Thamsanqa Gift Hlophe
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Assistant Manager: Marketing and Product Planning at Toyota South Africa Motors
Location: Johannesburg Metropolitan Area, South Africa 9 work roles 4 schools
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Thamsanqa Gift Hlophe is listed as Assistant Manager: Marketing and Product Planning at Toyota South Africa Motors, a with 3196 employees, based in Johannesburg Metropolitan Area, South Africa. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Thamsanqa Gift Hlophe.

Thamsanqa Gift Hlophe previously worked as Assistant Manager: Marketing/Product Planning at Toyota South Africa Motors and Assistant Manager: Inventory Control at Toyota South Africa Motors. Thamsanqa Gift Hlophe holds Honours Degree, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management from University Of Johannesburg.

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I am a qualified Assistant Manager Marketing/Product Planning with 8 years of experience in the mining, automotive and packaging industries. I have excelled in providing efficient and cost effective products to meet customer and end-user expectations. I have accomplished cost savings through my excellent negotiation skills and the market knowledge.  I also have supplier sourcing and improvement skills and have managed bringing suppliers with good BEE scores.

Listed skills include Sap Products, Microsoft Powerpoint, Logistics, Sourcing, and 17 others.

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Toyota South Africa Motors
Toyota South Africa Motors
Assistant Manager: Marketing and Product Planning
Johannesburg, GP, ZA
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Assistant Manager: Marketing/Product Planning

Toyota South Africa Motors

South Africa

DUTIES:• New and current model planning – market trends analysis, specification, volumes, market share, price image• Marketing strategy compilation and team briefings – competitor analysis, target customer, product positioning• Marketing plan compilation coordination• Product briefs, marketing briefs, specification sheets and dealer bulletins• Market research – usage, initiation and additional requirement identification• Product presentations – media launches• Product project management• Market trends analysis and reporting

Assistant Manager: Inventory Control

Toyota South Africa Motors

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

DUTIES:• Maintaining customer Allocation Fill Rate (AFR)• Managing supplier overdue purchase orders• Managing dealer back-order aging• Maintaining supplier stock months• Managing forecast performance • EDT Accuracy• Managing supplier KPI reports• Following up on delivery due dates• Managing the overall supplier performance • Conducting supplier visits• System: SAP, G-Topas and E-Toyota Portal

Oct 2019 - Mar 2023

Senior Buyer

Toyota South Africa

Boksburg Atlas

DUTIES:• Conduct site meetings for various utilities & services projects to meet end user requirements.• Conduct tenders, develop tender documents and conclude tender evaluations.• Preparation of Contracts documents, monitor contract progress and award contracts.• Manage Suppliers, support Supplier Development & BBBEE Objectives and ensure compliance with Toyota SHE and Environmental requirements.• Maintain data on SAP (Materials master, scheduling agreements and new vendor setup).• Conduct Purchasing Research, benchmarking and any related ad-hoc projects and studies required.• Negotiate and settle Annual Price Reviews in line with corporate objectives and be able to support the Company’s Cost Reduction Targets • Visualize and present key activities to Management• Conducting monthly presentations on cost savings, new vendor registrations, Annual Price Reviews, BBBEE and Projects• KPI – Processing orders within 5 business days, cost savings• System: SAP

Jun 2019 - Sep 2019

Purchasing Buyer

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

DUTIES: • Requesting and comparing quotes for mining orders• Communicating with end users regarding purchase requisitions that require more information • Following up on overdue requested quotes • Negotiating prices with vendors• Supplier contract validation• Procuring service, goods and stock orders for Mozambique, Hillside (Richards Bay) and Manganese Plants (Northern Cape and Gauteng)• Following up on deliveries/expediting• Enabling vendors on the South32 portal• Opening accounts with new vendors• Opening and closing of old orders• KPI – Processing orders within 5 business days, cost savings, DIFOT(Delivery-In-Full-On-Time)• System: SAP

