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SUNDRAN PILLAY

SUNDRAN PILLAY

SENIOR PROCUREMENT OFFICER/LOGISTICS MANAGER

Transportation / Logistics

Durban, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

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About SUNDRAN PILLAY:

I am a mature experienced individual who comes with a wealth of knowledge that has acquired strong qualities and experience over time. I am insanely meticulous and very analytical a hunger to gain knowledge and thrive on finding better methods of approaching various tasks assigned to me, always looking for ways to improve and achieve a clean streamed lined business with maximum output.


It is extremely essential to know your market trends, research continuously, and implement new systems not just to keep up with competitors but to set benchmarks. 

 

I love interacting with people as this can bring up various skill sets, strengths, and known weaknesses. I look at problematic areas to improve on simply to challenge myself, pushing the limits to explore various and different outcomes with maximum favorable intentions.
 

I would love the opportunity to be a part of your dynamic team should the opportunity arise for a candidate like me. I am also experienced in operations, general management within the manufacturing industry, logistics, freight, and procurement, and I specialized in the display manufacturing industry which catered to the retail industry.  

Should you need any additional information please contact me and I will gladly assist, all contact numbers are listed on the attached cv. Thank you hope to hear from you soon.
 

Experience

  • Placing orders & following up on them, negotiated price, quality, range, and Brands
    in order to provide excellent after-sale service,
  • Search for suppliers & making sure they are suitable for the business,
  • Auditing of suppliers in the supply chain to ensure supplies match company criteria and managing the supply chain.
  • Evaluating suppliers & making sure of their performances.
  • Production planning & running of the factory in the absence of the manager problem solving as well.
  • Strategic thinking, Analytical thinking, Involved in design/ sales – instrumental in concept design and layouts,
  • Management of profit and stock availability.
  • Numerical reasoning skills. Great network skills
  • Instrumental in design and layout setups. Strategic planning with sales, engineering, estimating, and repro teams according to customer briefs.
  • Researching ideas and implementing new systems.
  • Control inventory holdings in terms of overstocking on materials.

Education

Purchasing Management& Supply Chain Management

Varsity College/ DURBAN

10/01/2006   - 20/06/2006

Content of Course: Control systems and procedures, managing quality, 

 Price, suppliers and inventory, budgeting, performance, evaluations, purchasing  

 Research, international purchasing, capital equipment purchasing and the law of contract & sale, purchasing strategies. 

 

Awarded: Diploma ( IPSA )  

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