Andre de Bruyn
Project Manager at Glazing Vision Ltd- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Afrikaans Professional working proficiency
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Supply Chain and Operations Management Tips
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Experience
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Glazing Vision Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Building Materials
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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May 2022 - Present
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Project Manager
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May 2022 - Present
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Barley Chalu Limited
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United Kingdom
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1 - 100 Employee
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Anodising Supervisor
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Nov 2020 - Mar 2021
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The Swartland Group
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South Africa
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Wholesale Building Materials
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1 - 100 Employee
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Technical Business Consultant
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May 2019 - Nov 2019
Spearheaded staff training and mentoring procedures. Directed plant relocation and oversaw production levels. Fostered and developed professional relationships. Assisted in transfer of BOM and supplier information. Maintained health and safety standards. Attended international business visits and negotiated with suppliers. Supervised skills transfer for relevant departments. Identified issues and assessed risk.♦ Successfully relocated complete plant and achieved 80% of production levels back within eight weeks.♦ Offered comprehensive training to numerous departments, enabling them to navigate through new business with ease.♦ Secured major suppliers and successfully negotiated continued cooperation.
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Operations manager
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Mar 2003 - Apr 2019
Supervised day to day operations and coordinated workflow of staff. Spearheaded purchasing and procurement procedures. Identified flaws and offered solutions in factories, logistics, and admin departments. Directed IT upgrades and maintenance. Generated numerous automated reporting systems for manufacturing, logistics, and administration. Maintained health and safety standards. Formulated and implemented internal policies and procedures. Attended international visits to suppliers. Fostered and developed professional relationships. Sourced new suppliers and commissioned new plant equipment. Conducted staff training and mentoring. Measured performance against key objectives.♦ Awarded management promotion for dedication to stellar workmanship and service delivery.♦ Introduced two new in-house manufactured products leading to increased sales margins and volumes.♦ Designed and implemented new electronic surface mount assembly plant that produced return on investment within 6 months and reduced costs of previously outsourced products by 30%.♦ Oversaw complete IT upgrade from local server and backup system to a cloud based mail and backup system with minimal operational interruptions.♦ Successfully upgraded ERP and database systems with no business interruptions.♦ Introduced company's first technical call centre to offer technical advice and assistance to tradesman and general public members.
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Mimic Crafts/Components CC
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South Africa
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Electronic Design Engineer
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Aug 1995 - Feb 2003
Lead Electronic designers for new products from conception to final commercial release. Hardware, firmware and enclosure design of new products for commercial, industrial and mining industries. Lead Electronic designers for new products from conception to final commercial release. Hardware, firmware and enclosure design of new products for commercial, industrial and mining industries.
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Education
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Cape Peninsula University of Technology
T4, Electronic Engineering