Experience

Verigreen (Pty) Ltd

• South Africa
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Brand Manager

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  VERIGREEN JULY 2022 – PRESENT |BRAND MANAGER • Analyzing shelf health by working closely with merchandising partners and setting targets • Increasing product sales and market share • Building brand awareness and increasing brand value and profitability • Analyzing pricing and negotiate pricing • Researching and analyzing consumer behavior, market trends and competitor activity and communicate with operations team • Communicate Out of stock instances and recovery dates regularly to all stakeholders • Planning and executing events such as trade shows • Regularly review margins and product review • Clean and analyze sales data as well as Out of till data • Collaborate on new product development and innovation (development, ranging, pricing, merchandising and feedback) • Attend cycle briefs with merchandise partners to ensure planograms are followed and that additional space on shelf is negotiated • Provide monthly reports on category results to directors • Present monthly category reviews, service level update to customers • Implementing promotions grid • Negotiating ad hoc spend • Sales forecasting and production forecasting • Ensure budgetary targets are met JUNE 2021 – JUNE 2022 |ASSISTANT BRAND MANAGER • Manage and maintain a strategy to grow sales with margin health in mind for the Private Label category • Assisting with and maintaining a pricing strategy • Managed sales forecasts per customer and SKU • Monitor and manage Private Label business performance against SLAs • Maintained an annual promotional plan • Develop, nurture, and maintain healthy productive customer relationships and manage service delivery as per SLAs • Conduct quarterly sales reviews • Assist with monitoring and controlling strike rate per customer • Assist with managing trade marketing and merchandising channels based on SLAs, targets, budgets, and incentives • Attend Trade Shows, co-ordinate activations and manage POS Show less



The Shoprite Group of Companies

• South Africa
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supply Line Manager

  • Oct 2017 - May 2021

  - System configuration of supplier accounts optimize most profitable ordering patterns/frequency - Item parameter setting and data analysis to enable optimal forecasting results - Product lifecycle management - Place supplier purchase orders to ensure achieval of inventory and service - Maintain service level deliverables - Promotional planning and replenishement - Forecasting exception management - Project Management - Data analysis and reporting - System configuration of supplier accounts optimize most profitable ordering patterns/frequency - Item parameter setting and data analysis to enable optimal forecasting results - Product lifecycle management - Place supplier purchase orders to ensure achieval of inventory and service - Maintain service level deliverables - Promotional planning and replenishement - Forecasting exception management - Project Management - Data analysis and reporting



IMPERIAL Retail Logistics

• South Africa
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Logistics Supply Chain

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

  • Effectively use Proteus – an internal ERP System to conduct an Outstanding Order List Report three times daily to ensure various Principal orders are timeously booked for delivery • Updating and maintaining inbound delivery schedule • Communicating with all parties on non-conformance • Ensure warehouse is up to date on booking changes • Assist demand planners with other general tasks • To ensure that telephonic calls and emails are answered in a timely, courteous manner, with a high level of customer service and professional response at all times • To undertake all ad hoc tasks as requested by the management structure • Ensuring inbound delivery schedule is completed by 16:30 daily • Liaising with receiving controllers on discrepancies Customer Services • Conduct and update a USN Report on a Daily Basis • Update a USN rejection Report • Provide a Customer Query Report • Conduct and update a Model Products Report • Conduct and update a Sodastream Report • Conduct and update a Back Door Order Rejection Report • Update CRM's • Close CRM's • Update uplifts on Proteus • Informing principals of rejections • Liaise with drivers regarding queries, back door order rejections as well as uplifts • Solve queries within a 20 minute lead time Show less



Illovo Sugar Africa

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vendor Maintenance

  • Jun 2015 - Mar 2016

  Vendor Maintenance • Review all requests for additions to the vendor master database for validity and accuracy • Validate banking information by means of an Account Verification Statement • Create new vendors and maintain existing vendors • Identify duplicate or inactive vendors • Conduct a Transunion Report on all new vendor take on • Assessing adverse judgments and defaults against all vendors • Sending notice of judgment letters to “at-risk” vendors and requesting a Rescission of Judgment Order. • Validate and process all requests for vendor changes including changes to address, vendor names, changes to contact details • Evaluate and process all requests to place vendors on a hold status • Verify and process supplier Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) certification • Process requests for an amendment to change settlement terms • Provideservice support to address all of the vendor addition and maintenance related questions and resolve any issues or errors • Perform ongoing document and procedures maintenance as required • Contribute ideas and actions towards the continuous improvement of Vendor Maintenance related processes within area of influence • Maintain a positive work relationship with members of other teams throughout all mills in Africa to communicate effectively and to ensure compliance • Assist in establishing and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with internal and external customers to identify additional ways to be of service and ensure customer satisfaction Savings • Capture savings on an excel spreadsheet tabulated per mill – reflecting the contribution of savings per buyer reporting to group manager on a monthly basis. Credit applications • Process credit applications that are sent to directors for approval • Provide letters to increase credit limit to suppliers Tender Enquiries • Process and amend tender enquires • Forward tender enquiry documentation to suppliers • Prepare tender enquiry schedules Show less



eThekwini Municipality

• South Africa
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Spectator Services

  • Jan 2013 - Feb 2013



Independent Electoral Commission

• Volunteer

  • May 2011 - 2011