• Managing and daily measuring of and reporting on inbound and outbound.• Early detection and intervention in the event of data integration problems, bottlenecks, or failure on key service standards in the order lifecycle.• Process Improvement within the business, third-party warehousing and distribution suppliers.• The creation of integration, collaboration and between internal and external stakeholders in the Supply Chain, including the third-party warehousing and distribution… Show more • Managing and daily measuring of and reporting on inbound and outbound.• Early detection and intervention in the event of data integration problems, bottlenecks, or failure on key service standards in the order lifecycle.• Process Improvement within the business, third-party warehousing and distribution suppliers.• The creation of integration, collaboration and between internal and external stakeholders in the Supply Chain, including the third-party warehousing and distribution suppliers.• Compliance management for tender, financial and audit requisites.• Project management of tenders, end to end.• Continuously drive opportunities for optimisation of the supply chain through cost reduction, increased speed and enhanced customer satisfaction.• Track the daily output of outbound orders to ensure that orders remain within output targets, within SLA for the order category and within FIFO (First In First Out) progression.• Track the handover of outbound orders from 3PL to Distribution Partners and reconcile handover data with daily invoicing data.• Track delivery of orders against distribution SLA’s and reconcile the delivery of all outbound orders against invoicing data. • Ensure that there is a full expression of the lifecycle of each sales order and that all information is available to the business and internal stakeholders.• Manage proof of delivery and ensure compliance with tender specifications (where applicable) and internal business controls. Ensure that the documentation is visible and available to relevant stakeholders in Sales, Customer Services and Finance. • Inventory reporting and process improvement.• Training and mentoring Supply Chain interns.• Infill for the Head of Supply Chain / Product Operations Co-Project Manager• Systems Integration ERP, WMS• 3PL Contract Revision• Distribution Supplier Onboarding• Special Projects: Sales and Promotion projects | Book Donations | Inventory Cleanup - Project manager Show less

Senior Product ControllerPearson South Africa May 2014 - PresentManaged the print procurement/purchasing and delivery of textbooks within the Supply Chain Department. Reporting to the Head of Operations / Supply Chain. • Manage print… Show more Senior Product ControllerPearson South Africa May 2014 - PresentManaged the print procurement/purchasing and delivery of textbooks within the Supply Chain Department. Reporting to the Head of Operations / Supply Chain. • Manage print purchasing/procurement• Create and maintain purchase orders• Tracking order fulfilment• Evaluating quotations• Managing supplier relations• Price negotiation / Pricing Analysis• Maintaining procurement database / ERP system• Print project management• Product quality control• Managing offshore and cross border logistics• Managing delivery lead times Show less

• Capturing and collating price surveys• Update asset registers e.g. company cars, cell phones etc.• Update client database call cycles and internal staff information• Capture and collate various detailed reports as required• Collate various pictures of Cycle activities • PowerPoint presentations• Booking travel accommodation • Booking services for company vehicles

• Loading product from catalogues and publishing schedules• Ordering of product – creating purchase orders• Forward Buying• Requesting invoices from agencies• Check purchase orders against suppliers invoice• Capture supplier/agency invoices on Bookmaster(TMS) system• Product maintenance i.e. stock control & adjustments• Price changes on Stock system• Ensuring stock/product is onboard the system• Checking price variance• Allocating titles from… Show more • Loading product from catalogues and publishing schedules• Ordering of product – creating purchase orders• Forward Buying• Requesting invoices from agencies• Check purchase orders against suppliers invoice• Capture supplier/agency invoices on Bookmaster(TMS) system• Product maintenance i.e. stock control & adjustments• Price changes on Stock system• Ensuring stock/product is onboard the system• Checking price variance• Allocating titles from backorders• Preparing shipping files for accounts department• Processing claims for short / damaged stock• Updating / maintaining incoming shipping information on file Show less

• Sending confirmation emails to publishers re: arrivals of shipments (sea freights /airfreights). • Releasing of shipments for stock be receipted in warehouse• Printing Short shipment Reports and communicating with the publisher (Product Controller) of stock short and damaged • Oversupply reports• Liaising with publishers re: workload, negotiating of time frames etc.• Minus receipting (when stock was receipted incorrect.)• Direct receipting of local… Show more • Sending confirmation emails to publishers re: arrivals of shipments (sea freights /airfreights). • Releasing of shipments for stock be receipted in warehouse• Printing Short shipment Reports and communicating with the publisher (Product Controller) of stock short and damaged • Oversupply reports• Liaising with publishers re: workload, negotiating of time frames etc.• Minus receipting (when stock was receipted incorrect.)• Direct receipting of local titles.• Weekly/Monthly reports of receiving department (lead times and shipping information.)• Communicating and liaising with Publishers in the event of; ISBN’s are incorrectly received; Invoices has no file number or invalid file numbers; Titles does not exist on TMS. To ensure titles are receipted on the system. Show less