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Ratau Victor Mothopi

Ratau Victor Mothopi

Integrated Planning Guru
Postmasburg,NC

Summary

Experienced and effective business improvement skills and knowledge adept in all aspects of successful operational management. Bringing forth several years of mining industry experience and expertise in managing staff and solving complex operational issues. Experienced in working directly with clients to ensure all the goals of a project are achieved and met within scope and budget.

Overview

2
2
Certifications
17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Integrated Planning Specialist

Kumba Iron Ore
01.2024 - Current
  • Coordinated weekly production and maintenance schedules to align operational priorities and resource availability.
  • Managed work order planning, ensuring accurate task sequencing and timely release of maintenance activities.
  • Reviewed equipment backlog and prioritized jobs based on operational risk, urgency, and shutdown windows.
  • Collaborated with operations, engineering, and supply teams to resolve planning constraints and material shortages.
  • Advised stakeholders on plan changes, ensuring controlled adjustments and minimal disruption to production targets.
  • Spearheaded process improvements, leading to increased productivity and reduced errors in data analysis.
  • Leveraged advanced analytical tools to support data-driven decision making within the organization''s planning activities.
  • Presented progress reports to senior management, highlighting key accomplishments and outlining next steps in the planning process.
  • Championed change initiatives within the organization, driving continuous improvement efforts across all planning functions.
  • Determined equipment, materials, and manpower required to complete production.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop strategic plans, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
  • Prepared and maintained comprehensive production reports to highlight production developments for management review.

Section Manager Integrated Planning

Kumba Iron Ore
01.2021 - 12.2023
  • Lead and conducted in depth analysis of business performance versus business goals.
  • Provided optimal assistance to the Integrated Planning & Operating Model Manager and handled a variety of tasks.
  • Tracked performance and identified business improvement trends.
  • Led and developed an operating master schedule, that simulates the entire value chain with interdependence's, core to non-core functions
  • Deployed Theory of Constraints, to understand complex constraint / bottleneck, where should improvement efforts be focused
  • Led section operations to meet safety, production, and compliance requirements

Business Improvement Specialist

Kumba Iron Ore
07.2017 - 12.2020
  • Worked productively with Product Team to understand requirements and business specifications around Portfolio Management, Analytics and Risk.
  • Tracked performance and identified business improvement trends.
  • Identified areas needing improvement and offered real solutions.
  • Collaborated with colleagues to achieve continuous improvement of machines and systems.
  • Identified areas of the company that needed improvement and developed workforce planning strategies and a list of recruitment needs.
  • Model and simulating of the components of the business, in understanding process variation and key areas of focus

Sales Data Analyst

Tigerbrands
11.2016 - 06.2017
  • Consistently surpassed sales quotas by implementing effective sales strategies and equipping providers with powerful product knowledge.
  • Established sales goals by forecasting annual sales quotas and projecting expected sales volume for existing and new products.
  • Merged data with existing data sets, careful to keep old data sets and documentation.
  • Effectively supported data-driven marketing and sales activities.

Sales Analyst

SAB
06.2016 - 11.2016
  • Established sales goals by forecasting annual sales quotas and projecting expected sales volume for existing and new products.
  • Identified and maximized sales opportunities, and increased customer retention rates.

Data Quality Specialist

John Snow Inc
11.2014 - 06.2015
  • Followed policies and procedures related to application methods and quality standards at all times.
  • Merged data with existing data sets, careful to keep old data sets and documentation.

Performance Modelling Specialist

Anglo Gold Ashanti
10.2012 - 04.2014
  • Created analysis and performance reports for management teams to review.
  • Lead and conducted in depth analysis of business performance versus business goals.
  • Tracked performance and identified business improvement trends.
  • Analyzed data to determine if designs met performance goals.

Business Planning Specialist

Gauteng Dept. of Roads and Transport
11.2010 - 10.2012
  • Lead and conducted in depth analysis of business performance versus business goals.
  • Provided the client with optimal guidance and business planning based on industry expertise and predictions of market trends.

BEE Data Analyst

Anglo American
05.2009 - 03.2010
  • Performed in-depth data validation on data from various suppliers across the world.
  • Performed exploratory data analysis and discovered notable relationships.
  • Effectively mined unstructured data.

Education

Bsc Honors - Applied Mathematics

University of Witwatersrand
Braamfontein
12-2008

BSc - undefined

University of Witwatersrand
12-2007

Skills

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Microsoft Excel

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

Continuous improvement

Report preparation

Six sigma

Operations improvement

System enhancements

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Problem-solving abilities

Reliability

Excellent communication

Critical thinking

Organizational skills

Certification

UCT Data Analysis

Timeline

Senior Integrated Planning Specialist

Kumba Iron Ore
01.2024 - Current

Section Manager Integrated Planning

Kumba Iron Ore
01.2021 - 12.2023

Business Improvement Specialist

Kumba Iron Ore
07.2017 - 12.2020

Sales Data Analyst

Tigerbrands
11.2016 - 06.2017

Sales Analyst

SAB
06.2016 - 11.2016

Data Quality Specialist

John Snow Inc
11.2014 - 06.2015

Performance Modelling Specialist

Anglo Gold Ashanti
10.2012 - 04.2014

Business Planning Specialist

Gauteng Dept. of Roads and Transport
11.2010 - 10.2012

BEE Data Analyst

Anglo American
05.2009 - 03.2010

BSc - undefined

University of Witwatersrand

Bsc Honors - Applied Mathematics

University of Witwatersrand
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