I commenced my career by finishing the Extraction Metallurgical Engineering 4 year Wits Technical Higher Diploma. I worked as a Metallurgist for Anglo American on various of their Metallurgical Plants, joined Afrox as a Gasses Applications Sales Engineer and then started self employment in the manufacturing and building supply industries from 1984 until pesent. I am a highly skilled and respectable logistics and supply chain professional with 30 years’ progressive experience providing materials management solutions and support to business in retail, commodities, real estate, building and the steel supply domains. I have exceptional problem solving skills, data analysis and innovative ideas leading to customer satisfaction and have led management initiatives resulting in optimal increase of company performance. I have vast experience in warehouse management and inventory control, purchasing, procurement, training, sales, inventory management, customer engagement, distribution, team building, coaching, leadership and supervising. I planned, organized and executed logistics and supply chain assignments and projects and developed methods to enhance productivity and capacity. Endowed with in-depth knowledge in sourcing, purchasing, planning, transport, and insurance, warehousing and distribution, I use data to inform business, operations, and development teams on how to safely expand their business models.Working in heavily client oriented environments, I am an extremely confident communicator and negotiator able to develop strong working relationships at all levels. I also have an innovative approach to developing solutions for clients to ensure translation of the clients’ business requirements into specific deliverables. Summarizing myself as dedicated, hardworking, consistent with excellent business acumen.