Stores Controller - Tharisa Minerals
(2023-11)
- Required to work flexi hours, shifts, and attend to breakdown call outs as per operational requirements.
- Understand the interaction between the stores and customers
- Realizes the importance of good customer service to the production unit and behave accordingly
- Receives documents, investigates and responds to customer queries
- Adhere to performance standards
- Ensures effective and accurate issuing of material from stock, including picking, packing and notifications to customers
- Applies correct procedures for issuing of emergency and after hours orders
- Undertake good housekeeping practices
- Minimize stock losses through proper materials handling
- Adhere to operating procedures to achieve efficiency under the guidance of the Supervisor
- These would include scheduling, receiving, storage, issuing, and materials handling processes
- Verifies quality, condition and correctness of all material received and dispatched
- Perform monthly cycle, mid-year and year end stock counts to ensure that system records and stock on hand are congruent at all times
- Ensures accurate data input into the X3 system
- Safe keeping of quality and quantity of material
- Check received purchased material
- Issuing of material only if proper administrative standards is followed
- Operating of appointed machinery and equipment
- Maintain high level of stock integrity
- Maintain high level of housekeeping and bin allocations
- Maintain high level of security
Parts Storeman - Bell Equipment
(2018-01 - 2023-10)
- Receiving local, Branch and overseas parts orders, match GRN's against quantities received and purchase orders and bin parts in the correct locations
- Issue parts to technicians and counter sales
- Write out stock transfers and dispatch parts to customers and Branches accurately and on time
- Receive documents from Branches and distribute to the relevant departments
- To issue and process the returns of both service exchange and service tools
- Ensure that the stores housekeeping is always up to company standards
- To ensure that the stores security and safety standards as published by the Company from time to time are followed without exception
- To consistently work to achieve Parts KPI's
- Work closely with other key personnel internally to develop and achieve company budget, performance and strategic objectives
- To be part of good people management ensuring that you have a formal balanced scorecard and that the required performance reviews are conducted twice a year
- To follow health and safety, environmental and company standards and policies
- To follow the company code of conduct and policies
Stores Supervisor / Buyer - RCL Foods
(2016-01 - 2018-12)
Supervisor and Buyer role with responsibilities spanning procurement, supplier management, and inventory oversight.
- Ensure parts are issued and received timeously
- Process purchase orders and monitor their status, ensuring accurate documentation and alignment with budgetary constraints.
- Generate and process purchase orders for required goods and services
- Expediate, Monitor and track order status to ensure timely execution of on-time delivery in full (OTDF).
- Manage and execute procurement processes at the mining site, including raising purchase requisitions, obtaining quotes, and issuing purchase orders
- Make sure the stores run smoothly and effectively
- Maintenance of inventory records, new stock codes, material master updates
- Receiving, inspecting, and storing of supplies disbursed on orders and material transfers
- Ensure correct signatures on all documents
- Manage and control monthly and quarterly stock counts
- Complete GRA's & capture returns and repairs on DMS
- Daily check on stock, binned neatly and correctly
- Ensure conformity with SHEQ procedures
- RCL Foods' ethical standards and requirements are always adhered to
- Report and escalate any areas of non-compliance
- Accurate information and data management
- Must be an effective team player
- Self-motivated. Take accountability for tasks and activities
- Self-management in terms of planning and prioritizing tasks
- Quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained
- Risk management if deadlines are not met
- Support and drive the business core values
- Manage your team, training, and conflict management
- Mange Client expectations and communicate feedback appropriately
- Demonstrate willingness to help others and "go the extra mile "to meet team targets and objectives
- Utilize champions training and development programs available to upskill the team
- Maintain a basic appreciation and awareness of employee relationships
- Ensure corrective action is taken where required in line with relevant legislation and company policy
- Must be able to perform Ad hoc duties which include filing, clean desk policy and any other requirements needed
- Identify and evaluate potential suppliers, establish, and maintain supplier relationships, and implement effective sourcing strategies to ensure a stable supply of materials, equipment, and services
- Collaborate closely with suppliers to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of goods and services while maintaining high quality standards
- Conduct regular supplier performance evaluations and implement improvement plans as necessary. Identify, evaluate, and manage suppliers, ensuring their compliance with quality, safety, and ethical standards
- Lead negotiations with suppliers to achieve favourable terms, including pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and contractual agreements. Ensure contracts and agreements are aligned with company policies and legal requirements
- Ensure procurement activities adhere to ethical and compliance standards, company policy and procedures including the MPRDA, Mining Charter 2018 and BEE (Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment) and all Law requirements in South Africa
- Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand procurement needs, forecast demand, and develop procurement plans that support the company's operational goals.
