Curriculum
Vitae
LOUISA M.C.
MARAIS
PERSONAL DETAIL:
SURNAME Marais
FIRST NAMES Louisa Maria Catharina
IDENTITY NO 750-***-**** 08 9
DATE OF BIRTH 13 February 1975
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Corner Cottage
Astley Manor Pecan Farm
Portion 36
Skeerpoort
Brits
0232
TELEPHONE NO +27-84-407-****
HOME LANGUAGE Afrikaans
OTHER LANGUAGES English (Speak, read and write)
CRIMINAL OFFENCES None
DEPENDANTS 2 Daughters (20 & 6 years old)
1 Son (9 years old)
HEALTH Excellent
DRIVERS LICENCE Code 08
EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY
14/12/2015 – Current Owner/Director
The Sweet Girl Distribution Pty Ltd
Wholesale & Distribution
Started part time in 2014
01/03/2018 – 04/10/2019 Owner/Director
The Sweet Girl Emporium Pty Ltd
T/A Sweets from Heaven Rustenburg
Retail Store
01/02/2017 – 31/12/2018 Owner/Director
The Sweet Girl Emporium
Retail Store
01/01/2014 – 13/12/2015 Lonmin – Supply Chain C4 - Administration Officer Contracts
Strategic Commodities Facilities & I.T.
01/10/2010 – 31/12/2013 Lonmin – Supply Chain C4 - Administration Officer Contracts
Internal Move Strategic Commodities Specialised Services
01/10/2008 – 30/09/2010 Lonmin – Procurement C4 - Administration Officer
Internal Move Buying Department
20/05/2008 – 30/09/2008 Lonmin - Process Division C2 - Purchasing Document Controller
Better Opportunity Finance Department - 7 Concentrators
10/04/2007 – 19/05/2008 Lonmin Karee & K4 Conc. C1 - Cost Controller
Internal Promotion - Karee & K4 Conc.
03/01/ 2000 – 05/04/2007 CompuTrade Shop Manager/Sales/Purchases
Better Opportunity
01/07/1996 – 31/12/1999 Rustenburg Municipality Cashier / Clerk / Enquiries
Better Opportunity
01/05/1995 – 20/03/1996 Rennie’s Hair Studio Apprentice Hairdresser
ACTING SUMMARY - LONMIN
18/11/2013 – 15/12/2013 as D3 - Commodity Specialist
07/01/2013 – 20/01/2013 as D3 - Commodity Specialist
01/09/2011 – 20/12/2011 as D3 - Commodity Specialist
12/07/2011 – 22/07/2011 as D3 - Commodity Specialist
22/04/2011 – 02/05/2011 as D3 - Commodity Specialist
01/10/2009 – 31/07/2010 as C5 - Technical Buyer
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Jul ’16 TIR Traumatic Incident Reduction Workshop
Applied Metapsychology International
Feb ’14 – Nov ‘15 Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Oct/Nov ’14 Unisa – Final Exam Short Course in Purchasing and
Supply Management
May ’08 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
On Hold Unisa – Management Decision BCom Strategic Supply
Management
Jan ’94 – Nov ’95 Rtb Technical College N3: National Certificate Hair care and
Cosmetology
Dec ’93 High Shool Bergsig Matric
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS – FULL DETAIL
LAST SCHOOL ATTENDED Bergsig High School
SUBJECTS Afrikaans HG
English HG
Mathematics SG
Home Economics SG
Typing SG
Accounting SG
HIGHEST STANDARD PASSED Grade 12
YEAR 1993
HIGHER EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS – FULL DETAIL
Jul ’16 - TIR Traumatic Incident Reduction Workshop
Applied Metapsychology International
AMI Co-Sponsored workshop.
2014 - Lean Six Sigma Define
Black Belt Measure
Analyze
Improve
Control
Six Sigma Projects 1. Reduction on P Card Purchases;
2.1 Optimize and Automate Top 20 Vendor Spend
per line;
2.2 Applying Project 2.1 to the Total process;
3. Evaluation of a Benefit- and Project Tracking
Tool.
4. Develop- and Implement Commodity Month-end
Report on SAP BW
5. Ash Removal at the BMR
2008 - Lean Six Sigma Define
Green Belt Measure
Analyze
Improve
Control
Six Sigma Projects 1. Concentrator Steel Balls & Chemicals
2. Cleaning & Hygiene Services at Total
Concentrators
UNISA – July 2011 – On Hold as per Short Course in Purchasing and Supply
Management to fulfill required IDP Management
PPSM015: Enterprise Management
PPSM049: Legal Aspects in Purchasing
PPSM038: Purchasing and Supply Tools
PPSM05A: Storage and Inventory Management
Oct/Nov 2014 Exams
PPSM026 Purchasing and Supply Management
UNISA – January 2008 – On Hold as per BCom Strategic Supply Management
Management to fulfill required IDP Introduction to the Economic & Management Environment 101
Introduction to Economic & Management Environment 102
Commercial Law 101
Commercial Law 102
Economics 101
Business Management 101
Business Management 102
Quantitive Management 101
Accounting Data Processing 101
Psychological Processes in the Work Context
Personality in Work Context
TECHNICAL COLLEGE RUSTENBURG-1994 - 1995
DIPLOMA N3: National Certificate Hair care and Cosmetology
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY – FULL DETAIL
CURRENT EMPLOYER The Sweet Girl Distribution Pty Ltd
TYPE OF COMPANY Retail, Wholesale & Distribution
PERIOD 14/12/2015 – Current
Part time since 2014.
