Peace Mireku

Peace is an organized and dependable candidate who is successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. She is willing to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Peace is a hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure an entry-level Internship position. Ready to help the team achieve organizational goals.

• I.T Skills: MS Office, Intermediate skills in SPSS
• Driving: Full SADC (Malawi) driving license held

• Uganda
• South Africa
• Malawi

• Imani Consultants Ltd, Malawi, Administration Manager, 03/2014 - 12/2015, Management of Administration Functions, Facilities management, including utility operation and maintenance, Transport management, including company owned vehicle, Business Development Initiatives, Sourcing viable tenders for the office, Proposal writing and preparation, Support Staff Management, Intern management, Associate consultant’s management, Management Support to Consulting Projects, Project tracking and monitoring of office projects
• Maersk Malawi Limited, Malawi, Exports Customer Service Agent, 06/2011 - 02/2014, Contributed to profit Margin growth from existing customers, Drove a simplification mindset for the export processes, Offered customer services through ease of business, and reliability, Was responsible for Export Documentation, Ensured collection of outstanding freight
• Maersk Malawi Limited, Malawi, Imports Customer Service Agent, 10/2010 - 06/2011, Collected all import documents from import customers prior vessel arrival at port of discharge, Ensured clients were regularly updated with status updates of shipments until delivery, Liaised with the business controller to return equipment to the required port or depot within the free time allocated by the shipping line, Prepared quotations for Inland Haulage service, Ensured proper invoicing and receipting procedures, Maintained vessel files with all required documentation
• Safmarine Pty Ltd, South Africa, Equipment Maintenance and Repair Controller, 10/2008 - 10/2009, Ensured that Spare Parts under warranty were returned to Manufacturers from depots., Managed Container transport Seals & distribution within the accountable geographical scope of the South African Cluster., Built up a strong working relationship with EMR Management, and key internal and external customers and suppliers., Managed 3rd Party damage claims administration & co-ordination, General administration of Equipment, maintenance & repairs department.
• Safmarine Pty Ltd, South Africa, Intermodal Procurement Officer, 11/2007 - 09/2008, Sourced general Transport rates., Was responsible for Land Transportation Market Intelligence and Analysis., Gathered Information and kept inventory of industry standards., Initiated the RFQ/RFS (Request for Quotation) Tender processes following the Container Business needs and A.P Moller Maersk Global Standards., Offered value proposition to suppliers and negotiated purchasing of transportation services., Managed transportation contracts and Service Level Agreements., Selected vendors living the A.P Moller Maersk values and respecting Business ethics., Maintained a contract catalogue including rate offers, Vendor profiles and Service Level Agreements (SLA)., Initiated and delivered projects for Land Transportation and Intermodal operations.
• Maersk Uganda Limited Uganda, Import Logistics Assistant, 11/2006 - 10/2007, Managed the Inland Haulage transit time from discharge Mombasa Port to Kampala including port clearance., Ensured accurate daily container status reports are compiled and provided to Customers., Handled all import customer complaints., Liaised with colleagues in Mombasa Port, Malaba and Jinja Inland Container Depot for the smooth operation, port and boarder clearance of containers., Handled local delivery and customs clearance for A1 clients.
• Maersk Uganda Limited Uganda, Tele sales Personnel, 04/2006 - 10/2006, Increased export and import volumes through sales calls to potential and existing customers., Ensured all service contracts are valid and up to date., Eased the vessel capacity planning process in Mombasa port by updating export cargo booking lists., Sent sales leads to origin offices and followed up on sales leads from origin offices to ensure cargo is booked., Improved customer care by proactively advising customers on the status of their shipments.
• Maersk Uganda Limited Uganda, Freight Cashier, 07/2005 - 03/2006, Managed outstanding freight and local debtors to minimize write off of bad debts., Reconciled banked amounts against daily cash collections., Reported outstanding freight movements to the Finance Manager., Managed unapplied or on account amounts to ensure outstanding freight amounts were accurate.

• Date of Birth: 12/18/83
• Nationality: Ugandan with Malawian Permanent Residency

• Dr Claude Martin jr, AO Alliance, Managing Director, Clavadelerstrasse 8, Davos, 7270, cmartin@ao-alliance.org
• John McGrath, Imani Consultants, Manager & Partner, John@imanidevelopment.com
• Henry Chete, Premier Freight Solutions, General manager, lightbulbconsult@gmail.com