Dynamic and results-driven supply chain professional with extensive experience in inventory management, warehouse management, tender demand planning, and contract management across the chemicals, FMCG, and public sectors. Recognized for an innovative approach to developing strategic initiatives that drive competitive growth and operational excellence. Highly organized and dependable, adept at managing multiple priorities while maintaining a positive attitude.
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ODWA MAGCAKINI
Head: Inventory And Stores Management
Cape Town
Summary
Overview
20
years of professional experience
Work History
City of Cape Town
Head: Inventory and Stores Management (ISM)
07.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Continuously seek to improve business efficiencies within the ISM environment.
- Achieve pre-determined target as per the ISM Business Action Plan and desired outcomes
- Ensure full compliance with the Tender Demand plan for goods/service tenders by processing them timeously and in compliance to SCM Policy
- Proactively engage with user line departments to ensure that approved project action plans remain on track (attainable within designated time frames)
- Contract management and monitor supplier’s performance
- Participate in bid committees as a member and project manager
- Eliminate any fruitless, wasteful and/or unauthorized irregular budget spend.
- Strictly manage and monitor overtime expenditure in order not to exceed budget as well as the limitation on maximum working hours per period(s) as prescribed in the BCEA.
- Administer Stock/Capital apex contracts
- Address contract queries and update contract management on tender tracking systems
- Optimize stock levels (MRP) by ensuring appropriate planning and levels of stock to prevent stock outs.
- Undertake MRP spot checks on parameters calculated and captured by store MRP controllers on a monthly and accuracy.
- Improve services and minimize complaints through active engagement with internal and external stakeholders and customers.
- Continuously strive to improve stock turn and attain benchmark of 3.5% per annum.
- Implement measures to reduce/negate incident of stock theft.
- Ensure continuous and timely engagement with stakeholders/users in order to reduce/negate the quantum of obsolete and redundant stock written off.
- Implement SCM BIP and associated actions in order to attain the ideals articulated by the 7 pillars of SCM.
- Ensure proper procedures and delegations are followed to write off and write down stock losses and values.
- Ensure maintenance of all fixed and moveable assets in order to maximize useful life cycle
- Perform quarterly asset presence checks in order to ensure alignment and accuracy with the computerized asset register.
- Rigid conformance with Council’s asset policy is the movement, transfer, condemnation and disposal of assets.
- Exercise tight control and correct usage over allocated plant and vehicles in order to minimize running and repair costs
- Provide timeous, accurate and relevant input wrt Capex & Opex budgetary requirements.
- Confine expenditure to within budget limits, restricting spend to only those goods and services which serve to enhance service delivery and meet the City’s strategic objectives.
- Carry out quarterly spot checks on internal stock issues in order to identify and nullify potential risks
- Actively participate in HR R&S processes when required in order to ensure that vacant posts are timeously filled.
- Proactively ensure compliance with statutory OHS regulations, procedures and requirements
- Achieve pre-determined target as per the ISM Business Action plan and desired outcomes.
- Proactively engage with user line departments to ensure that approved project action plans remain on track (attainable within designated time frames).
- Investigate business improvement initiatives within the ISM environment and partner with ERP for implementation when approved.
