Lancelot Muaiava
Scharbeutz
Summary
A highly engaging Supply Chain Professional offering 8 years progressive experience in category & inventory management, planning & purchasing. I've been involved in working collaboratively in cross functional projects which lead to securing two large customers worth $7m as well as reducing slow moving and obsolete inventory by 15% I’m known to be reliable, energetic with a deep understanding for inventory if you look at my LinkedIn Profile endorsements. Always looking at self-improvement, I am learning how to use Power BI and new ways to utilise Microsoft Excel.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Distribution Planner
Mont Blanc
Hamburg
08.2021 - Current
- Managing the distribution for the ECOM channel in Europe and export markets the Americas (USA, Mexico, Brazil) working in collaboration with Demand Planners, Production, Order Managers, Merchandising, Shipping and the Warehouse to ensure that our Writing Instruments, Leather Goods, Watches and Accessories are delivered in a timely manner
- Analyzed sales trends to accurately forecast demand, enabling more efficient allocation of resources and reducing stockouts.
- Collaborated with sales teams to identify high-priority customers, ensuring prompt delivery of products and superior service levels.
- Served as a liaison between various internal departments such as Sales and Marketing or Manufacturing to ensure seamless end-to-end coordination of distribution activities.
- Currently Project Managing integration of new SAP Version 2 for Brazil from Head Office side in Hamburg
Supply Chain Buyer – Grocery, General Merchandise & Packaging
Food Stuffs North Island
Auckland
06.2020 - 04.2021
- Managing an inventory portfolio of more than 2,500 SKUs & 150 Suppliers domestically, ensuring an uninterrupted flow of goods and services into the company at the lowest cost and the highest quality, while maintaining transactional records, inventory and managing all purchase orders to ensure timely delivery
- Working Collaboratively with the Merchandise Team, DC & Suppliers, through weekly meetings, to have stock held to provide for all the members in the Co-operative in a timely manner
- Ensure that supplier and in-house lead times meet transport dates and align to sales forecasts and/or customer orders, utilising SAP and extracting data from SAP to provide meaningful data that will make it easier for all parties to benefit from
- Created DILO (Day in the Life of a Buyer) for the Replenishment Team displaying tasks and creating links with notes & processes to help with Buyers to complete their daily, weekly & monthly tasks
- Working with SAP Champions to improve buying process by helping to implement notes in SAP when SKUs have been replaced by new products
- Instrumental in creating a Spreadsheet to help with identifying Out of Stock and linking back to Stock on Hand, Stock on Order into one Excel Spreadsheet to make it easier to identify all three into one to make an assessment whether to order
Materials Replenishment Planner (MRP)
Air New Zealand
Auckland
08.2019 - 06.2020
- Stakeholder management and influencing for daily, weekly collaborative meetings with the GM of Supply Chain & Senior Managers at Air NZ around Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
- Managing a Purchasing portfolio $10m for inflight and the entire business from several suppliers including Amatil Coca Cola, Smart Foods, Health Pak through utilising demand planning & forecasting
- Managing an inventory portfolio for 15 Air NZ caterers internationally & domestically, ensuring enough stock is held, estimating future product demand & developing effective forecast models based on industry trends and demand patterns
- Increased productivity by 15% through improving the existing spreadsheet that was used to look at inventory levels of dry goods and equipment for overseas and domestic ports by utilising SAP to extract meaningful data
- Successful implementation of Procurement of PPE Category for Air NZ network from scratch
Inventory Lead & Analyst
NZ Safety Blackwoods (NZSB)
Auckland
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: Division of Wesfarmers
- Forecasting for over 100k of products, calculating order points, distribution requirements planning, and stakeholder managing to ensure optimal levels of purchasing within budget, and optimal inventory holdings for 30 Trade Centre’s nationwide
- Manage a team of 3 Expediting Officers who look after the Customer Outstanding Sales Lines for the entire business
- Manage the 3PL quarterly stock-takes as well as deliveries to NZSB Distribution Centre’s for Linfox, Mainfreight, Mondiale & Priority Logistics
- Manage the Chep Account working with the 3 Packaging Distribution Centre’s (Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch) on weekly stock-take of Chep Pallets and reconciliations
- Collaborate with Category & Marketing Managers weekly to maximize sales and reduce overstocks utilising spreadsheets that I created with relevant data and analysis
- Division of Wesfarmers
- Reduced Outstanding Customer backorders by over 70% through my team that I managed utilising a power pivot table that I created to manage the backorders daily
- Co-Led cross functional meeting with Senior Managers from Category, Sales, Trade Centre’s & Customer Care to retain 2 large clothing contracts worth $7.000m
- Built collaborative relationships with a cross-functional team involved in the successful rolling out of the 30 transformed Trade Centre’s throughout NZ
- Led & Improved stock accuracy & picking by over 40% when transferring Eagle disposable products from the Safety Warehouse to the Packaging Warehouse
