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
2022.09 - 2023.08
- 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
2022.01 - 2022.07
- 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
2021.01 - 2021.05
- 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
2017.10 - 2020.12
- 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
2015.06 - 2017.09
- 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
2012.02 - 2015.05
- 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 2012.03 - 2014.05
Buying and Planning - NQF 5 National Certificate -
Edutel
South Africa 2017.05 - 2018.05
Programme in Retail Management -
Unisa
South Africa 2019.09 - 2020.05
Negotiation Skills -
University of Stellenbosch Business School
South Africa 2020.10 - 2020.05
High School Diploma -
DF Malan High School
Bellville 2004.01 - 2008.12
Skills
Persuasive negotiatorTrend knowledgeRetail marketingMarket and competitive analysisRelationship managementBrand-building strategiesCompetitive and trend analysis
Portfolio Management
Data Analytics
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
2022.09 - 2023.08
Senior Category Manager, (Fixed-term Contract)
Clicks Head Office
2022.01 - 2022.07
Category Manager
Clicks Head Office
2021.01 - 2021.05
Negotiation Skills -
University of Stellenbosch Business School
2020.10 - 2020.05
Programme in Retail Management -
Unisa
2019.09 - 2020.05
Category Buyer
Clicks Head Office
2017.10 - 2020.12
Buying and Planning - NQF 5 National Certificate -
Edutel
2017.05 - 2018.05
Category Assistant
Clicks Head Office
2015.06 - 2017.09
Pharmacist Assistant Course - Pharmacy
PHA Academy
2012.03 - 2014.05
Pharmacist Assistant
Clicks Intercare Tygervalley
2012.02 - 2015.05
High School Diploma -
DF Malan High School
2004.01 - 2008.12