Mauritz Friedrichs
Port Elizabeth Eastern Cape
Summary
Experienced Stock Controller Supervisor with a proven track record in managing inventory control, fleet management, and supplier negotiation. Demonstrates expertise in stock management, data analysis, and workflow optimisation to enhance operational efficiency. Adept at maintaining safety compliance and quality assurance standards while ensuring accurate record-keeping and stock forecasting. Successfully trained junior staff on stock control techniques, contributing to improved product availability and customer satisfaction. Career goals include leveraging extensive logistics planning skills to drive strategic improvements in warehouse operations. Results-driven Stock Controller Supervisor with expertise in managing inventory and optimising stock control. Achieved accurate stock management and enhanced operational efficiency through effective team leadership and streamlined processes. Focused on maintaining high safety standards and maximising customer satisfaction.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Stock Controller Supervisor
Genteq Generator Service
Port Elizabeth
05.2023 - 03.2026
- Capturing of invoices – stock received from suppliers
- Racking & Stacking
- Ordering of parts for sites (Huawei; MTN; private customers)
- Collection of parts from suppliers.
- Fleet Controller Reports - Investigation
- Health & Safety SHE REP on branch level & audit
- General duties to assist technicians
- Emergency call outs – technicians
- Standby for premises checks - Atlas
- Reason for leaving: EC Branch close- retrenched
- Recorded and reported missing stock or lost inventory to managing directors.
- Managed inventory levels in warehouse, conducting regular stock checks to maintain accurate records.
- Processed and organised stock delivered to store, verifying correct order counts and products received before delivery sign-off.
- Used inventory management system to maintain accurate order records.
- Identified and removed damaged items and coordinated returns processes to recapture lost value.
- Developed and maintained organised storage systems, enabling quick and efficient retrieval of stock.
- Organised stock areas and displays, facilitating product visibility with carefully labelled shelves providing access to goods.
- Monitored, recorded and helped with investigations of missing stock.
- Cleaned and tidied storage areas to maintain health and safety standards.
- Analysed stock movement reports, identifying trends to recommend adjustments in ordering patterns.
- Kept flawless records of inventory counts, stock management activities and expenditures.
- Implemented stock rotation methods, reducing wastage and improving availability of fresh stock.
- Supervised stocktaking activities, leading teams to complete audits within scheduled timelines.
- Conducted stock counts of storeroom inventory and notified supervisor of low levels.
- Received incoming stock from suppliers and verified details and dimensions against purchase orders before input into inventory systems.
- Tracked inventory use and estimated needs for timely reordering.
- Kept abreast of stock levels using inventory systems, modifying purchasing quantities and delivery frequency to meet customer demand.
- Documented levels and processed backstock to prepare for floor restocking.
- Prepared detailed inventory reports for management review, highlighting stock levels, discrepancies, and recommendations.
- Checked products' best-before dates and initiated control mechanisms to remove bad stock and dispose of items with short shelf lives.
- Counted incoming pallets to determine accuracy of received goods.
- Meticulously quality checked products before placing onto shelves, verifying correct labelling and pricing and assessing for damages.
- Retrieved items from supply room shelves to fulfill customer orders and requests.
- Compiled inventories of goods received for storage purposes.
- Utilised inventory management software to update stock records, ensuring real-time accuracy of data.
- Transported stock from warehouse and placed on shelves to replenish items.
- Oversaw dispatch of goods, ensuring timely delivery to customers and compliance with shipping regulations.
- Trained junior staff on stock control techniques, operations and systems, meeting target performance metrics and product availability levels.
- Adjusted stock levels in response to seasonal fluctuations, ensuring optimal stock availability year-round.
- Coordinated with managerial teams in controlling inventory through stock control policies and accountability measures.
- Executed cyclical counts on business inventory, updated systems with new stock quantities and proposed actions to address reported discrepancies.
- Liaised with suppliers to resolve delivery issues, maintaining strong relationships and uninterrupted supply chain.
- Recycled slow-moving products and removed delisted products from company inventory and storage.
- Coordinated with sales team to adjust stock levels based on forecasted demand, optimising inventory turnover.
- Weighed received goods and noted discrepancies in system records.
- Assisted personnel with preparing high volume of daily orders.
- Negotiated with suppliers on return of defective goods, securing refunds or replacements to maintain quality standards.
- Established back-order processes to minimise customer impact from stock shortages, improving customer satisfaction.
- Registered new products and supported sales teams by issuing product samples and launch lists.
- Addressed customer complaints on returns, refunds or exchanges and escalated complex issues to supervisors for action.
