Serge Lukusa
Ndola
Summary
Dedicated purchasing professional specializing in logistics coordination, vendor relations and inventory management. Organized and proactive with remarkable project management, communication and planning abilities. Exceptional leader skilled at reducing costs and increasing department efficiency.
Methodical Material Manager who is dedicated to keeping correct stock records and scheduling. Professional with strong communication skills and experience in strategic planning, materials management, and quality control. Committed to working with various cross-functional teams to increase employee engagement and accomplish company goals while providing hard sales forecasts and inventory planning.
This includes following a well-thought-out and stated plan, as well as reporting structures. Participating in measures to promote safety and the environment.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Supply Chain and Material Superintendent
Junction Mining
11.2021 - 04.2023
- Established inventory targets, stock level and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory.
- Built supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements with indirect and logistics customers.
- Integrated financial and operation plans with strategic objectives to deliver improved operational and financial results to boost customer satisfaction, profitability and working capital.
- Managed production levels, identified material shortages and monitored inventory levels to meet order delivery requirements.
- Improved, standardized and documented planning and scheduling processes.
- Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
- Negotiated contracts, policies and deadlines with suppliers and vendors.
- Managed distribution network, logistics, trade compliance and warehouse management.
- Negotiated with suppliers and vendors about contracts, policies and deadlines.
- Optimized supply chain infrastructure by assessing and initiating targeted changes to reduce operating costs by 15%.
- Achieved 30% inventory reduction by developing and implementing optimization methodologies for accounting processes.
- Supervised 53 staff members tasked with handling materials management, planning, purchasing and customer service duties.
Inventory Optimization Superintendent
First Quantum Minerals
05.2015 - 10.2021
- Document policies and warehouse procedures for Implementation, monitoring and improvement
- Monitor inventory transition from project phase to operation phase
Focus on system improvements and business process efficiencies - Monitor and Approve day to day ordering for stock and non-stock/indent in timely fashion, ensure compliance to Company’s policies and procedures.
- Ensure availability of efficient stock in each warehouses
- Employee reviews and KPI management and feedback
- Compile monthly reports on inventory health
- Designing and analyzing reports to assess key functional matrices to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
- Assist with pricing information for other than procurement purposes such as preparation of budget submissions, scopes of work, detailed costing for identified modifications and upgrades, as required
- Interact with global inventory and product line specialists to define stocking policies
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments
- Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Supply Chain Southern Africa Zone Manager
Boart Longyear Drilling Services
03.2011 - 03.2013
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Developing a set of metrics to monitor the supply of Goods from distribution warehouse center (Canada and Antwerp) so that it is efficient costs less and delivers high quality and value to end users
- Ensure the supply chain process across the zone from the Demand to Delivery;
• Inter-company Purchase Orders; Replenishment process based of the forecast and direct requisition from end user.
• Insure crossing over the borders follows regulation by country. Bivac for DRC, all must be correctly applied and follow up import license for Good purchased out of country.
• Transport; Trucked and monitored vessel of the Cargo.
• Customs; Ensure that the clearance process is done as per country law in compliant manner. - Ensure availability of efficient stock in each warehouses
- Consolidation Report of all stock from different the site
Inventory Manager
First Quantum Minerals
04.2008 - 01.2011
- Developed and implemented policies and procedures for inventory management.
- Monitor inventory transition from project phase to operation phase
- Focus on system improvements and business process efficiencies
- Monitor and Approve day to day ordering for stock and non-stock/indent in timely fashion, ensure compliance to Company’s policies and procedures.
- Ensure availability of efficient stock in each warehouses
- Compile monthly reports on inventory health
- Designing and analyzing reports to assess key functional matrices to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
- Assist with pricing information for other than procurement purposes such as preparation of budget submissions, scopes of work, detailed costing for identified modifications and upgrades, as required
- Interact with global inventory and product line specialists to define stocking policies
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments
- Created and updated regular inventory reports and records.
- Participated in regular cycle counts to confirm accuracy of inventory records.
- Analyzed inventory data to identify and address stock discrepancies.
- Designed and implemented successful inventory control system to track inventory levels and optimize stock levels.
- Reduced worker accidents by implementing improved safety standards and monitoring procedures.
Inventory Controller and Assistant Manager
Frontier, First Quantum Minerals
06.2004 - 03.2008
- Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
- Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy, and reducing discrepancies.
- Completed regular inventory counts to verify stock levels, address discrepancies, and forecast future needs.
- Offered hands-on assistance to customers, assessing needs, and maintaining current knowledge of consumer preferences.
Education
Certificate: TSCM50 SAP Procurement I - Enterprise System
SAP Academy
South Africa02.2011
Certificate, TSCM52 SAP Procurement II - Enterprise Systems
SAP Academy
South Africa02.2011
Diploma - Decision Sciences
University Of South Africa
Pretoria04.2009
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Universite De Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi10.2001
Skills
- Supply Chain Management
- Personnel Trainer
- Inventory Accuracy, Optimization, Audit, MRP
- Performance Tracking
- ERP Implementation (PRONTO, SAP, ORACLE, SAGE EVOLUTION)
- Mining Commodities
- Microsoft VBA
- Medication Inventory Management
- Resolving Variances
- SOP Creation (Standard Operating Procedure)
- Interdepartmental Collaboration
- Staff Development
- Inventory Distribution
- Inventory Management Strategy
- Vendor Sourcing
- Trend Analysis (technique used to examine and predict movements of an item based on current and historical data)
- Lean Principles
- Pricing Structures
Accomplishments
High achieving, strategically focus and commercial driven senior manager with truck record of achievement ;
- Led and transform teams
- Implement Change regularly achieve difficult targets
- Turn around difficult team by providing right training, undertaking regular performance reviews, Impower the senior team members to reach their full potential.
- Facilitated a seamless transition from Mining project phase to operation
- Makes warehouse operations simple and easy to manage
- Clean up & Improve Inventory Catalogue
- Developped Microsoft VBA to use as a tool to improve tracking of project or Operation task
- Achieved Cross Border Tracking by completing Tracking system with accuracy and efficiency.
Languages
French
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Swahili
Upper intermediate (B2)
Timeline
Supply Chain and Material Superintendent
Junction Mining
11.2021 - 04.2023
Inventory Optimization Superintendent
First Quantum Minerals
05.2015 - 10.2021
Supply Chain Southern Africa Zone Manager
Boart Longyear Drilling Services
03.2011 - 03.2013
Inventory Manager
First Quantum Minerals
04.2008 - 01.2011
Inventory Controller and Assistant Manager
Frontier, First Quantum Minerals
06.2004 - 03.2008
Certificate: TSCM50 SAP Procurement I - Enterprise System
SAP Academy
Certificate, TSCM52 SAP Procurement II - Enterprise Systems
SAP Academy
Diploma - Decision Sciences
University Of South Africa
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Universite De Lubumbashi
Certification
- CM - Certified Manager Certification
- Inventory Training - 6 month
- Purchasing Training - 6 Month
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