Kholofelo Mangwale

Procurement officer:   Gain Ground Consulting

May 2021 — Present

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIE

• Purchasing of goods, materials, and services to meet the company’s operational needs, considering price, quality and delivery requirements for ensuring continuity of supply.
• Manage the buying process for specific goods while adhering to delivery targets.
• Proactively address and communicate supply problems that may impact business operations.
• Foster professional and consistent supplier relationships, while ensuring compliance with company guidelines and purchasing policies during contract negotiations.
• Evaluate tenders and quotations from potential suppliers.
• Prepare purchase orders in alignment with final negotiations and organizational requirements.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards to maintain a safe working environment.
• Research and analyse data and market insights.
• Place appropriate orders, verify and validate orders.
• Identify problem areas and provide suggestions for corrective action that improves process efficiency, reduces risk, ensures compliance, etc.
• Prepare both a detailed audit report and executive summary of findings.

Logistics Administrator- Frigoglass South Africa

March 2020 — April 2021

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan warehouse and distribution centres for efficiency in both operations and capacity
• Organise transportation activities, including storage of goods, orchestrating transportation movements and arranging for services as necessary.
• Execute logistics plan to move products and packages to reach destinations on schedule.
• Review rates and other transportation costs to keep working costs low.
• Maintains quality through the logistic processes.
• To ensure all records, electronics and hardcopies of users, drivers are fully up to date at all times.
• Proactive, effective communication and maintenance of good relationships with inventory, suppliers, fright firms and other value chain functionaries to ensure that sustained, efficient supply channels are maintained.
• Raise Purchase Orders, track and ensure on time-delivery of ordered stock at the correct cost, mindful of lead-time dynamics.
• Quality Management System participation in risk-identification and mitigation as well as opportunity optimisation to aid growth and cost savings.

Finance Assistance- Frigoglass South Africa

August 2019 — February 2020

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Total control over processing of all accounts payable transactions in ZAR, EUR and USD.

• Checking that the suppliers invoice quantities and prices match those quoted on the purchase order and GRN. 
• Ensuring supplier invoices are allocated to the correct general ledger account. 
• Ensure that only valid tax invoices are accepted for processing. 
• Assist the Accountant with the reconciliation of trade creditor’s accounts – Statement with Forward. 
• Investigating and clearing of GRN Control account and goods in transit account. 
• Complete the credit application as requested by the supplier in line with the requirements of the purchasing department. 
• Ensure that the order complies with the company policy as laid out in the procedures manual. 
• Before the invoice is captured in the Forward System ensure that all the back-up documentation is attached 
• For foreign suppliers ensure that invoice is processed in the correct foreign currency and at the correct rate of exchange

• BTech – Logistics Management, University of Johannesburg- Completed 
• National Diploma- Logistics- University of Johannesburg- Completed