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Lehlohonolo Mabathoana

Supply Chain Practitioner
City of Johannesburg

Summary

Focused on ensuring comprehensive, efficient, and strategic supply chain management across the region. This key role aims to align local operations with Glencore’s global vision, ensuring compliance with international standards, operational continuity, resource optimization, and stronger relationships with suppliers and internal teams.

Self-driven professional with multidisciplinary experience across various industries, namely FMCG industry, Utilities and mining. I have over 14 years experience in middle management over which I has proven dependable, dynamic and goal-oriented with strong commercial acumen. Over a period of 15 years, I has fulfilled roles in Demand Planning;Supply Planning; Material management requirement; Inventory optimization; Factory Foreman; Logistic manager; commodity manager; procurement assistant, Senior Adviser Logistic and Supply Chain and Supply Chain Operations manager. My wealth of experience I have supplemented with academic background by pursuing Charted Institute of Purchasing and Supply(MCIPS); Advance management Program; Sapics Diploma in Supply Chain; Six Sigma Green belt, SAP Supply Planning Super User and Btech Operations Management and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration at University of Free State Specialties:

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
2016
2016
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Physical Supply Chain Superintendent

Anglo American
09.2022 - Current
  • Plan and oversee outbound logistics, including on-site and off-site warehouse inventory, and the transportation of finished goods
  • Establish and preserve relationships, as well as negotiate with suppliers, manufacturers of crating companies
  • Confer with unit heads to ensure warehouse activities harmonize with that of other functions daily check list and queries
  • Provide support operation processes, including inspection, receiving, and storage; material usage, order picking, and inbound and outbound shipments; and the handling and disposition of material activities
  • Responsible for monitoring and upholding inventory accuracy through cycle count process, investigation of variances, and quarterly and annual physical inventories
  • Responsible for managing the department's KPI's, including visual controls; and converse status to management
  • Spot and understand root cause of problems and execute countermeasures
  • Develop and implement lean initiatives to guarantee continuous improvement in processes
  • Responsible for employee compliance to company policies and production procedures

Independent Supply Chain Practitioner

Rosond
03.2021 - 08.2022
  • Providing leadership and direction to the Supply Chain department, develop and execute corporate purchasing strategy and ensure that raw material, packaging materials, expense items etc are sourced and procured at lowest cost of ownership
  • Developing and implementing strategies and programs/projects which are used as an effective instrument to promote Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment in the economy
  • Reviewing and developing detailed Supply Chain strategies, ensuring each provides desired outcomes of world class performance in accordance with changing global markets
  • Planning and guiding the optimization of inventory and forecasting levels to meet customer requirements while maintaining responsibility for continuous improvement against working capital objectives
  • Driving continuous improvement of processes within Supply Chain department to ensure efficiencies
  • Working closely with Technical, Engineering, Quality, Operations team to develop, monitor, analyze and drive improvement in operational capacity plans
  • Ensuring that purchasing and trade compliance processes comply with relevant legislation, legal requirement and high ethical standards
  • Initiate and Drive the implementation of SMME support programmes
  • Design supplier development programmes and ensure their implementation across the business
  • Design Terms of Reference for consultants required to develop the capability of targeted suppliers
  • Conduct assessments to determine the commercial viability of business opportunities
  • Ensure appropriate Skills transfer to SMME entrepreneurs
  • Building internal BU capacity in regard to IP and establishing and maintaining internal partnerships with relevant departments
  • Stakeholder Engagement-Managing and facilitating engagements, in partnership with category teams, with OEMs and large suppliers to ensure adoption of relevant strategies and tactics aimed at improving inclusion of host community suppliers, e.g Subcontracting, unbundling, etc

Supply Chain Practitioner

Petra Diamonds
08.2017 - 10.2021
  • Complied with corporate regulations, policies and procedures to maximize safety, security and overall trust in organization and employees.
  • Monitor compliance with the procurement policies and address noncompliance
  • Continually assess best practice and implement best practice into our procurement functions
  • Agree service levels with the business, and monitor compliance with the service levels
  • Work with the business and finance to accurately forecast the category of savings
  • Assist the FM with accurate reporting, visibility and communication of various procurement initiatives, processes, priorities, savings, focus areas etc
  • Manage a high performing dedicated team by providing leadership, role clarity, training and career development to the Procurement team
  • Development of organizational procurement strategy
  • Identification and realization of cost-saving and cost-reduction opportunities
  • Leadership of cross-functional teaming across other business functions and initiatives
  • Manage the procurement and shipment of Project CAPEX/equipment

Supply Chain Optimization Consultant

Monna Moholo Supply Chain Consulting
10.2018 - 03.2021
  • Directed a supply chain transformation project for a top pharmaceutical client, enhancing end-to-end visibility and cutting operational costs by R7Mil in 1st year of implementation.
  • Conceived and implemented a customized dashboard for KPI tracking, which drove performance improvements across the supply chain by 18%.
  • Facilitated workshops on Agile supply chain practices, increasing team adaptability and shortening the planning cycle by 3 weeks.
  • Conducted in-depth market analysis to identify and secure advantageous sourcing options, leading to a 17% cost savings on key commodities

