SOURCING MANAGEMENT: Responsibilities: Developing Specification and formats according to Requirements / Discovering and evaluating Potential suppliers / Forecasting Usage / Price and Cost Analysis / Lead negotiations on corporate agreements to identify opportunities for cost savings.Achievements:Streamlined order procedures at head office, branches and distribution centre, by assessing the necessity of purchase requests and raising waste awareness. The improvement resulted in decreased overall procurement expenditure and a budget surplus.VENDOR MANAGEMENT:Responsibilities:Perform relevant due diligence on all new approved vendors / Develop a supplier portfolio by balancing the administrative burden, performance, cost savings and overall risk assessments / Maintain Risk scoring charts / Credit Applications, SLA and NDA’s / Invoice submission process/ PO's and GRV's / Manage order process from initial approval to delivery / Quality AssessmentsAchievements:By consolidating all procurement under one department and staying true to a principle of having at least 3 comparative quotes, I was able to reduce the active vendor count and only keep agreements that were beneficial to the company.NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Responsibilities:Planning and design set-up / Sample and Approval process / Processing ordersAchievements: With packaging being the strongest brand communicator as the main priority. Vital to implementing a corporate Logo change which required a complete overhaul of all branded items.TEAM MANAGMENT:KPI Development / Skill Development / Weekly, Monthly ReviewPOLICIES:Develop and initiate procurement/distribution process flows in the company. REPORTING: Expenditure Reports / Usage Reports / Budget Discrepancy Reports

STOCK MANAGEMENT OF ALL OPERATION ITEMS:Responsibilities:Branch SOH analysis / Sales vs. Usage Projections /Annual warehouse stock replenishment / PO’s & GRV’s / Distribution (dispatch & receiving) / Stock takes / Quality assessments / Archiving (confidential information of clients/accounting/stock BOM etc)Achievements: Upgraded the packaging warehouse by creating and implementing several new procedures, process flows and policies, staff intake and training, resulting in reduced stock holding, reduced stock loss and improved distribution. The upgrades included improved warehouse storage capability and SKU management of , resulting in improved warehouse management and reduced import costs.