- Lead the procurement process for various categories of goods and services required for mining operations
- Develop and execute procurement strategies to optimize cost, quality, and delivery performance
- Work with the Supply Chain Administrator, to prepare and issue requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for quotations (RFQs), and invitations to tender (ITTs)
- Evaluate supplier proposals, analyse bids, and recommend the selection of suppliers based on established criteria
- Stay updated on industry trends, market conditions, and new technologies to identify opportunities for cost savings, process improvements, and innovation within the procurement function
- Negotiate pricing, terms, and contracts with suppliers to achieve optimal pricing and favourable conditions
- Implement cost-effective procurement strategies while maintaining quality standards
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including operations, finance, and legal departments, to ensure alignment on procurement strategies and objectives
Receiving clerk and Receipting clerk - RCL Foods
(2012-01 - 2016-12)
- Receipting of non-stock items, service items and finished products for resale in a compliant and timely manner
- Ensure compliance with established procedures and company standards including levels of authority
- Ensure that a high level of housekeeping is maintained
- Verify that a Purchase Order (PO) exists for the delivery being received. Stock can only be receipted against an ERP system PO
- Where services have been received: The service invoice and job card (if applicable) must be signed by the End User / or Cost Centre Owner as evidence of the service having been performed
- The invoice and applicable job card must be submitted to the Operational Procurement for receipting
- Capture the receipt on the ERP system
- Where original service invoices are received; original invoices must be submitted to the Creditors Department for payment after goods receipt capture has been completed
- Once the receipt of the goods has been captured, the Receipting Clerk must write the Goods Receipt number onto the delivery note and file it
- Resolve all queries related to PO and receipt matching
- All delivery documents from the supplier must be filed
Storeman - Rainbow Farms Pty Ltd
(2008-01 - 2012-12)
- Receiving and dispatching of stock
- Dealing with GRN's, SRN', RCN's and PO's
- Inventory control - Picking and Packing
- Annual and weekly stock take
- Accurately records all items being received into stores and performs stock takes
- Assist with maintaining stock levels
- Ensure clean and tidy stores
- Ensure proper and well organised stock keeping
- Ensure accurate issuing and receiving of stock
- Ensure that correct details and specifications of goods required are forwarded to procurement division
- Ensure incoming inspections of goods are done properly
- Return faulty and rejected goods to supplier with documentation and maintain records
- Stock takes every month
- Provide necessary information on stock levels, stock movement and stock valuation
Tele Clerk and scale Operator - Rainbow Farms Pty Ltd
(2004-01 - 2008-12)
- Directing calls to appropriate departments
- Providing information to callers
- Managing a multi-line telephone system
- Weighing trucks entering and exiting the facility to accurately calculate the load carried, ensuring compliance with legal weight limits
- Recording weight data and transaction details in the computer system for billing and tracking purposes
- Inspecting vehicles for safety and compliance with regulations before allowing them onto the scale
- Coordinating with truck drivers to provide instructions on positioning vehicles for accurate weight measurement
- Performing routine maintenance and calibration checks on the scale
- Issuing weight tickets to drivers as proof of compliance with weight regulations
- Resolving discrepancies related to weight measurements
- Managing the queue of waiting vehicles to ensure efficient flow in and out of the scale area
