Production and Maintenance Supervisor / Buyer at Eurogerm South Africa (2020-08 – Present)
- Placing orders with suppliers and securing the best prices and terms.
- Expediting orders to ensure delivery on scheduled call-off dates.
- Monitoring pricing and quantities to ensure compliance with purchase orders.
- Ensuring store personnel follow company procedures for goods receipt and storage.
- Negotiating with suppliers to optimize cost, quality, and order quantities.
- Maintaining comprehensive knowledge of supply chain operations and company business processes.
- Monitoring timely delivery of goods using Just-In-Time (JIT) and First-In-First-Out (FIFO) systems.
- Maintaining effective communication with suppliers to resolve issues and improve service.
- Overseeing Key Performance Areas (KPA) including HACCP compliance, PPE usage, and workplace safety protocols for all employees entering the factory.
Senior Supply Chain Buyer / Stores at Profibre Products (2016-04 – 2019-12)
- Placing orders with suppliers and securing the best prices and terms.
- Expediting orders to ensure delivery on scheduled call-off dates.
- Monitoring pricing and quantities to ensure compliance with purchase orders.
- Ensuring store personnel follow company procedures for goods receipt and storage.
- Negotiating with suppliers to optimize cost, quality, and order quantities.
- Maintaining comprehensive knowledge of supply chain operations and company business processes.
- Monitoring timely delivery of goods using Just-In-Time (JIT) and First-In-First-Out (FIFO) systems.
- Maintaining effective communication with suppliers to resolve issues and improve service.
- Overseeing Key Performance Areas (KPA) including HACCP compliance, PPE usage, and workplace safety protocols for all employees entering the factory.
Procurement Officer / Stores at RJ Networkers (PTY)LTD (2015-01 – 2016-03)
RJ Networkers are a team of professionals in financial administration and marketing and communications. They provide support to various business entities and subsidiaries seeking financial and logistical services.
- Preparation of paperwork for finance and related department heads
- Researching suppliers and updating databases
- Procuring for various departments
- Updating preferred supplier lists
- Assisting with audit samples
- Client relationship building and client portfolio management
- Training in buying methods for new staff and support
- Inventory management
- GRV processing and matching of orders
- Sourcing of new suppliers
- RFQ with suppliers based on MOQ & pricing & negotiations
- Tenders are required from suppliers with regards to O.E.
Import Expeditor – MRP Controller at Defy Appliances (2014-07 – 2014-12)
- Expediting orders and following up with suppliers on delivery dates
- Obtaining quotes and lead times and calculating indirect costs
- Co-ordinating the MRP system, inventory management and engineering management
- GRV processing and system stock management
- Matching GRV's with orders on the system and processing for payment
- Run your weekly/monthly MRP on SAP to submit forecast to your suppliers
- Get tenders from various suppliers for the best pricing & delivery time
- Always follow on all open orders & call on suppliers for past due dates
- RFQ requested from suppliers for better pricing on MOQ
- Tenders are required from suppliers with regards to O.E.
Buyer / Expeditor / Stores Supervisor at Jasco Expeditor (2013-04 – 2014-02)
- Planning local and overseas orders
- Expediting orders and following up with suppliers on delivery dates
- Tracking orders and ensuring that they are on schedule on delivery dates
- Planning and calculating how much material and how many components will be needed for production. Run MRP to place new orders for production
- Handling queries & process invoices to accounts dept. for payments
- Sourcing of new suppliers for better negotiating pricing & quality
- Tracking imported goods with freight companies & expediting orders
Buyer at Jasco Expeditor (2013-04 – 2013-05)
- Local buying
- Negotiating with suppliers
- Obtaining quotes and lead times and calculating indirect costs
- Buying components needed for production, spares for maintenance and raw materials
- Stock control – get tenders from various suppliers to maintain better pricing
- Manage expediters
- Training new buyers and stores employees
- RFQ from suppliers based on MOQ on pricing. & Qty.
- Tenders are required from suppliers with regards to O.E.
Stores Coordinator / Stores Supervisor at Unilever (2010-10 – 2013-04)
- Responsible for procurement of all engineering stock and consumable items, manufacturing and project requirements essential to the engineering and production mechanism of the plant
- Responsible for the disposal of all scrap - cardboard, paper and waste
- Ensure that purchasing policies are adhered to and the stipulated objectives achieved
- Recommending advantageous order quantities and the negotiation of favorable settlement terms and discounts
- Contract purchasing and formulation and compilation of purchase agreements relating to indents - import orders
- Co-ordinating the SAP system, inventory management and engineering management
- Conducting price analysis and informing plant engineers on the availability of resources
- Monitoring store inspection activities
- Liaising with engineering, production and technical on sampling and rejection of parameters and ensuring that instances of poor quality are services are vigorously followed by suppliers
- Encouraging co-operation between material supply
