Experience

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  Rocky 3

  Nov 2008 - Jan 2009

  Part-time manager and sales person

  Managed the business, performed stock-take, dealt with suppliers and customers.

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  Kingsley heath

  Dec 2010 - Mar 2011

  Managing and sales person

  Sales representative and assisted with running the store on a daily basis during University holidays, part-time.

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  University of the witwatersrand

  Feb 2012 - Dec 2013

  Student i.t technician for computer & networking services (cns)

  Was in charge of connecting students devices to the Wits network enabling them to have WiFi access throughout the campus. Also dealt with students queries and fixed any problems they had with their student accounts.

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  United pharmaceutical distributors

  Apr 2014 - Dec 2014

  Intern in it business analysis & operations

  Documenting the operation process flows of the company, reading data analytic reports, identifying areas of improvement for better services to pharmacies, better logistics, information systems management, manipulating data into Excel reports and spreadsheets for managers convenience. Mapping, designing and redesigning processes and testing systems (Business analysis).

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  Sage pastel payroll

  Feb 2015 - Jun 2016

  Payroll & tax support consultant

  Consulting on clients payroll and tax requirements.Assisted companies with their annual & bi-annual tax submissions.Supported companies payroll requirements in different industries.After sale support on the software, tax, SARS submissions, BCEA law, legislation, and general processing of payroll transactions that comply with the BCEA law and the legislation.Performed data fixes in the back end of the software when required, consulted and advised clients on their payroll and tax in accordance with the law.Ensuring the best customer service possible. Happy clients leads to good business. Show less

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  Ventolite blinds cc

  Jul 2016 - Jun 2019

  Head buyer ‐ supply chain / procurement / operations

  Controlled the procuring & purchasing of stock (raw materials) for the factory (Internationally & Locally) – Maintenance of inventory levels, assessing slow- & fast-moving stock and devising a strategy for best sell out. • Optimization and maintenance of Inventory/packaging/order packs. • Management of daily orders for the factory requirement of raw materials & wholesale order processing. • Stock notice updates to all customers on a weekly basis – determining delivery dates and when to place purchase orders with suppliers. • Demand planning – forecasts for purchases – I created my own formula based excel report to accurately determine re-order levels & forecasting of stock – this was in line with current purchasing agreements with international & local suppliers. • GRV of all stock received daily + costing analysis. • Controlling logistics of international and local orders/deliveries/containers expected. • regular contact with China negotiating the buying of raw product and buying constraints – MOQs/MOVs and trade agreements. • Contact with suppliers on matters of quality, price, payment terms, shipping terms, as well as current and past due shipments. • Procurement and development – sourcing new/innovative products from new/existing suppliers at competitive prices and developing existing products. This also involved technical drawings of components for innovative designs and cost savings. • Creating and maintaining relationships with new/existing suppliers and customers. • Ensuring that the business never experiences difficulties within the supply chain of manufacturing and supplying clients’ raw or finished product. Show less

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  Motus aftermarket parts

  Jul 2019 - now

  Range Development, Management & Procurement:•Identify new categories/product opportunities.• Keep range relevant in the marketplace. • Align and implement business and merchandising plans through interpreting and developing interventions to achieve areas of budget/ratios across multiple key performance indicators. Market Intelligence: • Manage and monitor stakeholder’s • SWOT analysisManage & maintain relationships with suppliers: • Maintain alliance and strategic partnerships with suppliers & manage negotiations.• Negotiate trading terms, price, discounts, payment terms & promotions. Stock management: • Proactively monitor product performance and react accordingly.• Identify opportunities for excess & obsolete stock management & reduction or exit strategies. • Source & compare alternative products to ensure best quality & price. Financial ratios: • Analyse, interpret & make appropriate financial decisions.• Ensure the delivery of buying/planning results through the maximization of the primary financial indicators: volume, sales, gross margin, trading density, and market share and inventory management. Marketing: • Submission of product line production in conjunction with the planning team.• Ensuring that there is a measurement on the marketing plan to determine ROI.• Creating marketing strategies to improve marketing and ROI. • Develop product marketing plan and event campaigns to generate product awareness & plan product launch.• Liaise with advertising and public relations to promote product. • Support sales and marketing with the necessary product knowledge and technical expertise by conducting product presentations. • Develop sales tools and sales training material.• Provide input for marketing collateral development.• Supply sales with latest research and marketing information.• Implement marketing plan in conjunction with all departments.• Drive ongoing improvement in sales and profitability. Show less Demand planning and purchasing:• Ensuring the ordering process integration between the Demand Planning Tool and the ERP System is operating correctly. • Review suggested orders for completeness, accuracy, & compliance with management expectation as well as existing policies and procedures. • Compiled and validated suggested orders based on the demand planning calculation and inventory planning model parameters. • Processing & placement of Purchase Orders via the ERP on suppliers. • Review the product sales forecasting exception management to ensure adequate demand planning methodology can be implemented and maintained • Analyse the lost sales occurrences and implement preventative measures and effective inventory replenishment methods. • Expedite and follow-up of overdue Purchase Orders with the Suppliers and maintain accurate delivery dates critically important for the demand planning.Supplier Management, reporting and effective communication.Inventory Management:• Review and verify correctness of the negotiated sourcing parameters applied to the Suggested Orders. • Constantly review the Supply Chain efficiency in relation to our changing demand conditions & recommend amendments to the inventory planning model parameters.• Drive cost effectiveness of the supply chain in collaboration with Branch inventory requirements. Show less

  • Product Manager

    Jun 2020 - now

  • Import Demand Planner

    Jul 2019 - Jun 2020