Leigh Johnstone

Experience

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  Ghost Ltd

  May 2005 - Dec 2007

  Production Coordinator

  Responsibilities - Manage all European suppliers and production factories - Produce production plans, a critical path for the business and ensure targets are met.- Place orders with suppliers ensuring specific material allocations are realised- Manage Production costs, negotiate pricing and maximise margins- Manage supply chain and production assistant- Manage Damages and Losses- Provide weekly updates to Managing Director and Head Designer on production progress- Provide rolling monthly, quarterly and annual raw material and stock evaluations for the Finance Director Show less

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  Morgan Retail

  May 2005 - Jun 2006

  Supply Chain Assistant

  Responsibilities - Liaise with Buyers and place all global orders- Producing daily and weekly reports used for obtaining delivery prognoses, detecting late stock, delivery dates and lead-time information. - Analysing information systems to provide delivery forecasts, average lead-times, and statistics needed on an ad-hoc basis- Managing processes involving late and over deliveries- Management of supplier payables- Negotiating and arranging cancellations, returns & price discounts with suppliers.- Supporting the buying team in pricing new styles- Supporting line management in all areas relating to supply and production Show less

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  University of KwaZulu-Natal

  Jan 2008 - Dec 2010

  Research Assistant

  Research Areas: Succession Planning Gender and Health HIV/AIDS Employee Engagement Diversity and InclusionResponsibilities - Conducting all literature searches and primary research - Qualitative interviewing (with support/advice from senior staff)- Qualitative Data Analysis (Thematic Analysis)- Quantitative Data Analysis (in Excel and SPSS) - Writing up of draft research reports- Edit reports for publication

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  PeopleSmart consulting cc

  Jun 2008 - Mar 2013

  Organisational Development Co-ordinator

  Main Projects I am involved in - HR Policy Review & Development- Organisational Risk and Mitigation Strategies- Restructuring Initiatives- HR Strategic Planning - Talent Development- Employee Relations (mediation)- Organisational Culture Transformation- Team Building workshops- HIV/AIDS Wellness Education programs- Shop Steward Workshops- Diversity & Inclusion Strategy- Manual Development

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  Peoplesmart consulting

  Apr 2012 - Apr 2013

  Intern Industrial Psychologist
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  PeopleSmart Consulting

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2016

  Industrial Psychologist

  Organisational Development; Leadership Development; Employee Engagement; Change Management; Psychometric Assessment; Women in Mining; Learning and Development; Team Building; Strategic Planning; People Development;

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  Independent Consultant

  Apr 2016 - now

  Organisational Psychologist

  Key Interests:Research and DevelopmentOrganisational DevelopmentLearning and Development (Leadership Development Workshops)Change ManagementPsychometric AssessmentsCoachingOrganisational Surveys

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  University of KwaZulu-Natal

  Jan 2017 - now

  I work part-time for the University of KwaZulu-Natal as a Senior Tutor. This involves supervising psychology Honours students and lecturing a few courses at undergraduate level.

  • Lecturer

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Senior Tutor (Industrial Psychology)

    Jan 2017 - now