Mwansa Brown
Kitwe
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Acting Sales Manager
Rock Tools
01.2025 - Current
- Ensuring the strategy and the execution plans in the Sales Area are being executed by relevant teams or a responsible person, being the process driver
- Finding long-term business opportunities
- Conducting customer visits and being engaged, “on the ground”
- Taking the lead role in big tender preparations (the must-wins)
- Playing a key role when new products are being launched
- Staying on top of the Market Intelligence (including competitor’s activities)
- Coordinating the Fact-Finding process across the region
- Coordinating the forecast and being the focal contact point to the backline
- Providing input and support into the development of the business plans in the Sales Area
- Reviewing status of agreed key deliverables and business results within the assigned Sales Area
- Supporting quarterly forecast process
- Supporting with continuous improvement initiatives in the Sales Area
Regional Inventory Planner
12.2023 - Current
- Support Sales Area by managing inventory and replenishment depending on demand variation at local stockrooms in the region.
- Control stock level parameters for local warehouses.
- Secure Weekly replenishment to Contracts and Consignments.
- Point of contact with Sales and Customer Service center on delivery/availability issues.
- Operational buying (call offs) for regional sourced items.
- Alternative items sourcing.
- Managing local inventory levels, redistribution, OSMI levels, Slow Moving & Returns.
- Control local inventory parameters maintenance (contracts and local WH).
- Inventory Analytics.
- Order management (due dates and quantity control).
- New Contracts and Consignment system set up.
- Local LPS handling and solving.
- Phasing in and out Process Support (PL & SA).
- Regional Logistics from Inmarket warehouse and third-party suppliers to local warehouse, consignment stocks and customers as well as logistics from local warehouse to customers when needed.
- Challenge need for airfreight by supporting with alternative solutions.
- Contributes to Regional S&OP.
Demand Planner
Sandvik (Z) Ltd.
06.2019 - 12.2023
- Lead the area Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) meetings for the region.
- Collect forecast data, perform gap, or trend analysis, and recommend process improvements.
- Communicate and collaborate the forecasting and inventory management data with the regional key stakeholders.
- Provide feedback and make recommendations to regions to ensure orders are created according to the forecast.
- Provide support to internal departments to improve inventory management.
- Perform replenishment planning based on the forecast.
- Release orders according to system requisitions and customer orders.
- Perform detailed inventory analysis opportunities and optimize inventory levels.
- Work with all relevant stakeholders to establish both short- and long-term inventory strategies.
- Monitor indicators related to inventory (Fill rate, Obsolete Slowing-Moving Inventory, Days-In Inventory (DII), Order Fulfillment Lead Time (OFLT), Forecast accuracy, Airfreight etc.).
- Management of stock in satellite warehouse.
- Oversee all business buying activities.
- Responsible for planning of daily stock orders.
- Oversee the stock reduction programs.
- Project implementation
Inventory Controller
Epiroc (Z) Ltd.
Chingola
11.2016 - 06.2019
- Company Overview: formerly Atlas Copco (Z) Ltd.
- Management of inventory to meet the set KPIs.
- Management of stock in satellite warehouse.
- Supervision of the buyer.
- Oversee all business buying activities.
- Responsible for planning of daily stock orders.
- Oversee the stock reduction programs.
- Project implementation
- Formerly Atlas Copco (Z) Ltd.
Shipping and Transport Coordinator
Atlas Copco (Z) Ltd.
Chingola
01.2016 - 11.2016
- Management of transport vendors contracts and appraisals.
- Organizing movement of Capital Equipment and insurance claim.
- Ensure profitability of business through efficient logistics by using cheapest mode of transport.
- Tracking shipments bought around the world and updating shipment register accordingly.
- Supply chain expediter.
Warehouse Coordinator
Atlas Copco (Z) Ltd.
Kitwe
02.2012 - 01.2016
- Daily Management of the Warehouse.
- Supervision of stores staff.
- Ensures customer requirements are satisfied or met.
- SHEQ representative for the branch.
Dispatch Officer
Atlas Copco (Z) Ltd.
Chingola
11.2010 - 03.2012
- Worked as a dispatch officer at Atlas Copco (Z) Ltd at Chingola Head Office in the stores department.
Acting Warehouse Coordinator
Atlas Copco (Z) Ltd.
Chingola
03.2011 - 01.2012
- Job summary as listed above.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Purchasing and Supply
The Copperbelt University
05.2025
Bachelor of Science - Production Management
The Copperbelt University
Kitwe01.2008
Grade twelve school certificates -
Ndeke High School
Kitwe01.2003
Junior School Leaving certificate -
Justin Kabwe Basic School
Kitwe01.2000
School Education Grade 7 certificate -
Nkana School
Kitwe01.1999
Lower primary school education -
Wusakili Basic School
Kitwe01.1998
Skills
- IMS Internal Auditor
- Microsoft Office
- Excel 2007
- Word 2003
- Word 2007
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- BPCS
- GIM Level 2
- ACIGN
- System21
- Aurora
- LPS system
- Super User SAP Systems
Nrc Number
399164/67/1
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 05/31/85
- Nationality: Zambian
- Marital Status: Married
- Religion: Christianity
References
- Namit Sachar, Business Line Manager – Rock Tools – Central Africa, Sandvik Mining and Construction Zambia Ltd, Plot 5030, Muntentemuko Road, Kitwe, Copperbelt, +260 212 241 191, +260 967 238 864, namit.sachar@sandvik.com
- Malambo G. Haampeyo, Logistics Manager – Central Africa, Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology, Plot 5030, Mutentemuko Road, Kitwe, Copperbelt, +260 212 241 000, +260 962 897210, malambo.haampeyo@sandvik.com
- Mr. Lewis Mutakasha, Supply and Logistic Manager, Epiroc (Z) Ltd, P.O. Box 210, Kabundi Road, Chingola, Copperbelt, lewis.mutakasha@epiroc.com, 0977999114
- Mr. Kufekisa Masiye, Product Manager, Atlas Copco (Z) Ltd, Plot 825 Kuomboka Drive, Kitwe, Copperbelt, kufekisa.masiye@epiroc.com, 097799913
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Watching movies and soccer
- Visiting places
Research Works
Effective material Management; A case of Barloworld (Z) LTD., A final year dissertation, this is in the fulfillment of an award for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Production Management (CBU 2009).
Attributes
- Organized person with ability to work with little or no supervision and desires to be part of a progressing team.
- Team player
- Sober Minded
- High attention to detail
Timeline
Acting Sales Manager
Rock Tools
01.2025 - Current
Regional Inventory Planner
12.2023 - Current
Demand Planner
Sandvik (Z) Ltd.
06.2019 - 12.2023
Inventory Controller
Epiroc (Z) Ltd.
11.2016 - 06.2019
Shipping and Transport Coordinator
Atlas Copco (Z) Ltd.
01.2016 - 11.2016
Warehouse Coordinator
Atlas Copco (Z) Ltd.
02.2012 - 01.2016
Acting Warehouse Coordinator
Atlas Copco (Z) Ltd.
03.2011 - 01.2012
Dispatch Officer
Atlas Copco (Z) Ltd.
11.2010 - 03.2012
Bachelor of Science - Purchasing and Supply
The Copperbelt University
Bachelor of Science - Production Management
The Copperbelt University
Grade twelve school certificates -
Ndeke High School
Junior School Leaving certificate -
Justin Kabwe Basic School
School Education Grade 7 certificate -
Nkana School
Lower primary school education -
Wusakili Basic School
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