Frederik Oosthuizen

Established the company in October 2014.
Main duties are managing the total Africa operations, the imports and exports, worldwide shipping, client liaisons and development of new business in Africa and acting as Purchasing consultant for smaller companies in Africa overseeing the purchasing, container consolidation and shipping worldwide as needed.

Employed as the Director Special Projects from April 2014 to September 2014 to provide Supply Chain, Logistics and Procurement solutions to mining, oil and gas and industrial companies as well as other special projects.

Reports to CEO and developed the Lion Worldwide Logistics Business in securing new clients for the company and supplying equipment like Cranes, Shovels, vehicles, crushers, building equipment, vehicle spares and steel to clients in Mongolia, Iran, Tanzania, DRC, Zambia, Namibia and other countries.

With Lion Air Cargo I assists clients in obtaining the best logistics option for their Cargo needs, This included in securing vessels to move cargo from Cape Town to Annobon Islands on a non-regular shipping route as well as obtaining the best air routes from the USA, China and Europe to Africa, Mongolia and Iran and road delivery from South Africa to Angola, Namibia and Zambia.

Employed as the General Manager for Minetec Services from the 15 May 2013 to 30 September 2013 on a 9/3 roster at Kibali in the DRC. I am reporting to the Directors of Minetec Services. The workshop manager, supply manager, sales manager and construction manager reports to me. I had 4 direct reports and 28 indirect reports. We are in process of implementing SAP on site. The following are my main duties:

• Development of business from Greenfields
• To erect, prepare civil works, warehousing to be put in place whilst capturing local procurement as well as facilitating regional and international procurement.
• Development of systems for the company
• Overall management of staff
• Setting up of Inventory
• Setting Re-Ordering levels
• Introduction of new items into Stock
• Management of all hired equipment
• Managed and run daily safety meetings and topics
• Attend weekly safety meetings for all departments and carried out safety audits
• Manage Maintenance Department
• Manage Hire Contracts
• Management of workshop
• Manage Civil / Erection
Contract ended due to Civil War in DRC

My responsibilities are managing the complete Supply Chain for both the mine as well as for the camp. I have a Warehouse Coordinator, Purchasing Coordinator, Logistics Coordinator and Catalogue and Inventory Supervisor and their teams reporting to me. I had 4 direct reports and 58 indirect reports. I reported to the Finance and Admin Manager. We ran Navision on site and implemented an ERP tailor made system within Navision for the Mine that enabled us to run management reports for Supply.
Main duties as follows:

• Managing the supply of all goods and services to the mining operation, effectively utilizing established systems and standards, and continuously monitoring work processes, to identify areas for improvement
• Procurement - ensure effective management of: The Contracting process for Site Works and Services
• The establishment of Contracts at the least commercial and legal risk to the company
• Manage supplier contracts and contractors on site
• Managed and run daily safety meetings and topics
• Attend weekly safety meetings for all departments and carried out safety audits
• Monitoring contracts to ensure non-adherence to contractual conditions is investigated and corrective action taken, set up new tenderers, identified and evaluated, and foster competition amongst as wide a range of tenders as possible, negotiations with vendors, conducted to achieve the best possible terms of the contract/order
• Purchasing - ensure effective management of all procurement to ensure the least commercial and legal risk to the Company
• The reconciliation of the Goods in Transit account
• Inventory Management, Warehousing and Materials Engineering - ensure effective management of
• the Inventory process including stock classification and level setting the Warehousing process including receipt, safekeeping, audit and issue.
• The stock replenishment process
• Stock catalogue maintenance, description integrity, stock coding including management of strategic and insurance spares
• Off-site repairs and repair organization identification and development
• Identification of redundant and obsolete stock including disposal thereof
• Quality control and quality assurance
• Logistics- ensure effective management of:
• The proactive management of the logistics transport route to ensure cost effective and timeous receipt of material
• The management of the Customs Duties process from identification of tariff numbers to authorization of customs payment Liaises with Maintenance and Operational Supervisors, General Foreman, Warehouse Staff, Purchasing Staff, System Administrator, regarding Order Status, Order Priorities, Department Performance, Clarification and improvement of End User specifications and purchasing processes
• Liaises with Local and International Equipment Suppliers regarding Sourcing and Alternate Sourcing, Contractors, Sub Contractors, Government Agencies, Freight Forwarders locally and internationally, regarding Expediting and order status management.

the Purchasing and Logistics Manager on a rotation of 8 weeks on and 4 weeks off. On a back to back roster with Supply Manager to manage the complete Supply function while he is on his 4 weeks off. Manage Inventory controller and inventory team as, warehouse supervisors and warehouse team as well as purchasing and logistics team. I had 5 direct reports and 65 indirect reports. Pronto together with Corvu Reporting software were used as our ERP System as well as to generate management reports
Main duties as follows:

• Manage Purchasing, Inventory and Logistics departments.
• Manage Senior Buyer and Buyers.
• Manage Inventory Controller and Inventory officers.
• Manage Logistics Supervisor, logistics officer and clerk
• Managed and run daily safety meetings and topics
• Attend weekly safety meetings for all departments and carried out safety audits
• Authorizing all orders placed by Senior Buyers and Buyers
• Responsible for training in departments
• Responsible for Supplier visits and audits
• Monitoring of invoices to Accounts dept for payment
• Liaises with Maintenance and Operational Supervisors, General Foreman, Warehouse Staff, Purchasing Staff, System Administrator, regarding Order Status, Order Priorities, Department Performance, Clarification and improvement of End User specifications and purchasing processes
• Liaises with Local and International Equipment Suppliers regarding Sourcing and Alternate Sourcing, Contractors, Sub Contractors, Government Agencies, Freight Forwarders locally and internationally, regarding Expediting and order status management, VAT, Customs and Duties Issues
• Manage freight forwarders and transporters to ensure continuous flow of equipment and goods to the mine
• Work closely with the accounts department with regards of Import Duties and Vat issues
• Sourcing of new suppliers local as well as international
• The purchasing office have an annual spend of + US$ 36 million excluding capital equipment
• Worked closely with the Financial co-coordinator in the Finance team to ensure invoices were paid, suppliers registered and maintained, invoices processed for payment to ensure the maximum discounts were received from suppliers.
• Managed the suppliers and contracts on site (Fuel, Lubes, Mantract, Explosives ect)


Achievements:
• Managed a Stock holding of US$ 56 million with a 98% service level
• Annual spend for 2009 of US$ 171 million
• Managed the Fuel farm average of 44 million litres per year usage
• Average stock holding of US$56 million
• Manage to source tyres for fleet and purchase with a saving of US$1 million
• Sorted out the backlog in invoices needed to be send for payment
• Successful sourcing, logistics arrangements, importing and transport to site of PC4000 Loader
• Successfully managing the action tracker for the PC4000 delivery and commissioning plan with the technical departments
• Successfully managing the action tracker for the build of RH120 and two 785 dump trucks plan with the technical departments
• Managed to correct the flow of goods coming to the mine (booking containers in advance) and reducing air freight costs by 45%
• Negotiated contracts for some consumables e.g. Electrical, GET, Ammonium Nitrate and other chemicals resulting in large saving of cost to the company
• Member of the supplier audit team visiting and evaluating supplier premises and workshops standards and standards of repairs
• Member of the standards committee adjudicating all technical problems and new stock items
• Set up system in Logistics managing containers and flow thereof

Joined Geolink, part of the Sondex Group, as a buyer on the 16

Zambia. Reported to the Contract manager for Zambia.
Main duties were as follows:

• Responsible to manage buyers and all purchases for both contracts in Zambia.
• Control and coordinate all imports to Zambia
• Manage all expediting of purchases for Zambia
• Liaise with transporters and supervise transport to Zambia
• Liaise with import companies for all imports and duties payable for temporary and permanent imports.
• Ensure all temporary imports are kept up to date and valid
• Liaise with the two Site managers and establish a roster for the de establishment and a timetable to arrange for the export of all items.
• Draw up schedule and timetable for the repatriation of all temporary equipment in Zambia.
• Overseeing of all loading of equipment and to ensure safety standards are adhered to
• Training of personnel to do the physical repatriation as per my schedule.

: Achievements
• Successful in drawing a repatriation plan for the company to South Africa
• Training of personnel
• Negotiations with Zambian Customs for export of capital items
• Maintaining a continuous flow of product for the company while scaling down operations

Kitwe. Mopani offered me this post after Supply Direct has seconded me to Mopani a consultant. My main aim was to assist in the problems they had with their operating system as well as the computerized system in the purchasing and inventory departments. Ellipse and Corvu reporting were used as ERP systems at Mopani. I had 6 direct reports and 68 indirect reports.
Reported to the Group Supply Manager
Main duties were as follows:

• Manage the Nkana Mine Store and the Mufulira Mine store, Wasakile Hospital Pharmacy and Malcolm Watson Hospital Pharmacy.
• Was responsible for the complete operation of all the stores as well as the inventory control of all the stock. (US$ 30 million)
• Supervising the Warehouse Supervisors of both Stores.
• Managed and run daily safety meetings and topics
• Attend weekly safety meetings for all departments and carried out safety audits
Managing the inventory controllers.
• Responsible for all training in inventory control.
• Responsible for various accounts and had to reconcile it monthly up to trail balance.
• Responsible for the whole Supply Department Budget and preparations to submit it to the board for approval. Catalogued and fixed the Stock master file using Auslang.
• Develop report programs for department with IT department
• Represent Supply Department in meetings on departmental level
• Deputize for the Group Supply Manager

