Zoya

ZOYA RENGQE PROJECT MANAGEMENT EDUCATION Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2020 - 2021 Advanced Diploma: Project Management Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2015 - 2017 National Diploma: Consumer Science Food and Nutrition CONTACT DETAILS: PHONE:- WORK EXPERIENCE Shoprite Checkers Group of Companies Project Management Assistant. December 2022- Present I am responsible for overseeing tasks delegated to me by the project Manager and the relevant Buyer for the department, and coordinate with all necessary vendors and service providers, to ensure that projects move forward on time and on budget. I am also responsible for providing administrative support for projects, ensuring that all project activities are structured, actioned accordingly and tracked through the system to achieve project deadlines. Some of my duties include but are not limited to: • EMAIL:- • REFERENCES: Available upon request. • • • • • • Create project status reports and ongoing status updates to senior stakeholders. Create project timelines and communicate lead-times and next steps with all the relevant stakeholders. Assist with the implementation of a variety of projects/systems advances in line with customer needs and sound project management principals. Clearly communicate objectives, timelines and plans to all stakeholders and ensure they have a thorough understanding of requirements. Monitor and provide detailed reporting on all projects, ensuring these are constantly optimized and improved. Supervising projects from beginning to end, including but not limited to, marketing campaigns, commercial projects, recruitment projects and any other projects as may be required. Ensure internal and external stakeholders and management are kept updated with the proposed project campaigns, project plans and budgets. Support with the preparation of project plans. Coordinate efforts within the project team and with external stakeholders efficiently. • • • • • • • • • Help discern requirements and assign tasks to team members e.g., organizing documents pertaining to projects, such as proposals, contracts, and reports. Evaluate the nature and condition e.g., possible risks and issues of projects and make useful suggestions to the project team on the best practices and strategies to apply in project execution. Ensure that debriefs are actioned according to the prescribed standard before the Project Lead sign-off occurs. Monitor the quality and accuracy of debriefs. Coordinate signoffs between various parties (internal and external) as per business requirements. Coordinate the administration for project roll-out. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders regarding any project-related issues or feedback and record the responses. Ensure all project and related support deliverables are achieved in line with time, cost, and quality criteria. Ensure that all stakeholders are fully engaged, consulted, and informed as required. Send meeting minutes and follow up on actions, where required. Cape Herb and Spice New Product Development Food Technologist November 2021- November 2022. • Manage sustainable sourcing of new raw materials, packaging and kitchenware from compliant suppliers. • Thorough communication related to new products between internal customer focused and operational departments on all new projects to ensure effective launches. • Review technical supplier documentation on new suppliers / raw materials required in new developments. Liaise with suppliers on CHS requirements. • Create buying specifications, finished product, blending instructions and in process specifications. • On-going review of labels and specifications (final product and in process specifications. Review of product labels for legislative and customer compliance. • Conduct factory trials and travel tests as required. • Conduct annual shelf-life testing as set out in the shelf-life schedule. • Executing the Supplier Quality Assurance process. • Assisting in ensuring products conform to country specific regulations on product and packaging. • Assisting in the briefing of recipes to the sampler and co-ordination of the sample procedure. • Develop & implement solutions for technical issues • Assisting the product developers in the testing of new product samples. • Assisting in ad-hoc development and technical projects pertaining to the NPD department. Cape Herb and Spice Senior Quality Controller November 2019–November 2021 1. Quality and Food Safety. -Participate in problem solving/root cause analysis regarding quality deviations in the warehouse. -Conduct internal inspections in alignment to quality and food safety system requirements. - Assist other QA team members, where necessary, in conducting Traceability, mock recalls and investigations. - Conduct shelf-life testing & shelf-life extensions. -Review & develop procedures & SOPs as part of annual system reviews and in accordance with business needs / changes 2. Buying Specifications and SOP’s: - Assist in creating buying specifications for Raw Materials. - Update and review SOP’s, forms, and procedures. 3. PPSL Testing. - Perform defined testing (PPSL as a core testing) on all incoming raw materials and Pre-Shipments samples per required frequency. - Ensure record keeping of testing & report status of results internally. - Conduct trending analysis for irradiation testing for Management Reviews. 4. Raw Material and Product Testing. -Sample and send raw materials & products per testing programs and send off for analysis. - Track samples status, report on results & status of testing internally. - Liaise with laboratories on queries, issues etc. where necessary. 5. GMP’s - Conduct Monthly GMP audits, record, close findings, corrective actions and communicate to warehouse teams. - Ensure trending for GMP is conducted and presented. 6. Hygiene Maintenance. - Supervising the cleaners and setting the cleaning schedules and tasks. -Ensuring protective garments are sent for washing and are returned. -Manage cleaning consumables. - Ensure correct use of chemicals, participate in chemical supplier inspections and stock management. - Ensuring cleaners are trained accordingly where required. - Conduct hygiene inspections as part of continuous improvement. -Monitor documentation and filing of cleaners. 7. Administration and Reporting. - Log non-conformances where applicable and action accordingly through investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions. - Update procedures and create documents where gap or improvement is needed. - Create COC’s for bulk customers and clients. - Sign off invoices pertaining to courier, testing, cleaning services, PPE laundry and chemical related items. 8. Risk and Compliance. - Ensure compliance to all food safety regulations, allergen control, housekeeping, and pest control requirements. 9. Training and Development. - Perform training of staff from time to time where needed. Dew Crisp Farms Production Quality Technologist April 2019- November 2019 • Assisting in concept research and development. • Making up kitchen trial samples using customer brief. • Ordering additional raw material for kitchen trials and factory trials. • Trial report writing and feedback to customers. • Submitting micro samples for routine and shelf-life tests. • Organoleptic assessment of routine and shelf-life samples. • Compliance monitoring of product specifications and manufacturing processes. • Investigate and document Non-Conformance Reports. Woolworths Head Office Product Development Graduate July 2017- March 2019 Assist the NPD Team in: • Identifying the key requirements for new products and existing product improvements through customer research and gap analysis • Conducting Quality control with the objective of making sure the product is in line with the product specification. • Assist with recipe development and kitchen trials. • Comparative tastings and benchmarking report feedback to suppliers. • Write up organoleptic shelf-life trial reports. • Comparative product tasting against competitor’s product with the objective of finding the best-in-class product/ingredient. • Sign off Packaging die lines (Design, Ingredients on pack and Nutritional information). • Make sure that information on the packaging is aligned with the product legislation and specification. • Add On pack recycling packing logos onto the system for different products. • Create shelf build and product reviews for new products and packaging. SKILLS • • Innovative and solution orientated. Creating and applying sound judgment and the ability to generate solutions that serve the flow of work and meet deadlines. • • • • • • • • • • • • Diverse communication styles that are able facilitate successful outcomes within the team and cross-functionally in a matrix structure. Strong admin and analytical ability. Strong project management and coordination skill. Pitch execution. Costing and Sourcing. The ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Ability to perform under pressure. Proactive, team orientated and enthusiastic. Optimistic & positive outlook. Eager to learn and develop skills. Internal Auditing. Reliable, honest, and courteous.