Parts Manager Equipment
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Full Names: Gert Petrus
Surname: Fourie
ID Number: 680-***-**** 080
Cell phone: 071-***-****
E-Mail: admvim@r.postjobfree.com
Gender: Male
Nationality: White, South African
Marital Status: Married
Candidate Synopsis
I have experience in the following fields:
Parts sales, Parts management, Procurement, Exports, Imports, Inventory management, Warehouse management, Stock control, Operations in Logistics and Supply chain. I specialize in starting new parts and warehouse departments as well as restructuring unsuccessful parts, procurement and warehouse departments.
30 Years work experience.
14 Years management experience.
17 Years of parts experience and 11 years of warehouse experience. I have gained 23 years of experience in the earthmoving industry. I have the ability and skills to work under pressure and at the same time make solid and thought through decisions to benefit the company at all times. I have strong management skills and is an individual who believes in being a team player and to guide, coach and encourage my team.
Biggest operation year-to-date:
Managed 31 team members at Smith Power Equipment, consisting of parts counter salesman, procurement, admin clerks, warehouse staff, drivers and Supervisors.
Involved in new start-up parts/warehouse departments for Bell Equipment - Wolmaransstad and Babcock Equipment - Richards Bay.
Involved in restructuring unsuccessful parts department for Bell Equipment – Tzaneen, Smith Power – Edenvale and Engineering Top Tech - Middelburg.
Involved in restructuring unsuccessful warehouses for: Babcock Equipment – Jet park, SAAB Grintek Defence – Centurion, Smith Power – Edenvale and Engineering Top Tech – Richards Bay.
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Employment Record
Period Company Job Title Region
2020- Current Engineering Top Tech Warehouse Manager Richards Bay 2020-Transfer Engineering Top Tech Parts Manager Middelburg 2018 - 2019 Jacert Equipment and
Parts Sales (Pty) Ltd
Business Partner,
Parts sales and Procurement
Centurion
2017 - 2018 Smith Power Equipment Manager (Parts department and Warehouse)
Edenvale
2015 - 2016 SAAB Grintek Defence Warehouse Manager Centurion 2008 - 2015 Babcock Equipment Warehouse Manager Jetpark 2007 - 2008 Bell Equipment Parts Manager Tzaneen
2006 - 2007 Babcock Equipment Parts Manager Richards Bay 2005 - 2006 Bell Equipment Parts Manager Empangeni 2000 - 2005 Bell Equipment Parts Counter Sales Wolmaransstad 1993 - 2000 Kelly's Engineering Buyer and Parts clerk Wolmaransstad 1990 - 1993 Infoplan Security, Shift Manager Pretoria EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Company: Engineering Top Tech, Richards Bay.
Period: 01 June 2020 – Current
Job title: Warehouse Manager
Duties:
• Managing warehouse staff to perform their duties according to company policies and procedures.
• Controlling stock accuracy, 98%.
• Ensuring warehouse performance is up to standard and in time limits.
• Respond to problems and queries that needed immediate attention.
• Training staff members in various warehouse duties.
• Maintaining the warehouse service levels and safety.
• Health and Safety training to staff.
• Overseeing Buybacks.
• Monitor inventory with limited shelve life.
• Housekeeping.
• Work and liaise with buyer.
• Monitor movement of raw material and finished product, manufactured by indoors Machine shop and factory.
• Forecasting parts availability, working in close relationship with Parts Manager. Reason for leaving: Currently on contract base.
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Company: Engineering Top Tech, Middelburg.
Period: 06 January 2020 – 31 May 2020
Job title: Parts Manager
Duties:
• Overall management of Parts Department, Parts Warehouse and Parts Procurement.
• Restructure Parts Warehouse layout, shelving and parts locations.
• Continuously identifying process and operational gaps, finding the root cause and plan corrective actions for improvement, this also includes the physical condition of the Warehouse, by planning and implementing new design layouts.
• Implement Daily/Weekly cycle counts.
• Implement Stock Counts every 6 months.