Nov 2018 - Jun 2019

Senior Buyer/Procurement Officer

2 Barlow Road Germiston

DUTIES: • Supplier development & Improvement • Managing contracts• Close collaboration with all suppliers to ensure smooth production processes• Production MRP for automotive parts• Requesting and comparing quotations from suppliers• Negotiating prices with vendors• Creating new product part numbers on SAP• Procuring production, admin, maintenance and aftermarket parts on a daily and weekly basis• Placing international orders from Brazil and China• Managing daily shortages reports• Follow-up with suppliers on stock to be received and returns/Expediting• Expedite as per urgent priorities supplied by Planning• Manage supplier overdue purchase orders• Raw material stock control & Management of stock at minimum levels• Ensuring that vendors are of the agreed BBBEE status• Expedite as per urgent priorities supplied by Planning• Meeting with suppliers to discuss orders • Monitoring overall performance of the organization which includes cost savings achieved• KPI – Processing orders within 7 days, cost savings, DIFOT(Delivery-In-Full-On-Time)• System: SAP

Apr 2017 - Jul 2018

Junior Procurement Officer

Morvest Business Group (Premium Ideas Sa)

Centurion

DUTIES: • Supplier development & Improvement • Close collaboration with all suppliers to ensure smooth production processes• Tracking material usage and wastage• Quality checks of materials received from suppliers• Raw material stock control & Management of stock minimum levels• Raw material counts (stock take – Daily-Monthly)• Requesting and comparing quotations from suppliers• Compiling purchase requisitions daily • Assisting the Procurement Manager with the Bills of material usages• Follow-ups with suppliers on Stock to be received and returns.• Sending raw materials and purchase Order reports daily to the Procurement Manager and Accountant• Sourcing new suppliers• Negotiating prices with suppliers• Production Planning• Creating production process flows• Monthly reporting required. (BEE stats)• Ensuring that vendors are of the agreed BBBEE status• Monitoring the overall performance of the organization which includes cost savings achieved• Issuing tenders and developing preferred supplier’s database • Conducting regular stock-takes and disposals of redundant, obsolete and unserviceable assets in the organisation• Meeting with suppliers to discuss orders • Follow up on the outstanding invoices to ensure accounts are paid on time • KPI – Cost savings, quality and DIFOT(Delivery-In-Full-On-Time)• Systems: Sage Pastel and Global

Oct 2016 - Mar 2017

Purchasing Analyst

Morvest Business Group (Premium Ideas Sa)

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

The following were my duties:• Tracking material usage and wastage• Quality checks of materials received from suppliers• Raw material stock control• Management of stock minimum levels• Raw material counts (stock take – Daily-Monthly)• Requesting and comparing quotations from suppliers• Doing requisitions • Assisting the Procurement Manager with the Bills of material usages• Follow-ups with suppliers on Stock to be received and returns.• Sending raw materials and purchase Order reports daily to the Procurement Manager and Accountant• Negotiating prices with suppliers• Production Planning

Feb 2016 - Sep 2016

Inventory Controller

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

The following were my duties:• Quality assurance• Requesting stock from raw material warehouse to the work in progress warehouse• Receiving and dispatching stock on Global and Sage pastel• Quality checks of materials received from suppliers• Raw material stock control• Management of stock minimum levels• Raw material counts (stock take – Daily-Monthly)

Oct 2015 - Feb 2016
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Thamsanqa Gift Hlophe education

International Certificate, Project Management

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B-Tech Degree, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

The following were my major: Purchasing Management, Logistics Management, Project Management and Advanced Strategic Management.

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Thamsanqa Gift Hlophe works for Toyota South Africa Motors.

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Thamsanqa Gift Hlophe is listed as Assistant Manager: Marketing and Product Planning at Toyota South Africa Motors.

Where is Thamsanqa Gift Hlophe based?

Thamsanqa Gift Hlophe is based in Johannesburg Metropolitan Area, South Africa while working with Toyota South Africa Motors.

What companies has Thamsanqa Gift Hlophe worked for?

Thamsanqa Gift Hlophe has worked for Toyota South Africa Motors, Toyota South Africa, South32, Marcopolo S.A., and Morvest Business Group (Premium Ideas Sa).

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Thamsanqa Gift Hlophe's colleagues at Toyota South Africa Motors include Vuyisa Sishuba, Dean Olivier, Sanelisiwe Mtolo, Xolani Nikelo, and Lunga Mashiane.

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What schools did Thamsanqa Gift Hlophe attend?

Thamsanqa Gift Hlophe holds Honours Degree, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management from University Of Johannesburg.

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Thamsanqa Gift Hlophe is listed with skills including Sap Products, Microsoft Powerpoint, Logistics, Sourcing, Customer Satisfaction, Communication, Negotiation, and Microsoft Office.

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