Sasha Groenewald

As a seasoned Demand Planning and Procurement Manager, I lead the full supply chain function—including demand forecasting, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and logistics coordination—with a strong focus on optimizing cost, service, and operational performance. I drive the SIOP (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning) process, aligning Sales, Finance, and Product teams to balance demand and supply, improve forecast accuracy, and optimize inventory investment. I manage complex RFQ processes, execute special sourcing strategies, and negotiate pricing, discounts, shipping terms, and lead times with local and global suppliers. I also oversee shipping and expediting, ensuring timely inbound supply while managing risk and reducing delays. A key part of my role involves building and maintaining strong supplier relationships, tracking and improving supplier performance across quality, delivery, and service KPIs. I provide strategic warehouse advisory to improve layout efficiency, inventory flow, and space utilization. My work is supported by strong ERP and data skills (SAGE X3, Excel), and a continuous improvement mindset. I’m experienced in managing compliance with ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001, BBBEE, and health and safety regulations. I’ve delivered consistent cost savings through strategic procurement and vendor development while supporting operational growth through data-driven planning. Core competencies: SIOP | Demand Planning | Strategic Procurement | RFQ Management | Supplier Performance | Supplier Negotiation | Shipping & Expediting | Inventory Optimization | Warehouse Advisory | ERP (SAGE X3) | Cost Savings | Contract Management | Logistics Coordination | 3PL | Forecasting | Compliance | Excel Analysis I create value by turning complex supply chain challenges into streamlined, cost-effective, and supplier-aligned solutions that support long-term business growth.

Meeting with suppliers, negotiate terms of contracts, rates and prices. Regular review of supplier rates, research the market for best prices. Provide support and advice to management and staff in relation to procurement and stores. Ensure that procurement activities increase the profitability of the company. Ensure that material, equipment arrive on time and that suppliers are paid on time. Provide feedback on areas of cost saving and execution thereof. Oversee preparation, review and process of purchase orders and stock systems. Oversee administration of all procurement activities in Gauteng. Ensure that all purchases comply with the company procurement policy and procedures. Liaise with other departments within the organization to establish and support their requirements. Stores and stock management, Category management, Monthly reporting to Exco management. Create policies and procedures to report key metrics, look for ways to reduce overall expenses, set cost analysis benchmarks, and help optimize inventory levels at all facilities, stores, and warehouses. Ensure supply through Risk-Management Process. Lead the planning and regular contract SLA reviews with suppliers and other functional partners. Development of vendor databases with extensive vendor info, including but not limited to vendor address and contact information, vendor principal information, physical location verification. Implementation of warehouse/ Stock/ ERP system. Sage & Fraxion systems approvals and tolerance approvals on payments for suppliers. Manage staff and track procurement progress on all duties. Changes to procurement processes and support improved execution of procurement processes. Ensure the effectiveness of control environment amongst procurement teams, and perform regular reviews and spot-checks of procurements, vendors, and pricing. Support teams to track vendor performance and develop a list of disallowed vendors based on prior organizational history and experience.

• Overseeing, managing and heading the logistics operations as well as overall transport management of the company. • Efficaciously handling & overseeing the purchasing operations for all Africa branches. Managing & monitoring expediting, packaging and cross border logistics. • Organizing entire order management. Processing the orders, cross border supply of parts, and planning Africa warehouse regarding stock holdings and logistics. • Identifying new and better space saving techniques, method for goods identification, storage & movement for optimum utilization of space. • Actively involved in forecasting, planning & implementing logistics' budget. Handling & monitoring services and maintenance of vehicles. • Being operations lead ensuring that all queries are sorted out and customer satisfaction with regards to customer service from main warehouse. • Managing that staff (logistics/warehouse/production). Ensuring timely transfer of data from SAP to warehouse management ERP system, integration. • Ensuring that the various operations related to transportation complied with the state regulation and legislations. Managing inventory at brand level and dealer level. • Branch replenishment, sales stock forecasting and procurement. • Transport management system integration from ERP data to logistics planning and routing. Implementation of transport management system.

