TAWONGA TRUST PANDE
Manager
Cape Town
Summary
An enthusiastic Retail Graduate oriented towards the areas of: Providing high quality retail services and catering best to customers’ needs, increasing the shareholder value by improving the operational efficiencies and maximizing profits by maximum utilization of available resources, Ethics, Integrity, Leadership, Teamwork, Communication, Continuous improvement
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Operator
Parker Family Foods
09.2021 - Current
- Set up machines that are calibration, cleaning, to start a production cycle
- Controlled and adjusted machine settings, including speed, to ensure optimal operation
- Supplied raw materials to production machines to ensure continuous operation.
- Fix issues that might occur during the shift
- Check output to spot any machine-related mistakes or flaws
- Checked output to identify machine-related mistakes or flaws
- Keep records of approved and defective units or final products
Packaging
Parker Family Foods
03.2021 - 09.2021
- Executed company packing procedures and standards to ensure quality and compliance
- Managed inventory with care and precision to minimize errors
- Work at different stations as production requires Inspect, weigh, and package products
- Handle inventory with care and attention to detail
- Packed and moved product orders carefully to maintain integrity and accuracy
- Monitored product flow during processing of product into processing machinery
- Adhere to safety programs and OSHA compliance for a safe work environment
- Follow company safety policies and procedures, and encourage other associates to do the same
Administrator
Alldry Projects Pvt Ltd
11.2019 - 12.2020
- Post administration and bookkeeping
- Conducted daily stock counts and reconciliations for retail and distribution business, including ad-hoc checks for wholesale entity to ensure inventory accuracy
- Carry out stock and sales reconciliation for all operations
- Reconcile purchase invoice values with suppliers on a weekly basis
- Debtors and creditors check
- Managed all bookkeeping and administrative functions, including banking, petty cash reconciliations, and returns processing, ensuring proper filing and record-keeping
- Conducted thorough checks of debtors and creditors to ensure accurate financial records.
- Supported sales team in preparing orders and managing dispatches to market, facilitating timely delivery of products
- Completed additional assigned tasks to support team operations.
Logistics Officer
Octagon Cargo and Freight Logistics
03.2019 - 08.2019
- Selected carriers and negotiated contracts and rates to optimize shipping costs Plan and monitor inbound and outgoing deliveries
- Supervise logistics, warehouse, transportation, and customer services i.e organise transportation activities, including storage of goods, managing information accrued from point of origin to delivery, orchestrating transporting movements, and arranging for services necessary
- Coordinated organization of warehouse space to optimize efficiency., label goods, plot routes and process shipments
- Addressed customer issues and complaints to ensure satisfaction.
- Update and evaluate metrics to assess performance and implement enhancements
- Ensure all operations adhere to laws, guidelines and ISO (International Organization for Standardization).
- Updated and evaluated metrics to assess performance and implemented enhancements for continuous improvement
- Respond to any issues or complaints
Education
Honours Degree - Retail Management
Chinhoyi University of Technology
Chinhoyi01-2015
Skills
COMPUTER LITERACY Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint
Workplace safety
Electrical troubleshooting
Operational efficiency
Data entry
Timeline
Assistant Operator
Parker Family Foods
09.2021 - Current
Packaging
Parker Family Foods
03.2021 - 09.2021
Administrator
Alldry Projects Pvt Ltd
11.2019 - 12.2020
Logistics Officer
Octagon Cargo and Freight Logistics
03.2019 - 08.2019
Honours Degree - Retail Management
Chinhoyi University of Technology