Philani Buyani Ndlovu

Engineering Stores Supervisor

Engineering Stores Supervisor with extensive experience in stock control, team leadership, and process optimization. Proven track record in managing raw materials, conducting audits, and maintaining high standards of food safety and quality. Seeking to leverage my skills in supply chain management to contribute to operational excellence.

Mugabe road, P.O Umlazi 4031
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Work Experience
Engineering Stores Supervisor
Varun Beverages Limited
May 2026 — Present
  • Manage and control receiving & issuing of raw materials process
  • Conduct stock counting & daily cycle counts
  • Investigate stock variances
  • Control stock
  • Update SOPs
  • Train and develop people
  • Investigate & report incidents
  • Maintain high standards of 5s within the department
  • Maintain high standards of food quality & food safety
  • Close audit findings
  • Conduct SOP audits
Engineering Storeman
Clover SA
Sep 2023 — Apr 2026
  • Control stock
  • Replenish stock
  • Receipt stock into system
  • Receive and issue stock both physical and system
  • Conduct cycle counts
  • Conduct monthly stock take
Engineering Administrator
Diageo SA (contractor)
Mar 2022 — Aug 2023
  • Control stock
  • Source & buy materials
  • Create & update Equipment BOM
  • Create new materials on SAP
  • Good receipting
Raw Materials Stores Section Leader
National Brands Limited
Sep 2020 — Nov 2021
  • Manage people
  • Manage and control receiving & issuing of raw materials process
  • Conduct stock counting & daily cycle counts
  • Investigate stock variances
  • Drive forklift
  • Report machine breakdowns
  • Oversee Blending department
  • Ensure availability of stock to meet production requirements
  • Consume materials on SAP
  • Confirm process orders on SAP
  • Update SOPs
  • Train and develop people
  • Investigate & report incidents
  • Maintain high standards of 5s within the department
  • Maintain high standards of food quality & food safety
  • Close audit findings
  • Conduct SOP audits
  • Manage waste bin area
Stock Controller
Diageo SA
Feb 2015 — Aug 2020
  • Manage people
  • Plan and organize labour
  • Receive & receipt stock into SAP
  • Create Purchase Orders on SAP & Coupa
  • Order consumables
  • Issue & return raw materials and components
  • Conduct monthly stock counting and daily cycle counts
  • Offload & load trucks with forklift
  • Inspect stacks
Acting Stock Controller
Diageo SA
Feb 2014 — Jan 2015
  • Manage people
  • Plan and organize labour
  • Receive & receipt stock into SAP
  • Create Purchase Orders on SAP & Coupa
  • Order consumables
  • Issue & return raw materials and components
  • Conduct monthly stock counting and daily cycle counts
  • Offload & load trucks with forklift
  • Inspect stacks
Goods Issuer
Diageo SA
Apr 2010 — Jan 2014
  • Issue materials to production lines
  • Return & count materials from production lines
  • Conduct stock counting
  • Load and offload trucks with forklift
  • Rack and stack materials with Reach truck
  • Maintain warehouse housekeeping
Forklift Driver
Diageo SA
Nov 2009 — Mar 2010
  • Feed bottles to production lines
  • Load and offload trucks with forklift
  • Rack and stack materials with Reach truck
  • Maintain warehouse housekeeping
Learnership
Diageo SA
Aug 2007 — Oct 2009
  • Operate machine
  • Perform autonomous maintenance
  • Operate forklift and reach truck
  • Control stock and stores
Machine operator
eThekwini Municipality
Jan 2006 — Jul 2007
  • Operate machine
  • Perform autonomous maintenance
Replenisher
Econ
Nov 2005 — Dec 2005
  • Replenish stock
  • Assist and serve customers
  • Maintain housekeeping
Projects
Fulcrum Project

Engineering critical spares to be controlled on MRP. Creating new SAP materials. Equipment BOM creating and change. Assigning engineering spares to the equipment.

Skills
Stock ControlTeam LeadershipProcess OptimizationSAPCoupaTraining and DevelopmentInventory ManagementForklift OperationIncident InvestigationSOP AuditingSupply Chain ManagementProblem SolvingLeadershipCommunicationCoachingSourcing and buyingBest-timePragmaComputerAdaptabilityTime managementInterpersonalCreativity
Education
Bachelor of Management, Supply Chain Management
Mancosa
Certificate, Management
Dionysus
Certificate, Microsoft Excel
Bytes
Matric
KwaMgaga High School
Supply Chain Management Degree, Management
Mancosa
Management Level 3 Certificate
Dionysus
01/2014
Microsoft Excel Certificate
Bytes
01/2013
Languages
English
Fluent
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Sports
Reading
Exercising