SAP
Siyabonga Mark-Irvin Mayeki
Stores Controller
4110 Nu-2 Mdantsane East London
Summary
Dynamic Stores Controller with over 12 years experience at Aspen Pharmacare, proficient in warehousing and distribution. Achieved significant cost savings through optimized logistics and waste reduction initiatives. Proven leader in people management, fostering a culture of continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with safety protocols and enhancing operational efficiency.
Having acted in the capacity of a knowledgeable warehouse manager skilled in inventory management, implementing and overseeing operational processes and project management. Successfully streamlined stock control systems, enhancing operational efficiency. Demonstrated expertise in vendor relations and logistical coordination. I always look to integrate, observe and continuously improve warehouse activities to ensure productivity and efficiency.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Stores Controller
Aspen Pharmacare
East London
07.2022 - Current
- Assist with all operational requirements to ensure an efficient supply chain service to internal and external customers. Responsible for a warehouse, their team’s output, resource planning, and administrative activities
- Manage activities related to receipting, stocking, picking and dispatching.
- Ensure order prioritization for timeous despatch of normal, urgent and overnight orders.
- Optimize warehouse space utilization by analyzing product movement patterns and adjusting storage layouts accordingly.
- Chair and facilitate daily operational briefings to ensure strategic and operational alignment.
- Coordinate daily warehouse operations ensuring planning and execution utilizes resources efficiently.
- Utilize enhanced inventory management techniques to ensure stock is accurately stored, inbound and outbound activities maintain accurate operational standards.
- Generate daily and monthly inventory reports and maintaining accurate records.
- Facilitate and controlled inventory stock counting and accuracy checks and investigated and addressed stock discrepancies.
- Ensure adherence to safety protocols to minimize workplace accidents, resulting in a safer work environment.
- Contribute to company-wide cost-saving efforts by identifying opportunities of optimal transportation of goods at the lowest cost and minimization of overtime for enhanced productivity.
- Execute and enforced adherence to policies and procedures.
- Streamline order processing for faster turnaround times, improving customer satisfaction rates.
- Mentore junior staff members, providing guidance on best practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Spearheade initiatives to reduce waste within the warehouse by implementing sustainable packaging solutions.
- Maintaine detailed documentation for compliance purposes, ensuring adherence to industry regulations.
- Provide staff with day-to-day direction and tasks, in alignment with departmental and company procedures.
- Managedstaff in relation to overtime, absenteeism and IR matters.
- Ensure that all employees are informed of their scope of authority as contemplated in the OHS Act and in accordance with my SHE appointment.
- Ensure that reasonably practicable steps are taken to identify, manage, eliminate or mitigate any hazard or potential hazards to the safety or health of employees, attached to any work performed, any article or substance produced, processed, used, handled, stored or transported and any plant, machinery which is stored or transported.
- Managed timekeeping data and processing for payroll for over 20 employees to comply with predetermined company guidelines.
Inventory Administrator
Aspen Pharmacare
East London
10.2013 - 06.2022
- Coordinate and provide input into work activities and priorities.
- Provide recommendations to management on improvement in processes.
- Communicate with internal stakeholders to achieve work objectives and to maintain relationships.
- Determine the cause of damaged goods.
- Compile detailed and standardized reports and consolidate documents.
- Generate picking lists, packing list, load plans, sales invoices and de-shroud notices.
- Coordinate and provide input into work activities and priorities.
- Ensure that products are stored according to the required SOP’s and documentation.
- Perform advanced administrative, operational, customer support and computational tasks (such as, basic data analysis, report and document development, complex report preparation, content development, meeting planning and advanced research).
- Report any unsafe or unhealthy situations to SHE representative or Line Manager.
- Report any incident to the SHE representative or Line Manager which may affect your health or cause injury.
- Handled day-to-day shipping and receiving overseeing more than 8 trucks inbound and outbound per day.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Supply Chain Management
Regent Business School
Durban, South Africa 04.2001 -
Matric -
Mzomhle High School
Mdantsane, East London 04.2001 -
Skills
Resource planning
Risk management
Warehouse operations
Supply chain coordination
Logistics planning
Lean principles
Stock control
People management
Project management
Time management
Accomplishments
Received Team of the Year honors in 2025 for the Aspen Eastern Cape Warehouses Division
Received honors for the Aspen SA Commercial Inspire Employee Recognition Programme in 2024.
Achieved 100% stock accuracy on Stock Take (May 2022).
Additional Information
Lunga Skiti
Warehouse Manager
076 584 1660
Sinoyo Dyani
Pharmacist
073 095 7254
Ntlakanipho Kana
Quality Assurance Manager
083 502 6136
Software
Microsoft Package
BAAN
Timeline
Stores Controller
Aspen Pharmacare
07.2022 - Current
Inventory Administrator
Aspen Pharmacare
10.2013 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Commerce - Supply Chain Management
Regent Business School
04.2001 -
Matric -
Mzomhle High School
04.2001 -