Senior Buyer

Jackson Jugdave

Telephone: 073-***-**** Drivers Licence: Code 8 (B) with own transport

Email: *******.*******@*****.*** Status: Married South African Indian male Professional Profile

A focused commercially astute procurement professional with an exemplary career spanning the last 28 years in FMCG, Automotive and Rail Engineering Manufacturing sector coupled with Supply Chain Operations. Good knowledge and understanding of contemporary procurement and stores management theory and practices, methods and systems such as MRP, ERP,APS,ROP,JIT and associated Kanban systems also business functions such as Production, Finance,QA and Engineering. A keen all-rounder in any industry coupled with Sales and business administration as an added plus. Core Skills

Purchasing/ Procurement Good analytical skills Syspro MRP/ERP systems

Inventory Management Creativity Managing Junior Staff

Supplier Management Commercial awareness Producing Reports

Logistics/freight Communication skills Contract negotiation

Demand forecasting Negotiating skills Pitching ideas Career Summary

Dec 2019 - Current Logistics Lobala Trading (Pty) Ltd- Owner run Courier and logistics Business Key Responsibilities

Invested in two commercial vehicles and started Sub contracting to a national courier and logistics company (Big Foot Express) handing express delivery services.

Set out daily collection/inbound and delivery/outbound schedules for drivers.

Closely manage all errors, delays and damages to allow all logistics to be more rapid and efficient.

Build customer relations and train drivers to be constantly reliable, punctual and precise.

Track all shipments and vehicle movements on live tracking.

Full hands on administration for entire operations. Career Summary

Mar 2011 – Oct 2019 Senior Buyer Commuter Transport Engineering Durban (Pty) Ltd Manufacture & Refurbish of Passenger Trains for PRASA Key Responsibilities

Leading the development of strategies designed to provide maximum possible contribution in procurement and to assist the plant being profitable and productive.

Develop and maintain high level, constructive and effective relationships with key supplier base contacts and trade organisations as well as negotiation and optimizing all terms and conditions of all material being supplied based on service level agreements.

Monitor and improve quality of all in bound components with our Quality control department.

Evaluate RFP & RFQ’s to make recommendations to senior management based on sound commercial and technical factors in line with cost saving methods without compromising quality.

Work closely with planning department on constant Bill of Material updates and improvements.

Communicate and resolve material or product non – conformances.

Prepare and raise purchase orders and other schedules for inventory base of over 5000 components.

Arrange regular supplier visits and audits to evaluate compliance.

Engaging all logistics requirements both inbound and outbound with local and national couriers.

Assist stores Supervisor and teams with inventory control-FIFO, age analysis, outages, stock takes and quarterly cycle counts and to also ensure minimum order quantities are maintained.

Train, coordinate and monitor all Junior Buyers reporting directly to me. Career Summary continued

Nov 2005 – Feb 2011 Buyer/Credit controller Ramsay Engineering (Pty) Ltd Commercial/Procurement Manager Thule Towing Systems now Brink SA Motor industry OEM component and accessories manufacturer Key Responsibilities

In 2007 I was promoted from Ramsay to the Management team involved in the setting up of a new division of the company called Thule Towing Systems (Now Brink SA).

Assisted in the ramp up of Ramsay’s growth status in 2005 from a facility of 1000sq meters to 5000sq meters taking on an increased buying capacity and more responsibility.

Worked closely with the Tool and Die department specifically on raw material required for the manufacture of all Tool & Dies required for the pressing of motor components supplied to the Original Equipment Manufacturing sector for the likes of Toyota, Volkswagen and Ford etc.

Sourced and procured all raw materials, consumables and equipment for various departments.

Performed demand forecasting and consistently maintained appropriate stock levels of materials to ensure well –run operations, without interruption.

Assisted in building the Thule Towbar brand by increasing internal and external sales to Branded Motor dealerships and aftermarket fitment centres.

Logistics –tracked, expedited and scheduled all imports and exports to head office in Netherlands.

Worked with Directors local and overseas to strategically place Thule Towbar brand as a world class product and ensured compliance to constant factory upgrades. Oct 2000 – Sept 2005 Senior Manager Circle T Consulting (Pty) Ltd Franchised Quick Serve restaurants (Famous Brand Group) 11 stores- PMB Steers, Debonairs Pizza and Fishaways

Multi skilled in the control of the various franchised divisions within the Famous brands group specifically Steers, Debonairs and Fishaways.

Launched KZN largest Steers/Debonairs combination store at BP flagship site on the N3 near Cato Ridge.

Planning, forecasting and managing financial indicators and expenses to ensure stores meet GP percentages as a major drive towards profitability.

Weekly reporting to Directors and Operations with positive suggestion for growing market share. Feb 1990 – Aug 2000 Assistant Store Manager Home Hardware and Builders Suppliers Franchised Supplier of Hardware to the Construction Industry and DIY market

Managed all departments-Equipment hiring, Brick & Block yard, Sand & stone & sales.

Purchase inventory by researching emerging markets and anticipated sales interests.

Maintain quality service by establishing and enforcing organisation standards.

Training store staff by revising orientation to products, sales and customer service.

Complete hands on approach .

Academic Qualifications

Matric Exemption -1989 Certificate in Mechanical Engineering(Intec College)-2010

Bcom in Supply Chain & Operations Management NQF 7 ( UNISA) 2016 –currently still in progress Professional Training and Achievements

Quality Management Systems ISO 9001-2002/TS 19649-2002

Syspro Modules Version 6.1 & 7 SP2 ERP software.

Environmental Management – ISO 14001

Project Management

Proficient in Microsoft suite of products –Excel, word, Outlook etc. References available on request

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