Andre Van Der Westhuizen

• Activities incl. developing business processes, architectures and strategies; business case development and trade off analysis; business level configuration.

• Perform analysis and optimize global import and distribution environment in order to enhance existing efficiencies and develop new processes as per business requirements.

• Configure demand planning tool to fulfill required service levels & enable sales and operations to achieve OTIF’s and KPI’s.

• Enable ERP system to manage stock levels, delivery times and transport costs

• Use data from IT systems to evaluate performance and quality and to plan improvements.

• Specific project management involving high value goods handling, security, new facility set up and digital transformation

• Develop business by analyzing logistical and business process issues

• Continually improve and develop business performance within the constraints of legislation, budget and rising environmental pressures.

• Interface and maintain proper communications with management and all divisions in the business, including but not limited to advising divisional heads regarding procedural issues, customer changes and trends.

• Measuring processes and adapting strategies.

• Implement best practices for scalability, supportability, ease of maintenance, and ERP system performance.

• Championing a culture of measurement within the Supply Chain.

• Develop cost reduction initiatives while improving productivity and quality.

• Set import and distribution goals and plan and manage operations to achieve the set KPI’s.

• Risk mitigation planning with regards to staff, systems and supply disruptions.

• ERP lead responsible for system optimization and best practice customization as well as external integrated applications development and implementation.

• Ensure a “Cradle to grave” supply chain system solution exists which nullifies the risk of relevant IP being held by a singular person

• Custom fit for purpose supply chain solutions specifically focussed on warehousing and distribution.

• System integration scoping and specification

• Contractual oversight and SLA management

• New business engagement, specification, rate modelling and rollout

• Migration of existing clients to new facilities providing efficiency gains and rate remodelling.

• Deconstructing operational and business silos into integrated vanilla solutions ensuring consistency, sustainability and lower costs.

• Business and supply chain best practice architecture

• Provide a 3PL warehousing, freight forwarding and logistical world class solution.

• Align global strategies with country initiatives.

• Responsible for budgeting and profitability as a standalone division.

• DC sites safety and security in high risk/high value environment.

• Enable business analysis specifically modelling new business solutions.

• ERP/WMS and bespoke client service solutions.

• Provide hosted integration platforms catering to all messaging options.

• Ensure data integrity across all integrated platforms.

• Blue chip client management and engagement – executive sponsorship key account program.

• “Cradle to grave” supply chain solution management adding value to client offering to their market.

• Standardised and customised BI solutions targeting increased stock turn and lower stock holding whilst increasing available to sell efficiency.

• Engage other service providers and offer collaborative one stop supply chain solutions.

• Draft contracts and implement SLA’s together with relevant KPI’s.

• Drive market verticals in order to maximise efficiencies and provide barrier to entry for other service providers.

• Ensure group policies compliance

• Consolidate divisional/country resource functionality - drive efficiencies up and costs down.

• Manage the development, consulting and project teams.

• Responsible for analysis and process mapping.

• Lead design sessions for the purpose of enhancing specific processes, operations and information flow.

• Assist with change management planning.

• Solutions architecture by mapping customer business to end to end technology solutions.

• Planning and testing solutions.

• Ability to move between the analysis/design/review phase and the ‘roll-up-thesleeves’ level of actually rolling out all phases of a project.

• Proven and measurable ROI built into design.

• Managing the client’s expectations and exceeding them.

• Establish and build a relationship with the client demonstrating delivery of a product and services solution that best serves their needs.

• Specification of gap design for development staff.

• Generate, manage, review and control project documentation.

• Strong analytical ability and capacity to break down a problem or situation into its component parts, identifying implications, timeframes and sequences.

• Area of speciality supply chain solutions including demand planning.

• Responsible for Procurement (30%), Distribution (20%), Production (20%), Warehousing (10%), Demand Planning (20%).

• Responsible for buying and inventory management strategies in order to maintain quality and manage costs last financial year stock levels dropped by 35% and revenue grew 24%.

• Sourced products, both locally (30%) and internationally (70%). Raw materials 50% imports from China.

• Procurement spends in the region of R50 Million/mth on raw and R15 Million/mth on expensed products and services.

• Developed, reviewed and approved administrative and purchasing procedures to maintain economy of scale and efficiency of operation.

• Responsible for on-going supplier and contract management.

• Prepared and monitored tender processes mainly outsourced SLA’s logistical functions.

• Responsible for administrative and operational reporting.

• Reviewed, managed and improved operational processes.

• Decreased turnaround times and streamlined work process resulting in a cost saving of 37% in wages and first pick efficiency lifted from 40% to 93%.

• Responsible for transport in the company (450 registrations, 160 drivers).

• Set production targets and managed efficiency-processing 3000 ton of steel and 300 ton of aluminium per month.

• Administered ERP system. Sage X3 Super-user and project managed implementation thereof.

• Implementations of ERP systems in 2010 and 2011 were 100% successful and effective on planned “go live” dates.

• Oversaw demand planning for MRP and buffer managed for raw and finished goods.

• Ensuring that medium and long term strategies were understood and implemented – regular reviews to assess and measure progress.

• Daily analysis of production targets, sales turnover, stock outages and product spread in the sales order book in order to maintain 100% production capacity and increase margins on product lines if oversold and promote undersold lines and if necessary adjust strategies .

• Promoting the philosophy that the client is part of our supply chain i.e. we need to service our client’s customer and his expectations. The ability to “go the extra mile” should be part of who we are and not a conscious effort.

• Forecasting procurement spend against cash flow requirements taking into account seasonal trending and 3 month raw material lead times.

• Drafting policies and procedures and roles and responsibilities for the divisions.

• Ensure long term sustainability of the supply chain and not seek quick wins.

• Ensuring that the organization remained competitive in the market with regard to pricing in that the pricing was correctly applied.

• Remaining within operational budget constraints.

• Maximizing ROI always a priority.

• Lead cross-functional teams and projects with regard to supply chain processes and continual improvement.

• Managed Imported (90%) and National (10%) products.

• Responsible for Demand Planning and Procurement (40%), Warehousing (10%), Production (40%) and Distribution (10%).

• Responsible for SAP R3 materials management key user including setup and maintenance of master data and all demand planning.

• Responsible for procurement and inventory management for group of four branches ensuring service levels were maintained.

• Responsible for import of raw product (R 20 Million/month) and export of finished product.

• Planned production for geared unit assembly ensuring all components were available on time.

• Responsible for national logistical function consisting of in-house local delivery and outsourced line haul.

• Managed repair departments and field service operations including a 24hr breakdown service nationally.

• Managed drive solutions from specification to installation for turnkey applications.

• Managed drive assembly production departments ensuring assembly quality and specifications were maintained.

• Labour relations, disciplinary code and OSH act compliance.

• Taking control and assumed responsibility of the S&OP process.

• Procurement and inventory management ensured that processes were in place in order to achieve site targets.

• Manage 3PL across Southern Africa.

• Initiate and lead various projects to improve “on time in full” service delivery especially focussing on key accounts.