CV Profile No.54846

Experience in the following industries :

• Chemistry, petrochemistry, raw materials, mining
• Distribution, selling, wholesale
• Food-processing industry
• Health, pharmacy, hospitals, medical equipment
• Transport, logistics, postal services

Professional experience

• Strategic Sourcing Consultant
• SDK Agencies (pty) ltd
• Since 05.2019
•  Create polices for and design the strategic sourcing function  Supervise and train subordinates on procurement best practices  Set up SLAs with suppliers  Work with the CRMs on new product development  Develop and authorize all purchase orders  Ensure compliance with company policy and procedure  Monitor all purchase orders and maintain effective relationship with suppliers and planners.  Manage stock information, and update purchasing data on the ERP system  Troubleshoot invoices and price issues along with delivery related problems.  Evaluate performance of all freight forwarders and vendors and make recommendations to improve international and domestic procurement processes.  Ensure stock availability and prevent potential stock out caused by delivery delays  Prepare and evaluate all bids, contracts and vendor agreements  Provide forecast requirements and conduct the MRP report based on these requirements  Monitor used, new and overstocked items and advise all alternate sources for rejected, backordered and costly items.  Determine items to be kept as inventory and negotiate with suppliers on price and delivery terms to reduce inventory levels and cost.  Provide analysis on detail cost comparison  Ensure efficiency of procurement and sourcing function and train the organization on efficient procurement practices

• National Planner/ Buyer
• Protea Chemicals Division of the Omnia Group
• 12.2018 - 04.2019
•  Negotiate with suppliers to improve lead times, set prices and look for cost saving initiatives  Predict and anticipate patterns and trends in the market  Calculate landed cost of all imported raw materials  Manage product life cycles  Manage stock on hand and adjust stock in buffer zones  Discuss and formulate inventory management strategies with category managers  Ensure high level master data accuracy  Formulate reason codes for non-supply and conduct a monthly reason code analysis  Evaluate, release and place purchase orders timeously with suppliers  Implement and use DDMRP techniques and B2Wise DDMRP Dynamics software

• MRO Buyer
• Protea Chemicals Division of the Omnia Group
• 12.2015 - 11.2018
•  Implementation of purchasing policies and procedures  Sourcing of maintenance, repairs, operational, logistics, raw materials, packaging, project and capital expenditure items and services  Understanding of maintenance spares, packaging material, consumables and IT and laboratory equipment, as well as ISO 90001 and basic training and safety requirements for the chemical industry.  Developing and managing service level agreements  Track and maintain proper levels of stocked inventory which consists of coordinating inventory planning and replenishment of stocked spares  Liaising and negotiating with suppliers  Oversee vender onboarding process  Coordinate and execute supplier evaluations and compile supplier data bases.  Initiate and implement process improvement initiatives for the procurement department  Building purchase orders  Negotiating logistic rates  Planning production and dispatch schedules  Assisted in the initial set up and debugging/trouble shooting of the Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP software system within the group. Well versed in the various modules in AX, particularly with the Procurement and Sourcing module. Conducted training workshops with numerous users at different sites.  Assisted with creditors which consisted of capturing invoices, reconciliations, opening supplier accounts and compiling credit applications  Worked on the QAD ERP software system