Thamsanqa Gumbi

As an Inventory Manager at Takealot and i dealt with -

• Inventory analysis ( ABC analysis)
• E-commerce peridyms
• Operations support (inbound and outbound)
• Returns logistics support
• Customer service and stock queries
• Inventory management and people management
• Training and development
• Stock control and discrepancy investigations
• DC shrinkage account
• UPH (production)
• IR management
• DC development stakeholder
• Inbound purchase order management and invoices
• SOP stakeholder

As an inventory analyst at SAB, I dealt with-

FG Quality Management -

• FG Inventory quality fundamental standards are adhered to as per DPO & VPO requirements
• FG Inventory accurately blocked in SAP with physical blocking mechanism in place as per VPO/DPO standards for quality related & obsolescence stock
• Ensure compliance to the freshness & rotation policy as per VPO & DPO standards
• Inventory count are recorded accurately with quantities & BBD x SKU& bin cards clearly displayed as per DPO & VPO standards
• Inventory concession policy applied & approved as per VPO product age standards
• FG Inventory accurately blocked in SAP with physical blocking mechanism in place as per VPO/DPO standards for quality related & obsolescence stock
• All FG salvages are re-packed as per VPO & DPO standards
• All obsolescence stock is decanted as per standard policy & procedure

Inventory Management -

• Independent inventory counts conducted on all returnable containers & reconciled to SAP inventory
• Inventory count differences identified, investigated, resolved & reported un-resolved
• Inventory count differences escalated to BLM / DCLM & RLM with commentary & action plans
• Implement improvement processes and maintain policies and procedures
• Ensuring all work areas are clean and tidy
• Manage stock takes, cycle counts, replenishments
• All physical movements of containers are transacted in SAP accurately
• Supervise stock movements
• Manage and implement inventory management strategies
• T1 & T2 movements, packaging receipts validated by line counters, write-offs are verified against signed-off documentation & gate sheets
• Breakages, Obsolescence & salvages stock is signed-off & processed in SAP accurately
• All open shipments for T1 & T2 are reviewed & resolved
• All container claims are processed timeously with signed-off backup documentation
• POC & T2 driver route settlement corrections reviewed, approved & signed-off

Governance and Risk -

• All Documentation signed-off by relevant persons, filed & securely stored as per Inventory Control Policy - Inventory stock packs, T1 & T2 shipment packs, gate register, etc
• Security cameras in key points on site & random verification conducted
• 3 Point independent checks are conducted on all T1 & T2 shipments for departure & arrival

Planning and execution

• Prepare weekly sales plan for short dated stock
• Daily planning meeting for stock shortage and availability
• Communicate with suppliers to ensure the availability of raw material
• Plan and execute stock movement on SAP for short dated stock
• Plan containers movement on SAP
• Plan redeployment stock on SAP for the region

Warehouse management

• Ensure 75% Compliance to the Warehouse Labor Productivity GOP to improve the KPI
• Allocate and assign labor activities utilizing the SKAP tool
• Ensure & maintain a safe warehouse operation driving awareness and compliance to all the relevant safety blocks
• Implement, track, trend and improve 5S results
• Use problem solving tools e.g
• 5 WHY, Abnormality Reports, SIC, OPLs, RACI's, OWD's, PDCA's, etc
• To develop action plans to show improvement on PI's and KPI's
• Ensure inbound and outbound operations are carried out as per company procedure
• Receive and dispatching of stock as per movement note
• Conduct employee disciplinary hearing
• Attend customer queries, including invoice correction and process customer orders
• Work on ad hoc projects and events

• Prepare stock report daily and communicate it on daily planning meeting
• Capturing of received and issued stock daily
• Inventory management principles
• IR management
• Training and development
• Financial analysis
• Ensure the production done daily is recorded
• Stock adjustments
• Attend morning planning meeting and Update stock status board
• Stock take and cycle counts daily
• Update stock and process receipt on Pastel
• 3PL management
• Productivity management

• Update work instructions on the intranet management system and Citrix system
• Improve Compliance standards and ensure ISO certification (9001:2015, 14001:2015 and 45001:2018)
• Maintain internal and external stakeholder relations
• Drive the development and Implementation of Procedures in line with business compliance obligations
• Ensure that the Quality Department has the right structure and resources in place and in line with the business strategies
• Document control, create work instructions, create forms and amend work instructions
• Induct new employees and update induction information on SAP system
• Carry out quality related projects
• Check tank temperature levels on sites
• Monitor production to ensure that they meet production standards
• Inspects, test and measure materials

• Proper housekeeping conducted at the end of shifts
• Ensure stock policy is followed at all times and training conducted
• Ensure daily stock recons and daily controls are completed
• Ensure stock is located according to ABC analysis and correct dedicated bins
• Improve depot performance in the warehouse (Picking, staging, loading, dispatch, returns and receiving) - Picking in time and trucks dispatched in full on time
• Ensure standardization of productivity measure ( monitoring of Key performance indicators)
• Monitor the execution of Depot Plans ( Plans executed in full and on time)