- Reduced Pallet Costs by $50k annually by reconciling the Chep Account dating back 5 years
- Successfully implemented the move of the Disposable Stock of gloves, hair nets and splash jackets from the Safety DC to the Packaging DC including helping with pick face locations with the 2nd in charge of the Packaging DC
Category Buyer / Purchasing Officer
Blackwoods Protector (BP)
Auckland
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Company Overview: Division of Wesfarmers
- Perform inventory analysis and management to avoid low stock and overstock
- Oversee demand planning and management processes for new and existing products
- Managed a stock portfolio of $20m, by maintaining demand plan to ensure cost effectiveness & to meet customer demands
- Maintain inventory levels based on forecasting & future customer demands
- Generate and maintain monthly reports on inventory levels, by maintaining purchasing / demand planning processes and systems to improve forecasting accuracy
- Execute stock takes on products that have discrepancies to understand and provide solutions to prevent the root cause
- Category Managed the Fasteners portfolio prior to the merge involving in vendor management, pricing, marketing, and inventory field
- Division of Wesfarmers
- Reduced Slow, Obsolete stock by 20% by transferring stock to areas in the business that sold the slow-moving products, placing them on the website at reduced prices, utilising the sale or return clauses in the contracts with suppliers
- Increase in sales of 7% through implementing & managing the rollout of the Bremicks Fasteners stand throughout the NZ Trade Centre’s
Internal Account Manager (IAM)
Blackwoods Protector (BP)
Auckland
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Company Overview: Division of Wesfarmers
- Operating as the lead point of contact for all matters specific to my accounts, through my proven ability to juggle multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail
- Develop new business with existing clients and/or identify areas of improvement to meet sales targets through demonstrating ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organization
- Ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs and objectives applying listening, negotiation, and presentation abilities
- Prepare reports on account status utilising my Solid experience with CRM software (Salesforce) and MS Office (particularly MS Excel)
- Division of Wesfarmers
- Increased Sales & Margin more than 15% through an increase in cross selling safety products of circa $100k to Ryman Health who historically purchased engineering products
- Led Cross Functional meetings with the marketing and category teams to identify markets to target which lead to a Construction Catalogue
Relationship Manager
ANZ Bank – Commercial Banking
Auckland
01.2008 - 01.2012
- Portfolio consisted of Commercial/Corporate Customers turning over revenue from 20m to 100m per annum which required negotiating skills and the courage to stand by decisions that are right for the business
- Create client first solutions by applying strategic product and financial knowledge using my in-depth expertise of commercial and corporate finance to enable me to act effectively with clients
- Perform the credit analysis, balance sheet analysis, and prepare the credit applications employing strategic, analytical, excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Increased income and margin by 15% working collaboratively with other areas of the Bank - Trade, Private Banking & Financial markets teams cross selling their products
- Won a $50m Term Deposit from Maori TV from utilising existing relationships
- Senior Leader in the Maori / Pacific Networking group because of extensive networks internally
Account Manager – Dealer Finance
UDC FINANCE
Auckland
01.2005 - 01.2008
Credit Analyst – Dealer, Lease & Commercial
UDC FINANCE
Auckland
01.2001 - 01.2005
Documents & Settlements Officer – Commercial
UDC FINANCE
Auckland
01.1999 - 01.2001
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Management
Auckland University
01.1991 - 01.1994
Skills
Microsoft office
Distribution strategy
Demand forecasting
Problem-solving
SAP
Verbal and written communication
Inventory management procedures
Team building
Analytical thinking
Inventory control
ERP systems proficiency
Inventory management
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeContract WorkLocation Preference
HybridImportant To Me
Work-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursWork from home optionLanguages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Samoan
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Elementary (A2)
Interests
Reading
Listening to Music / podcasts
Walking
Watching Sport
Timeline
Senior Distribution Planner
Mont Blanc
08.2021 - Current
Supply Chain Buyer – Grocery, General Merchandise & Packaging
Food Stuffs North Island
06.2020 - 04.2021
Materials Replenishment Planner (MRP)
Air New Zealand
08.2019 - 06.2020
Inventory Lead & Analyst
NZ Safety Blackwoods (NZSB)
01.2016 - 01.2019
Category Buyer / Purchasing Officer
Blackwoods Protector (BP)
01.2014 - 01.2016
Internal Account Manager (IAM)
Blackwoods Protector (BP)
01.2013 - 01.2014
Relationship Manager
ANZ Bank – Commercial Banking
01.2008 - 01.2012
Account Manager – Dealer Finance
UDC FINANCE
01.2005 - 01.2008
Credit Analyst – Dealer, Lease & Commercial
UDC FINANCE
01.2001 - 01.2005
Documents & Settlements Officer – Commercial
UDC FINANCE
01.1999 - 01.2001
Bachelor of Commerce - Management
Auckland University
01.1991 - 01.1994