To whom it may be concern
RE: Application for employment
I hereby forward my Curriculum Vitae. I am interested in the position advertised as I have experience in the warehousing and distribution, logistic and supply chain industry. I have worked from grassroots level to management. I have filled supervisory positions and I have gained experience in dealing with the different jobs associated with supply chain, warehousing, inventory and stock control as well as logistics, dispatch and receiving. I am also fully conversant with the associated accounting stores and inventory computer programs as per my CV. Should you wish to interview me, I would be available. I assure you of my loyal service and look forward to hearing from you. I hope that my application will receive your favourable consideration. Thank you for your time. Yours faithfully
Ross Johnson
061-***-**** adhkh6@r.postjobfree.com
Curriculum Vitae Of Ross Joseph Johnson
Personal Information
Full Name(s): Ross Joseph Johnson
Email: adhkh6@r.postjobfree.com
Contact Details: 061-***-****
Address: 95 Epworth Road Pietermaritzburg
Gender: Male
Identity Number: 871***-****-***
Date of Birth: 31 October 1887
Race: Coloured
Marital Status: Single
Home Language: English
Other Language: Zulu
Health: Excellent
Licenses: Code08 (Own Vehicle) & Hyster Licence 2ton (valid) Computer literacy: Outlook, MS Word, SAP, Excel, Accpac, Syspro, Axapta and Meat Matrix Educational Qualifications
Schooling: Marburg Secondary High School - Grade 12 – Matriculated 2005 National Diploma: Food and Beverage Management (NQF5) The Fern Hill Hotel - 2006 / 2007 Diploma in Warehousing and Distribution: PSM College(Completion Date :September 2020) Certificate in Managing Logistic Operations: CLX
Certificate in Stock, Stores Control: KZN Business Nosa Certificate: HIRA
Nosa Certificate: OHS ACT AND ADVANCED OHS ACT
Nosa Certificate: Handling Dangerous Goods
Certificate in Initiating Disciplinary Enquiries : B Associates 2
Achievements
Experience in daily running of a warehouse
Excellent interpersonal & Communication skills
Managing supply inventory and ordering
Able to work under pressure
Costing and budgeting skills
Excellent time management skills
Ability to delegate
Plan and monitor inbound and outbound deliveries
Handling administrative tasks, scheduling, supervising and controlling driver activities Briefing / debriefing of Drivers (loading and off loading) Supervise logistics, storage, transportation, third party service providers and customer service levels Handling administrative tasks, scheduling, supervising and controlling driver activities Respond to issues and complaints both internal and external Good critical thinking and problem solving
Honest, Reliable, Hardworking, Goal Orientated and Results driven Employment History
Aluminium Foil Converters (AFC) - PMB
January 2008 – General Warehouse Worker to Warehouse Floor Team Leader December 2012 Supervising raw and finished goods warehouse
Overseeing the receiving and dispatching
Monthly and weekly stock take
Record returned and damaged goods
Reports with the Warehouse Manager
GRV/GRN Invoices and file relevant paperwork
Liaise with Quality Department for any quality related queries Liaise with production/planning regarding Picking and Packing Implement and maintain ISO 22000 standards and
Procedures according to company policy
Reason for leaving: The opportunity to join a larger company and given an opportunity, that would give me more responsibility and to gain more experience. Irritech Agencies – Pietermaritzburg
January 2013 – September 2015 - Store man
Responsible for daily running of the warehouse
Receiving of raw materials
Invoicing (GRV’s/GRN)
Dispatching stock to the factory for manufacturing Processing of relevant paperwork
Overseeing all aspects of staff performance
Place large accurate orders with suppliers
Liaise with suppliers and the production manager with regards to damaged or out of stocks. Weekly and monthly stock takes and stock variances reports 3
Strong inventory management experience
Ensure that all picking for delivery is complete
Keeping stock control systems up to date
Ensuring that space utilization was optimized
Having a clear understanding of the Company's policies and vision Follow company procedures and systems with regards to filing and invoicing Pastel
Interstore journal
GRV / GRN and Inventory reports
Transferring goods to the different journals
Stock Take and cycle counts
Reason for leaving: An opportunity to work in a bigger company that had room for me to grow. For me to become conversant with the latest warehouse and distribution trends Bidoffice Furniture Manufacturing - Westmead
October 2015 – December 2015 – Stores Controller
Daily checking of housekeeping and vehicle checks
Receiving of raw materials
Invoicing (GRV’s/GRN)
Dispatching stock to the factory for manufacturing Dispatching of stock to customers
Planning long distant deliveries with logistic companies. Processing of relevant paperwork
Overseeing all aspects of staff performance
Liaise with customers about deliveries, maintain the delivery schedule Place large accurate orders with suppliers
Liaise with suppliers and the production manager on a daily basis with regards to damaged stock and short supplies
Reporting to the Planning Manager, effectively
Supervise the stores and manage the flow of stock in and out of the store to enable production to run efficiently
Liaise with Sister company’s and head office with regards to stock, out of stocks and reporting to the plant manager .