Sasol Chemicals Business
Inventory Manager
08.2016 - 06.2023
Job overview
- Report to Facilities Manager
- Direct Reports: 4 Stock Controllers
- Product: Various chemicals with a throughput of 2 million tons per annum)
- Stock Value: we transact approx. 44928 delivery numbers per year (R10,572,334,023.26)
- Managing of 3rd Party warehousing in Durban and Richards Bay (BIL, VOPAK& BTT)
- Provide analysis and decision-making to support the supply chain management process, including evaluation of finished goods stock and material availability to meet sales requirements
- Develop, implement, and manage the material classification system in the BUs
- Provide long-term capacity analysis, coordinate production forecasting, develop stock and raw material strategies, and maintain/update ERP system (SAP)
- Run standard reports for measuring service and Stock levels
- Manage stock control team performance, budget, and PDPs
- Manage and execute SAP MM & SD transactions for stock transfers, issues, receipts, blends, batching and back flushing
- Manage and reconcile 3rd party service providers inventory versus SAP, investigate variances& report
- Implement, manage, and maintain internal works procedures & instructions
- Plan, execute and manage monthly, half, and year-end stock counts
- Manage the inventory and stock control on FIFO; reporting age analyses and obsolete / redundant stock
- Compile monthly stock reconciliations reports for stock adjustments
- Manage the execution of all stock adjustments within SAP
- SOX testing and reporting
- M&S & Exports ensuring optimal and correct inventory levels
- Review and update inventory policies/SAP master date/ B.O.M, recommend, influence, and motivate for best practice in collaboration with relevant role players
Massmart (Builders)
Inventory Manager
07.2015 - 07.2016
Job overview
- Reporting to Distribution Manager
- Direct Reports: 14 (Stock Controllers, Master Data, Sinbin Clerk, Counters, Forklift Drivers)
- Stockholding of 10 000 items with stock value of R50 Million
- Plan, manage& control the outbound labor costs within allowed budgets/targets
- Ensure that the shrinkage plans are implemented and managed, to achieve targeted ratio to Throughput
- Ensure that the inventory shrinkage of the Distribution Centre (which means loss of inventory due to theft, fraud, loss, damage, housing or counting errors) are kept to an absolute minimum
- Ensure that the records of each product’s inventory count are constantly maintained so that no product is ever out of stock and customer fulfilment rates remain high
- Managed and implemented plans to optimize the movement, housing, and flow of stock through the Distribution in an efficient and cost-effective manner
- Ensure that Supplier onboarding processes are managed by article, to ensure master data is accurate
- Develop a short term/ long term inventory strategy
- Plan, organize, guide, and direct the work of others
- Ensure performance and compliance of company policies as well as achieve business objectives
- The quality of service provided to the customer is checked on an ongoing basis by monitoring critical performance areas
- Manage service agreements with vendors
- Policies and procedures which relates to day-to-day operational activities were implemented and maintained
Sasol Solvents
Inventory Administrator
06.2008 - 06.2015
Job overview
Barloworld Logistics
Inventory Statistician
07.2006 - 05.2008
Job overview
- Developed stock control procedures to minimize stock losses or gains
- Assisted the producing site to reduce stock in transit losses
- Successfully conveyed the message about the importance of inventory management, stock integrity amongst stakeholders
- Identified logistics costs that slipped through the processes which have resulted to the company losing some money
- Assisted in opening a new regional distribution centre in KZN from warehouse layout, vendor take-on etc.
Education
University of KwaZulu Natal
Postgraduate Diploma from Marketing and Supply Chain Management
12.2022
University Overview
Nelson Mandela University
BTech Degree from Logistics Management
07.2017
University Overview
Nelson Mandela University
Certificate from Project Management
11.2005
University Overview
Note: Copies of certificates & scripts are available on request
Nelson Mandela University
ND from Inventory & Stores Management
11.2004
University Overview
Skills
Goal-driven mindset
Analytical problem-solving
Stakeholder engagement
Effective negotiation techniques
Friendly, positive attitude
Teamwork and collaboration
Proficient in computer applications
Customer service
Team management
Time management
Organization and time management
Supervision and leadership
Excellent communication
Effective verbal communication
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- Developed stock control procedures to minimize stock losses or gains
- Assisted the producing site to reduce stock in transit losses
- Successfully conveyed the message about the importance of inventory management, stock integrity amongst stakeholders
- Identified logistics costs that slipped through the processes which have resulted to the company losing some money
Timeline
Head: Inventory and Stores Management (ISM)
City of Cape Town
07.2023 - Current
Inventory Manager
Sasol Chemicals Business
08.2016 - 06.2023
Inventory Manager
Massmart (Builders)
07.2015 - 07.2016
Inventory Administrator
Sasol Solvents
06.2008 - 06.2015
Inventory Statistician
Barloworld Logistics
07.2006 - 05.2008
Nelson Mandela University
BTech Degree from Logistics Management
Nelson Mandela University
Certificate from Project Management
Nelson Mandela University
ND from Inventory & Stores Management
University of KwaZulu Natal
Postgraduate Diploma from Marketing and Supply Chain Management
ADDITIONAL COURSES
ADDITIONAL COURSES
- Warehouse World Class Design and Planning
- Advanced Inventory Management
- Managing Others Development Program - Change Management
- Coaching and Feedback
- Competition Compliance
- KMP1- Kanban Systems design
- Incoterms 2010 and Customs Act 2014
- Legal Responsibility for Line Managers
- Performance Management
- First Line Managing Skills Program
- Incident Investigation
- Hazard identification
- Retail Finance
- Microsoft Office Packages - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access
- SAP ERP& EWM
- Oracle
- Optimizer, Webfocus