Karin Gerber Gebert

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Senior Operations and Supply Chain Manager @
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City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, South Africa
About Karin Gerber Gebert

An accomplished and dynamic senior operations and supply chain management professional with over 30 years working experience. My expertise lies in implementing strategic initiatives and projects; overseeing Lean manufacturing processes; and leading diverse staff to maximize productivity, efficiency, and overall business performance. Through my experience, I have become adept in ensuring alignment with organizational goals and requirements while facilitating streamlined logistical operations and building strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Karin Gerber Gebert's Current Company Details
Freelance

Freelance

Senior Operations and Supply Chain Manager
Karin Gerber Gebert Work Experience Details
  • Freelance
    Supplychain
    Freelance Feb 2021 - Present
  • Life Force Energy Healing
    Reiki Master Practitioner
    Life Force Energy Healing May 2022 - Present
    Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa
    Reiki Energy HealingAnimal Reiki HealingCrystal Healing
  • Truvelo Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd
    Director Of Operations
    Truvelo Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd May 2014 - Feb 2021
    Make decisions for operational activities and set strategic goals.Plan and monitor the day-to-day running of business to ensure smooth progress.Supervise staff from different departments and provide constructive feedback.Evaluate regularly the efficiency of business procedures according to organizational objectives and apply improvements.Manage procurement processes and coordinate material and resources allocation.Oversee customer support processes and organize them to enhance customer satisfaction.Review financial information and adjust operational budgets to promote profitability.Revise and/or formulate policies and promote their implementation.Manage relationships/agreements with external partners/vendors.Evaluate overall performance by gathering, analyzing and interpreting data and metrics.Ensure that the company runs with legality and conformity to established regulations.Successfully established the Centralised Supply Chain Department for the Group of companies.Management of logistics stores. Imports and Exports management, supply chain planning and stock control.Establishing a formalised Production Line.Overseeing Process Plotting and Procedures - Production Department consisting of: Barreling, Machine Shop and Assembly.Management of Lean Manufacturing.Overseeing preventive maintenance and annual scheduled maintenance.Improving machining time and reducing human error by standardizing clocking procedures, minimizing different operations of intricate parts.Optimising usage of tooling for machines.Post-mortems after each production run to ensure issues experienced are addressed and rectified where required.Setting up Procedures, templates for Quality in Line Cards.Maintaining quality and specifications of manufactured parts.Ensuring Health and Safety Procedures are followed at all times.Local and International Sales and Customer Service management.
  • Truvelo Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd
    Raw Materials And Supply Chain Manager
    Truvelo Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd Jan 2013 - Apr 2014
  • Ampaglas Plastics (Pty) Ltd
    Raw Materials & Supply Chain Manager
    Ampaglas Plastics (Pty) Ltd Dec 2011 - Dec 2012
    Elandsfontein
    Effectively handle raw material levels, project estimated raw material usage of 13 extruders, placing the necessary orders, expediting shipments, supervising in-house clearing, payment of local and overseas suppliers, buying foreign currency, dealing with customs, Portnet, shipping agents. Supervise customs clearing and ensuring completeness and validity of documentsResolve issues which could result in delay of deliveries.Ordering of raw materials and negotiate pricing with local and overseas suppliers.Projecting usage for overseas suppliers, placing orders.Paying all foreign currency commitments of company as well as local suppliers.Review forthcoming import schedule and identify forward cover opportunities.Initiate letters of credit, telegraphic transfers, bank drafts etc.Calculating values such as value of stock on hand in Rands as well as overseas currencies, as well as the costing rate.Monitoring of currency exchange rates on a daily basis.In charge of the raw material store and the shipping department. Oversee that imported items are cleared and transported from the port of entry to the company’s receiving site and that all appropriate payments are made. This entails negotiating with the shipping agents to obtain the best service for the company in terms of cost effectiveness. Procedures and processes relating to taking forward cover, insurance cover, import clearance and foreign payments are fairly complex, requiring considerable coordination.Impact on the performance of the procurement function is significant in respect of imported goods and services. There is no direct supervision, and the quality of the results may only be several months later and usually as a result of audits.Oversee a forex account of about R56 million.Management of raw material store, which carries stock valued at millions of rands.Accountable for 13 plastic extruder machines not stopping due to a lack of material.