Reason for leaving: Bidvest Furniture was closing branches and would only operate a manufacturing plant in Johannesburg and hence staff were retrenched. Polyoak Packaging t/a Dairypak - Nottingham
January 2016 – July 2018 – Warehouse Supervisor
Responsible for the ordering of all requirements and raw material for production in the factory Accomplished warehouse HR objectives by selecting, orientating, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job contributions; adhering to policies and procedures 3 shifts, picker packers and staff associated with loading and offloading of trucks 4
Moving of inventory by scheduling materials to be moved to and from the warehouse; co-ordinating inventory transfers with related departments
Maintaining storage area by organizing floor space and adhering to storage design principles. Maintain inventory by conducting daily cycle counts,weekly, monthly physical counts and reconciling variances
Organise and maintain inventory and storage area
Determine staffing levels and assign workload
Maintain items records, document necessary information and utilize reports Schedule and conduct / Hold daily staff meetings
Identify areas of improvement and establish innovation or adjust existing work procedures and practices Inspect the levels of business supplies and raw material to identify shortages Ensure product stock was adequate for all distribution channels and could cover direct demand from customers
Place orders to replenish stock, avoiding insufficiencies or excessive surplus / Analyse data to anticipate future needs.
Responsible for shift planning / Plan shift in advance. Shift plan includes staffing and equipment according to volume and customer requests
Resolve staff issues and queries / Ensure accurate recording of staff time and attendance Reminded staff constantly of values, the company policies and procedures . Ensuring correct documentation pertaining to stock control and customer returns Overseeing and executing the offloading of vehicles and or trailers & containers to ensure that material is being handled according to the company's policies and Supplier instructions within Health & Safety parameters.
Reason for leaving: To run the family business.
Eskort Ltd – Estcourt
Aug 2018 – December 2019
Maintaining physical condition of warehouse and equipment by planning maintenance, inspecting equipment, issuing work orders for repair and requisitions for replacement Effectively monitors flow of goods and implements First-In First-Out (FIFO) and First-Expired First-Out
(FEFO) method in the dispatching of raw materials
Ensure effective utilization of warehouse areas and observes proper loading, unloading, stocking and safekeeping of items to maintain the quality of raw materials in order to prevent product damage . Responsible for the proper receiving, warehousing and distribution of FMCG products while ensuring compliance to the companies requirements in terms of Safety, Hygiene, Quality . Deliver accurate stock reports that are managed on a FIFO basis . Planning, conducting and investigating
, daily cycle counts, weekly stock counts and monthly stock counts . Conducting investigations for lost, stolen & damaged goods. Strategically manage warehouse in compliance with company’s policies and vision, oversee receiving, warehousing. Manage inventory levels to ensure no stock outs occur Making sure stock is ordered on time and in line with all supplier lead times. Ensuring that receiving and issuing of stock is done according to the SOP standards on local warehousing, material handling and shipping requirements by studying existing and new regulations; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management of needed actions. Overseeing and executing the offloading of Raw materials . 5
vehicles and or trailers & containers to ensure that material is being handled according to the company's policies and Supplier instructions within Health & Safety parameters. Managing all subordinates . Keeping a good communication path between the stores team, production team and the management team . Aligning Team Performance - 5s System, Toolbox Meetings, Quality Control Meetings Meet warehouse financial standards by providing annual budget information; monitoring expenditures; identifying variances; implementing corrective actions. Move inventory by scheduling materials to be moved to and from warehouse; coordinating inventory transfers with related departments Maintains storage area by organizing floor space; adhering to storage design principles; recommending improvements. Ensure all deliveries and daily stock received are accompanied by a C.O.A and are in compliance with SHEQ and the companies SOP .company Reason for leaving: To run the family business due to death of my dad,business has since been sold. Lampac cc t/a Packaging World Manufacturers and Suppliers- Pinetown April 2020 – Warehouse Supervisor
Warehouse Management - Responsible for:-
Warehouse Planning and stock rotation
Management and control of monthly stock take.
Ensuring that the warehouse is space is efficiently organised Ensuring that all racks have been properly labelled Ensuring that stock rotation is being done on an ongoing basis Checking for expired good and damages on an ongoing basis Housekeeping and to ensure free space on the floor Conducting cycle counts to ensure correlation between stock on the floor and in Syspro. Manage Non Conformance and Stock Isolation Bay.
Receiving of Local and non-local stock
Responsible for Offloading trucks and storing goods in the warehouse Checking and signing receipt of goods against PW document (COC or PO) Ensuring that goods are Stored according to product groupings Escalating any variances on stock to DBN team
Dispatch - Responsible for:- Pulling and checking stock against the back order report Ensuring that expired and damaged stock is rectified before dispatched Ensuring that pallets correspond to the COCs
Handling dispatch queries and POD's
Obtaining quotes from transporters for urgent deliveries Obtaining airfreight quotes and arranging collections. Fleet Maintenance - Ensuring that vehicle inspection list is complete daily. Ensuring that vehicles licence/tyres as well as vehicle services are carried out Filing and scanning of all stock related paper work. General maintenance.
Staff under my supervision:1 storeman,2 hyster drivers,4 pickers,3 data capturers. 6
References
Aluminium Foil Converters - PMB
Harry de la Cruz: 076-***-****
(Warehouse Manager)
Irritech Agencies - PMB
Luke Fowler: 033-***-****
(Production Manager)
Bidvest Furniture Manufacturing - Durban
Dhersan Shanmugam: 083-***-****
(Factory Manager)
Tanya van Tonder: 082-***-****
(Divisional Manager)
Polyoak Packaging t/a Dairypak - Nottingham
Maryna Groenewald: 076-***-****
(Logistics Admin Manager)
Eskort Ltd - Estcourt
Shannon Henry: 082-***-****
(Receiving Manager)
Lampac cc t/a Packaging World Manufacturers and Suppliers - Pinetown Thashin Govender:081-***-****
(Senior Buyer)