Michelle Schoeman
Transport And Logistics Professional
Johannesburg
Summary
Experienced Logistics Manager proficient at monitoring operational pulse to deliver relevant information to all major internal customers and stakeholders. Accustomed to working with multiple entities to achieve business goals for logistics efficiency, cost containment and contract integrity. Works quickly and maintains focus while providing top-notch customer service.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Logistics Manager
MDZ Fleet Solutions
2023.03 - Current
- Managing logistics budgets and forecasting to achieve cost-effective operations
- Developing strong relationships with our clients and suppliers to ensure efficiency and effective turnaround times
- Negotiate the best possible rates for the moving of materials
- Tracking shipments from origin to destination, proactively addressing any delays or issues that arise during transit
- Employee management and continuous on the job training
- Business development, onboarding prospective Sub Contractors and prospective clients
- Daily production meetings with the Executive, discussing daily production targets, achievements, delays and shortfalls
- Fuel and Maintenance Management
- Crossborder compliance and Vehicle compliance
- Constant monitoring of various groups for any issues that might arise
- Attendance of Transporter meetings regarding border issues as well as local issues
- Driver testing and appointments
Operations Manager
VR Cargo
2 2022 - 2 2023
- Managed a Fleet of 25 PBS side tipper trucks that was mostly running Cross Border Mozambique
- Driver management i.e
- Driver offs, Medical bookings, training etc
- Ensuring trucks were roadworthy by ensuring their Provincial permits, Cross border permits, licenses etc. were always up to date
- Ensuring trucks were serviced timeously and breakdowns and defects were reported and attended to in time
- Leasing with clients on a daily basis and doing daily recons on tonnages to be moved so that monthly targets can be reached
- Sorting out any port or mine related issues that caused delays with loading or offloading of trucks
- Fuel management and constant 'On the job' training to improve consumption and driver behavior
- Regular site visits and road patrolling to ensure clients see we are hands on and drivers see we are visible on the road to ensure constant discipline is enforced
- Ensuring POD's are handed in on time and queries get sorted out
- Endeavoring to meet monthly production targets by trying to get the fleet to be as efficient as possible with as little delays as possible
- Managing fleet controllers by ensuring they perform and ensure trucks are driving correct routes, not speeding (PBS trucks have strict rules) and not overloading/underloading among other things.
Divisional Manager
Reinhardt Transport Group
2016.10 - 2020.08
- Fleet Availability Management (Managed a fleet of 50 trucks with a staff of in the excess of 140 people
- Health and Safety Management
- Export / Dispatch / Cross Border - Load Planning and Execution of Daily, Weekly and Monthly Load Order Targets
- Employee Wages and Bonus Calculations
- Compiling of Weekly/ Monthly Reports - Customer Care (Regular Visits to Customers and Relationship Building)
- Managing Divisional Expenditures and Allocated Budgets as per Monthly forecast
- Driver and Staff Relations and Team Building
Area Manager
Reinhardt Transport Group
2015.10 - 2016.10
- Offloading and Loading efficiency of trucks
- Ensured trucks complied to SHEQ requirements
- Compliance to Mining and Smelter Rules and Regulations
- Toolbox Talks
- Attended Site Meetings with various clients and Promoted good relations between us as supplier and various customers
- Regular visits to various sites to ensure Compliance to DMR, ISO and SHEQ rules and regulation
Logistics Foreman
Assmang Chrome Machadodorp Works
2007.05 - 2012.12
- Managed Crushing plant output and availability
- Managed employee Training and Development
- Stockpile Management
- Quality Management on site and in port
- Customer relations
- Health and Safety Management
- Managing all shipments and their on time deliveries to various ports
Tractor and Trailer Operator
Assmang Chrome Machadodorp Works
2004.11 - 2007.05
- Tractor and Trailer Operation
- Front End Loader Operation
- Stock Pile Management
- Sampling and Registering of samples
- Tractor Maintenance
- Plant Operation (SCADA)
- Overall Plant availability
Education
NQF 4 Certificate -
Merseta
2010.06 - 2010.08
Skills
Personnel Mentoring and Management
Time management
Problem solving
Relationship development
Supply Chain Management
Transportation Management Systems
Logistics Management
Vendor Relationship Management
Crushing and Spiral Plant Operations
Heavy Vehicle Operations
Languages
Afrikaans
Advanced (C1)
English
Advanced (C1)
IsiZulu
Advanced (C1)
SiSwati
Advanced (C1)
References
- Ashley Mcleod, Assmang Chrome Machadodorp Works, 083 636 1056, ashley.mcleod@arm.co.za
- Chatheren Dreyer, VR Cargo, 0812458429, Chatheren@vrcargo.co.za
- Nixon Tshiloane, Assmang Chrome Machadodorp Works, 082 924 4766, nixon@lantic.net
- Rodney Houston McMillan, Reinhardt Transport Group, 082 8884441, rodney@reinhardt.co.za
Timeline
Logistics Manager
MDZ Fleet Solutions
2023.03 - Current
Divisional Manager
Reinhardt Transport Group
2016.10 - 2020.08
Area Manager
Reinhardt Transport Group
2015.10 - 2016.10
NQF 4 Certificate -
Merseta
2010.06 - 2010.08
Logistics Foreman
Assmang Chrome Machadodorp Works
2007.05 - 2012.12
Tractor and Trailer Operator
Assmang Chrome Machadodorp Works
2004.11 - 2007.05
Operations Manager
VR Cargo
2 2022 - 2 2023
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