Sibongiseni Lindokuhle Nyawo
Mariannheight
Summary
Experienced in coordinating complex logistics operations, ensuring timely deliveries and optimising supply chain processes. Skilled in team leadership, vendor management, and implementing cost-saving strategies. Proven track record of maintaining high standards of accuracy and efficiency in fast-paced environments. Logistics Supervisor with expertise in overseeing Inbound and Outbound teams. Delivered efficiency improvements and maintained SLA compliance through strong leadership and process management. Focused on optimising supply chain operations and fostering a collaborative work environment.
Overview
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13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Logistics Supervisor
Bericap SA
Mobeni
03.2025 - Current
- Providing direct and administrative supervision to the Inbound and Outbound team starting from the expediting of raw and packaging materials to the delivery of finished goods to the customer.
- Creating and maintaining required efficiency standards and outputs throughout all processes within the end-to-end Logistics function.
- Maintaining SLA (Service Level Agreements) for all assigned service providers such as forklifts, transporters, warehouse services.
- Supervising the daily work and safety of employees engaged in receiving, replenishing and storing inbound product, including all warehouse functions, and forklift operators.
- Liaising with suppliers, clearing and forwarding agents, manufacturers and internal sales teams to ensure scheduling and delivery of goods runs in line with the needs of the organization.
- Reviewing daily warehouse functions and various warehouse productivity reports on SAP ERP system.
- Responsible for coordinating monthly stock counts on raw, packaging and finished goods materials with detailed investigations on all variances.
- Maintaining JIT (Just in time) replenishment on locally sourced materials as part of working capital reduction.
- Conducting receiving and location audits daily ensuring all required receiving documentation is accurately maintained.
- Coordinating and communicating between third party unloading services, inbound scheduling and warehouse management to ensure efficient inbound operations.
- Planning and overseeing outbound logistics, including on-site and off-site transportation.
- Managing relationships with third-party transporters ensuring compliance and efficiency.
- Managing working capital via inventory reduction and optimum storage management.
- Supervising the Good Received Voucher (GRV) from start to finish to ensure that all supplier invoices are paid on time and in full to suppliers.
- Managed logistics operations, coordinating transportation, warehousing, and inventory control to optimise supply chain efficiency.
- Coordinated forwarding transportation with external contractors.
- Addressed and resolved shipping errors, ensuring timely corrective actions were taken.
- Complied with legal, health and safety and import and export regulations.
- Negotiated contracts with suppliers to establish quality, cost and delivery requirements.
Logistics Co-Ordinator
Constantia Flexibles
Pinetown
07.2018 - 02.2025
- Organizing truck routes for the day as per delivery schedule
- Ensuring order fulfillment every step
- Liaising with customers and internal sales service department regarding delivery times and delays
- Cost saving
- Warehouse management and staff
- Stores stock management (raw materials and consumables)
- Regular engagement and alignment with the team members on daily processes, housekeeping, risks, improvements and issues as they may arise
- Transport Management. Weekly and monthly reports.
- Planning, monitoring and attending to issues and complaints regarding inbound and outbound.
- Coordinating logistics processes from factory to dispatch to reverse logistics
- Streamlined logistics operations through continuous internal process enhancement
- Working on both systems ERP (Baan) and the warehouse management system regarding warehouse operations and production.
- Resolved delivery discrepancies and customer complaints, maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.
Inbound Team Leader
KUEHNE + NAGEL (PTY) Ltd
Pinetown
11.2014 - 06.2018
- Organizing and delegating daily tasks to team members
- Making sure department operations run smoothly day to day
- Holding floor meetings with team members
- Ensuring timeous offloading of trucks as to not crowd the offloading bays
- Cycle counts and stock takes
- Directed inbound receipting operations as team leader
- Monitored staff performance and developed improvement plans.
- Planned employee workloads and delegated tasks strategically to meet seasonal fluctuations in demand.
Supervisor
Sompisi Property Developers
Hillcrest
09.2013 - 09.2014
- Reading And Interpreting drawings
- Supervision of works throughout site as main sub-contractor
- Organizing and delegating to the team
- Organizing materials and equipment on site
- Reported on site productivity and managed materials
- Fostered a positive working environment, encouraging teamwork and collaboration.
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Grade 12 (Matric)
Pinetown Boys' High School
2010
Diploma of Higher Education - N4
Thekwini TVET College
2014
BCOM - Supply Chain Management
Regent Business School
2023
Skills
- MS Office
- Streamlined processes using ERP systems expertise
- WMS
Personal Information
ID Number: 9208175247089
Custom Section
None
References
- Sizwe Ntuli, Director, Sompisi Property Developers, 078 935 5425
- Trevor Naidoo, Operations Manager, Kuehne & Nagel, 031 202 9930 / 061 084 7237
- Leven Pillay, Logistics Manager, Constantia Flexibles, 031 792 8350 / 082 928 3442
- Sealan Naidoo, Supply Chain Manager, Bericap SA, 031 493 8817 / 082 466 4412
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Accomplishments
- Enhanced manual processes, implementing across department for increased productivity and profits.
- Decreased delivery-related complaints/queries by micromanaging all our transporters. Our order fulfillment has improved by 60%
- Managed to improve stock accuracy in the warehouse, setting it up to 95% by introducing 5S.
Timeline
Logistics Supervisor
Bericap SA
03.2025 - Current
Logistics Co-Ordinator
Constantia Flexibles
07.2018 - 02.2025
Inbound Team Leader
KUEHNE + NAGEL (PTY) Ltd
11.2014 - 06.2018
Supervisor
Sompisi Property Developers
09.2013 - 09.2014
Certificate of Higher Education - Grade 12 (Matric)
Pinetown Boys' High School
Diploma of Higher Education - N4
Thekwini TVET College
BCOM - Supply Chain Management
Regent Business School