Buyer / Stores Supervisor at Venwood & baker electrical (2024-01 – Present)
- Identify and evaluate suppliers
- Negotiate prices, terms, and delivery schedules
- Maintain strong relationships with vendors
- Place orders based on stock needs and demand forecasts
- Ensure timely procurement of quality goods
- Compare prices and products to get best value
- Monitor stock levels and reorder when necessary
- Avoid overstocking or stock shortages while working within budgets
- Track expenses and seek cost-saving opportunities
- Ensure purchased goods meet required standards
- Handle returns or complaints with suppliers
- Oversee receiving, storage, and display of goods
- Conduct regular stock counts
- Prevent losses (theft, damage, wastage)
- Train, schedule, and supervise employees
- Delegate tasks and monitor performance
- Handle staff issues and provide feedback
Data Capturer at Venwood & baker electrical (2022-01 – 2024-01)
- Enter data from various sources (e.g., forms, surveys, documents) into computer systems or databases
- Ensure accuracy and completeness during the data input process
- Check entered data for errors or inconsistencies
- Verify data accuracy with original documents or through cross-checks
- Organize and file data records (both physical and digital)
- Update and maintain databases regularly
- Handle sensitive or confidential information with care
- Follow company policies for data privacy and protection
- Generate simple reports or summaries from collected data
- Support data analysis or management teams with clean and organized data
- Work with supervisors or other departments to clarify unclear data
- Assist with data collection from external sources when required
- Operate office equipment such as scanners, computers, and data entry software
- Use spreadsheets, CRM systems, or custom platforms for data capture
Data Collector Supervisor at Statistic South Africa (2022-02 – 2022-04)
- Manage logistics and supplies for the data collection
- Manage the time and effort of the data collection
- Prepare micro plans for the data collection and effectively manage the movement of data collectors
- Attend escalations, overriding and queries on field
- Make sure that quality data is collected by each data collectors
- Perform other activities related to the data collection
Admin Clerk at Fruti Bevs (2021-06 – 2022-01)
- Answering customer questions, providing information, taking and processing orders and addressing complaints
- Answering phone calls and calling customers and vendors to follow up on appointments and deliveries
- Compiling, maintaining and updating company records
- Managing office inventory and working with vendors to ensure the regular supply of office materials
- Setting up appointments, scheduling meetings, distributing reports and managing the correspondence between the office and external bodies
- Compiling and maintaining records of office business transactions
- Operating office equipment including printers, copiers, fax machines
