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Liezl Smith's CV

  • My passion is to help people and companies better themselves and their environment, and to ultimately have an influence on the improvement of the productivity and skill levels of the world.

  • This I aim to achieve through education, consulting and mentorship.

  • My most important leadershipprinciples are integrity, professionalism and honesty.

  • My intention is to create opportunities through a better understanding of best practice business principles.

  • Through my own quest for life-long learning, I continuously strive to equip myself for the task of helping to optimise business performance and increase productivity.

Professional info​

  • Pr. Eng, Industrial Engineer (B. Eng, Stellenbosch, 1997; MEM, UP, 2015),

  • Serving on the Council of SAIIE (South African Institute of Industrial Engineers)

  • Currently contracting as specialist trainer and consultant at large corporates

  • Corporate experience: Nampak, Super Group, British American Tobacco SA

  • Past President of the Board of Directors of SAPICS (The Association for Operations Management of Southern Africa)

  • Past Chairman of the EXCO of SAPICS

  • Served as judge for the Logistics Achiever Awards for four years.

  • One of first in the world to obtain “CSCP” designation – Certified Supply Chain Professional – from APICS, the Association for Operations Management

  • One of first in Africa to obtain “ACPF” and “CPF” designations – Advanced Certified Professional Forecaster and Certified Professional Forecaster - from the Institute of Business Forecasting

  • Strong process, systems and project background, understand the inner workings of ERP systems

  • Good overall knowledge of all aspects relating to the business environment, including supply chain management and business process management.

  • Registered assessor for the FoodBev SETA and MERSETA, as well as registered assessor and moderator for the MERSETA, and thus a good working knowledge of the National Qualifications Framework with experience in facilitating and assessing on NQF4, NQF5 and NQF6 levels.

Work experience
Independent consultant and specialist trainer - own business

​April 2005 - present

 

  • International lecturer for the Institute of Business Forecasting

  • Projects include business processes analysis and improvement in various environments as well as streamlining of warehouse layout and information systems. 

  • Supply chain and Operations Management training to large companies. 

  • Part time subject matter expert lecturer for the University of Pretoria CEatUP

  • Development and presentation of training material in Logistics, Operations Management, Forecasting, Business Analysis and related topics

 

SAPICS director

2006 - 2015

 

  • Member of the EXCO since 2009, also served as Chairman for a period of 8 months.

  • On the Board of Directors for 9 years, served as Chairman of the Board for 2 years.

  • Industry level interaction with business executives, acting as advisor, often addressing large audiences

  • Influence and inputs into supply chain education legislation

  • Liaison and negotiation with foreign counterparts, mainly USA.

  • Represented SAPICS as a judge on the Logistics Achiever Awards panel for 4 years.

 

Nampak: Metals Cluster Project leader: supply chain planning

​Oct 2002 - Mar 2005

 

  • Appointed as part of the implementation team for JDEdwards.

  • Business analysis on deriving maximum benefit from the Supply Chain optimisation software.

  • Large change management component and educational responsibilities.

  • Working with national supply chain and cross-border components in order to optimise material and information flow at least cost.

  • Project management role, managing a team of 6 consultants and controlling a separate project plan.

 
Super Group: The Logistics Bureau Senior consultant

​May 2000 - Sept 2002

 

  • Worked as project manager and consultant on an upgrade of Manugistics Demand and Distribution Planning (version 5.4 to 6.1.2) at a multi-billion Rand telecoms company.

  • A major pharmaceutical company changed their ERP system from BPCS to JD Edwards. I worked as project manager and consultant on the interface changes between JD Edwards and Manugistics Demand.

  • Assisted with implementing Manugistics Networks Transport at 3rd Party Logistics Provider on a client site

  • Presented classes to CPIM candidates on a part time basis

  • Support consultant for 5 clients on Manugistics Demand and/or Supply

  • Feasibility studies on Manugistics compatibility with prospective client businesses

Certifications

  • CPIM

  • CIRM

  • CSCP

  • CPF

  • ACPF

  • EMLog

  • SCOR-P

  • CDDP

Skills and competencies

  • Strategic management

  • Supply Chain Managemen 

  • The ability to manage people, to plan, organize and prioritize

  • Capable of solving problems and making recommendations

  • Report writing, presentation and project management skills

  • Excellent written and verbal communication

  • Managing innovation and initiating and managing change 

  • Good judgement, planning and organising skills

  • Results driven and ability to work under pressure

  • Strong negotiation and influencing skills.

University of Pretoria
​2014-2015

M.Eng (Engineering Management (MEM)) Cum Laude

 

University of Stellenbosch

​1993 - 1997

 

B. Eng (Industrial Electronic)

Education​

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