Neville Reddy

I am a supply chain professional with over 20 years of experience . My specialist areas include setting of warehouses , internal controls and training of warehouse staff . I have been involved in ERP implementations where I spier headed the inventory module thereafter training staff.

1. Warehouse Manager  : June 2021 – Current : Equator Accessories ( The Belt Factory)

              Equator is a belt manufacturer for the fashion, retail & wholesale trade globally. 

• Maintains receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
• Safeguards warehouse operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures and protocols.
• Controls inventory levels by conducting physical counts; reconciling with data storage system.
• Completes warehouse operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
• Maintains physical condition of warehouse by planning and implementing new design layouts
• Maintains warehouse staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops
• Liaise with clients, suppliers and transport companies

2. Logistics Supervisor  : December 2017 – June 2021   Yangtze Optics Africa (Consisting of Yangtze Optics Africa Cable and Yangtze Optics Africa Holdings) 

Yangtze Optics Africa is a subsidiary of Chinese Fibre Optic giant YOFC.YOFC is the world's largest producer of raw materials for manufacturing optic fibres. 

• Business partnering with sales, finance, planning, production departments ie (Sales reports, Stock reports , Highlighting of aging stock , year end stock counts.)
• Setting up of the warehouse module for pastel evolution, which included the setting up of inventory codes, setting up import templates for upload of existing inventory.
• Co-ordinating the usage of computerized warehouse systems within the stores
• (Cable Information system).
• Raising of sales invoices , co-ordination of three way matching (PO,sales invoice , delivery notes.)
• Plan, co-ordinate and monitor the receipt, order assembly and dispatch of finished goods.
• Negotiating competitive rates for transportation of inventory.
• Ensuring maximisation of load efficiency.
• Maintaining scheduled stock count and updating of stock levels.
• Managing, evaluating and reporting on warehouse productivity.
• Ensuring basic maintenance standards and compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Motivate, organise and encouraging teamwork within the workforce to ensure productivity targets are met and exceeded.

3. Warehouse Storeman  : November 2016 – November 2017   Yangtze Optics Africa (Consisting of Yangtze Optics Africa Cable and Yangtze Optics Africa Holdings) 

Yangtze Optics Africa is a subsidiary of Chinese Fibre Optic giant YOFC.YOFC is the world's largest producer of raw materials for manufacturing optic fibres. 

• Initial warehouse set up for the business.
• Maintaining stock control systems thus ensuring accuracy and completeness inventories.
• Reconciliation of stock, investigation and administering of stock adjustment as required provided these are in line with policy and have been signed off and approved by finance manager.
• Managing and controlling all aspects of month end procedures, as required by finance manager

Administering, planning and preparation of monthly stock counts.

• Assisting finance with three ways matching for audits.
• Verification of imported and local inventory before offloading containers and vehicles.
• Relocation and re-stacking goods to make space for a new delivery.
• Arranges carriage or actually delivering goods to the customer or outlet.
• Control of stock for two companies within the organization. 
• Assist Production and Planning Supervisor in releasing of production orders and tying up of documentation for orders released on an ad hoc basis.
• Coordination and control of all documentation between production and logistics
• Monitors and maintains current inventory levels, investigates problems and report on slow moving/obsolete stock.
• Control of and upkeep of raw material within 3 warehouses in the organization.
• Assisting the IT department with setting up of computers and systems
• Tracking and coordinating the receipt, storage and timely delivery of goods and material within the production process.
• Performing daily inspection of the warehouses and the warehouse grounds.
• Coordination and control of all documentation between production and logistics

 Reason for leaving: Progress into Warehouse Supervisor       

4. Senior Warehouse Supervisor: July 2009 - October 2016. Colindale Trading                   

Colindale is a Durban based furniture supplier stocking affordable office chairs, bar stools, home furniture and more. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee receiving , warehouse in compliance with company policies.
• Liaise with customers ,suppliers and transport companies.
• Supervise loading and unloading operations.
• Maintainer of stock schedule on excel. 
• Supervising of forklift and pallet jack operations.
• Safeguarding of inventory at the end of each working day.
• Assisting with quality assurance for distribution centers.
• Planning of staff daily work and monitoring of the work in progress.
• Oversee any planned maintenance of vehicles, machinery and equipment
• Monitor stock levels in order to highlight minimum and excess levels and therefore prevent part shortages.

Reason for leaving: Opportunity to set up warehouse for a market leading organization within the fibre optic cable sector.

5. Warehouse Supervisor: November 2001 - June 2009 Beier Footware (formerly Era Beier)                                                                                                                

Beier Group is a South African manufacturer in the technical textiles and personal protective equipment industries, based in Durban, PE and Johannesburg.      .

Key Responsibilities:

• Inventory management and general housekeeping.
• Control of Fork Lift Truck management to ensure full operational capacity and achieve daily targets.
• Ensure that internal delivery processes are adhered to support dispatch time windows.
• Monitor stock levels in order to highlight minimum and excess levels and therefore prevent part shortages.
• Organize and maintain inventory and storage area. 
• Confer and coordinate activities with other departments.
• Supervising of warehouse staff and daily activities.
• Laising with transport companies , customers , suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Ad hoc duties as required.

    Reasoning for leaving: Opportunity to develop technical mindset.

5. Salesman/Dispatch Clerk : October 2000 – October 2001   Tightrope Textiles                                                 

A division of Brier Industries which sold send hand garments .                                  

Key Responsibilities:

• Serves customers by selling products and meeting customer needs.
• Resolves customer complaints by investigating problems, developing solutions, preparing reports, and making recommendations to management.
• Submits orders by referring to price lists.
• Input and verify activity reports.
• General administrative duties .
• Arrangement of transport for customer orders .
• Pulling out of customer orders.
• Monthly stock counts 

     Reasoning for leaving :     Company closed .

CERTIFICATIONS:                                                                                                                                                                 2005                                           Storekeeping and Stock control - INTEC

2017                                            Emotional Intelligence - Siza Nesu                                                                 

2019                                            Supervisory Programme - Siza Nesu

2019                                            Anti-Bribery overview  - Compliance online

2019                                            Customer Protection Act - Compliance online

2021                                            Lean Management