Philani Buyani Ndlovu
Umlazi
Summary
To work in an environment which encourages me to succeed and grow professionally where I can utilize my skills and knowledge appropriately. Versatile Inventory Specialist with advanced problem-solving and time management abilities. Proficient project coordinator and administrative leader. Highly familiar with inventory counts, business audits and documentation requirements.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineering Storeman
Clover SA
09.2023 - Current
- Stock controlling.
- Receipting stock into system.
- Receiving and issuing stock both physical and system.
- Conducting cycle counts.
- Conducting monthly stock take.
- Assisted engineers in sourcing specialized tools or equipment unavailable within the store through external vendors or suppliers as needed for specific projects.
Engineering Stores Administrator
Diageo SA (contractor)
03.2022 - 08.2023
- Stock control
- Sourcing & Buying
- Equipment BOM creation & updating
- Creating new materials on SAP
- Good receipting.
Raw Materials Stores Section Leader
National Brands Limited
09.2020 - 11.2021
- Managing people
- Managing and controlling receiving & issuing of raw materials process
- Stock counting & daily cycle counts
- Investigating stock variances
- Forklift driving
- Reporting machine breakdowns
- Overseeing Blending department
- Ensuring availability of stock to meet production requirements
- Consuming materials on SAP
- Confirmation of process orders on SAP
- Updating SOP's
- Training and development of people
- Incident investigation & reporting
- Maintaining high standards of 5's within the department
- Maintaining high standards of food quality & food safety
- Responsible for closing audit findings
- Conducting SOP audit
- Managing for waste bin area.
Stock Controller
Diageo SA
02.2015 - 08.2020
- Managing people
- Planning and organizing labour
- Receiving & receipting stock into SAP
- Creating Purchase Orders on SAP & Coupa
- Ordering consumables
- Issuing & returning of raw materials and components
- Monthly stock counting and daily cycle counts
- Offloading & loading of trucks with forklift
- Stack inspection.
Acting Stock Controller
Diageo SA
02.2014 - 01.2015
- Managing people
- Planning and organizing labour
- Receiving & receipting stock into SAP
- Creating Purchase Orders on SAP & Coupa
- Ordering consumables
- Issuing & returning of raw materials and components
- Monthly stock counting and daily cycle counts
- Offloading & loading of trucks with forklift
- Stack inspection.
Goods Issuer
Diageo SA
04.2010 - 01.2014
- Issuing materials to production lines
- Returning & counting materials from production lines
- Stock counting
- Loading and offloading of trucks with forklift
- Racking and stacking of materials with Reach truck
- Warehouse housekeeping.
Forklift Driver
Diageo SA
11.2009 - 03.2010
- Feeding bottles to production lines
- Loading and offloading of trucks with forklift
- Racking and stacking of materials with Reach truck
- Warehouse housekeeping.
Learnership
Diageo SA
08.2007 - 10.2009
- Operating machine
- Performing autonomous maintenance
- Operating forklift and reach truck
- Stock and stores controlling.
Machine operator
eThekwini Municipality
01.2006 - 07.2007
- Operating machine
- Performing autonomous maintenance.
Replenisher
Edcon
11.2005 - 12.2005
- Replenishing stock
- Assisting and serving customers
- Responsible for housekeeping.
Education
Supply Chain Management Degree - Management
Mancosa
Durban, South Africa12.2024
Management Level 3 Certificate -
Dionysus
Durban, South Africa01.2014
Microsoft Excel Certificate -
Bytes
Durban, South Africa01.2013
Matric -
KwaMgaga High School
Durban, South Africa01.2003
Skills
- Leadership
- Communication
- Training and development
- Coaching
- Sourcing and buying
- SAP
- Coupa
- Best-time
- Pragma
- Computer
- Adaptability
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Interpersonal
- Creativity
- Warehouse Operations
- Maintaining stock levels
- Inventory Counts
- Inventory Control
- Stock replenishment
- Cycle counting
hobbies
- Sports
- Reading
- Exercising
Project
Fulcrum Project
- Engineering critical spares to be controlled on MRP.
- Creating new SAP materials.
- Equipment BOM creating and change.
- Assigning engineering spares to the equipment.
References
Zesh Panday - Diageo SA
Maintenance Scheduler
zesh.panday@diageo.com
0727371304
Lewis Ntombela - Diageo SA
Site Codex Lead
lewis.ntombela@diageo.com
0815386365
Timeline
Engineering Storeman
Clover SA
09.2023 - Current
Engineering Stores Administrator
Diageo SA (contractor)
03.2022 - 08.2023
Raw Materials Stores Section Leader
National Brands Limited
09.2020 - 11.2021
Stock Controller
Diageo SA
02.2015 - 08.2020
Acting Stock Controller
Diageo SA
02.2014 - 01.2015
Goods Issuer
Diageo SA
04.2010 - 01.2014
Forklift Driver
Diageo SA
11.2009 - 03.2010
Learnership
Diageo SA
08.2007 - 10.2009
Machine operator
eThekwini Municipality
01.2006 - 07.2007
Replenisher
Edcon
11.2005 - 12.2005
Supply Chain Management Degree - Management
Mancosa
Management Level 3 Certificate -
Dionysus
Microsoft Excel Certificate -
Bytes
Matric -
KwaMgaga High School
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