Supply Chain Manager

The De Beers Group of Companies
04.2014 - 08.2016
  • Orchestrated a vendor managed inventory (VMI) program that resulted in a 25% reduction in stockouts and a 30% improvement in inventory
  • Established robust relationships with 3PL providers to ensure timely and cost-effective transportation, slashing logistics costs by 12%.
  • Optimized warehouse operations using lean principles, reducing pick-and-pack cycle time by 25% and saving 3 million annually
  • Implemented a predictive analytics system that improved stock accuracy by 30%, decreasing out-of-stock occurrences by 15%
  • Led a cross-functional team to streamline logistics processes, resulting in a 20% reduction in delivery times and enhancing customer satisfaction scores by 12%
  • Negotiated long-term contracts with key suppliers, achieving an 18% cost reduction in raw material procurement
  • Deployed a digital twin technology for inventory

Logistic Services Manager

Eskom
08.2007 - 03.2014
  • Managed regional commercial services operational activities including Warehousing, Logistics / Inventory & haulage through Rotran
  • Re-aligning & integrating commercial Supply Chain Functions with the entire business (wires & retail)
  • Setting functional & strategic direction in support of Regional goals
  • Develops & implement warehouse operational strategy in collaboration with Regional Warehouse Manager, staff, Logistics staff & other regional departments
  • Mobilize resources across departments to ensure a continuous service is provided
  • Ensure all commercial audit findings are adequately resolved & performance is sustained
  • Inculcate a culture of discipline, safety & ethical behavior
  • Manage operational performance through continuous business improvement initiatives
  • Provide direction & leadership
  • Manage & ensure budget compliance
  • Created positive work environment by fostering teamwork and providing ongoing support for employees.
  • Management of National Grid Transformers requirements, including Procurement, Store keeping and maintenance management
  • Manage CED projects procurement and material management function for the business

Supply Chain Co-ordination/Planner

Nestlé S.A.
06.2004 - 07.2007
  • Manage the procurement of capital project goods and/or services within Nestle
  • Develop project procurement plans and risk assessment techniques
  • Facilitate the integration of category strategies within project procurement plans
  • Liaise with Nestle Projects Services and Projects departments
  • Research category supply markets, as relevant to projects, and application of best practices
  • Utilize in-depth experience of Capital Procurement processes to manage team and improve service levels to projects
  • Contract management within area of responsibility, from creation to close-out, including claims mitigation and -negotiations
  • Develop managerial reporting and tracking of key performance indicators and continuously track
  • Financial tracking of capital intensive issues

3rd Party Manufacturing Operations Manager

3m Sa
05.1999 - 05.2002
  • Manager the operational running of the 3rd manufacturing partners on behalf of 3MSA
  • Manage all the relevant Supply Planning aspects to meet customer service level and working capital targets
  • Create the master production schedule for all the lines by balancing product supply with the demand
  • Optimizing capacity with the requirements
  • Validating MPS(master production scheduling) collaborating with the factory planning
  • Establish and agree supply planning parameters (lot size rules, production lead times) for the planning system to propose the most representative production plan possible
  • Prepared reports on manufacturing activities for internal review and external stakeholders when required.
  • Evaluate and consolidate raw and packaging material requirements for each of the factories
  • Create and review blanket orders on all raw and packaging materials with the suppliers

Education

Post Graduate Diploma - Business Administration, Management and Operations

Universtity of Free State

Programme - Operational Risk Managemet, Mining and engineering

Unvierstity of Pretoria

Member - Eskom Cooperate Cohort

Chartered Institution of Procurement and Supply

Diploma - Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

SAPICS

Advanced Management Programme - Business Administration, Management and Operations

Wits Business School

Skills

Procurement Transformations

Timeline

Physical Supply Chain Superintendent

Anglo American
09.2022 - Current

Independent Supply Chain Practitioner

Rosond
03.2021 - 08.2022

Supply Chain Optimization Consultant

Monna Moholo Supply Chain Consulting
10.2018 - 03.2021

Supply Chain Practitioner

Petra Diamonds
08.2017 - 10.2021

Supply Chain Manager

The De Beers Group of Companies
04.2014 - 08.2016

Logistic Services Manager

Eskom
08.2007 - 03.2014

Supply Chain Co-ordination/Planner

Nestlé S.A.
06.2004 - 07.2007

3rd Party Manufacturing Operations Manager

3m Sa
05.1999 - 05.2002

Programme - Operational Risk Managemet, Mining and engineering

Unvierstity of Pretoria

Member - Eskom Cooperate Cohort

Chartered Institution of Procurement and Supply

Diploma - Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

SAPICS

Advanced Management Programme - Business Administration, Management and Operations

Wits Business School

Post Graduate Diploma - Business Administration, Management and Operations

Universtity of Free State

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