Moved over to Purchasing as Senior Buyer in March 2005.
• In control of all Mining, Medical and Projects Purchasing for Mopani Copper Mines.
• Supervising all Buyers.
• Liaise with end users on specs of items needed.
• Represent Supply department in meetings on departmental level.
• Part of project team for new projects on site.
• Liaise with suppliers to ensure best pricing and delivery
• Oversee all expediting of department
• Develop better report programs in conjunction with the IT department

: Achievements
• Achieving service level of 98%
• Bring down pilferage to 2% out of US$30 million stock holding
• Corrected all bin allocations stock descriptions as per Auslang cataloguing standards
• Managing two stores and two hospital pharmacies in Kitwe and Mufulira
• Successful in managing continuous supply of Sulphuric acid to both mines
• Manage yearly budget for Supply Department
• Member of the supplier audit team visiting and evaluating supplier premises and workshops standards and standards of repairs
• Establishment of monthly management reports
• Supervising Purchasing staff and Inventory staff
• Manage supplier contracts and contractors on site
• Member of the standards committee adjudicating all technical problems and new stock items
• Deputize for Group Supply Manager

I was offered this post while working at Anglo Gold and it was an offer I could not refuse We used Pronto as our ERP system. Reported to General Manager.
Main duties were as follows:

• Supervising of the Purchasing department and Receiving department.
• Oversee all deliveries.
• Manage the Logistics (Imports and Exports)
• Liaise daily with our other offices in the UK, Australia, and Ghana.
• Liaise with all the mines and other clients all over the world to ensure that their goods reached them on time.
• Deal extensively with shipping and freight companies for exports as well as imports.
• To negotiate with new and prospective suppliers to ensure the best discount structures for Supply Direct.
• Liaised with new prospective clients throughout Africa and other remote areas to capture their business for Supply Direct.


: Achievements
• Establish a smooth import and export system with a traceable audit trail
• Establishing new contracts for Supply Direct
• Manage Purchasing and Operations department successful
• Consultant to Mopani Copper Mines as Purchasing Expert for two weeks
• Consultant to Mopani Copper Mines as Inventory Expert for three months

Was transferred to Anglo Gold on the 18

Ellipse were used as our ERP system. Reported to the Supply Manager.
Main duties were as follows:
• Establish a purchasing department at the smelter.
• Manage supplier contracts and contractors on site
• Procurement of materials and goods for the smelter.
• Inventory control at the store of the smelter site.
• Member of the Tender Board and Standards Committee.
• Liaise daily with the depot as well as mining and plant site.
• Liaise daily with the managers as well as foreman to sort out problems that may arise.
• Establish a reliable supplier base to ensure a continuous flow of materials to the site.

: Achievements
• Establish new purchasing team for smelter
• Member of the standards committee adjudicating all technical problems and new stock items
• Establishment of contracts with local suppliers
• The implementation of Mimms and successful changeover from Pronto to the new system
• Member of the supplier audit team visiting and evaluating supplier premises and workshops standards and standards of repairs
• Maintaining a savings program for smelter by negotiating better prices and contracts

promotion to Kimberley

Joined De Beers on the 23/5/1990 as issuing supervisor in Koffiefontein.
Reported to the Stores manager.

Employed as the Director Special Projects from April 2014 to September 2014 to provide Supply Chain, Logistics and Procurement solutions to mining, oil and gas and industrial companies as well as other special projects.

Reports to CEO and developed the Lion Worldwide Logistics Business in securing new clients for the company and supplying equipment like Cranes, Shovels, vehicles, crushers, building equipment, vehicle spares and steel to clients in Mongolia, Iran, Tanzania, DRC, Zambia, Namibia and other countries.

With Lion Air Cargo I assists clients in obtaining the best logistics option for their Cargo needs, This included in securing vessels to move cargo from Cape Town to Annobon Islands on a non-regular shipping route as well as obtaining the best air routes from the USA, China and Europe to Africa, Mongolia and Iran and road delivery from South Africa to Angola, Namibia and Zambia.

