Mohamed Rafeek Majid

Responsibilities
• Ensuring timely execution of all planning, marketing and strategic projects according to SLA’s and KPI’s
• Overseeing company positioning within Pick n Pay head office, synchronising supply chain to optimise stock availability and consequently sales.
• Placing purchase orders according to agreement, maintaining Master Data by liaising closely with Category Buyers, advising sales team of store and supply issues
• Coordinate the sell through of discontinued SKU’s before the release of replacements, arranging transport and working within Pick n Pay store policies.
• Collaborating closely with Category Buyers to ensure consistent supply, reviewing store stockholding weekly to supply data for PnP Outbound Demand Planners.
• Maximising promotional offers from suppliers to gain optimum profit with minimum stockholding.
• Gathering market intelligence information for Marketing Team maximising sales of company products.
Achievements
• Managed Cash Conversion Cycle and IQR (Inventory Quality Ratio) projects.
• Ranked no.1 in MEA group during 2009, 2nd in 2010 and 2011 for SKU rationalisation.
• Managed sales of written off stock, consequently decreasing write off costs
• Supply Chain Lead for all Marketing projects done on time and some delayed to reduce stock levels.
• Achieved good results in Wadding Rationalisation, reducing SKU by over 30%.
• Provided Supply Chain guidance and direction for WECA (Export business), legal and tariff clarification, including Product Portfolio and new packaging for WECA.
• Managed Supply Chain FORCE project and Business Lead for introduction of PCP - SAP programme.

2007 - date KIMBERLEY CLARK SA - Projects Manager - Supply Chain

Responsibilities
• Ensuring timely execution of all planning, marketing and strategic projects according to SLA's and KPI's
• Overseeing company positioning within Pick n Pay head office, synchronising supply chain to optimise stock availability and consequently sales.
• Placing purchase orders according to agreement, maintaining Master Data by liaising closely with Category Buyers, advising sales team of store and supply issues
• Coordinate the sell through of discontinued SKU's before the release of replacements, arranging transport and working within Pick n Pay store policies.
• Collaborating closely with Category Buyers to ensure consistent supply, reviewing store stockholding weekly to supply data for PnP Outbound Demand Planners.
• Maximising promotional offers from suppliers to gain optimum profit with minimum stockholding.
• Gathering market intelligence information for Marketing Team maximising sales of company products.
Achievements
• Managed Cash Conversion Cycle and IQR (Inventory Quality Ratio) projects.
• Ranked no.1 in MEA group during 2009, 2nd in 2010 and 2011 for SKU rationalisation.
• Managed sales of written off stock, consequently decreasing write off costs
• Supply Chain Lead for all Marketing projects done on time and some delayed to reduce stock levels.
• Achieved good results in Wadding Rationalisation, reducing SKU by over 30%.
• Provided Supply Chain guidance and direction for WECA (Export business), legal and tariff clarification, including Product Portfolio and new packaging for WECA.
• Managed Supply Chain FORCE project and Business Lead for introduction of PCP - SAP programme.

2001 - 2006 RETAIL GROCERY/ TAKE AWAY FOODS OUTLET/FARM - Self Employed

• Taking a few years out of business to establish a small family farming concern growing pecans and fruit, and to set up a small shop and take away.
• Learning many new processes and techniques and implementing much accumulated industry knowledge
• Installing a 7km drip & spray irrigation system and instigating numerous systems to allow both establishments to operate smoothly upon return to the corporate world.

Additionally, contracting within these 5 years on numerous projects including: 2006 HELLMAN LOGISTICS - DUBAI

• Surveying the South African perishables sector and proposing a business plan for the management team in Dubai. Connecting local business with Hellman and making recommendations for warehousing, storage, legal and distribution requirements in South Africa and the GCC states.

Career Summary Continued

2004 KERRY BIO SCIENCES
• Sourcing premises for offices and test bakery, office furniture and equipment.
• Setting up and structuring a fully-fledged Supply Chain system, recruiting and training staff and drafting standard operating procedures for each section. Sales turnover R 40 m per annum.
• Auditing Intake Stocks as per Acquisition Contract, ensuring the rejection of redundant, obsolete and overstocked items, agreeing and finalising stocks with Quest International.
• Arranging contractual agreement with third party warehousing and distribution company.
• Instigating SOP and providing full training to ensure optimum customer service.
• Inspecting and moved stock into new warehouse, managing and auditing during transition phase.
• Identifying and appointing clearing agents to manage Imports and Exports, implementing systems to manage function in line with legal requirements.
• Auditing QMASS computer system, creating standard cost module for all products imported and locally manufactured, verifying and purging redundant information on master data files.

2004 ASTRA ZENECA
• Preventing fraud and ensuring suppliers have appropriate certification
• Investigating and setting up a formalised purchasing function for promotional gifts valued at R250m per annum for the group, establishing electronic warehousing system and stock take routines.
• Structuring departmental-spend analysis, in line with budgets, linking purchases and receipts to ensure electronic payment at agreed payment terms. BPCS system used.
• Formalising vendor audits and analyses and cleaning master files.

2000 - 2001 AL GHURAIR GROUP - Sales Development Consultant for South Africa

• Working within numerous subsidiaries such as: Flexible Packaging Printing Company; Arabian Packaging; Dubai Substrate Plant; Dubai Poly Film; Jebel Ali Printing Inks, Textile Dyes & Chemicals Division and Ortho Chemicals. With involvement in Aluminium Extrusion Plant and Metal Cans Division.
• Identifying prospective customers in South and Southern Africa and establishing Sales in the region, participating in Trade Shows and helping customers in product development on the Packaging side.
• Developing business streams with Unilever, National Brands, and the Flexible Packaging Company including the textile industries. Established opportunities in Cameroon, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania.

1998 - 2000 TIFFANY FOODS CO - Commercial & Operations Manager

• Procuring goods and services, planning and statistics control, legal and systems control, warehousing and distribution and site and fleet management for Tiffany Foods Company for Chocolate, Confectionery, Snack, Biscuit, Pasta, Cake and Juice Divisions. (7 factories)
• Led project to implement BaaN into the biscuit and chocolate plants within the business.

1988 - 1998 QUEST INTERNATIONAL - Purchasing Manager ('88-92) /Logistics Manager ('92-98)

• Managing a team of 9, responsible for total company procurement and warehouse control.

1986 - 1988 SILICATE & CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES - Production Planner/Purchasing

• Responsible for Production Planning, Working Capital Control and Purchasing.

1985 - 1986 CARLTON LIGHTING - Planning Manager

• Planning and Stores Management leading 12 staff across 5 stores with ±5000 components/500 SKU's.

1980 - 1985 NAIRN INDUSTRIES (UNILEVER) - Planner & Buyer

• Production Planning, Stock Control and Purchasing of local & Indent Raw and Packaging Materials for factory in East London. Project managing company relocation and installing accounting and inventory package with Financial Manager to manage stocks, debtors and creditors.

1977 - 1980 KOHLER PLASTICS - WYNBERG - Production Planner

• Planning production for 30 Blow Moulding Machines, 12 Injection Moulding Machines and Screen Printing Section, guide Buyer on Raw Material purchasing.
• Promoted to Internal Sales Controller, managing 2 Clerks responsible for meeting Sales Targets.

1974 - 1976 RENT A BAKKIE MOTORS - DURBAN - Workshop Costing Clerk/Purchaser

• Costing and Purchasing Spare Parts for maintenance of rental fleet and external customers, running the Spares Department, including Planning and Scheduling Workshop repairs