• Devise and employ fruitful sourcing strategies• Discover the most profitable suppliers and initiate business partnerships• Negotiate with external vendors to secure the most advantageous terms• Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services• Finalize details of orders and deliveries• Examine and re-evaluate existing contracts• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness• Collaborate with key persons to ensure the… Show more • Devise and employ fruitful sourcing strategies• Discover the most profitable suppliers and initiate business partnerships• Negotiate with external vendors to secure the most advantageous terms• Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services• Finalize details of orders and deliveries• Examine and re-evaluate existing contracts• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness• Collaborate with key persons to ensure the clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company• Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients• Anticipate unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies• Perform risk management regarding supply contracts and agreements• Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs• Collecting and analyzing data• Marketing Show less

• Logging enquiries• Capturing RFQ’s.• Negotiated freight rates and commodity pricing with suppliers and manufacturers nationally and internationally.• Prepare formal Proforma invoices to client according to negotiated or contracted commodities including all outbound or inbound freight costs • Place purchase orders on suppliers once official order reflecting on the proforma invoice are provided by client(s) • Managing and expediting of orders in ensuring that deliveries meet… Show more • Logging enquiries• Capturing RFQ’s.• Negotiated freight rates and commodity pricing with suppliers and manufacturers nationally and internationally.• Prepare formal Proforma invoices to client according to negotiated or contracted commodities including all outbound or inbound freight costs • Place purchase orders on suppliers once official order reflecting on the proforma invoice are provided by client(s) • Managing and expediting of orders in ensuring that deliveries meet customer deadlines.• Processing commercial and tax invoices. • Arrange and co-ordinate logistics of shipment with various freight forwarders, shippers and transporters• Professional communication with clients, suppliers and internal departments.• Providing tracking and expediting reports to customers. Show less

• Logging enquiries• Capturing RFQ’s.• Negotiated freight rates and commodity pricing with supplier nationally and internationally.• Prepare formal Proforma invoices to client according to negotiated or contracted commodities including all outbound or inbound freight costs • Place purchase orders on suppliers once official order reflecting on the proforma invoice are provided by client(s) • Managing and expediting of orders in ensuring that deliveries meet customer… Show more • Logging enquiries• Capturing RFQ’s.• Negotiated freight rates and commodity pricing with supplier nationally and internationally.• Prepare formal Proforma invoices to client according to negotiated or contracted commodities including all outbound or inbound freight costs • Place purchase orders on suppliers once official order reflecting on the proforma invoice are provided by client(s) • Managing and expediting of orders in ensuring that deliveries meet customer deadlines.• Processing commercial and tax invoices. • Arrange and co-ordinate logistics of shipment with various freight forwarders, shippers and transporters• Professional communication with clients, suppliers and internal departments.• Providing tracking and expediting reports to customers.• Provide tracking reports based on order status to clients on weekly basis• Handling creditors and debtors queries.• Training new staff members at both Sherwood international and Mubex (branch situated in Mauritius). Show less

• Responsible for warehouse stock with the value of approximate R120 000 000• Capturing weekly paid staff wages on payroll system• Acting on disciplinary procedures when necessary.• Measuring drivers and warehouse staff performance• Co-ordinating and overseeing daily stock takes.• Issuing vehicle tracking reports from tracking system to measure drivers performance • Managing the servicing and maintenance of fleet• Processing dangerous goods certificates• Planning… Show more • Responsible for warehouse stock with the value of approximate R120 000 000• Capturing weekly paid staff wages on payroll system• Acting on disciplinary procedures when necessary.• Measuring drivers and warehouse staff performance• Co-ordinating and overseeing daily stock takes.• Issuing vehicle tracking reports from tracking system to measure drivers performance • Managing the servicing and maintenance of fleet• Processing dangerous goods certificates• Planning and processing of loads scheduled for drivers. Show less

• Had 13 Staff members reporting to me.• Responsible for movement and storage of stock with the approximate value of R20 000 000• Action on disciplinary procedures when necessary• Paying casual wages• Processing enquiries, proforma invoices, purchase orders, grv’s, picking lists and delivery notes.• Managing and coordinating daily to monthly stock counts.• Measuring staff performances for bonuses and salary increases.• Analysing monthly cost and… Show more • Had 13 Staff members reporting to me.• Responsible for movement and storage of stock with the approximate value of R20 000 000• Action on disciplinary procedures when necessary• Paying casual wages• Processing enquiries, proforma invoices, purchase orders, grv’s, picking lists and delivery notes.• Managing and coordinating daily to monthly stock counts.• Measuring staff performances for bonuses and salary increases.• Analysing monthly cost and sales• Coordinating the receiving and dispatch of stock.• Training and staff development.• Measured staff performance and motivated skills development. Show less

• Documenting, Manifesting and logging shipments moving to and from various international destinations.• Booking Airfreight collections on international consignments• Sorting consignments between cross boarder and international shipments• Expediting on delivery of shipments• Logging Proof of deliveries• Clearing Imported cargo.