Warehouse Manager - Automotive (Toyota & Nissan)
SA Taxi, Midrand | Feb 2017 – May 2023

Operational Leadership: Directed a team of 20+ staff in a high-volume automotive parts warehouse, fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous team development. 

Inventory Management: Achieved and consistently maintained 99% inventory accuracy through rigorous cycle counting and systematic audits using JDA WMS and Sage. 

Compliance & Safety: Managed all dispatch, receiving, and inventory control activities, ensuring strict adherence to Health & Safety regulations and standard operating procedures. 

Cost & Vendor Management: Streamlined supplier administration for payments, OEM, and Aftermarket parts, resulting in departmental cost savings. Managed quality assessment of stock and escalated discrepancies effectively

Parts Admin Supervisor Procurement Manager Assistant- Automotive
SA Taxi, Midrand | Oct 2012 – Jan 2017

Procurement Oversight: Supervised a team of 7+ responsible for procurement,
vendor documentation, and invoice processing.

Financial Control: Ensured timely vendor payments and maintained robust stock
control using Sage, JDA WMS, and internal systems. Successfully reconciled vendor
payments and resolved financial discrepancies.

Compliance: Managed BBBEE compliance requirements and oversaw the entire
supplier onboarding process.

Buyer Officer - Earthmoving Equipment Bell Equipment, Jet Park

May 2009 – Sep 2012 

Strategic Buying: Managed local and international procurement using SAP, including generating Requests for Quotation (RFQs) and processing Purchase Orders (POs) via SAP-MRP.

Negotiation: Negotiated competitive pricing and cultivated strong vendor relationships for Bills of Material (BOM) parts, OEM, and aftermarket components. 

Logistics: Coordinated shipping documentation and liaised with freight forwarders to ensure on-time delivery of critical parts

Export Coordinator Bell Equipment, Jet Park | Apr 2008 – Apr 2009 • International Compliance: Handled exports across Africa and Asia-Pacific regions, ensuring full compliance with Incoterms and customs regulations. • Stakeholder Communication: Coordinated with internal and external stakeholders regarding Estimated Dates of Arrival (EDA) and shipment tracking

Parts Administrator
Bell Equipment, Jet Park | Apr 2007 – Mar 2008
• Processed POs and shipping invoices via SAP, monitored urgent deliveries, and liaised
with mines and suppliers.

• Capture all international invoices for payment 
• Banking confirmation telephonically 
• Vat search and confirm with SARS for international payment
• Assisting in with bank recons every month.
• Knowledge of correct business correspondence formats in creditors
• Filling all foreign payment documents and master data 
• Perform complex administrative and clerical to compose routine or draft
• Documents, to work independently.
• Become involve in problem solving 
• Work under pressure.
• Become part of the team

Accounts Payable Clerk (Creditors)
2007-01 to 2007-06

• Invoice verification
• Post remittance to clients 
• Assisting accounts payable capturing payments in creditors (SAP)
• Print cheques to customers for payments 
• Filling all invoices for payment

Scanner Clerk (Creditors)
2006-02 to 2007-06

• Scanning all documents to the pc and attach to SAP
• Handling all queries that concern for late payment 
• Archive all the non-confidential and file confidential documents
• Become part of the team

• Sales update every promotion 
• Call clients for payments
• Follow up after sales
• Customer service.
• Merchandising all stock for display
• Cash-flow filing all documents after sales

• Sales update every promotion 
• Call clients for payments
• Follow up after sales
• Merchandising all stock for display
• Cash-flow filing all documents after sales
• Assisting the manager when not available.

• Cashier, retailing, customer service
• Increase prices when necessary 
• Updating sales, merchandising
• Cash-flow