Ashir Foolchand

I have over 10 years of experience in Procurement and Sourcing locally and internationally from within Africa, Asia and Europe. I have worked foremost in the FMCG environment specializing in Nutrition and Pharmaceuticals. I have in-depth experience in negotiations and project management. I have worked on categories within Zimbabwe, Kenya, Ethiopia and Namibia and South Africa. My experience includes sourcing raw materials and packaging materials from approved suppliers within BEE regulations and ensuring that all suppliers are compliant as per Government regulations for food and pharma care regarding regulations for sourcing safe materials for human consumption for food and pharma and regulations for safe sourcing regarding the environment. My experience includes managing teams and inter departmental administration were necessary. The largest spend 240 million Rand per annum.

ASSISTANT PROCUREMENT MANAGER May 2023 - Oct 2023
Unilever, Durban
Managing the procurement category for South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya 
and Ethiopia
Support Procurement Manager in developing and executing supplier 
strategy for Folding Cartons.
Assess supply market and adapt strategy according to market conditions.
Assess supplier capability and suitability through regular site visits and 
reporting back on findings.
Develop and improve supplier cost models to drive increase in 
transparency of cost drivers
Unlock cash and cost value through setting up and execution of 
benchmarking, RFQs, E-tenders. Support delivery of savings and creditor 
extension programme for portfolio
Support and occasionally lead supplier negotiations
Provide market intelligence to portfolio manager and business leaders to 
assist in strategic decision making.
Connect with site engineering and regional engineering teams and other 
business partners as well as with suppliers, to understand future 
technology and capability roadmap that supports value delivery and USLP.
Allocate new services to suppliers to deliver best cost/service/quality in line 
with supply strategy.
Lead on-boarding of new suppliers by driving full quality and responsible 
sourcing compliance
Ensure 100% contractual compliance through signing of Unilever 
Purchasing Agreements and Commercial Term Contracts as well as 
Special Term Contracts
Agree annual budgets with suppliers. Implement into new CTC. 
Communicate/process changes in pricing as required
Regularly connect with global counterparts to ensure the Africa portfolio is 
link with the global strategy.
Successful implement global strategic plans in Africa
Manage relationships with Supply chain and other business partners, to 
leverage and land strategic plans.
Good understanding of the portfolio cost models as well as the indices link 
to the material types.

Operations Supervisor Oct 2022 - Jan 2023
Pepkor Logistics, Durban
The management of Warehouse activities in terms of receiving, dispatch, 
picking and storage and ensuring the efficient process to maximize 
warehouse productivity, including team leaders and various warehouse 
staff
Planning and booking transport and labour with third party contractors
Ensuring planned vehicles vs floor status is correct
The management of the floor status vs FIFO requirements and inventory 
status
Investigation and resolution of all exceptions regarding manifests relating to 
receiving and dispatch
Preparing hourly interval report to manage and tack staff productivity to 
ensure the daily forecast is met
ensuring damages are repacked efficiently with a quick turn around time.
Ensuring all linehaul and shuttle vehicles are debriefed correctly and 
vehicle check list is correct
Ensuring all manifests for linehaul and shuttle services are correct
Ensuring all documentation for over boarder vehicles are processed 
correctly
Ensuring breakdowns of equipment are attended to timously by the 
engineering department 
Ensuring SHEQ and health and safety standards are always adhered to by 
staff

Procurement Manager Dec 2020 - Jun 2021
Nutrapharm Manufacturing Industries, Durban
Managing the Procurement, Supply, Logistics and Inventory Control for 
Raw Materials and Packaging for Pharmaceutical Products
Review and Place Purchase Orders with Local and International Suppliers 
Follow up on outstanding Purchase Orders Liaise with Suppliers on stock 
availability, lead times, order quantities and pricing Manage and Monitor 
product pricing, Negotiate Pricing Rates Planning and Forecasting as per 
Demand 
Source new alternate products for out of stocks and new products as per 
requirements Source and evaluate new vendors, local and international 
Maintain vendor database 
Maintain product database Maintain and update master data 
Communicate with Customs, Process Appropriate Documentation for 
Customs for International Orders 
Follow up on deliveries Inventory control Investigate stock shortages 
Prepare stock control reports 
Arrange sample materials and packaging Manage procurement clerks and 
receiving clerks

Procurement and Stock Controller Jan 2017 - Nov 2020
Mediclinic, Durban
PROCUREMENT
Management of the re-order program in terms of lead times, targets and 
order schedule Managing demand orders and urgent orders created on 
system 
Placing orders with verified suppliers and adhering with supplier 
agreements
Following up on outstanding orders with suppliers 
Replacing failed inventory with suppliers 
Maintaining Master Data 
Conduct Market Research 
Proactively Finding Suppliers and Alternative Sourcing Concepts 
Maintaining Supply Availability 
Forecasting and demand planning 
Controlling stock schedules, managing backorders and the replenishment 
of alternates thereof
Contributing to Supplier Assessments, Supplier Audits and Implementation 
and Improvements 
Identifying and Supporting the Category in Developing and Executing 
Sourcing Strategies 
Management of SLA's with new and existing suppliers
Stock transfers between the different hospitals in the group
INVENTORY CONTROL
Receipt of inventory procured and managing it through stock locations 
Managing stores clerks, in terms of picking, packing and distribution of 
inventory for each stock location 
Ensuring that the stock locations do not have any short delivered or 
undelivered inventory 
Booking stock in and Ensure POD endorsed correctly 
Ensure store stock and shelf locations are correct Ensuring store 
cleanliness Adhering to '27 Day' stock days rule 
Management of supplier credits from trade Aged stock review, internal 
sales of stock not moving and write off of expired stock
Managing stock systems Managing and analysing reports: stock sales to 
business, urgent orders, new product requests, pricing discrepancies, stock 
adjustment and pricing reports Booking of courier services or company 
driver for stock sales / transfers 
Monthly Cycle counts 
Biannual Stock Takes
Processing GRN's for all invoices relating to all orders Processing supplier 
returns Identifying pricing discrepancies, and processing credit notes 
thereof Meeting with sales representatives and negotiating better deals

Certificates
Inventory Management: 
Supply Chain and Business 
Operations
Jul 2022

Currently completing my B. Com degree