Employed as the General Manager for Minetec Services from the 15 May 2013 to 30 September 2013 on a 9/3 roster at Kibali in the DRC. I am reporting to the Directors of Minetec Services. The workshop manager, supply manager, sales manager and construction manager reports to me. I had 4 direct reports and 28 indirect reports. We are in process of implementing SAP on site. The following are my main duties:

• Development of business from Greenfields
• To erect, prepare civil works, warehousing to be put in place whilst capturing local procurement as well as facilitating regional and international procurement.
• Development of systems for the company
• Overall management of staff
• Setting up of Inventory
• Setting Re-Ordering levels
• Introduction of new items into Stock
• Management of all hired equipment
• Managed and run daily safety meetings and topics
• Attend weekly safety meetings for all departments and carried out safety audits
• Manage Maintenance Department
• Manage Hire Contracts
• Management of workshop
• Manage Civil / Erection department



Achievements:
• Setting up manual Policies and Procedures that will be compatible to SAP once implemented
• Setting up manual warehouse and yard procedures compatible to SAP for easy implementation
• Modify the stock master as per Auslang for easy SAP implementation
• Maintained the complete Bin Card system in preparation for SAP implementation
• Negotiating a contract for all Electrical stock items
• Building accommodation for staff
• Maintain a 98% rental on all equipment

: Bisha Gold Mine, Eritrea - Supply and Logistics Manager

Worked at Bisha Gold Mine from 23/5/2011 to the 31/12/2012 as the Supply and Logistics Manager on a 7 weeks on and 3 weeks off rotation. My responsibilities are managing the complete Supply Chain for both the mine as well as for the camp. I have a Warehouse Coordinator, Purchasing Coordinator, Logistics Coordinator and Catalogue and Inventory Supervisor and their teams reporting to me. I had 4 direct reports and 58 indirect reports. I reported to the Finance and Admin Manager. We ran Navision on site and implemented an ERP tailor made system within Navision for the Mine that enabled us to run management reports for Supply.
Main duties as follows:

• Managing the supply of all goods and services to the mining operation, effectively utilizing established systems and standards, and continuously monitoring work processes, to identify areas for improvement
• Procurement - ensure effective management of: The Contracting process for Site Works and Services
• The establishment of Contracts at the least commercial and legal risk to the company
• Manage supplier contracts and contractors on site
• Managed and run daily safety meetings and topics
• Attend weekly safety meetings for all departments and carried out safety audits
• Monitoring contracts to ensure non-adherence to contractual conditions is investigated and corrective action taken, set up new tenderers, identified and evaluated, and foster competition amongst as wide a range of tenders as possible, negotiations with vendors, conducted to achieve the best possible terms of the contract/order
• Purchasing - ensure effective management of all procurement to ensure the least commercial and legal risk to the Company
• The reconciliation of the Goods in Transit account
• Inventory Management, Warehousing and Materials Engineering - ensure effective management of
• the Inventory process including stock classification and level setting the Warehousing process including receipt, safekeeping, audit and issue.
• The stock replenishment process
• Stock catalogue maintenance, description integrity, stock coding including management of strategic and insurance spares
• Off-site repairs and repair organization identification and development
• Identification of redundant and obsolete stock including disposal thereof
• Quality control and quality assurance
• Logistics- ensure effective management of:
• The proactive management of the logistics transport route to ensure cost effective and timeous receipt of material
• The management of the Customs Duties process from identification of tariff numbers to authorization of customs payment Liaises with Maintenance and Operational Supervisors, General Foreman, Warehouse Staff, Purchasing Staff, System Administrator, regarding Order Status, Order Priorities, Department Performance, Clarification and improvement of End User specifications and purchasing processes
• Liaises with Local and International Equipment Suppliers regarding Sourcing and Alternate Sourcing, Contractors, Sub Contractors, Government Agencies, Freight Forwarders locally and internationally, regarding Expediting and order status management.

Achievements:
• Managed a Stock holding of US$ 35 million with a 99% accuracy
• Managed capital expenditure of US$81 million
• Managed the Fuel farm average of 24 million litres per year usage
• Member of the supplier audit team visiting and evaluating supplier premises and workshops standards and standards of repairs
• Member of the standards committee adjudicating all technical problems and new stock items
• Set up ERP system for Navision for Supply Department
• Successfully moved all goods into the warehouse into correct bin allocations and with correct stock codes and descriptions as per Auslang cataloguing standards.
• Managed to correct the flow in logistics of goods coming to the mine (booking containers in advance) and manage trucking from Asmara port to mine site
• Train local store men as buyers and cataloguers for the Supply Department
• Set up a training matrix for the store men and train them
• Set up system in Logistics managing containers and flow thereof

Main duties were as follows:

• Sort out the purchasing department and establish procedures.
• Secure agencies for the Company to enable it to supply better quality products from reliable sources to the Zambian market
• Register the company with the mining operations as well as other companies as a supplier.
• Oversee all purchases and imports into Zambia.


: Achievements
• Establish successful contracts for the company
• Establish purchasing policies and procedures
• Establish purchasing office

daily with Ellipse Corvu as well for reporting functions.
Worked on Impact, De Beers Group Stores System as well as AS4000 operating systems.
Was part of the team that implemented Mims at Namakwa Sands with a successful switch over from Pronto to Mims.