- Created and monitored KPI metrics from order placement to product delivery, maintaining high-levels of customer satisfaction.
- Collaborated with purchasing department to reconcile purchase orders with stock received, minimising discrepancies.
- Supervised deployment of sales orders and stock control, tracking usage and detecting shrinkage.
- Sourced and managed inventory using software, generating reports to ascertain customer demand and growth opportunities.
- Monitored sales reports and market trends to highlight issues with transactional processing with effects on stock integrity.
- Streamlined warehouse layout to enhance workflow efficiency, reducing time for stock retrieval and dispatch.
- Established communication channels between suppliers, staff and customers to maintain control of inventory flow.
- Facilitated the introduction of new products into inventory, coordinating with marketing and sales for seamless launch.
- Logged and recorded incoming and outgoing stock.
- Stayed abreast of sales fluctuations, seasonal changes and supply problems by keeping backup inventory to minimise out-of-stock issues.
- Implemented safety protocols in warehouse operations, contributing to a reduction in workplace accidents.
- Weighed goods and documented values for internal records, delivery verification or outgoing shipment details.
- Devised and delivered initiatives to reduce operating costs and boost customer experience through up-to-date stock control measures and systems.
- Leveraged supplier networks to source in-demand products and achieve and maintain customer product availability within set thresholds.
- Wore high-viz vest and steel-capped boots as part of consistent safety approach.
- Conducted cost analysis on inventory holding, proposing strategies to reduce costs without impacting service levels.
- Operated forklifts and PPT to move and transport stock efficiently between warehouse locations.
Code 14 Driver (VALID PDP)
Fridge Foods Group
09.2017 - 05.2023
- Drive vehicles to designated destinations for customer product deliveries.
- Drive safely and deliver products within deadlines.
- Analyze delivery address, determine appropriate routes and maintain schedule.
- Report any accidents or injuries to Supervisors immediately.
- Load and unload products from trucks and trailers.
- Perform vehicle inspection such as checking fluid level and tire pressure.
- Notify supervisors about any major repairs and maintenances.
- Follow local and state driving laws and road regulations.
- Maintain the vehicle clean and safe.
- Collect payments from customer at the time of product delivery.
- Work with support team to provide exceptional customer services and address customer concerns.
- Perform vehicle inspection before and after each trip.
- Adhere to company operating policies and procedures.
- Maintain driving log, prepare vehicle performance forms and complete daily paperwork.
- Provide special care in delivering fragile and hazardous products .(etc. Frozen products).
- Reason for leaving: Better offer received
Yard Controller
Imperial Logistics
02.2017 - 04.2017
- General Admin duties
- Chep pallet slips
- General Reports to management
- Inventory of all vehicles.
- Receiving/Planning of vehicle
- Control over loading bay for correct vehicle loading.
- Reason for leaving: Contract determinate.
Fleet Controller
On the Dot (Media 24)
07.2014 - 06.2016
- Maintained of vehicle
- Contractors: Interviews & Opening file and updates on new contractors
- Route planning
- Scheduling of loads
- Fuel transaction reports on all vehicles
- Training to drivers (Admin, Fuel cards, normal Task and company rules & regulations)
- Fire Team & First Aid presenter
- Health & Safety (Updating files regular checks)
- Assisting if drivers not at work
- General Admin duties
- Submitting Supported Reports to Head Office
Assistant Warehouse Manager
Fridge Foods Group
03.2009 - 05.2014
- Liaising with customers, suppliers
- Planning, coordinating and monitoring the receipt, order assembly and dispatch of goods
- Responding to and dealing with customer communication by telephone
- Keeping stock control systems up to date and ensuring inventory accuracy.
- Planning future capacity requirements; loading of trucks going out for deliveries.
- Monitoring staff performance and progress.
- Producing regular reports and statistics on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
- Daily briefing of team leaders.
- Overseeing the planned maintenance of vehicles.
