Seasoned Warehouse & Logistics Operations Leader
Resume:
CV for Riaan Brits
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/riaan-brits-73844a4b/
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
o Service Delivery – Maintenance
o Managing of field technicians and support staff
o Process and procedure development.
o Warehouse/Inventory Management
o Logistics Coordinator
o Project Coordination/Management
o GSM/Fibre Site Supervision
o GSM Draftsman
HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE
o Service Delivery Manager – FTTB – DFA, May 2023 - Present o National Stock Manager Implementation and Logistics – December 2019 - April 2023 o National Logistics Manager - Vulatel - 3 years DFA o Associate Project Manager - 1 year and 9 months, FTTB (Internet Solutions, DFA, ATC) o Logistics Coordinator - 5 years and 10 months, South Africa (MTN, IS, ATC, DFA) o Draftsman/Site Surveyor - 11 years, GSM platforms in various African countries.
(South Africa, Madagascar, Zambia, Uganda, Rwanda, DRC and Sudan). (MTN, ATC, BHARTI AIRTEL.) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
o Fusion/ Quick Base – Britelink
o CAPM Preparation Program – TORQUE IT
o Project Risk Management - PM.IDEAS
o Dynamics365 at AccTech
o Critical Thinking – LinkedIn online course
SKILLS/SOFT SKILLS
o Excellent process and procedure development.
o QuickBase/Power BI/SAP/ Dynamics 365
o Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Ticket Management Systems o Attended courses: CAPM Preparation Program/ Project Risk Management from PM IDEAS and Torque IT. o Effective time management skills, self-motivated, problem solving/think outside of the box attitude. o Great attention to detail, excellent communication/presentation skills, resilient and creative. o Leadership skills to motivate team members to get forward movement. o Adaptable to requirements of the business, collaborative and work well alone or in a team environment WORK EXPERIENCE
Britelink – December 2019 – April 2023 – National Stock Manager / Implementation and Logistics Achievements:
o Completely overhauling and redesign of stock yard/stock management process. o Managing up to 30 stock yards running concurrently. o Responsible for R75 000 000 worth of stock.
Key Responsibilities:
o Managing supervisor/admin/stock yard coordinators, total team of +/- 40 team members. o Aligning requirements of project with the expected final delivery of project. o Ensuring SO and stock issued are in line with each other. o Managing stock requirements, coordinating with procurement services/stock yards to ensure optimal stock purchases.
o Keeping records of all shipping activities, documenting procedures, guidelines, and changes in procedures. o Development and implementation of QuickBase solutions to streamline processes. o Analyse process and systems for stock management. o Managing the logistics from on boarding of new vendor, approving quotes for transport Vulatel - November 2017 – December 2020 /Logistics Manager/ South Africa Achievements:
o Starting up and managing the Vulatel warehouse and training team members. o Successful logistical support for multiple clients – Vodacom, DFA, MTN and Seacom o Continually managing the high value free issue inventory for Clients. o Maintaining accurate and measurable stock levels consistently. o Successfully moved to new warehouses of +/- 600 pallet spaces Key Responsibilities:
o Shipping inventory to regional warehouses/sites. o Supervision of loading goods on to a vehicle, checking quantity and quality. o Managing warehouse staff - Receiving, picking, dispatch teams. o Aligning requirements of project with the expected final delivery of project. o Quality control of received and returned stock.
o Managing stock requirements, coordinating with procurement services. Keeping records of all shipping activities, documenting procedures, guidelines and changes in procedures. Plessey – April 2010 – January 2016/Logistics Coordinator/ South Africa Achievements:
o I was part of the logistics team that installed the metro/access fibre routes for DFA. o Managed inventory for multiple MTN site builds.
o Ensured that inventory was delivered to site/warehouse in time and withing budget. Key Responsibilities:
o Day to day management of inventory demand and feedback to Project Office. This includes the management of minimum stock levels.
o Management of inventory demand planning via daily MRP. o Work towards the shortest possible time between demand becoming available and handover to Procurement. o Arranging and sourcing transport for deliveries of inventory to warehouse, regions or on site. o Facilitation of inventory requirements and inventory issuing between project office and warehouse. Assisting and maintaining forecast schedules for inventory requirements on bigger projects. BritelinkMCT – April 2023 – Present – Service Delivery Manager / Operations / Dark Fibre Africa Achievements/Highlights:
o Maintaining 1 416 192 meters of fibre network in the Tshwane Metro, 19 Main Aggregations, 8240 circuits
(clients).
o Implementation of multiple processes and procedures to manage from faults to a team of 65 people. o Bringing down the fault count from +/- 100 faults per day in 2023 to +/- 15 faults per day in 2024. o Successfully managing a 24-hour maintenance operation on the DFA network. o Responsible for 30 fibre maintenance teams and 5 regional coordinators. Current Key Responsibilities:
o Daily update/feedback meetings with DFA management. o Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members. Influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work. Take corrective action (if required) o Effectively communicate department expectations to team members in a timely and clear fashion o Manage teams and delegate tasks.
o Identify and manage department dependencies
o Proactively manage changes in the department scope, ensure that any change to the scope is documented and approved
o Identify potential crises, devise contingency plans o Adhere to operational procedures to ensure that the regional department runs smoothly o Plan and facilitate effective department meetings. o Effectively allocate available resources and determine if additional resources will be required.
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