5. Distributions Manager
Original CV
Diploma in Logistics Management
WORK HISTORY:
Counter Parts Sales Supervisor
Date:
Job Functions:
- To supervise and guide staff in their duties
- To do quotations for various customers
- To do monthly sales reports
- To conduct regular stock counts.
- To train sales staff and manage sale-flows
- To negotiate prices of parts with various suppliers
- To do sales
- To monitor administration and departmental budgets.
- To render efficient service to user departments; i.e., workshops
Stores/Warehouse and Distribution Manager
Date
Job Functions:
- To exercise good judgment and make sound decisions
- To maintain good purchase records for future references
- To do stores/warehouse administration and company yearly budget
- To hold meetings with various suppliers
- To ensure timely movement of vehicles according to schedules
- To develop schedules and shifts
- To lead stock-taking process and reconcile stock levels against SAP
- To do stores/warehouse monthly reports
- To lead in training and skills development of all stores personnel
- To coordinate the movement of trucks and freight between cities and other regions
- To keep records, logs and schedules of service calls received
- To make decisions in both routine and non-routine situations
- To provide leadership, support and guidance to the team
- To develop and monitor performance goals
- To implement the operational plan and achieve business targets
- To effectively manage all receipts, storage and issues incoming materials into company
- To ensure business continuity
- To look for proper progressing of orders made so that right materials are delivered at the right time with the right price at the right place
- To determine priorities for Dispatchers and prepare reports on activities
Results of NAP done during an interview:
He enjoys achieving set-targets on a daily basis through the effective management of stock as well as staff. He also enjoys staff development as he feels it is imperative that if someone is absent from work or unavailable for whatever reason, there needs to be another individual on site who can execute their job; therefore, empowering staff is key He prefers to conceptualize and implement as he is a hands-on person and the very nature of his job within the warehouse requires involvement from start to finish.
Structure is the only way to achieve deliverables within the stockmanagement arena, and detraction from following procedure can result in massive losses as well as costs for the company
He is highly detail-oriented as he need to pay attention to all comings and goings on the warehouse floor
Natural Aptitude Career Planned CV
Experience in line with Distribution manager
- Previous experience within the FMCG sector at Outlet Stores and Perishables Manager
- Twenty-two reporting staff at the warehouse
- Diploma in Logistics
- Managed to turn stock loss problems at warehouse around within three months and, hence, the request that he move from production Controller to Warehouse Controller
- Estimates value of stock within the five warehouses he manages at approximately R 30 million
- Introduced cost-reduction initiative for wooden pallets rented, which incurred expenses in terms of damage. This reduced the cost from R 250 000 down to 0
- Responsible for tracking fleet throughout Southern Africa including: Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe
- Dedicated to staff development
