Richard Simon

I am a committed person and motivated to give 100% service to my employer. I am a fast learner and a team player. Being pro-active & organized is one of my many strong points. I am a strong planner and problem solver who works independently and exceed expectations. I can juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines without compromising quality.

Warehouse Shift Leader at Sovereign Foods (2022-04 – Present)

Manage warehouse shift including (4 forklift drivers, 2 reach drivers, 3 cleaners, 1 stock controller, QC clerk and battery bay operator)

• Managing employees' working hours and minimizing overtime
• Ensuring targets are met
• Ensuring that housekeeping principles are complied with
• Maximizing truck utilization
• Engaging with other departments to ensure smooth operations
• Issuing discipline where necessary
• Invoicing and completing paperwork for every load
• Minimizing costs internally
• Minimizing waste of stock
• Leading a team with values and respect
• Controlled warehouse order selection, packaging, and truck loading
• Resolved issues involving dispatched products to maintain high level of customer service
• Supervised and trained warehouse team to uphold safety and compliance with regulations
• Coordinated smooth distribution and allocation of inventory to meet distribution demands
• Stand in for Management when on leave and away

Warehouse Team Leader at CCBSA (2019-08 – 2021-06)

Manage warehouse team for Perseverance site (forklifts, pickers, clerks, admin)

• Managing employees' working hours and minimizing overtime
• Controlled warehouse order selection, packaging and truck loading
• Evaluated crew member performance with reviews, corrective actions and merit awards
• Maintained strict standards by verifying and correcting truck loading
• Rotation of stock
• Engaging with other departments to ensure smooth operations
• Moved loads quickly with safe and smooth operation of forklifts and other equipment
• Issuing discipline where necessary
• Arranging transport for employees
• Minimizing costs internally
• Minimizing waste of stock
• Leading a team with values and respect
• Supported management by handling labor scheduling and tracking, as well as documenting production costs and monitoring cycles
• Optimized shipments and inventory control with skilled use of SAP
• Maximized safety by identifying and eliminating hazards and unsafe behaviors
• Ran staff meetings to inform crew members of production schedules or procedure changes
• Optimized warehouse space to maintained organized inventory

Warehouse Clerk: Stock at CHEP (CCBSA) (2018-02 – 2019-07)

Manage pallets at Lakeside and Perseverance Depots

• Creating invoice PO's and minimizing costs on CHEP hire
• Arrange with distribution returns of pallets to CHEP
• Manage all transactions on portfolio plus and my CHEP
• Running stock counts
• Liaising with Site control around stock movements, stock issue and dates
• TPM
• OOS management
• SD and PD Recon
• Counting stock with HHT scanners and recounts
• Various reports on CHEP in trade and CHEP balances
• Managing CHEP invoices and GRN'ing

Warehouse Administrator at CCFortune (2017-07 – 2018-02)

Manage pallets at Lakeside and Perseverance Depots

• Creating invoice PO's and minimizing costs on CHEP hire
• Arrange with distribution returns of pallets to CHEP
• Manage all transactions on portfolio plus and my CHEP
• Running stock counts
• Liaising with Site control around stock movements, stock issue and dates
• TPM
• OOS management
• SD and PD Recon
• Counting stock with HHT scanners and recounts
• Various reports on CHEP in trade and CHEP balances
• Managing CHEP invoices and GRN'ing

Primary Distribution Team Leader at CCFortune (2016-05 – 2017-06)

• Preparation and submission of weekly, monthly Logistic reports / statistics
• Creating of Purchase Orders and STO's and following up on open PO's
• Executing load plans which include allocating of own hauler drivers & trucks, sourcing outside contractors, creating of purchase orders
• Follow-up 0n delayed loads and lead times
• Liaising with vendors and accounts payable to reduce queried invoices
• Manage fleet Services and Execute (Coastal)
• Manage 29 Permanent drivers
• Monitor drivers for over speeding and Discipline accordingly
• Various Budget Reports on SAP
• Inter Depot Stock Movement (Country Wide)
• Monitor loading of Trucks to Various Destinations
• Planning Weekend work, organizing and executing, when necessary

Logistics Controller at CCFortune (2009-12 – 2016-04)

• Prepare and submit weekly, monthly Logistic reports / statistics
• Creating of Purchase Orders and STO's and following up on open PO's
• Executing load plans which include allocating of own hauler drivers & trucks, sourcing outside contractors, creating of purchase orders
• Follow-up 0n delayed loads and lead times
• Liaising with vendors and accounts payable to reduce queried invoices
• Manage fleet Services and Execute (Country Wide)
• Monitor drivers for over speeding and Discipline accordingly
• Various Budget Reports on SAP
• Inter Depot Stock Movement (Country Wide)
• Monitor loading of Trucks to Various Destinations
• Planning Weekend work, organizing and executing, when necessary

Grade 12 – Bethelsdorp Secondary School (2005) Financial Accounting – Varsity College (2008 – 2008) Pastel Accounting – Varsity College (2008 – 2008) Currently studying Degree in Transport and Logistics – Unisa (2nd year complete)