• Implement “one part – one bin” principle.
• Market research to analyse what inventory to keep in stock.
• Assign classifications to all inventory in the system: ABC Analysis & Value Analysis.
• Control Inventory: dead stock, excess stock, fast movers and stock outs.
• Manage cross reference part numbers.
• Analyse and control pricing and GP percentage of each part in stock on a continuous base.
• Control seasonal stock and monthly specials.
• Take responsible measurements for the security of inventory.
• Implement “same day” principle in receiving area.
• Implement picking procedures and cross docking procedures in despatch area.
• Visit existing customer base to analyse issues, discuss corrective actions and restore customer relations and trust.
• Call and visit new prospects.
• Ensure good customers relations and service.
• Manage customer back orders and ensure timeously delivery of parts.
• Monitor Logistics expenses and on time deliveries on a monthly basis.
• Improve the operational systems, policies and procedures, in support of the organizations mission.
• Monitoring of “actual sales to budget” and ensure that daily targets are met.
• Submit monthly Inventory/Sales reports to management. Reason for leaving: Transferred to Main warehouse in Richards Bay, to revamp and restructure the warehouse to ensure quicker turn around times and parts supplies. Company: Jacert Equipment and Parts Sales (Pty) Ltd, Centurion. Period: 03 September 2018 – 31 December 2019
Job title: Business Partner – Parts Sales and Procurement Duties:
• Supplier of spares to the leisure sector.
• Spare parts and units, Golf carts, 4 Wheelers, All terrain vehicles.
• Ordering of spares.
• Supplying of spare parts.
• Marketing of business and products.
Reason for leaving: Business partner who put up finances passed away. 4
Company: Smith Power Equipment, Edenvale, Jhb.
Period: 03 January 2017 – 31 August 2018
Job title: Manager, Parts department and Warehouse Duties:
• Overall management of Parts Department, Parts Warehouse and Procurement department.
• Overseeing and controlling daily procurement of parts, local and import.
• Liaise with overseas suppliers on a continuous base.
• Liaise with transport and Logistic companies on a monthly basis.
• Monitor Logistic expenses and on time deliveries.
• Ensure that the correct parts are in stock at the right time, with the right price and the correct quantities.
• Control seasonal stock and monthly specials on distinct brands.
• Monthly Specials on Service parts and Marketing parts.
• Monitor Purchase orders and delegate between Air Freight and Sea Freight to import against best landing costs to ensure stable cost prices on parts.
• Controlling pricing of parts for the varied brands and their categories.
• Revise mark up on pricing for the various brands on a constant basis as well as discount structures to dealers and customers.
• Controlling inventory: dead stock, excess stock, fast movers and stock outs.
• Managing cross referenced part numbers and parts pricing.
• Managing and monitoring of daily reports for different aspects of pats sales and service.
• Ensure good customer relations and service.
• Manage customer back orders and ensure timeous delivery of parts.
• Manage Overdue Purchase orders and Customer orders.
• Monitoring of actual sales to budget and ensure that daily targets are met by all brands.
• Monitoring of staff in the performance of their duties.
• Performing KPI’s on a six months basis.
• Continuously updating and re-writing policies and procedures. Reason for leaving: Left to open own business with business partner, acting as a dealership for Smith Power Equipment.
Company: SAAB Grintek Defence, Centurion.
Period: 03 August 2015 – 31 December 2016
Job title: Warehouse Manager
Duties:
• Managing Stores staff to perform their duties according to company policies and procedures.
• Assisting planners to feed production lines.
• Oversee daily processes in Receiving, Inspection, Binning, Kitting and Dispatch.
• Ensuring stores performance is up to standard and in time limits.
• Respond to problems and queries that needed immediate attention.
• Maintaining the stores service levels and safety.
• Performing KPA’S and KPI’S for staff members.
• Housekeeping.
• Stock Counts.
• Assist Production in reaching their monthly targets. Reason for leaving: Wrong Industry, received an offer from Smith Power Equipment, but accomplished my goal to broaden my knowledge Industry wise and warehouse wise. 5
Company: Babcock Equipment, Bartlett, Jhb.
