Balungile Manakele
Supply Chain Coordinator
Pretoria ,Gauteng
Summary
Detail-oriented and methodical Supply Chain Coordinator adept at maintaining strong relationships with vendors, customers and internal stakeholders. Team-oriented and hardworking with an analytical and organized nature. Ready to bring my experience and take on a challenging new role.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Supply Chain Coordinator
Xylem Water Solutions
Kempton Park, Gauteng
01.2023 - Current
- Maintained domestic and international supplies by coordinating with international contacts to source materials and manage distribution.
- Responsible for Inventory Management on the supply chain point of view (using Tableau)
- Responsible for exports by getting quotations from international suppliers
- Responsible for Forecasting planning and doing the on demand orders from SAP
- Responsible for Expediting packaging materials and following up on orders to arrive on time.
- Creating local Purchase requisition on SAP for suppliers to be able to deliver what was ordered.
- Responsible for ensuring that vendor lead times are adhered to when placing an order and confirming purchase orders to support vendors delivering on time
- Responsible for Order processing on ISCALA
- interacting with local and international suppliers by attending weekly meetings with them to ensure factory level services are maintained and agree on safety stock.
- Was involved in projects with the Continuous Improvement department
- Reorganized supplies and increased productivity.
- Oversaw packaging of goods for delivery and arrival of stock and shipments.
- Coordinated with freight forwarder to provide vendor shipping details and obtain shipping updates.
- Supported senior company leaders by delivering reports outlining performance to drive process improvements.
- Oversaw every phase of supply chain, from purchase order to delivery to invoicing, targeting 100% end-user satisfaction.
- Oversaw demand planning, purchasing, and logistics.
- Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
- Built supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements with indirect and logistics customers.
Education
Bachelor Of Business Administration - Supply Chain Management And Logistics
IIE Rosebank College
Pretoria 01.2020 - 12.2022
Higher Certificate - Supply Chain Management And Logistics
IIE Rosebank College
Pretoria 01.2019 - 12.2019
Skills
Supply Management
Supply Chain Management
Negotiating
MS Office
Vendor relations
Problem-Solving
SAP
Iscala
Flexible and adaptable
Good communication skills
Creative think
Time management
Equally suited to work as part of a team and solo projects
Additional Information
- Was part of the Continuous Improvement department with the aim of taking the business to greater heights. Was involved in the project of utilising the business/warehouse space to its fullest whilst keeping it clean and safe.
- Led a WIL team into obtaining a company to present in class of the ways their warehousing of products works RESULT: We were able to achieve a 90% overall on our work and presentation
Timeline
Supply Chain Coordinator
Xylem Water Solutions
01.2023 - Current
Bachelor Of Business Administration - Supply Chain Management And Logistics
IIE Rosebank College
01.2020 - 12.2022
Higher Certificate - Supply Chain Management And Logistics
IIE Rosebank College
01.2019 - 12.2019