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Nosixolise Monica Cekiso

Nosixolise Monica Cekiso

Kempton Park

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Supply Management and Parts Forecasting Specialist

John Deere
08.2023 - Current
  • Develop, build and maintain ongoing relationships with assigned suppliers to monitor and improve supplier performance.
  • Optimize inventory management by establishing and enhancing procurement processes to align with demand, availability, and cost objectives.
  • Develop, manage, and maintain supplier contracts, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic goals and safeguarding organizational interests.
  • Place purchase orders and manage order expediting processes to ensure timely fulfillment.
  • Prepare and submit Air/Local orders to the system, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
  • Strategically reduce airfreight costs through efficient planning and negotiation.
  • Liaise with the dealer network to address Back orders and ensure effective communication and resolution.
  • Actively monitoring supplier performance and lead/support corrective actions when appropriate.
  • Drive and implement efficient sourcing strategies.
  • Review current suppliers & investigate new suppliers and initiate business and organizational partnerships.
  • Negotiate with new & existing vendors to secure advantageous terms.
  • Execute the ordering of necessary materials, goods and services.
  • Analyze current supplier contracts/agreements, negotiate more favorable terms, pricing structures or research and offer alternatives.
  • Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve efficiency in the company’s procurement.
  • Co-ordinates price updates of all locally sourced parts and reviews parts priced on standard strategy for market competitiveness.
  • Responsible for supporting supply management efforts including execution of Order Fulfillment. Coordinates with others to ensure the correct specified product is supplied in accordance with customer and performance requirements.
  • Executes the vendor direct processes.
  • Undertakes planning and forecasting to ensure sustained and optimized production at sites.
  • Provides intelligence on local shortages, constraints, and supplier performance.
  • Analyses data and uses forecasting methods to predict future demand for goods or services, ensuring an organization's supply chain is aligned with market needs.
  • Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts using various statistical methods and models.
  • Identify potential disruptions to the supply chain and develop contingency plans to mitigate risks.
  • Effectively communicate forecast results and recommendations to stakeholders.
  • Monitor inventory turnover and recommend adjustments to procurement strategies.
  • Cost Management

Logistics Analyst

John Deere
02.2021 - 08.2023
  • My goal is to effectively organize and coordinate all logistical operations across the entire service parts.
  • Equipped with comprehensive strategic planning and executive managerial skills.
  • Coordinate daily shipments to customers as per the company’s quality standards.
  • Maintain accuracy and integrity of all logistic information.
  • Performed distribution services based on local and international regulations.
  • Review shipment receipts in accordance.
  • Provide logistic advice and resolve any shipment problems promptly.
  • Assist with Freight estimate request and provide rates accordingly.
  • Validate accuracy of 3PL invoices.
  • Ensure correct allocation of costs for order processing.
  • Track operational costs monthly.
  • Provide monthly Report Analysis

Logistics Specialists Team leader

Honeywell South Africa
02.2020 - 02.2020
  • Responsible for Logistics Strategic plan in alignment with business objectives.
  • Leads the sourcing, evaluation, contracting, and negotiating with carrier in collaboration with the Global Transportation.
  • Supervise and maintains the logistics providers to ensure quality performance, processes, accuracy, and delivery on time and identify areas of improvement through performance metrics and drive achieving excellence.
  • Establish collaboration partnerships with the Customers to understand their requirement in depth to improve customer responsiveness.
  • Leads continuous improvement projects to ensure the most effective and efficient methods are utilized to meet or exceed enterprise, division, and unit goals (e.g.: reviews, analyses freight to optimize service and cost).
  • Logistics team management and leadership on the execution of shipments.
  • Analyses the impact of business and process changes on the export and import process to include problem resolution and initiating.
  • Initiates and executes continuous improvement projects, working with partners, customers and Logistics Providers.
  • Provides leadership and direction by coaching, counseling, mentoring and evaluation of staff members.
  • Initiates and works with each employee to establish stretch performance and development.
  • Communicating with the suppliers on the readiness of the product.
  • Functional Knowledge:
  • Sourcing and Procurement (Requisition to Purchase Order)
  • Category Management
  • Contract Management
  • Pricing Negotiations
  • Inbound Logistics Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Forecasting
  • Data Analysis and Modelling

