Krishen Naidoo

Efficient Project Coordinator holding a CAPM and Purchasing and Supply Chain Managing qualification with 15 years’ experience. Highly organized and skilled in effective communication and supplier negotiations seeking to make life easier at Alstom Group by slashing costs of all Projects through researching vendor pricing and suggesting high-quality alternatives.

Project and Warranty Coordinator, Johannesburg:

January ‘2017- December ‘2022,

• Manufacturing and Supply of 240 Dual (Diesel and 25kv AC) Locomotives

Project Co-ordination

• Manage Internal and External Stakeholders.
• Oversee the coordination and monitoring of project schedules, resources,

equipment and information

• Prepare Excel spreadsheets, reports, and Power Point for meeting between cross functional team members
• Liaise with the Program Manager to identify and define project requirements,

scope and objectives

• Updated the project schedule to include approved changes and ensured the accurate input of monthly updates to the risks and issues database
• Monitor and report on key project milestones, mitigation actions on risks and issues, provide status updates and highlight reports
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers to acquire an in-depth understanding of all required tasks related to in field reworks.

Warranty, Repairs, Maintenance Planning

• Order processing of repairs and returned goods
• Ensuring material availability for warranty and repairs
• Plan work load/capacity for repair work together with the head of manufacturing
• Prepare customs and duties documentation for repairs that need to be done in Europe
• Close cooperation with operations, testing, quality, engineering and Project Management
• Close cooperation with logistics center and the PI team

Change Management

• Supporting of PPC Methods on change management meetings
• Supporting Operations and Methods by coordinating CR (Change Requests)

implementation at the customer site

• Preparation of CR implementation status weekly report
• Quality, Performance Management Support and Feedback
• Gather NCR'S (Non-conforming reports) input onto SAP system and monitor finalization
• Continuous improvement of repair process in terms of cost, quality and time
• People and Management
• Responsible for the management of the customer service budget.
• Responsible for the management of the warranty repairers/technicians/testers
• Development and support team members
• I am the single point of contact for warranty, change management and retrofit topics with the customer

Other Tasks

• Management of PPC sales orders on SAP
• Creation of Variation Orders to LOC for NCC caused by design changes.

International Gaming Technology South Africa

• Parts and Conversions Buyer, CSR II (May’2012- Dec’2016)
• Purchasing of stock used for building a Slot Machine from National and International Suppliers.
• Managing Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders on SAP until Delivery stage
• Contact vendors and/or claims adjustment departments in order to resolve problems with shipments, or contact service depots to arrange for repairs.
• Estimate freight or postal rates and record shipment costs and weights.
• Determine method of shipment and prepare bills of lading, invoices, and other shipping documents.
• Keep records of all goods shipped, received, and stored. Check import and export documentation to determine cargo contents, and classify goods into different fee or tariff groups, using a tariff coding system.
• Run stock reports to check for product availability. Generate all related paperwork and necessary information required for customer work orders, check all orders for special requests and post inventory records.
• Coordinate special, last minute shipping requests with the Transportation and Operations Departments, expediting any order as necessary.
• Trace orders as required and notify customers of any activity concerning their order.
• Ensure proper invoicing of accounts by verifying computer-generated invoices.
• Maintain damage records and back order logs.
• Handle returned merchandise in an efficient manner and ensure proper credit is given to the customer.
• Negotiating with vendors for material procurement while coordinating with higher authorities of the company, ensuring company compliance and procedures are met.
• Maintaining records by working on SAP R3, relating to materials management, by supplier and by departmental purchase orders and goods requisitions and the stock take reports.

Sun-coast Casino and Entertainment World

Slots Technical Stores Controller Department Aug’2007- May’2010,

Buyer Slots Technical Department June’2010 – Apr’2012,

• Cut material costs by 22% through sourcing better deals and negotiating contracts
• Forecasting likely levels of demand for services, products and/ or component part to be used in Technical department
• Preparing and approving specifications.
• Prepares complex for bid and request vendors for bid quotations, analyze bids received, issues purchase orders, prepares and monitors contracts, outlining performance standards, tolerance, warranties and maintenance requirement.
• Work closely with Technical department and become more acquainted with their specific needs
• Roster and Stores Controller allocation as per agreed shifts.
• Purchasing of Electronic Components from National and International Suppliers.
• Provide ongoing support/inspections where appropriate.
• Contract and supplier relationships
• Contract reviews on a regular basis
• Make recommendations on any non-conformance of any preferred suppliers
• Assures timely distribution of materials or requested products to support each business units within.

Sun-coast Casino and Entertainment World

8 month working experience within the F&B Department

• Assisted F&B Procurement Manager to check food and beverage supplies and assisted in placing orders when needed.
• Ensuring that Health, Safety and Hygiene standards are met on site and with suppliers.
• Assisted the Inventory Controller with stock reports, receiving and Inventory control while maintaining the FIFO Principle, reporting back to the Procurement Manager.

South African Container Depot

• Tally Clerk – Feb’2005- June’2006
• Working closely with Customs Officials for Counterfeit Goods and Raw Materials.
• Supervising the Packing and Removing of Exotic Motor Vehicles
• Supervising of Drivers for Removal of Cargo
• Unpacking / packing of import / export cargoes
• Customs unpack / repack
• Cargo storage and inventory control
• Bonded warehousing
• Customs stops and tailboard inspections
• Plant inspections / State Vet Inspections
• Heavy and out of gauge cargo handling
• Recording of weights, measurements and dimensions of Cargo
• Calculate storage, damage, shipping and receiving.

PM Ideas 2011-2014

• Certified Associated in Project Management (CAPM)

PM Ideas 2021

• Safe Scrum Master Preparation Course

UNISA Centre for Business Management 2012

• Certified in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (NQF6)

The Human Resource Practice 2018

• National Certificate : Management (NQF3)