Zakira Bhikhoo
Buyer
Summary
Buyer with over 5 years of experience. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills.Well-versed in planning and executing daily tasks. Proficient in purchasing and procurement environments.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer
SAFCOL SOC
8 2017
- Responsible for providing comprehensive procurement services to operations and service providers
- Initiating purchase requests received from end-users
- Preparing RFQ documents in accordance with the PPPFA, PFMA and National Treasury regulations
- Verifying tax compliance on CSD or Sars E-filling for proposed service providers before award
- Drafting of award letters and issuing of purchase orders to awarded service providers
- Ensuring the procurement policy and procedures are adhered to in the procurement process
- Forwarding of vendor application forms for new vendors to be loaded on database
- Ensuring necessary audit trails are available for yearly audit
- Liaise with service providers for submitting valid BBBEE certificates for audit and preferential reporting
- Updating the status of the transactions daily on my dashboard (excel spreadsheet), for reporting purposes
- Acting in Procurement Manager position when manager on leave
- Coaching of interns
- Preparing and submitting weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to procurement manager.
Acting Purchasing Manager
SAFCOL SOC
01.2019 - 05.2019
- Responsible for providing support to operations by managing and overseeing the procurement process
- Recommendation & Approval of RFQ Packs in line with the thresholds as per the SCM policy & DOA
- Approval of bank accounts loaded onto financial system
- Approval of purchase orders on financial system (JDE) and employee leave requests on ESS
- Assisting auditors with RFI requests
- Monitoring of team in terms of development
- Managing relationships with mangers from other business units and service providers.
Senior Finance Administrator
SAFCOL SOC
01.2009 - 07.2017
- Responsible for finance function at the Research Centre and Nursery in Sabie
- Processing ad-hoc invoices for monthly payments
- Reconciliation of fuel slips with fuel statements & submit to finance for payment
- Administering of Petty Cash (Issuing and monthly recon)
- Recording income on journal and compiling monthly summary report
- Processing GRV and submit invoices to finance for payments
- Administering S&T claims and re-imbursements
- Processing and administering debtor activities
- Supervising of auxilliary staff members.
Client Service Consultant
Metropolitan Life
08.2006 - 07.2008
- Rendering a comprehensive service to clients
- Processing all the administrative tasks according to agreed standards and turnaround times
- Resolving client queries and following up to ensure queries are resolved timeously and effectively
- Administering Petty Cash for Office.
Back-Office Administrator
First National Bank
05.2005 - 07.2006
- Providing admin support to staff and clients
- Processing customers' requests in an efficient and professional way
- Dealing with customer complaints and ensuring that it is resolved to the satisfaction of the customer
- Ensuring customers' needs and expectations are understood
- Building and maintaining enduring and rewarding relationships with customers.
Education
Bachelor of Accounting Sciences (Management Accounting) -
University of South Africa (UNISA)
Nelspruit Private College
Skills
Planning and prioritizing
Communication
Team player
Attention to detail
Customer centric
Computer programmes
- Microsoft 365 (outlook, excel, word, power point)
- JDE
- SAGE X3
Driver license
Code B
Criminal offence
None
Personal Information
- ID Number: 8511210082085
- Date of Birth: 11/21/85
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: South African
- Marital Status: Married
Health
Excellent
References
- Mr Abrie Van Zyl, Branch Manager: First National Bank, 013 754 2000
- Ms Murcia Steyl, Branch Manager: Metropolitan, 013 753 3655
- Mr Vourinus Coetzee, Centre Manager: Safcol (Research Centre), 013 754 2700, 083 630 6123
Languages
English
Afrikaans
Timeline
Acting Purchasing Manager
SAFCOL SOC
01.2019 - 05.2019
Senior Finance Administrator
SAFCOL SOC
01.2009 - 07.2017
Client Service Consultant
Metropolitan Life
08.2006 - 07.2008
Back-Office Administrator
First National Bank
05.2005 - 07.2006
Buyer
SAFCOL SOC
8 2017
Bachelor of Accounting Sciences (Management Accounting) -
University of South Africa (UNISA)
Nelspruit Private College