Nicolaas Barnard Email & Phone Number

Johannesburg, GP, ZA

Contracted to oversee the division in the absence of the company’s initial Demand & System Manager, who is on secondment to the SAP Implementation Team. Facilitates the installation of the ERP Planning Engine in all regions and companies. Manages the maintenance of the ERP Planning Engine and Regional Optimiza (inventory bin level setting and S&OP.

­Initially appointed on a Consulting basis with Bongani Health Services, June 2021 to November 2021.The contract was then extended into the formal role of Supply Liaison Manager, from December 2021 to March 2022 [with Bongani Rainmaker Logistics].Supported strategy development and execution of supply chain management functions; planning and directing all.

Accountable for driving the sound financial and operational management of a Division; implementing and overseeing policy and performance, corporate governance and risk management requirements.Designed and developed financial and operations strategy for a Division comprising of 16 Service Centres across South Africa; facilitating achievement of all.

Championed the long-term sustainability of the business, via sound strategic and operational decision-making.Ensured that the company met all statutory, commercial, financial, customer service, and profitability obligations.Promoted the success of the business by investigating and implementing Phase 2 target markets and timelines.Made consistently sound.

Directly responsible for strategy development, long-term planning, execution and management of the company’s entire Supply Chain and General Business Unit.Defined and implemented; financial targets and budgets, logistics and distribution planning, demand and supply planning, customer service standards, OTIF and MRP planning, resource capacity planning and.

­Responsible for management of all operational activities, people, resources, systems, CI and P&L.Negotiated commercial, customer and contractual implications for five Distribution Centres [DCs].Worked alongside the Leadership Team to define and direct quality performance for all five DCs.Drove attainment of all target costs, P&L and KPIs.Managed and.

Inbound processes and procedures.Facilitated national and international sustainable supply of automotive aftermarket products.Employed strategic planning to meet growing demand, supply and service requirements.Conducted in-depth distribution and fleet planning, review, and optimisation.Negotiated commercial agreements with vendors.Implemented and managed.

Accountable for directing and optimising efficiency between selling and dispatching processes, working across the warehouse to ensure effective and efficient service delivery.Managed departmental budgets.Maintained customer service excellence and inter-branch OTIF.Supervised fleet management and routing.Managed inventory cycle-counts and investigated stock.

Accountable for overseeing and improving distribution functions to achieve complete customer satisfaction.Duties as in the above similar role.

Bsc Honours In Industrial Technology & Management

Cum Laude - Top Student Subjects: Entrepreneurship Industrial Technology & Innovation Integrated Case Studies Strategic Management Total.

Certificate In Research Methodology

Diploma In Operations Management

Cum Laude - Top Student Subjects: Financial Management Human Resource Management Labour Law Production Management Project Planning &.

Management Development Programme

Certificate In Production Management

Subjects: Applied Mathematics Financial Management Human Resource Management Information Technology Integrated Applications Project.