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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Identifying Continuous Improvement (CI) projects based on long-term business strategy to improve thebusiness in terms of customer value and satisfaction, quality, speed to market, flexibility and reduced cost.Implementation of processes, strategic people placement, systems automation and data analytics.Develop process improvement procedures to improve operational efficiency.Analyse current process standards and metrics in order to provide solutions for improvementsPerform data gathering, root cause analysis and performance trending in order to develop appropriateprocess control changesCoordinate with Subject Matter Experts to develop process improvement reports for setting forth progress, adverse trends and appropriate recommendations and conclusions.Building reports in Qlicksense to identify areas of improvements.Determine fiscal requirements and personnel resources required for process re-engineering of processchange.Project management of system integrations

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

- Manage 45 staff members: drivers as well as workshop assistants. Responsible for the productivity of the drivers, team performance, skills development and motivation. Focus on cultivating efficiencies and increasing competencies.- Oversee the day-to-day (also nightshift) operations of the depot/plant. This includes the short-term planning and scheduling of daily operations. The logistics operation consists of 60 trucks with an average of 300 loads per month.- Manage vehicle maintenance and ensure the fleet is optimally operational at all times.- Deliver exceptional service by minimising operational disruptions.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Grew a client base from zero and provided consultancy services, including:- Supply chain management and procurement advice- Digital marketing consulting- Academic facilitation and training courses.

V&A Waterfront

- Project managed regional new product introduction (NPI) initiatives across Southern African markets including Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa. - Delivered an average of 50 projects per year, such as product line extensions (e.g. new menthol range to current SKU Everest in Zimbabwe), pack upgrades to existing products (e.g. Pall Mall Range New Double Capsule flavoured cigarette in other African countries such as Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Angola). Managed the factory and supply planning staff to deliver projects with the agreed timeline. Volumes of the SKU in stock consisted of up to 7 billion per year.- Managed project risk and resolved problems, with timely feedback given to stakeholders.- Managed up to 14 staff members during various projects: Packaging Manager, Quality Manager, Material Planning, Production Planning, Supply Chain Manager, Sourcing Manager, Product Developer, Master Data, Legal, Factory Manager at the specific factory in African country, Local Supply chain in African country, Local Material Planning in Southern African country, Local Quality Manager in Southern African country and Finance. - Developed a viable business case which was signed off by Finance – budgets for project launches ranged from R5 million to R10 million per project.- Conducted supply chain assessments which included establishing material availability, logistics routes analysis and sourcing feasibility.- Ran trials on alternative suppliers for printed film and labels in the factory to improve the supply base with contingency suppliers.- Supply planning – coordinated production of products with production scheduling and material management teams.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

- Managed BAT personnel in other countries across Africa, Middle East and Europe for specific sourcing projects.- Controlled the spend of sourcing projects, ranging from R2 million to R14 million.- Sourced 3rd -party logistics providers and fleet purchases for countries such as Turkey, Uzbekistan, Nigeria and Mozambique.- Sourced IT services in South Africa, Russia etc.- Designed and implemented effective sourcing strategies on fleet management and freight forwarding to reduce the costs of financial products.- Evaluated supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models.- Analysed industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify supply base issues. This minimised risk protected continuity of supply and utilised emerging opportunities.

Alberton Gauteng

- Managed 6 staff reporting directly: Dispatch Manager, Goods Receiving Controller and 4 drivers. Developed staff skills and motivation through mentoring and coaching.- Optimised outbound deliveries through route clustering for drivers. - Introduced proper stock inspections and checklists to improve the stock count.- Developed new strategies to streamline processes and reduce costs through the introduction of document versions for traceability.- Prepared the factory for ISO and HACCP quality audits and passed them.

South Africa Sandton

-Ensure timely maintenance of Bank’s office equipment by timely approval the requests in e-procurement system-Approve purchase requisitions in e-procurement that are above Materiality Spend Level -Identifying key vendors, and selection through thorough evaluation -Negotiations with suppliers to ensure that the bank gets value for money in all contracts and sourcing agreements -Continuous market survey -Maintenance of Service Level Agreements for all vendors- Reviewing and monitoring for performance on a monthly basis -Executing tenders of products or services for the business needs. -Manage relationship with suppliers/vendors -Design and provide necessary reports in support of strategy of the Global Sourcing -Implementation of cost saves initiatives

Mcom Business Managment, Specialising In Supply Chain Management

Bcom Hons, Logistics Management

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