Experience

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  Chemelco International B.V.

  • South Africa

  • Logistics

    • Jan 2022 - Present
    • South Africa

    Key Responsibilities:• Container imports & exports• Stock sample imports & exports• Stocktaking• Daily communication with suppliers and customers with regards to orders and bookings.• Communicating with booking agents and shipping lines.• Communicating with transporters and clearing agents.• All communication is both local and international and happens on a daily basis.• Broking (negotiation and agreement of transport rates, with contractors)• Bringing new contractors onboard, in line with company credit app agreement• Populating SAP with various information in order to generate the required reports.• SAP functions include, creating Sales orders, Purchase order, GRN’s, Tax invoices, etc.• SAP – creating Business partners, packing lists, commercial invoices.• SAP – rate calculations, Forex USD exchange calculations, etc.• SAP – Sea freight rates; Gross margin, Gross profit calculations, etc• Following up on domestic and international deliveries.• Evaluating rates, to offer best rates to customers.• Evaluating and presenting the most efficient travel options – modes of transportation.• Integrating with the Sales team and assisting with various sales activities.• Invoicing clients• Following up on outstanding payment.• Issuing monthly Statement of Account to clients.• Regular warehouse visits for stock counting, audits, etc.• Developing and maintaining good relationships with contractors and clients• Applying for permit via various Government entities, e.g. StateVetPermits, PlantHealthPermits, etc.• Approval documents for shipping.• Updating daily shipment tracker on SAP to interface with customer portal.• Liaising with customers on outstanding invoices.• Establishing the appropriate Incoterms for the sales order.• Checking the correct payment terms via SAP.• Inventory management• Responsible for all cargo movement to and from South Africa, as well as domestics cartage.

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  Imperial Managed Logistics

  • Operations/Logistics Coordinator

    • 2014 - Jun 2022

    Logistical partner to the below customers:Tiger brands (local and long distance)Pioneer (local and long distance)Heineken (local and long distance)JF Hillebrand (imports and exports)Distell International (imports and exports)Woolworths (imports)Procter & Gamble (imports, long distance, local)Tetra Pak (imports, local and long distance)Unilever (local and long distance)CTC Worldwide Logistics (imports)DSV (imports)Twinsaver (local and long distance, imports) The Foschini Group (imports); etc.

  • Operations/Logistics Controller

    • 2014 - Jun 2022

    • DATATIM System . SOLOPLAN System . Broking experience . Container imports & exports. Ensure ETA's are communicated and Booking slots are met. . Debriefing of cargo. . Microsoft office packages experience. (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, etc.) . Ensure healthy and strong relationships with customers and business partners eg. Subcontractors. . Warehouse replenishment. . Sourcing of any type of vehicle or equipment. • Daily receiving and processing of transport orders.• Daily planning, routing and scheduling of vehicles. This entail routing and scheduling of the dedicated core fleet as well as using ad hoc vehicles to supplement core fleet vehicles.• Risk management – ensuring all loads are adequately insured and that high-value loads are monitored from loading to delivery.• Adhering to booking slots for direct deliveries.• Daily measurement of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) in accordance with each client’s Service Level Agreement (SLA)• Day-to-day building and management of a service-driven and professional relationship with all key contacts at clients, warehouses, loading points, delivery points and subcontractors.• Administration function - feed all data into TMS; reconciliation of POD’s; in-transit claims recording and investigation.• Drive and managed Chep pallet control system.• Constantly strive to improve core fleet utilization and performance in accordance with income and profit targets.• Assisting in the compilation of monthly reports, including both the service level and actual financial performances of the fleet.

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  Self-employed

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Director

    • Jan 2012 - 2014
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Owner of a courier franchise.

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  RAM Hand to Hand Couriers

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Control room manager

    • Jun 2001 - Jan 2012
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Managed a fleet of 112 vehicles in the Western Cape region. Monitored cargo by Air and Road.Securing the site/perimeter Security staff management