SAP ERP
Mabogoane Makgethiwa
Replenishment Analyst
Pretoria Townlands
Summary
Results-driven professional with over 10 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, demand planning, and financial administration. Skilled in sourcing strategies, negotiations, supplier performance management, quality assurance, inventory management, and continuous improvement innovation to drive financial performance and organizational success. Possess expert communication skills, analytical mindset, excellent preparation and organizational abilities, active listening skills, ability to thrive under pressure, team player mentality, and a goal-driven approach.
Diligent buyer with solid foundation in supply chain management and inventory optimization. Successfully streamlined stock replenishment processes, ensuring optimal stock levels and preventing overstock situations. Demonstrated analytical skills and proficiency in data-driven decision making.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
Replenishment Analyst
MASSMART
08.2021 - Current
- Company Overview: Industry: Retail
- Co-ordinate and drive process improvements resulting in bottom line increase through the reduction of costs, client retention, infrastructure costs, support, and maintenance costs.
- Continuously develop knowledge in demand planning and procurement expertise in order to function as a valuable asset to the team.
- Assist management in enforcing procedures, manage quality control and accuracy and taking corrective action when needed.
- Strong focus on work ethic, satisfaction, loyalty, and follow up; established a culture of communication, collaboration, & accountability.
- Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies for the procurement of materials and goods - co-ordinate demand planning for key vendors. Analysing and minimising obsolete & aged stock.
- Assisting 75 sites with aged stock and lead promotions.
- Organsing, managing and implementing vendor returns on obsolete SKUs.
- Expediting outstanding orders daily and sharing weekly feedback with the business on delays if any, estimated date of arrival and possible date of recovery.
- Promotion based stock forecast and planning. Onboarding of new stores.
- Master data reviews and maintenance for all stores.
- Maintain healthy services levels and collaborating with suppliers to maintain 95% fill rate.
- Maintaining and adjust F&R parameters for day-to-day replenishment.
- Safety stock planning for peak and non-peak trading season.
- Design and implement an effective sourcing strategy to reduce costs of and manage all sourcing processes.
- Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organisational partnerships. Negotiate with vendors to secure advantageous terms.
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improved effectiveness.
- Collaborate with key persons on estimated shipment dates and arrival dates as well as reporting on key metrics to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations.
- Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements.
- Industry: Retail
Bar Accessories Buyer & Merchandise Controller
MAKRO
01.2015 - 07.2021
- Company Overview: Industry: Retail
- Efficiently sourced supplies, forecasted inventory requirements, assessing risk, and daily operations.
- Drove strategic procurement planning, business development, and fiscal operations to realise revenue enhancement.
- Efficiently source supplies, forecasting inventory requirements, assessing risk on supply contracts, and co-ordinate daily operations. Managed product selection for Barware Category, range management and space planning.
- Identified, implemented, and managed optimal processes and procedures, to minimised costs and maximised working capital.
- Co-ordinated cost control, quality control, pricing, supplier performance management, service delivery through to strategic negotiations.
- Placed and expedited promotional stock orders and replenishment stock orders.
- Built and maintained good relationships with staff, suppliers (both nationally & internationally), and key functions in the business.
- Think in terms of the 'big picture' as well as consider specifics and detail. Assess complex situations and implement workable solutions.
- Discovering profitable suppliers and initiated procurement partnerships.
- Ensured to adhere to KPIs, SOPs and SLAs. Drove procurement operational best practices.
- Prepared and submitted detailed reports (revenue, buying expenditures).
- Procurement administration. Obtained quotations, tracking orders, and ensuring timely delivery, finalised purchase details for order deliveries / collection.
- Maintained updated records of invoices and contracts.
- Monitored stock levels and identified purchasing needs. Ensured cycle counts and stock takes are conducted weekly and monthly.
- Sourced suppliers and quotations.
- Cultivated strong working relationships with clients, staff, suppliers, management, and key stakeholders.
- Monitored sourcing strategies and policies and ensure achievement of all business objectives and perform appropriate negotiations with all suppliers.
- Co-ordinated with vendors on all prices and recommend ways to reduce costs.
- Managed suppliers, elaborate supplier selection, and evaluation, quality, and performance measurement mechanisms.
- Controlled spend and built a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.
- Organised, managed, and performed data capturing for bi-annual stock takes, as well as correction of stock quantities on system.
- Organised regional and national wine festivals.
- Communicated with wine festive suppliers and the marketing team on dates and images to be used for all wine festivals.
- Website product daily maintenance.
- Provided support for the stores when they need orders opened and have point of sale problems like barcodes not scanning and retail selling price being different from what was advertised. Arranged and co-ordinated all wine festivals.
- Industry: Retail
Graduate Development Programme
MASSMART
02.2014 - 12.2014
- Company Overview: Industry: Retail
- Industry: Retail
Volunteer, Admin Assistant
HERCULES CLINIC
03.2013 - 12.2013
- Company Overview: Industry: Healthcare
- Industry: Healthcare
Education
Flow of Goods
Massmart Corporate University
Fundamentals of Buying
Massmart Corporate University
N.Dip - Logistics
Tshwane University of Technology
National Senior Certificate - undefined
Hercules High School
Skills
Strong operational acumen
Proficient in negotiation techniques
Strategic sourcing management
Demand analysis expertise
Operational logistics proficiency
Administrative assistance
Office management
Streamlining output processes
Process optimization
Meeting office deadlines
Fostering collaborative connections
Quality assurance management
Workforce performance optimization
Facilitating business strategy development
Budget management
Phone Numbers
- +27 81 716 8579
- +27 81 610 6234
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/29/91
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: South African
Country
South Africa
Software
SAP F&R
SAP BW
Microsoft Excel
Timeline
Replenishment Analyst
MASSMART
08.2021 - Current
Bar Accessories Buyer & Merchandise Controller
MAKRO
01.2015 - 07.2021
Graduate Development Programme
MASSMART
02.2014 - 12.2014
Volunteer, Admin Assistant
HERCULES CLINIC
03.2013 - 12.2013
Fundamentals of Buying
Massmart Corporate University
N.Dip - Logistics
Tshwane University of Technology
National Senior Certificate - undefined
Hercules High School
Flow of Goods
Massmart Corporate University