Period: 15 April 2008 – 31 July 2015
Job title: Warehouse Manager
Duties:
• Managing warehouse staff to perform their duties according to company policies and procedures.
• Controlling stock accuracy, 98%.
• Ensuring warehouse performance is up to standard and in time limits.
• Respond to problems and queries that needed immediate attention.
• Training staff members in various warehouse duties.
• Maintaining the warehouse service levels and safety.
• Performing KPA’S and KPI’S for staff members.
• Health and Safety training to staff.
• Overseeing Buybacks, Volvo Part returns to Sweden.
• Housekeeping.
• Work and liaise with buyers and planners.
• Forecasting parts availability, working in close relationship with Parts Manager. Extra duties:
Health and Safety Committee.
Chair Safety meetings.
Handle and resolve all creditor department queries and rectifying mistakes. Reason for leaving: No scope for job promotion at the time, moved to different industry to broaden my knowledge.
Company: Bell Equipment, Tzaneen.
Period: 16 May 2007 – 04 April 2008
Job title: Parts Manager
Duties:
• Managing and monitoring of daily reports for different aspects of pats sales and service.
• Ensure good customer relations and service from various depots and branches.
• Manage customer back orders and ensure timeously delivery of parts.
• ABC Analysis.
• Min. Max Order Points.
• Alternative sourcing of parts.
• Monitoring of actual sales to budget and ensure that daily targets are met by all branches.
• Monitoring of staff in the performance of their duties.
• Continuously looking for better and faster ways to conduct customer focussed business.
• Coach and train Parts staff to perform at their peak.
Restored Tzaneen branch in making profit again.
Restored customer trust and winning back lost customers.
Identified loopholes in the system and on-going theft in the branch, resulting in the branch not making its monthly targets.
Opened depots for Tzaneen branch in Polokwane and Levubu. Reason for leaving: Head hunted by Babcock Head Office to get trained to take over from the retiring Warehouse manager.
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Company: Babcock Equipment, Richards bay.
Period: 15 March 2006 – 15 May 2007
Job title: Parts Manager
Duties:
• Managing and monitoring of daily reports for different aspects of pats sales and service.
• Ensure good customer relations and service.
• Manage customer back orders and ensure timeously delivery of parts.
• ABC Analysis.
• Min. Max Order Points.
• Alternative sourcing of parts.
• Monitoring of actual sales to budget and ensure that daily targets are met.
• Monitoring of staff in the performance of their duties.
• Continuously looking for better and faster ways to conduct customer focussed business.
• Coach and train Parts staff to perform at their peak.
Assist branch manager in opening a new branch for Babcock Equipment in Richards bay.
Planned and implemented full layout of Parts department and Parts warehouse.
Implementing parts department policies and procedures.
Identified and resolved current customer base, needs and issues.
Identified new prospects and customers to push up the sales of the branch. Reason for leaving: Head hunted by Bell Equipment, Tzaneen to restore branch. Company: Bell Equipment, Empangeni.
Period: 01 April 2005 – 14 March 2006
Job title: Parts Manager
Duties:
• Managing and monitoring of daily reports for different aspects of pats sales and service.
• Ensure good customer relations and service from various depots and branches.
• Manage customer back orders and ensure timeously delivery of parts.
• ABC Analysis for Inventory control and calculating Min/Max order points.
• Alternative sourcing of parts.
• Monitoring of actual sales to budget and ensure that daily targets are met by all branches.
• Monitoring of staff in the performance of their duties.
• Continuously looking for better and faster ways for parts staff to perform at their peak.
• Extra duties to promote health and safety in the workplace.
Managing branches in Empangeni, Piet Retief & Pongola.
Managing depo’s in Melmoth, Eshowe and Vryheid.
