Experience

Applied Industrial Technologies - New Zealand

• New Zealand
• Warehousing and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Jul 2022 - Present



Bearing Man Group, South Africa

• Branch Manager

  • Apr 2011 - Jul 2022

  As the Branch Manager, I am required to effectively manage all branch processes, including sales, costs, and staff.It is my duty to protect company assets and the expansion of the operation whilst guiding and empowering staff.My portfolio includes HR and IR management, sales and cost management, and stock-flow management.In addition to admin/debtor book management, I am responsible for ISO management and Health and Safety.Tasks include compliance for auditing and the setting of KPIs for staff in accordance with company standards.Achievements:Successfully acquired and consolidated two branches, and orchestrated a move to bigger premises - financial year (FY) 2017.Direct a staff complement of 30 people including a sales team of 10 employees.Successfully running the third largest branch in the KZN region out of a compliment of 12 branches.Successfully implemented Performance Management.Successfully implemented ISO.Appointed Health and Safety Officer in 2016.Successfully improves audit score year on year. Show less

• Assistant Branch Manager

  • Nov 2008 - Mar 2011

  As the Assistant Branch Manager, I was responsible for customer relationship development and key account management.My portfolio included margin preservation, effective communication with internal and external customers, and cost management and containment (vehicles, telephones, maintenance).I was required to develop staff through company online training modules



Bearing Man Group (Pty) Ltd t/a BMG

• South Africa
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• External Sales Representative

  • Nov 2004 - Oct 2008

  Communicate, contact and positively influence the customer as a supplier of a total basket of goods in the engineering sector.Tasks included regular contact sessions with customers, with a clear understanding of the dynamics involved.I attended to customer breakdowns after hours as and when required, while maintaining focus on process and customer outputs.In addition to the creation of selling opportunities and overcoming customer objections, my duties included cold calling.It was necessary for me to involve the entire team to ensure that customer reliance was on the entire operation and not on a single person. Show less

• Commercial Trainee and Internal Sales

  • Jul 1997 - Oct 2004