcomes.
Adidas Operations Manager
DB Schenker
03.2020 - 07.2023
- Managing 24 staff including 3 Supervisors
- SLA management
- DIFOT management
- Health and Safety training and reporting
- Staff Mentoring, Motivating, Training and Coaching
- Inventory Integrity
- Continuous Improvement
- Payroll hours for FTE and Casual staff
- Daily Toolbox Shift meetings – Performance, Quality and LTI
- P&L Management to support Operations Budget
- One on one goal setting for each staff member
- 5S Management – Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardise and Sustain.
PM Shift Manager
Mondiale Warehousing
03.2017 - 03.2020
- Managing 3 Sites
- Management of 12 staff including 3 Team Leaders
- SLA management
- DIFOT management
- Health and Safety training and reporting
- Staff Mentoring, Motivating, Training and Coaching
- Continuous Improvement
- Payroll hours for FTE and Casual staff
- Daily Toolbox Shift meetings
- Manifesting Freight collections
- Replenishment for AM Shift.
Warehouse (DC) Manager
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
03.2013 - 02.2017
- Managing 30 staff including Customer Service, 3 Supervisor’s and causal staff when required
- Managing Coolstore (temperature controlled) container planning export, processing of local inbound and outbound
- Pharmaceutical restricted access drugs container, Management of process and ensuring compliance is always maintained
- Freight forwarding, inbound manifest, container planning inbound and outbound
- Release of air and sea freight
- Inbound and Outbound resource to support volume
- Health and Safety training and reporting
- SLA and KPI management
- P&L Management
- Inventory Management
- Payroll hours for FTE and Casual staff
- Staff Mentoring, Motivating, Training and Coaching
- Continuous Improvement
- DC layout management, pick paths and strategies
- Compliance with MPI, MHE licensing, First Aider and Wardens.
Onsite Supervisor
NZ Staff
06.2012 - 02.2013
- Supervision of 60 – 100 temp staff
- Recruitment - Interviewing new staff and employing successful candidates
- Planning temp rosters over 3 shifts – 25 - 40 staff per shift
- Payroll, validating hours worked for each employee
- KPI reporting, pick performance, staff retention, incidents and injuries
- Weekly meeting for staffing requirements
- Mentoring and performance management.
Operations Supervisor
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
11.2004 - 06.2012
- Supervision of 10 staff - 2 Customer Service personnel and 8 Warehouse personnel
- Inventory Management, cycle counts, stocktakes and reconciliation
- Order processing for multiple customers
- Ensuring KPIs are 100%
- Health and Safety awareness
- Fire Warden
- Casual resource when required
- Ad-hoc projects when required.
Inventory Controller
Snell Packaging
12.2001 - 09.2004
- Inventory Management - Reconciliation of warehouse inventory, including annual stocktake reconciliations and weekly cycle count reconciliations
- Stock adjustment reporting, transaction listings/product history reporting
- Product consolidation
- Distribution Centre layout maintenance as necessary – i.e
- Moving product for ease of picking / replenishment.
Skills
- Excellent Customer Service skills in dealing with both internal and external parties
- Social skills, listening, building rapport, building trust
- People Management
- Project Management
- Lean Management
- P&L Management
- Dangerous Goods approved handler experience
- MPI Transitional Facility Operator
City
Manurewa
State
Auckland
Street
174 Browns Road
References
On request
Timeline
Operations Manager
Fliway Logistics
07.2023 - Current
Adidas Operations Manager
DB Schenker
03.2020 - 07.2023
PM Shift Manager
Mondiale Warehousing
03.2017 - 03.2020
Warehouse (DC) Manager
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
03.2013 - 02.2017
Onsite Supervisor
NZ Staff
06.2012 - 02.2013
Operations Supervisor
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
11.2004 - 06.2012
Inventory Controller
Snell Packaging
12.2001 - 09.2004
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