Overview
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Malusi Emmanuel Mthethwa

Operations Manager
Durban

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
2011
2011
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Operations Manager

Pepkor Logistics
09.2016 - Current
  • Management of Client and Suppliers relationships
  • Cost Management – distribution cost, Hub cost, labour
  • Stock Management and interface with DC
  • Risk Management – Health and Safety, Claims, Security
  • Local Fleet Management – Fuel consumption, Drivers
  • Hub operations management – inbound and outbound
  • Equipment and conveyors maintenance
  • Management Client KPI’s

Warehouse Manager

Sebenza Forwarding and Shipping PTY (LTD)
10.2013 - Current
  • Same responsibilities as per Acting Warehouse Manager

Operations Manager

Bidvest International Logistics
02.2016 - 08.2016
  • Customer Management – SLA, Clients Retention
  • People Management - AR and HR issues
  • Operations Management – inbound and outbound through breakbulk and containerized cargo
  • Health and Safety Compliance
  • Assets and Material Handling equipment management
  • Stock Management
  • Management Service Providers i.e
  • Transporters, Labour brokers, Security
  • Finance – invoices approval and requisitions

Acting Warehouse Manager

Sebenza Forwarding and Shipping PTY (LTD)
09.2010 - 09.2013
  • Maximise Profitable Client Retention
  • People Management i.e
  • Manage, motivate, develop and lead staff towards the desired objectives of the department/organisation
  • Financial Management i.e
  • Monitoring and managing of budget, expenses, rates reviews, debtors, sourcing service providers that offer best value and BBBEE compliant
  • General Management i.e
  • Participate in strategy development and implementation, liaise with head office, market research and feedback
  • New Business Growth i.e
  • Source, acquire new business and increase profitability of the warehouse/organisation
  • Compliant, ensure that the warehouse staff and visitors comply to the OHS act, Tobacco act, ISO 9000 series etc
  • Compiling Warehouse reports, i.e
  • Stock Reports, warehouse inspections, invoicing, revenue reports

Warehouse and Transport Supervisor

Sebenza Forwarding and Shipping PTY (LTD)
09.2006 - 08.2010
  • Report to Coastal Director in absent of Warehouse Manager (with effect as from 08/2010)
  • Plan and Lead Warehouse and Transport teams
  • Manage and control clients stock in the warehouse
  • Prepare Stock reports and Volumes Activity report
  • Manage Warehouse and Transport Budget
  • Prepare Profitability Report for Exco
  • Prepare Standard Operating Procedures SLA’s
  • Compile Rates for new business proposals
  • Negotiate annual rates review with clients
  • Calculate storage charges as per stock dwelling times
  • Manage Warehouse equipment i.e.Reach Stackers & Forklifts
  • General Building Maintenance
  • Manage Hiring of temporal / casual labour
  • Conduct interviews for new recruits
  • Train and cough subordinates
  • Handling disciplinary hearings
  • Ensure compliance to Health and Safety
  • Chair Health and Safety Meetings
  • Monitor conformance to ISO Quality Management System
  • Liaise with transporters, shipping lines and Port
  • Ensure good customer and all stakeholders relations
  • Attend Head Office Management Meeting
  • Monitor Fuel usage
  • Monitor security service & review incidents on CCTV camera

Warehouse Superintendent

Bidfreight Port Operations PTY (LTD)
06.2004 - 08.2006
  • Plan and Lead warehouse shift to achieve operational target
  • Supervise staff and maintain discipline
  • Plan and deploy resources to various warehouses
  • Maintain good working order of equipment
  • Manage hiring of contract labour
  • Ensure compliance to Health and Safety
  • Coordinates operation with transport, stevedoring , container yard & vessels
  • Export container packing & Handling
  • Import container packing & Handling
  • Attend on board vessel discharge planning meetings
  • Monitor shift productivity

Operations Admin Controller

Bidfreight Port Operations PTY (LTD)
10.2002 - 05.2004
  • Stock controlling
  • Updating of receipts, despatches & returns on SAP & WMS
  • Planning and conducting stock count
  • Document administration
  • Container Tracking and controlling
  • Liaise with client and receive shipping instructions
  • Communicate with warehouse and issue container packing instruction
  • Monitor shipment packing and loading progress
  • Client invoicing
  • Handling and storage charges
  • Handle customer stock quries

Freight Logistics Trainee

09.2001 - 09.2002
  • 1 year Graduate Training Program on following fields
  • Health and Safety, Environment and Quality
  • Operation administration
  • Warehouse operation
  • Finance

Education

Post Graduate Diploma - Maritime Studies

University of KwaZulu Natal

NQF level 6 - Specialist Operations Management

Durban University of Technology

B TECH - Business Administration

Durban University of Technology

National Diploma - Commercial Practice

Durban University of Technology (ML Sultan Technikon)

Skills

  • Microsoft Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Outlook
  • SAP
  • Shipshape
  • Warehouse Management system
  • Chep Portfolio Plus
  • Cargo on line
  • Cargo Track
  • CCTV

Operations management

Customer service

Staff management

Team leadership

Operational efficiency

Performance reporting

KPI tracking

Inventory management

Management

Client relationships

Incidents management

Inventory control

Forecasting and scheduling

Health and safety compliance

Logistics management

Cost control

Contract management

P&L management

Warehouse operations

Resource coordination

Private Email

malusimthethwa@gmail.com

Work Email

dbhman6@pepkor-logistics.com

Office Landline

+27 31 003 7483

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 06/25/77
  • Nationality: South African

Major Clients Served

  • Mondi Paper (Bidfreight)
  • Sappi (Bidfreight)
  • SAB (Sebenza)
  • Hulamin (Sebenza)
  • Altech UEC (Sebenza)
  • Unilever (Sebenza)
  • Nampak DivFood (Sebenza)
  • Shell Chemicals (Sebenza)
  • Ringrollers (Sebenza)
  • National Brands (Sebenza)

Timeline

Operations Manager

Pepkor Logistics
09.2016 - Current

Operations Manager

Bidvest International Logistics
02.2016 - 08.2016

Warehouse Manager

Sebenza Forwarding and Shipping PTY (LTD)
10.2013 - Current

Acting Warehouse Manager

Sebenza Forwarding and Shipping PTY (LTD)
09.2010 - 09.2013

Warehouse and Transport Supervisor

Sebenza Forwarding and Shipping PTY (LTD)
09.2006 - 08.2010

Warehouse Superintendent

Bidfreight Port Operations PTY (LTD)
06.2004 - 08.2006

Operations Admin Controller

Bidfreight Port Operations PTY (LTD)
10.2002 - 05.2004

Freight Logistics Trainee

09.2001 - 09.2002

NQF level 6 - Specialist Operations Management

Durban University of Technology

B TECH - Business Administration

Durban University of Technology

National Diploma - Commercial Practice

Durban University of Technology (ML Sultan Technikon)

Post Graduate Diploma - Maritime Studies

University of KwaZulu Natal
Malusi Emmanuel MthethwaOperations Manager