POSITION Owner
RESPONSIBILITIES
Sales
Purchases
Banking
Tax & Vat
Stock Control
Deliveries
Administration
ACCOUNTING
All invoicing, stock receiving, debtor- and creditor control etc. are done on Pastel by myself. Final figures are sent through to an Accountant for VAT submission to SARS.
The Sweet Girl Distribution Pty Ltd wholesale and distribute various South African, American and European Sweets, chocolates, colddrinks, Toys etc.
I, Louisa Marais, as owner of The Sweet Girl Distribution Pty Ltd, have agency agreements with 2 companies. Theses agency agreements are for the Rustenburg area and includes a radius of 80km and 120km respectively. I also have distribution rights in North West and Limpopo (with distributor discount) with various companies.
The Sweet Girl Emporium (2 Employees) is a retail store that sells kids clothing, perfumes, jewelry, imported chocolates, sweets & colddrinks etc. – Closed shop Dec 2018 due to poor economic situation in Rustenburg.
Sweets from Heaven (3 Employees) is a Franchise retail store that sells chocolates, sweets, colddrinks, cigarettes etc. – Closed shop Oct 2019 due to poor economic situation in Rustenburg.
On occasion I also did stalls at Festivals in and around Rustenburg where I retailed and marketed the various items.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER
Lonmin
Source to Settle
PERIOD
1 January 2014 – 13 December 2014
POSITION Since 1 January 2014
Administration Officer Contracts:
Facilities & IT
Canteen Equipment, Cleaning & Gardening, Consulting, Fire Fighting, Rescue, Foodstuffs, Hospital & Medical, Hostel Feeding, IT Consumables, IT Hardware, IT Software, Pesticides & Insecticides, Security Services and Sundries.
Acting as Commodity Specialist if he/she in on leave or not available.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Contract Negotiations
Cost Breakdown calculations with CPI, PPI and Seifsa
Assist with submitting of tenders, adjudications etc.
Contracts: Amendments, New Contracts, Cancellations, Validities etc.
Update prices on system
Create and maintain Contracts and Agreements on SAP
Sort out account and stores queries.
Document Management System (DMS)
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Assist Commodity Specialists, Commodity Managers & Senior Manager by converting Raw Data of Total Spend to Tables, Pivot Tables & Graphs for their Month End Reports to Exco.
During the 5 month Amcu strike, I assisted Senior Management and Exco Members with reporting and issuing of Legal letters to Suppliers.
I ran the project for Food Hampers that was handed to all C- and lower level employees when they returned to work after the strike.
I also run the Nutritional Supplements Project that is still ongoing.
I’ve requested Cost reduction from Suppliers during the strike period and claimed R9,6m (and more to be calculated) in Savings.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING/COURSES:
ACTING
18/11/2013 – 15/12/2013 as D3 - Commodity Specialist
PERIOD
1 October 2011 – 31 December 2013
POSITION Since 1 October 2011
Specialised Services:
Transport (Trucks, Yellow Equipment and Busses), Accommodation, Advertising, Airborne Survey, Corporate Clothing, Environmental, Equipment Hire, Exploration License Renewal Fees, Lifts, Presentation Items, Safety Clothing, Safety Equipment, Services, Survey, Training, Translation Charges, Transport, Vehicle Hire, Waste Management, Water Treatment)
Acting as Commodity Specialist if he/she is on leave or not available.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Contract Negotiations with Commodity Specialist
Cost Breakdown calculations with CPI, PPI and Seifsa
Assist with submitting of tenders, adjudications etc.
Contracts: Amendments, New Contracts, Cancellations, Validities etc.
Update prices on system
Create and maintain Contracts and Agreements on SAP
Sort out account and stores queries.
Document Management System (DMS)
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Assist Commodity Specialists, Commodity Managers & Senior Manager by converting Raw Data of Total Spend to Tables, Pivot Tables & Graphs for their Month End Reports to Exco.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING/COURSES:
Project Management – CESA (Consulting Engineers South Africa)
Dimensions of Professional Influence - Business Communication Skills Holdings (Pty) Ltd
ACTING
07/01/2013 – 20/01/2013 as D3 - Commodity Specialist
01/09/2011 – 20/12/2011 as D3 - Commodity Specialist
12/07/2011 – 22/07/2011 as D3 - Commodity Specialist
22/04/2011 – 02/05/2011 as D3 - Commodity Specialist
01/10/2009 – 31/07/2010 as C5 - Technical Buyer
SAVINGS CLAIMED - R 6, 930, 320.75
PREVIOUS POSITION
1 October 2008 – 30 September 2010
Administration Officer – Buying Department
PREVIOUS RESPONSIBILITIES
Assist Senior Manager with Chemical & Steel ball reconciliations.
