1. Richard Mulenga Chileshe.
Date of Birth : 21st March 1980
Marital Status : Married withone Child
ContactDetails : P. o Box 21331, Chingola 10101, Zambia.
Mobile Number : +260 966 154500 / 955 250025
Email : chilesherichard@hotmail.com.
ProfessionalExperience–April 2005 to date.
Manica Zambia Limited
Branch ControllerChingola-2013 to date.
BusinessdevelopmentfortheBranch.
Contemporary knowledgeon managementof thebonded warehouse.
Preparation of bonding and ex-bonding entries.
Clearing outstanding acquittalsin compliancewith customs.
Balancing of bondsand maintaining thecorresponding bond registers.
Preparing paymentsto Zambia RevenueAuthority aswellchasing up paymentsfromtheclient
on behalf of ZRA and the company.
Providing day to day managementof theBranch both on new businessand themaintaining the
currentclients.
Preparation of daily updatesreporton the performanceof theBranch both to managementand
the client.
Acting as liaison officerbetween the client and the bankson theimplementation of statutory
instrumentssuch asthe (IS55) as introduced by Governmentand implemented by Zambia
RevenueAuthority.
Preparation of theweekly revenueand the forecasted revenue forthemonth.
Currying outurgentassignmentsasdelegated by management.
Marketintelligence liaison officer between ourBusinessDevelopmentTeamand theprospective
clients.
Acting liaison officerbetween clients and transporterson theprevailing situation with the bonds
and systemssituationsin cases of delays.
Acting Branch Controller- January 2012 to January 2013
General administratorof theChingola and north western provinceregion and handlesship’s
urgency.
Ensurecompliancefor the company on customsmatters,someaspectof health and safetyissues
forthe Branch.
2. Team leaderfor all suppy chain management activitiesin thearea.
Monitoring all clearing activates atthe Branch both on exportsand finalclearances.
Managing theBranch CustomsBond and riskanalysis.
Team leaderon customsannualre-licensing processfortheBranch and overall helped the
company teamleaderto obtain thelicenses for the company.
Processing of ordersthrough ourCustomsBorderSystems(CBS) up to thefinalstageEDI to
customs.
Konkola CopperMineAccountController -January 2011 to January 2013.
Role and responsibilities
ProjectteamLeader, helped to set up mechanismsKonkola CopperMine(KCM) in Chingola.
Overall operationalresponsibility forroad logisticsat the minesand rail operations.
General administration fortheprojectand includesHuman Resources Managementand ensure
to adhereto thesafetyand health guidelinesof themines.
Helped to producetheprojectmanualon health and safety.
MajorAchievements.
Seamlessly takeoverall the Clearing projectwhich includespartof Transportation.
No delaysin dispatching theTruckand in turn reduced on the transittime.
No demurragerecorded asa result of fastprocessing of entries in customs.
CustomsClearing Supervisor-Manica NakondeFebruary 2010 to January 2011.
Overall operation of theclearing of entries both exports,RIBsand RITs.
Maintained theAcquittalregister.
Financialresponsibilityfor thebranch.
Financialaspect of invoicing,controlof the debtorsand branch revenuebudgeting.
Initiated and managed theK&Kcargo businesson the Zambia side,which included the Export
Trading Ltd, Maizeand fertilizer project.
Maintained bond allocated through acquittalof theRITs and RIBs fromand to other inland and
borderports.
MajorAchievements
Maintained thebond well with in turn resulted in embargo free.
Overtooktheclearing of Maize and fertilizer projectfor Export Trading Co Ltd.
Clearing Clerk- Manica Kasumbaleas-january 2008 to February 2010
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Framing of entries to be presented to customs.
3. Ensuring registration of entries is donein time to avoid delaysand demurragecharges fromthe
transporters.
Undertaking physicalinspection in liaison with CustomsAct.
Transmitting acquittalsvia the report246 or the customssystems.
Any otherduties asassigned by the Manager.
WarehouseAssistantManica Kitwe- Apirl2005 to January 2008.
Main Responsibilities
Overall maintenanceof securityaccessto the warehouseand systems.
Preparation of thegoodsreceived notesand goodsdispatch notes.
Preparation of thegoodsreceived and goodsdispatch notethrough oursystemStreamlinewhich
is Web based
Preparation of card bins.
Overall following fifeand refo for goodsreceived and going outof the warehouse.
Nashinga Construction
AssistantStoresController- November2000 to May 2005
Duties and Responsibilities
Monitoring thedaily usageof the raw materialsfromstores.
Receiving and issuing of variousmaterialsfromsuppliers.
Issuing of materialto variousdepartments.
Processing of goodsreceived voucher.
Preparing of requisitionsasper material flow.
Carrying outweekly and monthly stockauditsand reconciliation.
Registration of newsuppliers to the company.
Buying.
Acquired knowledgeon mining machinery sparepartsand usage.
Followup of clearance forboththe importsand exports.
Resigned fromthe company dueto thefact thatit wasa family company and Iwasn’tgrowing in
the business
MajorCareerAchievements.
Acquired knowledgein Warehousing ManagementSystem,generation of stocksreport,system
reportsand warehouseto warehousereporton a branch to branch base.
Contemporary knowledgeand skillsin Customsand BorderManagementSystem(CBS),initiation
of orders,reporting,allocation of ordersto availableclerks within the chain of the systemon a
borderto borderbaseor portsand escalation of ordersto EDI stagefor Customsprocessing.
4. Still studying theadvanced industrialbased clearing and forwarding with majorsin Tariff
Classification ,Incoterms,VDP(valueforduty purposes),Calculation of Taxes,Asucuda ,and theACT
underCap 322 (customsand exciseact)and warehousing (bonded warehousing.
Handson knowledgeon preparation of good receivenotes,preparation of delivery notesusing
the system(streamline)
Contemporary knowand skillsin stores managementin a largeconstruction firm.
Ability to preparehigh profile reportsforuse by differentstakeholderswho includes
management,auditorsand inspectorsrespectively.
Acquired knowledgein costing,storemanagement,auditproceduresand controls.
Handson experiencein a numberof computerapplication packageswhich includesMicrosoft
officeapplication.
Driving witha valid driver’slicense.
Educational/ProfessionalQualifications
Advanced Diploma in Clearing and forwarding with ABMA of theUK.
Certificate in StreamlineWarehouseSystem
Certification in PsychosocialCounseling UN and DHMTof Ndola.
Computerliterate in MSWord, Excel,Outlookand PowerPoint
Fluentin English,two Zambia Languagesand Swahiliboth DRCand Tanzania
Membership of professionalbodies.
ABMA.
Referees
Mr. David Chimfwembe
Manica Zambia Limited
Lusaka/Tanzania
MajorC.Chibamba
Nshanga Construction
Lusaka
Johan Lombaard
Managing Director
Manica Zambia.