Elijah Azenabor
Senior Manager – Special Projects Operations at TSL Logistics Limited- Claim this Profile
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TSL Logistics Limited
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Nigeria
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Manager – Special Projects Operations
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Oct 2022 - Present
• Support the overall process of management and corporate decision-making to ensure TSL maximizes its short, medium, and long-term profitability and returns to its shareholders. • Present a yearly budget for management approval and prudently manage resources within those budget guidelines according to company policy and within ethical corporate governance guidelines • Implement, maintain, and manage an effective system of controls throughout the department, covering non-financial as well as financial controls. • Ensure that the transport and logistics functions are run effectively and efficiently so that each operational unit performs in terms of its strategic plan, developmental plan, and operational plan objectives. • Responsible for the health, safety, and welfare of all staff under direct management and expected to contribute to the health and safety of all personnel in the overall business unit. • Manage the performance of managers and team members within the department through the formal performance management system. • Lead and direct entire cross-functional teams on data management, operations planning, and milestone tracking for strategic initiatives implementation. • Manage process enhancements and varied special projects to execute solutions to attain key performance improvement or reduce risk. Show less
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Hadi Safieddine Transport Limited
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Lagos, Nigeria
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Transportation Manager
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2019 - Oct 2022
● Managed 7 fleet managers with 425 trucks and improved service delivery by designing and implementing a repeatable release process that allowed multiple haulage projects to be worked on concurrently. ● Managed the transportation of carrier operations including line haul and dedicated services ensuring total functional optimization by focusing on cost reduction programs while increasing customer satisfaction. ● Supervised the transfer of several containers and large consignments to and from designated dispatch points by manual and mechanical methods, resulting in cargo arriving at the final destination earlier than anticipated. ● Formulated a transportation program that took into consideration the priorities, goals and budgetary constraints of the company, increasing profits by 30% ● Involved in accident investigation and negotiations with third parts for cases involving accidents and contract negotiations, procurement of spare parts ● Communicated, implemented, and monitored safety programs and procedures to ensure proper use and maintenance of equipment. Show less
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GIG Mobility
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Nigeria
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Information Technology & Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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2016 - 2019
• Served as corporate fleet manager, selecting and coordinating all new fleet additions, existing vehicle transfers, personal mileage reporting, registrations, renewals, insurance coverage, and compliance. Directly managed 70 buses.• Initiated multi-division Request For proposal (RFP), resulting in 7.5% annual savings, through strong knowledge of vehicle life-cycle costing and industry trends.• Ensure proper drivers management by team members to avoid poor behaviour, reduce high maintenance cost and regular monitoring of fleets to avoid using vehicles for unauthorized movements.• Encouraged safe work actions through attending company safe-track meetings, conducting safety (risk) assessments, and holding one-on-one/group meetings. Reduced safety risk by 35%. • Ensured driver compliance with various industry rules and regulations. Held one-on-one meetings to help reduce violations weekly with high offenders. Reduced violations by 20%.• Maintain the implementing of managerial programs and requirements along with analysing and evaluating internal (fuel, idling, maintenance, etc.) work operations for improvement of the assets. • Improved year over year safety performance through increased focus, refinement of safe work procedures, rigorous enforcement and root cause analysis of incidents.• Responsible for sourcing and negotiating pricing for office supplies, equipment maintenance and building repairs, as well as daily shipping and receiving duties.• Developed open lines of communication with vendors, staff and upper management, resulting in a more positive and productive workplace, and greater retention among employees. Show less
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2015 - 2016
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Shephy Ocean Integrated Services
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Lekki, Lagos State
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Procurement Logistics Manager
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Apr 2013 - Dec 2015
• Manage vendor contracts and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure completeness of deliverable outlined in the contract, this includes ensuring that all vendor complaints and concerns are addressed promptly. • Manage the entire process in the planning of commodities, procurement and supply chain activities, inventory control, logistics and distribution, customs clearance, ensuring effectively-functioning of the processes to avoid costly delays and lost opportunities. • Ensure effective lines of communication to ensure timely delivery of commodities using the most appropriate procurement procedures. • Be responsible for introducing process improvements in the supply chain and identify new vendors/suppliers without jeopardizing quality and service delivery. • Saved an average of 12% in cost by establishing and implementing a monitoring system that ensures that the prices paid for commodities are in line with local market prices. • Develop and manage the rosters of suppliers, elaborate supplier selection, and evaluation, quality and performance measurement mechanisms which eliminated unnecessary wastage and downtime. • Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual procurement plans and progress reports as required for decision making purposes. Show less
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Golan Advanced Technologies,
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Benin City, Edo State
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Sales Marketing Officer
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Jun 2012 - Mar 2013
• Perform market analysis to determine opportunities in the market and grow business with the assigned accounts. • Create strategic development plans, including active sales pipeline and implementation, to build new profitable business. • Track and report progress with implementation of strategic plan, customer budgets, and ongoing forecasts. • Train business development team regarding different phases of the sales cycle and meeting projects’ goals. • Assess the profitability of existing products and service offerings. Manage business deals from negotiation to close. • Improve existing business by growing profitability and improving customer’s satisfaction. Show less
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Education
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University of Benin
PGD, Environmental Microbiology -
University of Benin
Bachelor's degree, Biochemistry