Experience

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  Small Enterprise Development Agency_gov

  • De Aar, Northern Cape, South Africa

  • Business Advisor

    • May 2022 - Present
    • De Aar, Northern Cape, South Africa

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  BluPay

  • Northern Cape, South Africa

  • General Manager Operations

    • Jun 2020 - Present
    • Northern Cape, South Africa

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  Eduwoke NPC

  • Northern Cape, South Africa

  • Head Of Operations

    • Jan 2019 - Nov 2022
    • Northern Cape, South Africa

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  Hesper Engineering

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Key Account Sales Specialist

    • Apr 2019 - May 2020
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

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  BKB Ltd

  • Port Elizabeth Area, South Africa

  • Regional Manager

    • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
    • Port Elizabeth Area, South Africa

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  METWEL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Sales Operations Manager

    • Mar 2016 - Jul 2018
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Managed the sales, purchasing and distribution of engineering and industrial products to construction and manufacturing companies. Duties:• Managing and meeting monthly sales and gross profit targets• Servicing existing accounts and seeking new customers• Negotiate contracts with prospective clients and do sales presentations.• Manage the relationship with the suppliers and evaluate areas of opportunity to reduce costs• Analyses inventories on hand to determine how to increase inventory turns• Ensure compliance with company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures• Enforce and regulate transactional processes and ensure ethical principles are maintained.• Maintain records of purchases, pricing and other important data

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  Build it (SA)

  • Atlantis Area, South Africa

  • Branch Manager

    • Jan 2006 - Feb 2016
    • Atlantis Area, South Africa

    Manage and direct all the operational aspects of the branch with a hands-on approach to implementing strategies that enable sales target achievements.Duties:• Directing the day to day operations of the business, including cash up, merchandise, stock orders, goods receiving, customer service and deliveries.• Provide training to new staff and coaching and develop the existing staff.• Developing sales forecast and financial objectives for the branch.• Ensured customer satisfaction through fostering a positive and conducive environment for the staff.• Identified areas of improvement and implement corrective actions.• Provide excellent leadership and human resources management to my team.• Implement marketing and promotion strategy at the branch.• Motivate my team through an inclusive management style. • Fostering beneficial relationships with the community and other stakeholders.• Address customer and staff issues promptly.• Control P&L and oversee the preparations a monthly financial report.• Interacting with customers and conducting regular sales and operations meetings.• Ensures the various departments are adequately stocked and conduct regular stocktakes and investigate the major discrepancies

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  DKWW - WELDING WORKS

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Operations Manager

    • Jan 1996 - Dec 2005
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Started off as an administration clerk and later took on the responsibilities of marketing, costing and installation of projects.Duties:• Prepare the AutoCAD drawings for the workshop and engineers for approval.• Costing estimates and Quotations • Onsite management of installation teams• Assistant workshop manager