MICHELLE YOUNG
Bellville
Summary
Experienced individual with a background in multiple fields including negotiating, sourcing and building effective relationships with new clients, as well as the ability to determine market and consumer trends.
Work well as a part of a team and also take initiative as needed. Communicate well, and can handle many pressing tasks at once.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Junior Portfolio Manager (Contract)
Unicorn Pharmaceuticals
09.2022 - 08.2023
- New business and product sourcing
- Analyse market and product trends
- Evaluate business cases to determine commercial viability
- Effectively build and maintain relationships with business partners/ suppliers
- Negotiation of commercial terms with new and existing suppliers
- Co-ordinate and manage new product launches with external partners as well as internal stakeholders to ensure timeous and successful product launch to market
- Weekly product sales tracking to ensure appropriate actions are taken to meet the financial targets
- Supply chain analysis in support of inventory management.
Senior Category Manager, (Fixed-term Contract)
Clicks Head Office
01.2022 - 07.2022
- Determine trends related to changes in the market
- Liaise with suppliers
- Negotiate trading terms
- Manage supplier relationships
- Monitoring of stock movement
- Product ranging and product selection
- Assist stores with queries
- Filing and record keeping
- Weekly sales feedback.
Category Manager
Clicks Head Office
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Determine trends related to changes in the market
- Liaise with suppliers
- Negotiate trading terms
- Manage supplier relationships
- Monitoring of stock movement
- Managing of promotions
- Co-op administration for TEMS (Billing tool for suppliers)
- Set and maintain pricing
- Product ranging and product selection
- Assist with planogram compilation and layout
- Assist stores with queries
- Filing and record keeping
- Weekly sales feedback.
Category Buyer
Clicks Head Office
10.2017 - 12.2020
- Administer and maintain the product database
- Listing products, vendors, product status and pricing
- Manage and control review of marketing samples and pricing both internally and externally
- Supplier sourcing
- New product listings, promotional spend, day-to-day queries
- Managing of promotions (compilation, sign offs, pricing, assist in planned quantities, briefing promotional material)
- Co-op administration for TEMS (Billing tool for suppliers)
- Product ranging
- Planogram compilation and layout
- Assist stores with queries
- Filing and record keeping
- Weekly sales feedback.
Category Assistant
Clicks Head Office
06.2015 - 09.2017
- Administer and maintain the product database
- Listing products, vendors, product status and pricing
- Manage and control review of marketing samples and pricing both internally and externally
- Liaise with suppliers
- New product listings, promotional spend, day-to-day queries
- Managing of promotions (compilation, sign offs, pricing, assist in planned quantities, briefing promotional material
- Co-op administration for TEMS (Billing tool for suppliers)
- Assist with product ranging
- Assist with planogram compilation and layout
- Assist stores with OTC queries
- Filing and record keeping
- Assist in providing weekly sales feedback.
Pharmacist Assistant
Clicks Intercare Tygervalley
02.2012 - 05.2015
- Compounding and Dispensing of medicine
- Provision of general health advice
- Customer care and service
- Stock control and administration, including repacking of medicine
- Housekeeping and merchandise
- Product training/knowledge
- Planning and organizing.
Education
Pharmacist Assistant Course - Pharmacy
PHA Academy
South Africa 03.2012 - 05.2014
Buying and Planning - NQF 5 National Certificate -
Edutel
South Africa 05.2017 - 05.2018
Programme in Retail Management -
Unisa
South Africa 09.2019 - 05.2020
Negotiation Skills -
University of Stellenbosch Business School
South Africa 10.2020 - 05.2020
High School Diploma -
DF Malan High School
Bellville 01.2004 - 12.2008
Skills
Persuasive negotiatorundefined
Personal Information
ID Number: 9003010098080
References
- Stefan Benjamin, Sourcing Manager, Unicorn Pharmaceuticals, 084 626 5594
- Jhandre Bredenkamp, Portfolio Manager, Clicks, 079 493 5419
- Waheed Abdurahman, Senior Category Manager, Clicks, 083 452 6530
Timeline
Junior Portfolio Manager (Contract)
Unicorn Pharmaceuticals
09.2022 - 08.2023
Senior Category Manager, (Fixed-term Contract)
Clicks Head Office
01.2022 - 07.2022
Category Manager
Clicks Head Office
01.2021 - 05.2021
Negotiation Skills -
University of Stellenbosch Business School
10.2020 - 05.2020
Programme in Retail Management -
Unisa
09.2019 - 05.2020
Category Buyer
Clicks Head Office
10.2017 - 12.2020
Buying and Planning - NQF 5 National Certificate -
Edutel
05.2017 - 05.2018
Category Assistant
Clicks Head Office
06.2015 - 09.2017
Pharmacist Assistant Course - Pharmacy
PHA Academy
03.2012 - 05.2014
Pharmacist Assistant
Clicks Intercare Tygervalley
02.2012 - 05.2015
High School Diploma -
DF Malan High School
01.2004 - 12.2008
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