Experience

Tri-Pump Group of Companies

• Manager

  • Apr 2014 - Present

  Sales Manager Pumps & Dredging / Workshop • Manage Mechanical Seal facility • Control measures implementation in Workshop • Traveling to Africa countries (Zambia, Tanzania, Ghana, DRC). • Servicing the Mining Sector, Water Utilities, Sugar Mill and Irrigation. • Book, plan, and manage travels to Africa countries. • Exponentially grow the Africa contribution to the group. • Provide high level of customer satisfaction and work to improve customer relations. • Provide technical expertise to customers and distributors. • Propose and challenge with responsibility new potential accounts and targets. • Identify new agents and distributors if and when required. • Support and evaluate tenders, proposals and quotations. • Set, prepare and track budget. • Train, lead and drive sales team. • Main customer profile update sales, installations and visits. • Serve customers and distributors with pumps, pump sets, spares and service. • Repairs and service from most appropriate operations. • Target Industry o Developers o Architects o Consulting Engineers. o Main Contractors o End Users Show less



SPP PUMPS

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Africa Sales Manager / Workshop & Field Service Manager - SPP PUMPS South Africa

  • Jan 2007 - Mar 2014

  Africa Sales Manager / Africa Development • Problem Solving • Visit current distributors and set up new distributors • Pump Selections & expediting • Customer Relations. End user needs • Quotes & Orders • Deadline management • Budget Management • Cold Calling • Conflict Management • Interaction between workforce • Follow up on outstanding debt • Africa travelling planning and execution – excessive travelling into Africa • After Sales Service & Advise • Onsite planning & procurement • Meetings with Customer Executives • Strategic Planning • Distributor backup support & advise Africa Countries Visited - Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, DRC, Mining and Agriculture - Irrigation and Sugar Mills. Workshop & Field Services Manager • Organizing • Planning • Communication with Workforce & other departments • Control measures implementation • Motivating staff • Manage & Implement Improved Processes • Execution Show less



Tri-Pump

• Zambia
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Worshop Manager

  • Dec 2005 - Jan 2007

  • Pump repairs • Customer service • Organizing • Planning • Communication with Workforce & other departments • Control measures implementation • Motivating staff • Manage & Implement Improved Processes • Execution • Pump repairs • Customer service • Organizing • Planning • Communication with Workforce & other departments • Control measures implementation • Motivating staff • Manage & Implement Improved Processes • Execution



Tuscany Pumps (Setpoint Group)

• Sales Engineer

  • Nov 2003 - Dec 2005

  Products • Vacuum Pumps • Blowers • Tuthill Gearpumps • Drum Pumps Duties • Sales • Cold Calling • Creating new customer base • Problem Solving • After sale Services Products • Vacuum Pumps • Blowers • Tuthill Gearpumps • Drum Pumps Duties • Sales • Cold Calling • Creating new customer base • Problem Solving • After sale Services



Sterling Fluid Systems

• Germany
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Engineer

  • Feb 2002 - Nov 2003

  • Cold Calling • Secure New Customers • Follow up on outstanding payments • Problem Solving • Cold Calling • Secure New Customers • Follow up on outstanding payments • Problem Solving

• Workshop Manager

  • Aug 2001 - Jan 2002

  • Pump fitter • Flygt pump repairs and conversions • Organizing • Planning • Communication with Workforce & other departments • Control measures implementation • Motivating staff • Manage & Implement Improved Processes • Execution • Pump fitter • Flygt pump repairs and conversions • Organizing • Planning • Communication with Workforce & other departments • Control measures implementation • Motivating staff • Manage & Implement Improved Processes • Execution



Seal Projects Pty Ltd

• Workshop Manager

  • Jan 1997 - Jul 2001

  • Recon of mechanical seals • Customer communication • Problem solving • Organizing • Planning • Communication with Workforce & other departments • Control measures implementation • Motivating staff • Manage & Implement Improved Processes • Execution • Recon of mechanical seals • Customer communication • Problem solving • Organizing • Planning • Communication with Workforce & other departments • Control measures implementation • Motivating staff • Manage & Implement Improved Processes • Execution



Pumpmart / ITT Flygt

• Mechanical Fitter

  • Sep 1992 - Dec 1996

  • Pump conversions • Pump Repairs • Testing • Overseeing Flameproof Pump Building and testing • Pump conversions • Pump Repairs • Testing • Overseeing Flameproof Pump Building and testing



Centri Pump SA

• Canada
• Retail

• Mechanical Fitter

  • Sep 1992 - Dec 1992

  • Pump conversions • Pump Repairs • Testing • Overseeing Flameproof Pump Building and testing • Pump conversions • Pump Repairs • Testing • Overseeing Flameproof Pump Building and testing



Arnot Collier

• Learner Miner

  • Jul 1991 - Aug 1992

  • Learner Miner • Learner Miner



SANDF SA

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Infantry Soldier

  • Jan 1990 - Jun 1991

  Equestrian centre • National Duty Equestrian centre • National Duty