Experience

Distell

• South Africa
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Analytics and Insights Manager

  • Nov 2021 - Present

• LOGISTICS BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

  • May 2016 - Oct 2021

  Competent Areas Includes (but not limited to) – • Facilitate and co-ordinate management operation system which includes the facilitation, setup, and evaluation of the division's operational and capital expenditures on a corporate level.• Strategic support, alignment, and implementation by being responsible for financial analysis to further improve service delivery and accurate decision making.• Assist and develop a management information system to streamline and facilitate the availability of operational and financial information for decision-making purposes.• Perform a diverse range of analytical functions comprising of forecasting and budgeting as well as various data analyses.• Timely delivery and presentation of ad hoc operational and business analysis to other business areas and interest groups.• Optimise delivery and operational infrastructure through detailed analyses and presenting to regional management structures for approval and implementation by creating predictive models using available data from numerous sources.• Engage in constructive networking with customers.• Identify and facilitate opportunities to leverage current infrastructure as a touchpoint by enhancing customer service offers.• Strategically plan and manage logistics, warehouse, transportation, and customer services.• Direct, optimize, and coordinate the full order cycle.• Liaise and negotiate with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers, and consumers.• Keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs, and efficiency.• Arrange warehouse, catalog goods, plan routes, and process shipments.• Maintain metrics and analyze data to assess performance and implement improvements.

• BUSINESS ANALYST (SA LOGISTICS)

  • Apr 2015 - Jun 2016

  Competent Areas Includes (but not limited to) –• Facilitate and co-ordinate Distell management operation system which includes the facilitation, setup, and evaluation of the division's operational and capital expenditures on a corporate level. • Monthly report packs in accordance with deadlines which include accurate, complete, and timely reporting on operational expenditures, the direct variable cost, capital expenditures, and volumes.• Accurate, complete, and timely consolidation of other distribution-related reports.• Strategic Support and alignment through assist with ad hoc financial analysis to further improve service delivery.• Assist and develop a management information system to streamline and facilitate the availability of operational and financial information for decision-making purposes.• Perform a diverse range of analytical functions comprising of forecasting and budgeting as well as various data analyses.• Timely delivery and presentation of ad hoc operational and business analysis to other business areas and interest groups.• Evaluate business processes, anticipate requirements, uncover areas for improvement, and develop and implement solutions.• Lead ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.• Perform requirements analysis.• Document and communicate the results of your efforts.• Effectively communicate insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.• Gather critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports.

• PROJECT MANAGER (DISTRIBUTION)

  • Jun 2012 - Mar 2015

  Competent Areas Includes (but not limited to) –• Identify new business improvement projects within the Distribution environment.• Coordination of regional resources to ensure project completion with the assistance of numerous business functions i.e. internal partners (IT and HR) as well as regional depots.• Identification and standardisation of operational and services practices. This was done to ensure depots adhere to best practices as well as benchmarking performance internally as well as externally.• Project administration and coordination. All business improvements pertaining to Distribution. Projects were managed up as well as down (strategic as well as operational) to ensure proper buy-in and change management.• Document control of the Quality Management System. Responsible for the standardisation, evaluation, and implementation of ISO 9001 (Document Control). Also had to ensure adherence to audits of both internal and external parties.



LSG Skychefs

• FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT

  • Sep 2011 - May 2012

  Competent Areas Includes (but not limited to) –• Responsible for all accounts receivable; forecasting of receipts; analysis of accounts as well as a credit risk analyst and debtors’ days’ analysis.• Monthly general ledger reconciliation for specific debtor’s accounts.• Communication with Customers both locally and internationally to ensure effective handling of accounts and customer relationships.• Revenue Assurance work team was a team chosen by the company were representatives from South African, China, America, UK, and Brazil. • The team attended briefing and training in Istanbul and Turkey.



Distell

• South Africa
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

  • Apr 2010 - Oct 2011

  Competent Areas Includes (but not limited to) –• Facilitate and co-ordinate Distell management operation system which includes the facilitation, setup, and evaluation of the division's operational and capital expenditures for the Northern Region (Gauteng, South Africa).• Monthly report packs in accordance with deadlines which includes accurate, complete, and timely reporting on operational expenditures, the direct variable cost, capital expenditures, and volumes.• Report packs done for Distell Botswana Ltd as well as the northern region.• Accurate, complete, and timely consolidation of other distribution-related reports.• Strategic support and alignment through assist with ad hoc financial analysis to further improve service delivery.• Assist and develop a management information system to streamline and facilitate the availability of operational and financial information for decision-making purposes.• Perform a diverse range of analytical functions comprising of forecasting and budgeting as well as various data analyses.• Timely delivery and presentation of ad hoc operational and business analysis to other business areas and interest groups.

• PROCUREMENT OFFICER

  • Oct 2009 - Mar 2010

  Competent Areas Includes (but not limited to) –• Ensure that optimum supply agreements are achieved at all times.• Implement a tender, adjudication and contract process.• Negotiate supply agreements at optimum cost to company.• Establish and drive cost reduction exercises by cost analysis studies.• Ensure that corporate purchasing policies and procedures are implemented and adhered to.• Monitor prices, cost drivers and indices.• Maintain sound relations with suppliers and internal customers.• Control over Capital Expenditure.• Sound Customer Supplier relations.



Grant Thornton

• BUSINESS RISK SERVICES

  • Jan 2008 - Sep 2008

  Competent Areas Includes (but not limited to) –• Risk Identification, profiling and assessments of operation risks.• Risk controls, adequacy and effectiveness evaluation and reviews.• Reporting on identified risks, threats and opportunities to further reduce operation risks as well as setting up internal controls. Competent Areas Includes (but not limited to) –• Risk Identification, profiling and assessments of operation risks.• Risk controls, adequacy and effectiveness evaluation and reviews.• Reporting on identified risks, threats and opportunities to further reduce operation risks as well as setting up internal controls.