Supply chain and procurement professional with over 10 years of experience in optimizing logistics and driving strategic procurement initiatives. Expertise in aligning cross-functional teams, including IT, finance, legal, and operations, to enhance operational efficiency. Proficient in data analytics and business intelligence tools, including Tableau and advanced Microsoft Excel, to create interactive dashboards and forecast demand effectively. Proven ability to convert complex insights into scalable operational strategies that foster high-value B2B collaborations.
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FELIX MAKWINDI
Krugersdorp
Summary
Overview
12
years of professional experience
Work History
BetxchangeKrugersdorp
Betting Clerk
07.2026 - Current
Job overview
- Transactional Accuracy: Administer high-volume commercial transactions daily, ensuring 100% financial balancing and system compliance.
- Updated operational data and audited retail transactions in real-time using computerized database management systems to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Resolved client queries and addressed complex account and pricing discrepancies through effective interpersonal communication.
Dis-Chem PharmaciesMidrand
Junior Buyer
04.2024 - 02.2025
Job overview
- Procurement & SAP Operations: Executed the end-to-end procurement lifecycle using SAP Material Management (MM) and Procurement modules to process purchase orders (POs) and streamline inventory workflows.
- Financial & Margin Optimization: Conducted spend analyses and vendor price sheet comparisons to identify cost-saving opportunities, contributing to improved product margins.
- Vendor & SLA Management: Maintained B2B relationships with manufacturers and vendors, ensuring compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and reducing lead times.
- Inventory Control & Compliance: Managed stock level optimization and reorder point management while ensuring strict adherence to cold-chain and pharmaceutical logistics compliance standards.
- Dispute Resolution: Investigated and resolved supplier pricing discrepancies and invoice mismatches, ensuring accurate financial reconciliation and minimising potential losses.
Clicks GroupJohannesburg
Key Account Coordinator - Medical Schemes
09.2018 - 03.2024
Job overview
- B2B account coordination: Coordinated high-value partnerships with medical schemes and healthcare corporate stakeholders, aligning commercial objectives as primary liaison.
- SLA & Compliance Management: Monitored and enforced strict Service Level Agreements (SLAs), tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure operational compliance and service delivery.
- Data-driven strategy: Utilised advanced Microsoft Excel functions (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs) to analyse scheme performance data, generating insights to enhance account profitability.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Aligned diverse internal teams-including IT, Finance, Legal, and Operations-to resolve complex administrative challenges and streamline processing networks.
- Financial reconciliation: Investigated pricing discrepancies and managed claims auditing processes, resolving high-volume billing disputes to mitigate financial risk.
United Pharmaceutical Distributors (UPD)Johannesburg
Distribution Controller
07.2014 - 08.2018
Job overview
- Order-to-Cash Lifecycle: Managed end-to-end order-to-cash (O2C) lifecycle, coordinating pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, and retail networks to ensure timely product availability.
- Compliance & Logistics: Enforced strict compliance with cold-chain protocols and pharmaceutical logistics standards to guarantee product integrity during distribution.
- Stock & Inventory Control: Optimised warehouse stock levels and executed strict reorder point management to maintain continuous supply chains while reducing carrying costs.
- Acted as operational liaison between international and local manufacturers and distribution teams, resolving stock availability and logistical bottlenecks to maintain supply chain fluidity.
- KPI Metrics & Reporting: Monitored warehouse key performance indicators (KPIs) and delivered structured performance reports to corporate clients, supporting data-driven decisions for operational efficiency.
Education
University of South Africa (UNISA)Johannesburg, GP
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) from Supply Chain and Operations Management
08-2026
University Overview
- In Progress (7 modules outstanding)
- Core Focus Areas: Procurement Lifecycles, Strategic Sourcing, Logistics Management, Operational Optimization, Financial Accounting.
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)
BA Honours from Sociology
University Overview
Key Competencies: Advanced cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution methodologies, team performance optimization.
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)
Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Human Resource Management
University Overview
- Majors: Industrial Psychology and Sociology.
- Key Competencies: Stakeholder relations, negotiation strategy, business psychology.
Skills
- Supply chain management
- Procurement management
- Data analysis
- Inventory control
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Market trend analysis
- Sales and operations planning
- Resilience to stressful situations
- Awareness of legal contracts
- Procurement expertise
- Negotiating techniques
- Ethical sourcing methods
- SQL proficiency
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Timeline
Betting Clerk
Betxchange
07.2026 - Current
Junior Buyer
Dis-Chem Pharmacies
04.2024 - 02.2025
Key Account Coordinator - Medical Schemes
Clicks Group
09.2018 - 03.2024
Distribution Controller
United Pharmaceutical Distributors (UPD)
07.2014 - 08.2018
University of South Africa (UNISA)
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) from Supply Chain and Operations Management
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)
BA Honours from Sociology
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)
Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Human Resource Management