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Gauteng, South Africa

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

Demand Planning/Forecasting• Compile a monthly demand forecast report by analysing the customers countryopening stock,stock on hand, stock in transit, closing stock, and expected sales figuresof each future month to bind the expected production with suppliers and confirm theitem type and quantity required by a country to achieve seamless sales in any certainmonth.• Daily execution of the end-to-end procurement process that include bothInternational and local suppliers.• Processing and analysing of data on both excel and the internal ERP system.• Maintaining accurate processing of controls, processes and record keeping• Accurate processing of all supply chain and procurement SOP’s• Assist suppliers with the resolution of queries.• Have weekly meetings with the role players to discuss the roles and responsibilitiesand possible areas of cooperation, improvement, and conflict.• Stand-in for Specialist: Contracts Procurement when required.Logistics Management• Arrange the pre-alert documents for production completed stock from the supplierfor collection with the logistics partner as per the agreed INCO terms.• Manage clearance documents with the logistics partner.• Ensure compliance, clearance, and delivery of shipment with the country’s customs,shipping regulations, quality requirements and safety procedures.• Manage warehouse inbound, inventory and outbound movements.• Invoice and goods issue the customer country upon receiving the stock as agreed onthe shipment INCO Term.• Manage ad hoc customer country ordersWarehouse Management• Conduct cycle on counts on weekly basis.• Conduct physical stock counts monthly for three (3) Warehouses.• Manage stock control and reconcile with data storage system.• Oversee receiving, warehousing and distribution operations.SAP Support• Create Bill of Materials for customer country testing..• Serve as the secondary backup to the 1st level support team for end-user questionsand issues.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Procurement• Performed cost analysis and forecasting while reviewing purchase requisitions, contracts, purchase orders, invoices, and credit memos.• Provided budgetary and forecasting information to management and other team members, and prepared cost reports on activities.• Manage and coordinate with supplier selection based on quality, production, logistics and commercial requirements as well as the applicable purchasing strategy.• Direct, optimise and coordinate the full order cycle.• Plan network replenishments based on forecast and actual orders.• Liaising and placing orders with local and international suppliers. Importing• Updating the shipping schedule and ensure instructions are provided to the clearing agent. • Manage the landed cost of imported product –Ensure that the correct costing and INCO terms are used to calculate the landed cost of imported products. • Calculation of landed cost and prepare payments for clearing agents.• Coordinate and consolidate shipments from suppliers in the most cost-effective manner. • Arrange customs inspection and auditing. • Arrange with completing customs clearance documents, manage customs costs and negotiate rates.• Schedule and confirm flight dates for imported products.• Oversee vessel loading and offloading. • Create a purchase order for the customer.• Informing customers of shipment details. • Managing local and international agents on queries and quote requests.Warehousing & Distribution• Inbound logistics – Ensure continuous, uninterrupted supply of categorised fast and normal moving products are always available in stock.• Inventory management – Ensure that inventory is held at optimum levels. • Outbound logistics – Coordinate deliveries of products to local and internationalcustomers to ensure that the products arrive in time as per the customer’s requirements.• Oversee day to day supply chain operations on all levels.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Warehousing & Distribution• Coordinate and monitor the receipt, order, assembly, and dispatch of goods.• Produce reports and statistics on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.• Manage receiving, binning, and inventory management.• Manage picking, packing, and distribution.• Ensuring all customer orders are dispatch in full.• Monitor and manage operational performance measures as well as record Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets.• Facilitate daily, weekly, and monthly operations planning to minimise costs and meet service level targets and decrease costs.• Maintaining the efficient levels of inventory mix per Stock Keeping Unit (SKU).• Review monthly costs, analyse, and explain cause for over and under expenditure.• Manage inter warehouse third-party logistics service providers and ensure service provider achieve the targets and adhere to the procedures in the service level agreement.• Ensure workplace health and safety requirements are met and take responsibility for the security of the building of all inventories, including pallets.• Ensure accurate inventory records are maintained and stock losses minimised through disciplined stock control procedures and cycle counting.• Manage inventory levels in conjunction with supply chain planner to ensure optimal stock levels are maintained and stock accuracy is improved.• Monthly collaborative processes with sales and supply chain.Customer Service• Assisted customers to ensure they find the right products.• Communicated with customers by email, phone, and face-to-face.• Investigated and solved customer problems.• Referred customers to senior staff when necessary.• Arranged meetings with management to discuss possible improvement to the company’s customer service.

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