• Handled the entire warehouse operations; receiving, warehousing, returns, shipping, and inventory control of all products in a manner. • Headed a team 40 employees. Successfully upheld all ISO processes and procedures. Optimized warehouse processes to achieve better performances on the systems • Involved in annual budget & warehouse costing & maintained minimal operation cost. Involved in Inventory audit on monthly basis. • Framed and implemented operational policies and procedures in accordance with the company’s guidelines. Imparted training to junior staff whenever required. • Maintained focus on both top & bottom line and meeting KPI parameters. Ensured teams were bounded with a sense of purpose & enjoyed the work that led to achievement. • Resolved discrepancies with purchasing/accounting regarding invoices, packing slips, and receiver reports. • Managed entire inventory, ensured all cycle count inventory processes were conducted in a timely and accurate manner. Investigated any inventory outages identified.

• Handled overall production department; involved in planning of jobs/production orders, purchasing of all parts needed to complete assemblies of pumps. • Oversaw overall purchase & store of raw material. Managed import & export, demand & Supply planning. warehousing, upstream and downstream of supply chain, etc. • Delivered high quality on customer services with 100% SLA achieved on operations in material and delivery creation, workflows and maintenance of the materials. • Dealt with customer orders & production orders. Completed all documentation relating to those activities and upkeep of filing as per auditory requirements.

• Handled inbound and outbound warehouse operations· Dealt with suppliers and staff; ensured receiving of all parts processing documentation for payments of suppliers (running reports and progresses). • Assisted with all SAP related queries. Ensured controlling of all inventory, stock levels, OSMI (obsolete stock). Ran daily reports and kept track of on time delivery. • Performed ISO Audits; controlled and provided support with regards to all paperwork and procedures. • Oversaw processing of defect reports on warehouse stock after quality checks included material transfers, scrapping of OSMI (obsolete) stock & defected parts on cost centre.

: Metso Minerals; Inbound Receiving; . Full SAP knowledge, Word, Excel (advanced), Lotus and experience inside Metso Minerals Vereeniging Inbound & Outbound Dealing with suppliers and staff, receiving of all parts processing documentation for payments of suppliers (running reports and progresses). Assist with all SAP related queries. Projects receipts for stock going straight from suppliers to customers (ETO projects) co-ordination with ETO manager (control of job store and stock issues to assembled items) Implementation of new and existing procedures. Binning procedures and binning staff management. Good returning from customers GRFC's- processing and documentation from sales and customers, repairs that must be repaired and returned to the customer. Returning goods and documentation for rejected stock back to suppliers RTV's. Processing Defect reports on warehouse stock after quality checks which include material to material transfers, scrapping of OSMI (obsolete) stock and defected parts on cost centre. Processing inbound and outbound sales orders to create deliveries. Processing picking of parts and assisting warehouse staff. Cycle counting releasing: stock adjustments, Reports. Managing workload of counters and capturing (Day to Day). Yearly Stock takes of warehouse - Keeping track of all documents (Audit Enquiry trails). Confirmation of transfer orders, delivery notes and deliveries to customers. Releasing customer sales orders and internal release notes. Invoicing - intercompany. Account queries debtors and creditors. Knowledge of packing requirements and imports and exporting of goods. All transactions in SAP can be processed on the above experience within the warehouse.

Operations Administrator, Personal Assistant to the regional manager, Chasing payments, controlling and issuing fuel (consumption and tracking) Handling the meetings and clientele.Data base

Vertex Scaffolding cc, Three positions held Operations Administration- Receiving of all stock, controlling of all company vehicles, Co-ordination and scheduling of all travelling and jobs to be done. All paperwork for the above. Internal Sales- Regional sales for the whole Cape Region including Cape Town, PE, EL etc. Direct marketing, sales and hire of all companies products and services. Receiving external calls and making outgoing calls to clientele. All paper work involved which includes doing credit checks and collection of all the required documentations. Procurement- Internal buyers department, purchasing internal stock as well as stock from suppliers to fill orders for our clients. The running of stock procedures for 4 branches and controlling purchasing from 4 separate regions. Experience in pastel version 13 2012, doing tax invoicing, credit notes, purchase orders as well as credit notes. Paying suppliers via EFT, opening of accounts with creditors. Liaisons with internal Reps and External Reps to provide products for hire and sale.

: Aqua transport & plant hire,; : component store managing, ordering all stock from Durban and local suppliers, control, capturing, receiving, dispatching and inventory of all spares. Job card control, payments and reconditioning of all spares, running and controlling all fuel and oil, issuing fuel. Ordering and control of all protective clothing. Control of all supplier's accounts and payments. All admin involving the position. Managing all staff.

Rentals, Administration, Web Deigning and updating web profiles. Adverts and reception