STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT TEAM LEADER at KEMIN INDUSTRIES (2021-10 – Present)
- Negotiations: All contract negotiations, contract management, market research and monitoring.
- Cost savings: Inventory, expenses and consumables.
- Materials management: New suppliers, alternate manufacturers, RM grades, reformulations in conjunction with R&D.
- Inventory management – CCC and stock days, all Kemin BUs had to drop inventory and had to turn it faster. Dropped stock holding from R30mil to R12mil and continuing to supply production
- International and local procuring (Importing own raw material and know Incoterms)
- Budgeting: Quarterly and Yearly
- Sourcing
- Reporting: PPV, Savings, Cost avoidance
- Doing material planning for production weekly
- Buyer of all raw materials, bulk chemicals, and packaging for production
- SA Raw Chemical
- Protea Chemicals
- AECI
- Southern Oil
- Mandoval
PROCUREMENT MANAGER at SLO JO (2021-01 – 2021-09)
- Forecasting
- Placing of orders with suppliers both locally and internationally
- Doing landing and clearing of shipments
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER at POWDERMIX TECHNOLOGIES (2014-07 – 2021-01)
BUYER - Ordering in all raw materials and packaging for production from top traders and manufacturers
- Brenntag
- Lake
- Savannah
- Multifine
- Chempure
- Tranarc
- Crest
- Tongaat
- Kirsch
- United Foods
- Tabtainer
- T3
- PBMS
- Negotiating prices with suppliers, and the quality of products are always priority
- Doing RFP's to get best pricing in market from different traders
- Building relationships with suppliers, have most off my account managers on speed dial
- Implemented a strategy to import own materials to get better pricing through one of my closest suppliers directly from China, and can do Europe as well
- Sourcing of new raw materials and quality materials together with R&D team
- Making sure stock arrives in time for production planned for the week
- To make sure we do not have any stock outs
- Doing forecasts if received from clients, if not, working of history on reports from Power Bi
- Keeping stock levels lean to keep total inventory cost low, unless high demand, low value ingredient
- Managing transfers between storage warehouse and production warehouse which is two different plants
- Managing of our 4 storage warehouses in Pomona together with 2 supervisors under me and 13 other staff members
- Manage the receiving of packaging and raw materials, making sure batch numbers match COA and then gets QC'd before releasing for production
- Inventory controlling, cycle counts and managing yearly stock takes
- Doing production planning to make sure the factory is running daily
- Doing planning for more than 63 clients which include the following big names:
- USN
- Biogen
- NPL
- Slender Wonder
- Evox
- Integrating MRP with Production Planning to make sure I do not put anything in production that would delay production
- Managing two trucks daily for deliveries of client's orders
- Doing delivery planning for more than 63 clients which includes deliveries to the following
- Imperial
- Dischem DC Midrand
- Laser
- 1 x dispatch clerk
- 2 x inventory controllers
- 1 x production assistant
- 7 x factory workers
GLG Operations-Golf operations at SERENGETI GOLF AND WILDLIFE ESTATE (2014-04 – 2014-06)
- Outside Operations Supervisor
Multiple Roles at KESTREL INSURANCE BROKERS (2012-02 – 2013-02)
- Did marketing for a product we have called In4Sport (Medical Product for sportsman).
- Did Short term insurance for 6 months
- Did a short course in Life Insurance.
- Obtained Regulatory Exam level 1.
- Promoted to Junior Sales Manager; worked in the Florida office, interviewing new representatives, opening new markets, setting up sales plan.
- Did companies commission for a month.
- Worked in Client Service Centre as an administrator
Professional Rugby Player at FALCONS RUGBY UNION (2010-12 – 2011-11)
- Employed to play in major competitions such as Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup.
PERSONNEL OFFICER GRII at SUNNYSIDE SAPS (2009-02 – 2010-12)
- Worked in HR department, doing Job descriptions, incentives, Promotions, Employment Equity report, Discipline, Grievances