Staff complement as follows:
Empangeni branch, 6x counter salesman, 6x warehouse staff and a secretary Piet Retief branch, 2x parts man
Pongola branch, 1x parts man
Vryheid depot, 2x parts man
Melmoth depot, 1x parts man
Eshowe depot, 1x parts man
Reason for leaving: Head hunted by Babcock Equipment to help the company in opening and running a new branch in Richards bay.
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Company: Bell Equipment, Wolmaransstad.
Period: 02 October 2000 – 30 March 2005
Job title: Parts Counter Sales
Duties:
• Managing of parts counter sales.
• Ensure good customer relations and service.
• Manage customer back orders and ensure on time delivery of parts.
• Data capturing, admin, standby duties and other requirements.
• Managing of three extra containers with consignment stock on customer sites.
• Monitoring of actual sales to budget and ensure that daily targets are met.
• Forecasting parts availability according to machine population and new machines entering the market.
• Alternative sourcing of parts.
Assist the branch manager in opening a new branch for Bell Equipment in Wolmaransstad.
Planned and implemented full layout of Parts department and Parts warehouse.
Implementing parts department policies and procedures.
Opening depots for the Wolmaransstad branch on various mining sites in Bloemhof, Christiana and Sydney on Vaal.
Reason for leaving: Internal Transfer.
Company: Kelly’s Engineering, Wolmaransstad.
Period: 10 October 1993 – 28 September 2000
Job title: Buyer and Parts clerk
Duties:
• Diagnosing faulty and damaged components on engines and transmissions to order parts for repairs.
• Ordering of parts and tools for engines and component repairs and stock refills.
• Sourcing of parts according to price, availability and quality.
• Assist in the assembly of sub-assemblies and complete engines. Experience gained on the following engines:
Volvo, Catterpillar, Cummins, Case, Deutz, Terrex, Komatsu, ADE, Mercedes Benz & Detroit, Perkins, Ford and John Deere Tractors, Mercedes and Ford Trucks. Reason for leaving: Moved to a bigger company.
Company: Infoplan, Pretoria.
Period: 01 December 1990 – 17 August 1993
Job title: Shift Manager, Security
Duties:
• Observation of cameras and fire-alarms.
• Monitoring of staff members in the performance of their duties.
• Keep company equipment and documentation safe.
Reason for leaving: Wrong profession.
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EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
Public Procurement and Supply Management, NQF 6
University: Unisa, Distance Learning
December 2011 – June 2013
Subjects:
• Financial Management
• Procurement and Supply Chain Management
• Purchasing and Supply Management
• Purchasing and Supply Tools
• Legal Aspects in Purchasing
• Storage and Inventory Management
Grade 12
College: Success College, Distance Learning
January 1998 – December 1999
Subjects:
• Afrikaans
• English
• Mathematics
• Physical Science
• Economics
• Business Economics
Learner Underground Miner
College: Colliery Training College, Witbank
October 1989 – July 1990
MDT 1 (N1), Motor, Diesel and Tractor Mechanics
College: Technical College, Witbank
February 1986 – April 1986
Additional In-house courses and qualifications
Think Sales - Sales Manager Pro
Root Cause Analysis Technique (RCAT) Course
Good Governance in a Business Environment
Occupational Health and Safety Act
Employment Equity Act
First Aid – Fire-Fighting – Forklift and overhead crane license Systems
SAP systems (Super user in MM environment)
WMS – Warehouse management systems (Super user)
Embrace (Advanced)
AS400 (Super user)
Pastel – Sage Evolution (Intermediate)
Netstock – Sage Ordering system (Advanced)
Part Smart (Advanced)
Microsoft Office package (Advanced)
Microsoft Excel (Advanced + Business Data Analysis) ERP and MRP systems
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WORK REFERENCES
Engineering Top Tech - Middelburg
Cyril Ramsay
General Manager
Smith Power Equipment
Eugene Brown
Sales Manager
Laubscher le Roux
HR Manager
Saab Grintek Defence
Goolam Rassool
Material and Procurement Manager
Babcock Equipment
Heinrich Stoltz
National Parts & Marketing Manager
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