Rudzani Donald Malaka

Responsible for the overall management of the Logistics Department.

- Knowledgeable in using Excel and do reconciliations on daily basis for dispatches of Coal

- Worked with truckers to schedule daily pickups and weekly deliveries.

- Verified effective and timely implementation of operational goals by prioritizing tasks.

- Organized warehouse space and planned layouts to allow for maximum storage capabilities.

- Handled high-volume paperwork and collaborated with administrators to resolve invoicing and shipping problems.

- Developed warehouse system that provided best cost with appropriate service levels to achieve organizational goals.

- Transporters/Customers and working on SAP system.

- Kept corporate departments and customers updated on critical shipments.

- Coal industry experience, understanding of Coal qualities, Good Interpersonal Communication Skills,

- Resource Planning and Scheduling, Report Writing and Presentation,

- People Management, dealing with Eskom and transporters and Fleet Management

- Budgeting, Planning Coal Stockpiles

- Weighbridges, Controlling Stock Yards, Production Meetings everyday in the morning

- Stockpiles, RB 1, RB2, and RB3

Improved the client`s delivery of all Road, Rail and Export Coal from Collieries, Sidings and Harbors. Develop and maintain transportation systems on domestic and export Coal.

- Liaise with Transnet on all rail transportation needs and logistics, manage the Company account.

- Offer rail solutions to new projects including the identification of new sidings.

- Manage customer service activities including order entry and customer complains.

- Quality assurance to ensure that the overall quality service creates competitive advantage in the marketplace.

- Ensure the company is in compliance with laws and regulations regarding transportation.

- Attainment of accreditation of the company to international standards such as ISO 9002.

- Initiate and manage the overall Logistics budget.

- Overseeing the safe receipt, storage, retrieval, and timely dispatching of goods.

- Involved in staff disciplinary issues and be able to chair disciplinary cases.

- Producing regular reports and statistics on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.

- Stock control systems up to date and planning future capacity requirements.

- Overseeing of the stock control and the processing of all orders.

- Ensure that all documents for finance are kept in the format required and reported on time.

- Manage the relationships with all suppliers.

- Managing, training, motivating, and organizing the team so they work at their optimum.

- Maintained established levels of goods based on sales forecasts and demand to fulfill orders on time.

- Kept corporate departments and customers updated on critical shipments.

- Coordinated driver dispatch to accomplish daily delivery requirements.

- Reduced worker accidents by implementing improved safety standards and monitoring procedures

- Collaborated with manufacturing and supply chain management.

- Built continuous improvement culture that attracted and retained high-performing employees while reducing costs.

Provided a wide range of support for customers experiencing Trains, Trucks (Shipping & Vessels) delays and cancellations. Providing solutions to trucks tipping on the wrong Stockpiles.

- Plan and co-ordinate Rail, Road and Vessels traffic storage.

- Prepares detailed loading / unloading plans for each vessel, Train and Trucks.

- Monitors the arrival times of trains and ensures that cargo arrives just-in-time.

- Anticipates train arrival times to ensure that rail permits conform and keeps track of late arrivals.

- Maintains up to date records of the contents of each stack.

- Responds to major deviations in plans and prepares contingency plans.

- Ensure fast vessel turnaround, maximize the use of resources, and minimize costs.

- Provides the operations Manager with daily, weekly, and monthly statistics.

- Prepares monthly reports to highlight problems, non-compliance, poor performance and other challenges.

- Ensures that Vessel`s files are always up to date.

SHIPING

- Scheduling, controlling and receiving of household effects from around the world

- Liaising with both customer and partners at all levels with regards to shipments, maintain good and effective communication, keeping all parties informed of progress, delays or any difficulties;

- Preparation of documents for customers, customs and partners on Moveware;

- Reconciliation of files, ensuring that creditors invoices are processed correctly;

Completing diary actions and status reports on Moveware;

- Liaising with Shipping lines with regards to shipments arrival and departure dates and times;

- Continuous follow-up in all outstanding monies ensuring payments are received;

Conducting follow-up and progress calls with customers as and when required;

Ensure that all documents received are assessed correctly leading to the importations of the shipment;

- Updating Move ware management system as and when required;

- Monitoring the shipments, identifying potential problems and timeously, bring such information to the attention of the Customer, Manager and or partner where necessary;

- Performing general administration duties, which will include filing and any other administrative duties as directed by your Manager.

Providing a high-quality support to Section Managers and Corridor Managers with regards to Planning of Trains and Train design on the Rail network for the On Time Departures and On Time Arrivals

- Monitor Trains en route and manage deviations and continuous improvements.

- To resource the Integrated Train Plan (ITP) with Locomotives, Wagons and Train Crew.

- Daily execution reports, Weekly performance reports.

- Making reservations for Train Crew in Hotels and Lodges.

- Manage the vehicles (service, utilization, log sheets, etc.)

- Accidents and crew fatality reports.

- Arrange Fleet kombis to fetch and drop off Trains Crew to Stations.

- Populate Spreads sheets on Excel.

- Conference calls with managers.

- Booking Train Crews for refresher Courses.

- Cancellation of trains.

- Shedding Locomotives. (Booking locomotives for Services)

- Alignment meetings.

- Handover.