International Logistics Team Leader

BME a group of OMNIA
08.2018 - 01.2020
  • Manage and execute compliant transport and other supply chain solutions for dry chemicals, bulk liquids, and exports, from their sources to their final destinations. This includes air, road, and sea transport.
  • To receive orders from internal and external clients/stakeholders to order orders by entering data on systems, prepare documentation for customs/transporters efficiently. To perform a wide range of administrative functions.
  • To monitor stock levels from plants and sites daily utilizing the manually to ensure that global customer demands can be met on a timely basis to monitor the activities of transporters (i.e., Inventory, receiving orders from products are received on time) and other service providers i.e. customs clearing.
  • To administer, process and audit all international transport certificates, associated costs and documentation to ensure adherence to any deviances from operational plan, and to identify opportunities for continuous relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Buying Raw material from different suppliers and place the PO on BRP – ERP System
  • Supervise Stores Staff in terms of Loading and offloading raw material.
  • Supervise the staff inventory and inspection.
  • Daily tracking of loads shipments
  • Knowledge of South African and foreign customs regulations
  • Book the Vessel for Sea Freight or arrange bookings for Air or Road Freight.
  • To issue the EDI Release on Export Docs
  • Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms.
  • Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services.
  • Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries.
  • Provide Production information for Marketing.

Shipping Controller

Consolidated Power Project International
04.2016 - 07.2018
  • Requesting rates from the clearing and forwarding agencies
  • Arrange all documents according to the LC.
  • Send pre alerts to Agents for Export
  • Initiate all documents for export
  • Confirm the Tariff Headings before sending for Clearance.
  • Coordinate the road with different transporters.
  • Monitoring and enforcing the company’s procurement policies and procedures. Reviewing, comparing, evaluating, and approving products and services.
  • Managing inventories and maintaining accurate records.
  • Maintaining and updating supplier information on our system

Airfreight Controller

Freight Support Service
09.2015 - 03.2016
  • Framing Entries on Shipshape
  • Tracking and trace all shipment and update Clients.
  • Arrange collection with overseas agents.
  • Create Status report and send to clients for shipments update

Import and Export Clerk

Bidvest Panalpina Logistics
07.2012 - 09.2015
  • IMPORT
  • Receive POD AND Check against the load sheet.
  • Scan the docs to Intrac and Cargo wise.
  • Update Triton Delivery control sheet
  • Send Daily, Weekly and Monthly dashboard Report.
  • Update EDI report with arrival date and time
  • EXPORT
  • Book collection for Export
  • Send Pre-alert to Customs Team for Export Entry
  • Prepare Cargo for Export and confirm details of Transporter that will collect the goods
  • Pre advise Border Agents
  • Track consignment with transporter
  • Take control of the shipment and keep the client informed of progress of the export shipment.

Education

BBA Degree - Logistics and Supply Chain Management

OLG
Johannesburg
12-2025

MATRIC - undefined

Selekela High School
Johannesburg
12-2004

Skills

Customer relations

Quality assurance

Team collaboration

Analytical thinking

Negotiation

Pricing

Interests

Netball, Running, Cooking

Timeline

Supply Management and Parts Forecasting Specialist

John Deere
08.2023 - Current

Logistics Analyst

John Deere
02.2021 - 08.2023

Logistics Specialists Team leader

Honeywell South Africa
02.2020 - 02.2020

International Logistics Team Leader

BME a group of OMNIA
08.2018 - 01.2020

Shipping Controller

Consolidated Power Project International
04.2016 - 07.2018

Airfreight Controller

Freight Support Service
09.2015 - 03.2016

Import and Export Clerk

Bidvest Panalpina Logistics
07.2012 - 09.2015

MATRIC - undefined

Selekela High School

BBA Degree - Logistics and Supply Chain Management

OLG

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