JARED NAIDOO
Logistic Regional Warehouse Manager
Pretoria
Summary
I am a highly skilled and experienced professional specializing in logistics, distribution, inventory management, procurement, and shipping. With a proven track record of success, I possess the ability to rapidly acquire new knowledge and apply it effectively, making me an invaluable asset in driving business expansion. As a proficient communicator and adept team leader, I excel in fostering success among my colleagues. My expertise in distribution operations, process optimization, inventory control, and warehouse systems position me as an ideal candidate for this role. Over the course of my 20-year career in the logistics and warehouse industry, I have spent a decade at Global Payments Technologies, where I was promoted to the position of Logistics and Warehouse Manager after five years of service. Notably, my exceptional performance earned me the recognition as the Best Logistics Professional for the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and currently.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Logistic Regional Warehouse Manager
01.2024 - Current
- Manage various aspects of warehouse operations, including receiving and dispatching stock, stock control, assisting clients, and handling telephonic inquiries.
- Supervise a team of nine members, ensuring adherence to processes, policies, and procedures.
- Maintain confidentiality and file security, create new projects and purchase orders.
- Provide stock availability information and source spares from other branches as needed.
- Collaborate with relevant personnel for the generation of purchase orders or credit notes.
- Perform quality checks on picked items prior to shipping.
- Keep inventory records of spares and shipped machines.
- Post journals once variance reports are completed and file relevant documentation accordingly.
- Ensure safe storage of stock items in compliance with health and safety requirements.
- Maintain a clean and organized workstation and warehouse.
- Safeguard company property, including non-assigned and assigned items like computers, stock, and machinery.
- Promote and facilitate teamwork to achieve productivity targets.
- Oversee the efficient receipt, storage, and dispatch of goods.
- Manage the Central IBT warehouse and supervise stock control processes.
- Fulfill objectives and directions from the operations head and financial director.
- Generate regular reports and statistics on stock.
- Create movement journals and generate month-end reports.
- Conduct part linking for spares and plan vehicle routes.
- Coordinate picking for cash code and coordinate parcel collection with clients.
- Recruit and train staff, manage department performance through motivation, monitoring, and coaching.
- Maintain warehouse housekeeping standards.
- Delegate tasks and make decisions as needed.
- Identify and solve complex problems, evaluate options, and implement solutions.
- Manage time effectively for oneself and the team.
- Receive supplier orders and follow procurement/purchase order instructions.
- Recommend cost-effective shipping solutions, calculate weight, volume, and cost of goods for air or sea transportation.
- Determine efficient methods of moving goods as requested by the Sales team and Warehouse Manager.
- Provide comprehensive shipping instructions to forwarders, considering options of sea or air transportation and hazardous goods.
- Stay updated on relevant legislation, political situations, and factors impacting freight shipping, such as MSDS certificates for hazardous goods.
- Negotiate shipping rates with forwarders for competitive pricing and service.
- Arrange cargo insurance if the shipment exceeds the insured amount.
- Recommend appropriate packing methods as required by suppliers.
- Receive and review pre-alert documents from suppliers/forwarders, ensuring document compliance, and update the relevant forwarder while completing clearing instructions.
- Ensure timely customs clearance to avoid shipment delays.
- Generate an import file consolidating shipping documents from forwarders and suppliers.
- Provide regular shipment status updates to the Sales team through weekly reports and individual email updates.
- Monitor shipments until the final destination, ensuring delivery dates are met as per the selected forwarder.
- Update the Sales team on delivery status and ensure all documents are in order before closing the shipping file.
Cash Acquiring SBSA
08.2018 - 12.2023
- Receive and process supplier orders in accordance with procurement or purchase order instructions.
- Evaluate and propose cost-effective shipping solutions, considering air or sea transportation, while calculating factors such as weight, volume, and cost.
- Determine efficient methods of transporting goods as requested by the Sales team and Warehouse Manager, while minimizing expenses.
- Provide comprehensive shipping instructions to forwarders, including details on shipping options (air or sea) and any hazardous goods.
- Stay updated on relevant legislation, political situations, and other factors that may impact freight shipping, such as obtaining MSDS certificates for hazardous goods.
- Negotiate favorable shipping rates with forwarders to achieve the best pricing and service.
- Arrange cargo insurance when necessary for shipments exceeding the insured amount.
- Recommend appropriate packing methods for merchandise when required by the supplier.
- Receive and review pre-alert documents from suppliers and forwarders, ensuring compliance and coordinating with the relevant parties for customs clearance.
- Generate an import file consolidating all shipping documents received from forwarders and suppliers.
- Provide regular shipment status updates to the Sales team through a weekly report and individual communications.
- Monitor shipments throughout the transportation process, ensuring adherence to delivery dates provided by the selected forwarder.
- Communicate delivery status to the Sales team and verify that all necessary documents are in order before closing the shipping file.
- Functions Cash Acquiring SBSA:
- Record site visit requests in the Axapta system.
- Coordinate with the branch to obtain updates on the estimated time of arrivals (ETA) for site visits.
- Review and approve site visit reports.
- Log installation calls in the Axapta system.
- Arrange for courier services for installation and deinstallation processes.
- Communicate the ETA for installation and deinstallation to the customer.
- Address customer queries and provide necessary assistance.
- Update the system to reflect any delays in site visits, deinstallation, and installation.
- Assist in logging fault tickets and promptly update the relevant department about any delays.
Owner
Deyash Motor Spares
03.2015 - 07.2018
- Receiving stock, Dispatching of stock, Stock controlling, Assisting clients, Telephonic enquires
- Arranging picking for cash code and requesting client to collected parcels.
- Providing availability of stock and sourcing of spares from other suppliers
- Part linking for spares, Planning vehicle routes
- Organizing and encouraging teamwork within the workforce to ensure set productivity targets are met, Overseeing the efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of goods
- Operating all the functions as and when required.
Warehouse & Logistic Manager
GPT - (global Payment technologies)
09.2005 - 03.2015
- Same as the current responsibilities
Education
Supply Chain Management
Intec College
06.2013 - 06.2014
Skills
- Strong team player with the ability to effectively manage and motivate individualsProblem-solving
- Warehouse logistics
- Stock control
- Distribution planning
- Order fulfillment
- Warehouse operations
- Lean principles
- Forecasting demand
- Transportation management
- Shipping and receiving
- Team building and leadership
- Verbal and written communication
- Collaborative teamwork
- Workforce management
- Staff management
- Logistics management
- Staff supervision
- Safety oversight
- Quality assurance
- Safety standards
- Documentation
- Employee safety
- Logistics oversight
- Continuous improvement
- Interpersonal relationships
- Conflict resolution
- Inventory management
- Workflow coordination
- Inventory and stocking
- Logistics
- Goal setting
- Unpacking merchandise
- Meticulous attention to detail to ensure accuracy and precision in work Sharp logical reasoning and exceptional problem-solving skills Proven ability to think innovatively and come up with creative solutions
- Efficient multitasker, adept at managing multiple responsibilities simultaneously
References
References available on request...
Timeline
Logistic Regional Warehouse Manager
01.2024 - Current
Cash Acquiring SBSA
08.2018 - 12.2023
Owner
Deyash Motor Spares
03.2015 - 07.2018
Supply Chain Management
Intec College
06.2013 - 06.2014
Warehouse & Logistic Manager
GPT - (global Payment technologies)
09.2005 - 03.2015
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