Assist Senior Buyers and Commodity Specialists with queries and price negotiations.
Maintain Info records on materials
Contracts: Amendmends, New Contracts, Cancellations, Validities etc.
Update prices on system
Create and maintain Contracts and Agreements on SAP
Sort out account and stores queries.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING/COURSES:
Seifsa Overview
Commerce Edge:
oCritical Negotiations Skills for the Procurement Environment
SIX SIGMA PROJECT
Concentrator Steel Balls & Chemicals
Cleaning & Hygiene Services
EMPLOYER Lonmin
Process Division
Concentrators
PERIOD 20 May 2008 – 30 September 2008
PREVIOUS POSITION
Purchasing Document Controller – 7 Concentrators
RESPONSIBILITIES
Controlling Outstanding Commitments
Assisting Foreman with PM Orders & Requisitions
Do follow up on supplier Invoices & delivery notes Vendor reconciliations
Assist Vendors with queries on outstanding orders and payments
Recon all chemicals, reagents and steel balls on a weekly basis
Assist Managers & Engineers with any query if and where possible
Give feedback to Unit Accountants and Manager on a daily basis.
S.A.P.
Same as previous.
EMPLOYER Lonmin
Western Platinum
Karee & K4 Concentrator
Marikana
PERIOD 10 April 2007 – 19 May 2008
PREVIOUS POSITION Cost Controller
RESPONSIBILITIES
Controlling working cost expenditure to minimize over expenditure
Controlling Outstanding Commitments
Assisting Foreman with PM Orders & Requisitions
Do follow up on supplier Invoices & delivery notes
Vendor reconciliations
Assist Vendors with queries on outstanding orders and payments
Recon all chemicals, reagents and steel balls on a weekly basis
Update Senior Manager’s capital index on his Pillars
Supply Maintenance Manager with Unit costs on a monthly basis
Daily, Weekly & Monthly Reporting to Senior Manager, Production Managers & Engineers.
Financial Year End Reporting
Forecasts
Assist Managers & Engineers with Budgets
Assist Managers & Engineers with any query if and where possible
Give feedback to Unit Accountant on a daily basis and to the Business Analyst on a weekly basis during finance meeting
ADDITIONAL TRAINING/COURSES:
SAP Overview
Excel Level 2 – Intermediate
Excel Level 3 – Advanced
Visible Felt Leadership
First Aid Training
Six Sigma Green Belt – In Process
SIX SIGMA PROJECT:
West, East & Central Concentrators – Cost Saving on Cleaning & Hygiene Services
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER CompuTrade
TYPE OF COMPANY Mecer Computer Dealer
PERIOD 03 January 2000 – 05 April 2007
POSITION Shop Manager/Sales/Purchases
RESPONSIBILITIES
Accounting Program
oM.Y.O.B/Everest/Netsuite
Update item prices monthly
Invoices
Credit Memo’s
Purchase Receipts
Debit Memo’s
Statements
Account queries
Sales History
Purchase History
Telephone System
oMan3000
Update telephone numbers
Update user detail
Add new users
Print monthly telephone lists of different users
Client services (inquiries, and assistance)
oGiving technical advice and assistance where possible.
Debtors
o+/- 100 Debtors – R1,200,000.00
Handling of enquiries from clients concerning their accounts
Debits and credits on accounts
Rectifications on accounts
Recons. on accounts
Debt collecting
Creditors
o+/- 30 Creditors – R750,000.00
Account reconciliation
Account payments
Account queries
Purchases
oGet quotes from dealers to give correct quote to customer.
oDaily purchases from dealers
oArrange couriers to collect orders from different dealers
Stock
oBook stock into store and on Netsuite daily.
Sales
oQuotes on computers, software, hardware etc.
oSales orders
oBook stock out of store for technicians to get orders ready
oInvoicing & Payments.
General
oDaily banking
oSpreadsheets
oPetty Cash
oLetters
oLayout of job cards, newsletters etc.
Workshop
oSchedule daily tasks for technicians
oSee to it that all the technicians understand their daily tasks and get it done quick & efficiently.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER Rustenburg Municipality
TYPE OF COMPANY City Council
PERIOD 01/07/1996 – 31/12/1999
POSITION Cashier / Clerk / Enquiries
RESPONSIBILITIES
Receiving of daily cash & balancing at the end of the day.
Preparation & Capturing of Meter books.
Mine housing water & electricity accounts.
Account queries.
Assisting Accountants with client queries.
Opening new accounts.
Filing.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER Rennie’s Studio’s
TYPE OF COMPANY Hairdresser
PERIOD 01/05/1995 – 20/03/1996
POSITION Apprentice
REFERENCES
Lonmin Lonmin
Commodity Manager Head Transactional Services
Mpho Mochekela Nico Laubscher
Tel: 083-***-**** Tel: 014-***-****