SAP
ANDREW KESIMOLOTSE
Johannesburg
Summary
Results-driven Senior Supply Chain & Inventory Operations Professional with 12 years of expertise in managing large-scale parts distribution networks. Specializes in optimizing technical SKU portfolios, reducing inventory shrinkage, and enhancing process efficiencies. Skilled in aligning demand planning, warehouse management systems, and logistics to boost corporate scalability and profitability.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Inventory Administrator (National Parts Distribution)
Babcock
09.2023 - 04.2026
- Strategic Inventory Governance: Engineered and monitored national safety stock and reorder point parameters to secure uninterrupted supply lines for high-value machinery parts, drastically minimizing operational stockouts.
- Data-Driven Forecast Optimization: Generated advanced inventory trend analyses and variance reporting to back corporate demand planning, shifting operations from reactive ordering to proactive fulfillment models.
- Cross-Functional Network Syncing: Directed end-to-end inventory flows by strategically aligning procurement, warehouse floor capacity, and national logistics teams to optimize stock rotation and cross-docking workflows.
- Risk & Audit Leadership: Led extensive root-cause investigation frameworks for stock discrepancies, implementing rigid corrective policies that protected inventory integrity and ensured absolute alignment with corporate internal controls.
Warehouse Operations Lead / Storeman
Babcock Africa (Boksburg)
11.2021 - 08.2023
- Throughput Optimization: Spearheaded complete facility workflows covering receiving, strategic zone allocation, and dispatch, engineering a 20% increase in national order fulfillment efficiency.
- Facility Layout & Slotting Strategy: Redesigned material allocation frameworks across various warehouse zones, drastically improving cubic space utilization, accessibility speeds, and picking productivity.
- Quality & Compliance Control: Formulated strict incoming quality control inspection matrices that eliminated defective entry points and reduced vendor-related delivery discrepancies.
- Team Capacity Building: Mentored and upskilled junior operational staff on modern inventory tracking initiatives, safety codes (SHE), and performance benchmarks to foster a high-performance culture.
Inventory Administrator (Commercial DAF Fleet Parts)
Babcock Transport Solutions (Benoni)
10.2017 - 07.2021
- Client Network Management: Managed commercial customer parts distribution accounts, engineering high-accuracy quoting structures and logistics tracking pipelines to optimize order completion cycles.
- Process Engineering: Partnered with cross-functional teams to map, dissect, and overhaul order workflows, achieving a 15% measurable surge in operational team efficiency.
- Stock Security & Verification: Conducted high-level cyclical reconciliations and audits, maintaining real-time system ledger accuracy and shrinking variances down to nominal figures.
Warehouse Operations Specialist (Parts Division)
Barloworld GM
02.2011 - 02.2016
- Technical Portfolio Management: Controlled end-to-end inventory operations for high-volume technical automotive and industrial SKUs, ensuring flawless binning, tracking, and rapid dispatch.
- Multi-Facility Logistics Coordination: Structured and routed material transfers across an expansive network of secondary facilities, ensuring balanced national asset distribution.
- Front-Counter Strategic Advisory: Provided technical product consulting and rapid enquiry response to major fleet accounts, maintaining long-term B2B contract satisfaction.
Education
Honours Degree - Supply Chain Management
Mancosa
01-2024
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) - Supply Chain Management
Mancosa
01-2022
Certificate of Competence - SHE Representative
NOSA College
01-2022
Advanced Data Processing - Excel Level 2
KeyBase Training Solutions
01-2021
Safe Tracking and Storing Certification - undefined
Protain Solutions
01-2021
Diploma - Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Damelin Correspondence College
01-2016
Skills
National Supply Chain Network Design
Demand Forecasting & Capacity Planning
Strategic Sourcing & Supplier SLAs
Technical Inventory Optimisation & Controls
Continuous Process Improvement (Kaizen)
Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management
Risk Management & Audit Compliance
Data Analytics & Enterprise Reporting
References
- Kavinesh, Sibran, Warehouse Manager, kavinesh.sibran@babcock.co.za, 082 863 9614, Babcock Transport Solutions
- Veronique, Malgas, Outbound Supervisor, veronique.malgas@babcock.co.za, 072 741 8916, Babcock Africa
- Katlego, Mothodi, Procurement Coordinator, 081 448 5969, Babcock Africa
- Nalini, Ballaram, HR Business Partner, 082 863 9614, Barloworld GM
Software
Evolve
Kerridge
Timeline
Inventory Administrator (National Parts Distribution)
Babcock
09.2023 - 04.2026
Warehouse Operations Lead / Storeman
Babcock Africa (Boksburg)
11.2021 - 08.2023
Inventory Administrator (Commercial DAF Fleet Parts)
Babcock Transport Solutions (Benoni)
10.2017 - 07.2021
Warehouse Operations Specialist (Parts Division)
Barloworld GM
02.2011 - 02.2016
Diploma - Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Damelin Correspondence College
Safe Tracking and Storing Certification - undefined
Protain Solutions
Advanced Data Processing - Excel Level 2
KeyBase Training Solutions
Certificate of Competence - SHE Representative
NOSA College
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) - Supply Chain Management
Mancosa
Honours Degree - Supply Chain Management
Mancosa