- Reason for leaving: Relocated to BLOEMFONTEIN
Code 14 Driver
Clover SA (Port Elizabeth Parow)
08.2007 - 10.2008
- Reason for leaving: Better job offering - salary
Code 14 Driver
Parmalat SA
05.2007 - 07.2007
- Reason for leaving: Contract/Temp position
Education
Matric - Afrikaans, English, Business Economics, Typing, Biology, History
High School Jim Fouché
01-1991
Skills
- Managing stock control
- Fleet Control
- Stock management
- Inventory control
- Data analysis
- Supplier negotiation
- Fleet management
- Order processing
- Quality assurance
- Safety compliance
- Customer service
- Workflow optimization
- Stock-taking
- Quality control check
- Record-keeping
- Stock returns processing
- Record keeping accuracy
- Product labelling
- Stockroom organization
- Picking and packing
- Customer service proficiency
- Safety awareness
- Stock processing
- Computerised stock control
- Stock forecasting
- Shipment handling
- Warehouse coordination
- Faulty stock resolution
- Stock-flow management
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Product identification
- Purchasing procedures
- Microsoft Excel inventory data management
- Material handling
- Shipping and receiving
- Google Docs and Sheets administration
- Warehouse operations
- Compliance adherence
- Logistics planning
- Order processing efficiency
Custom Section
- Genteq Generator Service, Stock Controller Supervisor, 2023-05-29, 2026-03-31, Capturing of invoices – stock received from suppliers, Racking & Stacking, Ordering of parts for sites (Huawei; MTN; private customers), Collection of parts from suppliers., Fleet Controller Reports - Investigation, Health & Safety SHE REP on branch level & audit, General duties to assist technicians, Emergency call outs – technicians, Standby for premises checks - Atlas, EC Branch close- retrenched
- Fridge Foods Group, Code 14 Driver (VALID PDP), 2017-09-01, 2023-05-27, Drive vehicles to designated destinations for customer product deliveries., Drive safely and deliver products within deadlines., Analyze delivery address, determine appropriate routes and maintain schedule., Report any accidents or injuries to Supervisors immediately., Load and unload products from trucks and trailers., Perform vehicle inspection such as checking fluid level and tire pressure., Notify supervisors about any major repairs and maintenances., Follow local and state driving laws and road regulations., Maintain the vehicle clean and safe., Collect payments from customer at the time of product delivery., Work with support team to provide exceptional customer services and address customer concerns., Perform vehicle inspection before and after each trip., Adhere to company operating policies and procedures., Maintain driving log, prepare vehicle performance forms and complete daily paperwork., Provide special care in delivering fragile and hazardous products., Better offer received.
- Imperial Logistics, Yard Controller, 2017-02-05, 2017-04-07, General Admin duties, Chep pallet slips, General Reports to management, Inventory of all vehicles., Receiving/Planning of vehicle, Control over loading bay for correct vehicle loading. Fixed Term Contractor worker.
- On the Dot (Media 24), Fleet Controller, 2014-07-14, 2016-06-30, Maintained of vehicle, Contractors: Interviews & Opening file and updates on new contractors, Route planning, Scheduling of loads, Fuel transaction reports on all vehicles, Training to drivers (Admin, Fuel cards, normal task and company rules & regulations), Fire Team & First Aid presenter, Health & Safety (Updating files regular checks), Assisting if drivers not at work, General Admin duties, Submitting Supported Reports to Head Office, Retrenchment
- Fridge Foods Group, Assistant Warehouse Manager, 2009-03-01, 2014-05-23, Liaising with customers, suppliers, Planning, coordinating and monitoring the receipt, order assembly and dispatch of goods, Responding to and dealing with customer communication by telephone, Keeping stock control systems up to date and ensuring inventory accuracy., Planning future capacity requirements; loading of trucks going out for deliveries., Monitoring staff performance and progress., Producing regular reports and statistics on a daily, weekly and monthly basis., Daily briefing of team leaders., Overseeing the planned maintenance of vehicles., Relocated to BLOEMFONTEIN
- Clover SA (Port Elizabeth Parow), Code 14 Driver, 2007-08-01, 2008-10-01, Better job offering - salary.
- Parmalat SA, Code 14 Driver, 2007-05-01, 2007-07-01, Contract/Temp position
References
- Gee van Zyl, On the dot (Media 24), Area Manager, 0826966863
- Karin van Wyk, Fridge Foods Group PE, Manager, 041-486-3800 or 082-779-9440
- Isaac Dunn, Clover SA Parow, 0824660749
- Cillier Vlotman, 0824429927
Timeline
Stock Controller Supervisor
Genteq Generator Service
05.2023 - 03.2026
Code 14 Driver (VALID PDP)
Fridge Foods Group
09.2017 - 05.2023
Yard Controller
Imperial Logistics
02.2017 - 04.2017
Fleet Controller
On the Dot (Media 24)
07.2014 - 06.2016
Assistant Warehouse Manager
Fridge Foods Group
03.2009 - 05.2014
Code 14 Driver
Clover SA (Port Elizabeth Parow)
08.2007 - 10.2008
Code 14 Driver
Parmalat SA
05.2007 - 07.2007
Matric - Afrikaans, English, Business Economics, Typing, Biology, History
High School Jim Fouché