Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Nrc Number
Personal Information
References
Hobbies and Interests
Research Works
Attributes
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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
Kitwe
01.2008

Grade twelve school certificates -

Ndeke High School
Kitwe
01.2003

Junior School Leaving certificate -

Justin Kabwe Basic School
Kitwe
01.2000

School Education Grade 7 certificate -

Nkana School
Kitwe
01.1999

Lower primary school education -

Wusakili Basic School
Kitwe
01.1998

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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