  • F.H. Bertling Logistics
    Administration Manager - Operations
    F.H. Bertling Logistics Aug 2010 - Oct 2011
    Ensure that ISO9001 procedures are followed.Liaise with Finance and Operations on: COD Accounts, Debtors, Files not invoiced and Disbursements/Recoveries queries.Compiling Various Monthly Reports for Senior Management: WIP (Work in Progress); Total Billing per Department; Total Revenue per Department; No of Files opened for the month; Report on Losses.Auditing of Shipping Files: Special Audit of Shipping, Project and Charter Files.Liaison with Finance and Operations – Pro Rewe (Accounting system) and Ship Shape (Operational system) to balance.Ensure that all Disbursements are Recovered/No unexplained losses.Check for Operational Irregularities resulting in storage/claims.Analysing and recommending possible improvements.General Assistance to the Operational Manager with the management and control of the Operational administration.Authorising credit notes and signing cheque requisitions.
  • F.H. Bertling Logistics
    Project Manager
    F.H. Bertling Logistics Nov 2008 - Jul 2010
    Road Freight Export to DRC and Air Freight – Katanga Air Charter.Coaching of two Learners as part of a Learnership Programme.Oversee Three Staff Members including two Learners.Managing daily operations, monitoring incoming client requests and delegating tasks to various staff members. Obtaining rates for Estimates from Third Parties.Prepare Estimates as requested by Clients.Checking that incoming GRV’s are captured on time, entered on spread sheets and sent to Clients.Managing the pre-shipment inspection promotions (Bureau Veritas).Physically evaluating the cargo volumes.Negotiating Transport Rates with Hauliers and oversee the booking orders of vehicles. Negotiating Export Clearing rates with Third Parties.Submitting R.I.T’s for Acquittals (via Botswana).Managing debtors and creditors queries. Monitoring ISO File Management and Final Invoicing to the Client.Monitoring disbursements and provisions per shipment. Travelled to the DRC for Site Visits and meetings with the Clients: Lubumbashi; Kasumbalesa Border Post and Kolwezi.
  • Db Schenker
    Senior Controller Channel
    Db Schenker Sep 2004 - Nov 2008
    Imports, Exports and Cross Trades – Mainly Airfreight.Aeroparts facilitates the moving of aircraft, engines and spares to and from NAC, this include a service called AOG (Aircraft On Ground), which means the spare parts must arrive express, the Customer is paying a premium on the freight and there are money back guarantees should the freight not get out within a given time (pre-determined).Management of the entire shipping function for NAC from the moment they place the order on their Supplier.Main focus – Customer Service, liaison with the Customer, colleagues at head office, overseas offices, airlines and Compu Clearing.Main duties include obtaining of purchase orders, enter on a spreadsheet to indicate the status of the orders (Routine or AOG), liaising with the origin stations, mostly USA, UK, Singapore, Australia. Expediting of orders, obtaining of pre-alerts, and documents for pre-clearance.Track and Trace of shipments, immediate feedback to the Customer. Following shipments through each stage once they have been framed for Customs clearance through to final delivery to the Customer. Following up on file registration at head office, Customs clearance, stops, examinations and releases. Close liaison with Airport colleagues. Ensure that cargo is drawn from the airlines within a certain time frameClose liaison with the transporter to deliver cargo to Lanseria. Management of swift flow of paperwork. Assisting with Customs inspections where required.Liaison with the Accounts department of both companies and assist to get payments through. Weekly reconciliation of account. Attending to insurance claims, and queries.Countries dealt with: India, Malta, USA, UK, Kabul, Australia, Canada, Kosovo, Zambia, Nigeria, Kenya, Abijan.Mainly air freight, however, some Sea and Road freight are also used.
  • Sherwood International
    Buyer Promoted To Planning And Procurement Coordinator
    Sherwood International Sep 2000 - Aug 2004
  • Glomail International
    Shipping Controller
    Glomail International Dec 1998 - Jan 2000

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Karin Gerber Gebert works for Freelance

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Karin Gerber Gebert's current role is Senior Operations and Supply Chain Manager.

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Karin Gerber Gebert attended University Of Cape Town, University Of South Africa/universiteit Van Suid-Afrika, Damelin, Jcci, High School Oos-Moot.

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