
Veshlin Pillay
Operations Manager
Salary / Daily rate
Durban, South Africa
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Multi-skilled professional with 12+ years spanning inventory management, operations, and creative design. Currently driving efficiency at Connected Sensors through strategic inventory coordination and marketing automation. Expert in Apple ecosystems, technical support, and graphic design with proven track record in reducing operational costs and enhancing customer satisfaction. Ready to streamline your business operations and creative projects.
Work experience
Estimator , Inventory & Vendor Manager
Connected Sensors
Jan 2023 - May 2025
2 years 5 months
Toronto, ON, Canada
Inventory Related Responsibilities: · Lead and Manage the Inventory System: · Remotely Manage the Inventory requirements · Coordinate Shipping & Receiving · Coordinate lead times with Pick & Place Manufacturer · Coordinate lead times with all components manufacturer · Coordinate with project team for allocation of project material requirements. · Coordinate with project team for Provisioning of project material requirements. · Coordinate with project team for all shipping of material to projects, subcontractors, resellers Sales & Admin Related Responsibilities: · Lead and create quotes for customers · Assist with layering sensor's locations on drawings · Manage & Generate outbound invoicing · Manage Accounts Receivables · Manage Vendor Payments · Manage Credit Card Statement Payments · Manage and Lead the Organization of the Company Google Drive · Analyze water bill data to validate accuracy of dashboard · Configuring alerts Marketing Related Responsibilities: · Manage and create monthly social media Calendar · Ensure Brand Consistency Amongst ALL Connected Sensors Documents
Health and well-being
Career Break
May 2022 - Dec 2022
8 months
Durban, South Africa
Taking a needed pause to rest , recuperate , reassess and refocus my career path and goals to better align with personal values .
Operations Manager
iStore
Nov 2019 - May 2022
2 years 7 months
Ballito, South Africa
Direct responsibility for and management of all back office processes, store systems, risk management, stock losses, technical support systems, policies and procedures. Overall objective is to maximize profit, minimize risk and create and ensure all systems and procedures support this objective.
iStore Gateway
Sep 2013 - Oct 2019
6 years 2 months
uMhlanga, South Africa
Assistant Manager
Jun 2017 - Oct 2019
2 years 5 months
uMhlanga, South Africa
Customer service Sales targets Achieve and exceed sales targets Maintain registers for training, ASTO , ASTA AND SEED Systems management Adherence to all policies and procedures Maintain store audit results Stock management Accurate asset register Stock loss percentage as per KPA Human resources HR reports Financial management Maintain performance against set budget Marketing Branding and merchandising standards are adhered to Weekly training feedback report Operations
Administrative Assistant
Jan 2017 - May 2017
5 months
uMhlanga, South Africa
Daily stock counts Receiving stock from warehouse Responsible for GRV of stock and re-con Stock loss control Accounting for all fixed assets Financial management Daily cash-ups – Investigating any variances Stock control Operations Authorizing credits & returns Returning faulty stock back to the supplier Facilitating product recalls Ensuring policies and procedures are adhered to Stock room management Overseeing large cash drops Stock takes & resolving variances Transferring stock between branches Maintaining staff attendance register Experience with Syspro Consumables replenishment Training staff on company processes and procedures Assessing staff competency on company processes and procedures Overseeing the sales floor in the absence of a manager Opening the store Closing the store Cashing up sales consultants Maintaining merchandising layout Maintaining APR floor layout
Trainer
Jul 2015 - Dec 2016
1 year 6 months
uMhlanga, South Africa
Assisting customers in device set up Facilitating various device training sessions Assisting new staff in getting started, email address, uniforms ect... Training staff on processes and procedures Training staff on new devices Managing staff training & reviewing progress Resolving customer escalations Authorizing credits and returns on the sales floor Getting staff compliant to Apples sales standards Capturing & processing cellular contracts Weekly reporting on training done Following strict protocols set by Apple in training staff members Cashing up sales consultants Making sales targets Assisting in store opening procedures Providing technical support Doing large cash drops Stock takes & resolving variances Receiving in stock Moving stock locations Maintaining merchandising layout Maintaining APR floor layout Opening the store Closing the store Overseeing the sales floor in the absence of a manager
Technical Support Consultant
Sep 2013 - Jul 2015
1 year 11 months
Umhlanga , Gateway
Assisting customers with technical support Troubleshooting iOS devices Troubleshooting OSX devices Performing OSX & iOS updates Creating job cards for each customer, maintaining customer job cards Sticking to specific turn around times Performing diagnostics for both OSX and iOS Managing and maintaining record keeping filing system Creating Apple id’s Emailing daily figures to regional manger Working with Apple’s global service exchange website Creating gsx repairs Ordering parts on gsx Liaising with our service center on the progress of repairs Keeping in contact with customers through out the repair process Following the gsx swap out procedures Helping customers migrate from windows pc to mac Facilitating training sessions & device set up Assisting customers on the sales floor Assisting at the point of sale, authorizing credits and returns Following strict protocols and processes set by Apple
Graphic Designer
3@1 Ballito
Oct 2012 - Oct 2013
1 year 1 month
Ballitore, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Graphic Designer Dealing Directly With Customers Designing Logo’s Creating Business cards Creating Flyers Printing on Canvas Editing Images Secretarial Duties e.g. typing out invoice’s & designing letter heads Taking I.D & Passport photos Desktop publishing Ordering Stock (Specialist Papers, Print media, Inks and toner. Supplier & Customer Accounts (Invoices Sales Orders Proforma’s)
Education
Durban University of Technology
ND : Photography
2009 - 2010
1 year 1 month