Almine Kalaritis

Detail-oriented supply chain and procurement professional with extensive experience in stock control, purchasing, forecasting, MRP planning, supplier coordination, and reporting. I am highly data-driven, learn new systems quickly, and use accurate analysis to support sound buying decisions, inventory optimisation, and operational efficiency.

Site Purchaser / Stock Controller / Supervisor at Beckers Industrial Coatings (Pty) Ltd (2003-01 – Present)

• Manage local and international procurement across suppliers in Europe, India, China, and South Africa, ensuring continuity of supply and effective follow-up with freight forwarders.
• Drive stock control and purchasing decisions using MRP planning, forecasting, DOI targets, OTD requirements, and daily inventory analysis.
• Work closely with Procurement and Supply Chain Managers to support KPI performance, raw material availability, packaging planning, and cost-effective buying.
• Prepare and analyse quarterly reports including T100, savings, inter-company purchases, VOC, volumes produced, goods in transit, purchases, and journals.
• Maintain supplier relationships, support contract agreement administration, and manage consignment raw material control with strong attention to accuracy and detail.
• Monitor batch costing, stock ageing, provisions, and daily stock movements to identify issues early and improve inventory health.
• Create and maintain standard operating procedures to streamline processes, improve consistency, and support operational efficiency.
• Act as a fast learner and systems champion, adapting quickly to new tools and processes while supporting colleagues with practical guidance and problem-solving.
• Contribute to safety and sustainability initiatives, including ongoing safety observations, behavioural reporting, and green target support.

Store Auditor at Edgars Vaal (1998-01 – 2001-12)

• Auditing, stock control, goods receiving, fraud and dispute handling, training, and visual merchandising support across five stores.

Assistant Manager at Save Inn Spar (1994-01 – 1998-12)

• Managed bookkeeping, wages, promotions, and pricing support.

Telesales at Made Mageu (1991-01 – 1993-12)

• Supported telesales administration and route planning.

Matric, N4, Commercial Art (1989-01 – 2000-12)

Communications, Typing, Computer Basics, Office Practice, Accounting 1, Business Methods, Introduction to Law, Principles of Supervision, Business English, Performance Management, Industrial Relations, Credit Policy Excellence, and Instructor Training – Edcon Training (1989-01 – 2000-12)

Senior Bookkeeping to Financial Statements (2005-01 – 2006-12)

Fundamentals of Pastel Accounting 7 (2005-01 – 2006-12)

Basic Bookkeeping (2005-01 – 2006-12)

Excel Intermediate; Word Pro Intermediate; SAPMA I, II and IV; Bookkeeping Payroll; Statutory Returns and Reconciliation; Financial Statements; Pastel Sage (2005-01 – 2006-12)

Production and Operations Management, Budgeting, Costing and Decision-Making, Fundamentals of Inventory Management, Supervision, Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Stores and Stock Control, and Cost Data & Budgeting (2010-01 – 2011-12)

Interior Design studies in Design principles, floor plans, furniture layout, lighting, colour, fabrics, window treatments, business, and presentations (2012-01 – 2013-12)

Microsoft 365, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Compuchem, and Pastel (2013-01)