Experience

HUNT Properties

• South Africa
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Property Specialist

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  We Simply Sell We Simply Sell



Ignition Group

• South Africa
• Technology, Information and Media
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head - Business Development

  • Apr 2017 - Feb 2021

  Ignition is a Global, High Performance Customer Acquisition Business. We are focussed on acquiring new and retaining existing customers while improving existing Customer Experience metrics for our partners. We successfully reduce the cost of acquisition, by connecting partners to the right customers, through the right channels, at the right time. Our refined skill set ensures a quality sales experience helping our partners achieve key business metrics whilst adding maximum value to the overall Customer experience. Our service offering incorporates a wide variety of skills and expertise, including: • Sales and Retentions • Customer Lifecycle Management • Customer Lifetime Value Stimulation • Big Data Analytics • Digital Marketing Strategies • Product Development • Distribution, Fulfilment and Logistics • Billing and Collections We have the teams, infrastructure and processes in place to work towards a common goal with our business partners. Show less



me&you mobile

• Telecommunications

• Managing Executive - me&you mobile (A division of Ignition Group)

  • Aug 2014 - Mar 2017

  1. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF OVERALL GROSS PROFIT AND EBITDA ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. 2. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONCEPTUALISATION, DEVELOPMENT AND ROLLOUT OF SA’S FIRST SIM ONLY MVNO (MOBILE VIRTUAL NETWORK OPERATOR) BUSINESS. 3. OVERALL HIGH LEVEL MANAGEMENT ACROSS ALL FUNCTIONS REPSONSIBILE FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE MVNO PROJECT INCLUDING MARKETING, OPERATIONS, FINANCE, SYSTEMS , DISTRIBUTION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES. 4. RESPONISBLE FOR DEVELOPING THE MARKETING STRATEGY FOR BUSINESS LAUNCH AS WELL AS DRIVING SUBSCRIBER ACQUISITION AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANS TO MANAGE AND REDUCE CHURN. 5. DEVELOPMENT OF ANNUAL BUDGETS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE COST AND REVENUE DRIVERS WITHIN THE BUSINESS UNIT TO ENSURE PROFIT TARGETS ARE MET. 6. MANAGEMENT OF KEY STRATEGIC BRAND PARTNERSHIPS AND ENSURING THE ONGOING ALIGNMENT WITHIN THE PRODUCT MIX TO GAIN MAXIMUM TARGET EXPOSURE. 7. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MONTHLY BOARD REPORT COMPILATION AND PRESENTATION AS WELL AS 5 YEAR STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION. 8. ONLINE MARKETING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT ACROSS PLATFORMS – ADWORDS, SEO, REMARKETING, CPC, CPA AND SOCIAL MEDIA. 9. RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPLIER NEGOTIATION AND STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT. 10. 360 DEGREE PEOPLE MANAGEMENT ENCOMPASSING MONTHLY KPI PROCESSES, DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND DISCPLINARY INTERVENTIONS. 11. RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH PRODUCT AND CHANNEL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES TO GROW DISTRIBUTION FOOT PRINT AND ULTIMATELY REVENUE AND PROFIT. Show less



Ignition Group

• South Africa
• Technology, Information and Media
• 700 & Above Employee

• VAS Product Development Manager

  • Apr 2013 - Jul 2014

  1. RESEARCH AND SOURCING OF ALL NEW VAS PRODUCTS BOTH LOCALLY AND ABROAD TO GENERATE GROUP REVENUE.2. NEGOTIATION OF PRODUCT COMMERCIALS FOR SIGN OFF AT BOARD LEVEL.3. RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL 3RD PARTY RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT WITH PRODUCT SUPPLIERS TO ENSURE ADHERENCE TO CONTRACT TERMS AND SERVICE LEVELS.4. MAINTENANCE OF ALL EXISTING VAS PRODUCTS WITHIN THE GROUP TO ENSURE AN EFFICIENT USER EXPERIENCE ACROSS ELEMENTS OF THE PRODUCT MATRIX FROM WEBSITES TO APPLICATIONS AND INTERNAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS.5. BUDGET MANAGEMENT ON A PROJECT BY PROJECT BASIS TO ENSURE QUALITY AND PROFITABILITY.6. DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED BUSINESS PLANS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE PRODUCT OBJECTIVES ARE ALIGNED WITH THE MARKETING ACTIVITIES. Show less

• Marketing and Communications Manager

  • Jul 2012 - May 2013

  1. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE MARKETING STRATEGY FOR THE GROUP WITH RESPECT TO:o BRAND PLANNINGo MARKET RESEARCHo PRODUCT MANAGEMENTo MARKET COMMUNICATIONo DIGITAL STRATEGYo WEBSITE DEVELOPMENTo ACTIVITY CALENDARS2. COMPILATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MARKETING BUDGET FOR THE GROUP WHICH INCLUDED THE CONSUMER BRANDS AS WELL AS THE CORPORATE BRAND.3. DAILY/MONTHLY MANAGEMENT OF A TEAM OF 9 INCLUDING FULL PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT.4. CROSS FUNCTIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACROSS VARYING BUSINESS UNITS INCLUDING TELECOMS, VEHICLE TRACKING AND LIFE INSURANCE.5. NEW BRAND DEVELOPMENT ENCOMPASSING FULL CI, DNA AND NAME/LOGO DEVELOPMENT FOR A NUMBER OF NEW CONSUMER BRANDS.6. GENERATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS TO COMMUNICATE AND ENGAGE THE RELEVANT CONSUMER DATABASES.7. DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS DESIGNED TO GENERATE UNIQUE, INBOUND LEADS TO GROW INDIVIDUAL BRAND DATABASES. Show less



The South African Breweries

• South Africa
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trade Marketing Project Manager

  • Nov 2010 - Jul 2012

  1. OVERALL PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL ACTIVITY INCLUDING ALL NPD LAUNCHES, SALES FORCE TRAINING AND PROCESS IMPLEMENTATION.2. THE ALIGNMENT, COORDINATION, INTERPRETATION AND PLANNING AGAINST BRAND AND CHANNEL ACTIVATION OBJECTIVES.3. FACILITATE, COORDINATE AND PLAN FOR EFFECTIVE IN TRADE EXECUTION AGAINST KEY PRIORITY AREAS.4. ASSISTANCE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGIONAL MARKETING PLAN.5. DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDING A TRADE SPECIALIST PROJECT FOR OUR SPECIALIST/KEY ACCOUNT CLASS OF TRADE. 6. IMPLEMENTATION AND EXECUTION OF BOTH THE ANNUAL AND INTERIM PRICE INCREASE CAMPAIGNS FOR FISCAL 2012. 7. IMPLEMENTATION OF PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES TO MANAGE ENHANCED EXECUTION OF BRAND AND CHANNEL PLANS.8. LINKING OF REGIONAL BUSINESS PLAN TO QUARTERLY/TRIMESTER CALENDARS.• ABILITY TO TRANSLATE BRAND PLANS INTO REGIONAL EXECUTION SATISFYING BRAND NEEDS.• THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE THE CAMPAIGN / STRATEGY TO THE SALES TEAM TO ENSURE CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF MECHANICS; BRANDS MESSAGING AND THE METRICS NEEDED TO ENSURE ITS SUCCESS.• ENSURE THE BUILDING OF CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS ENABLES EFFECTIVE PLANNING AND COORDINATION OF IN INCREASED THROUGH THE LINE EXECUTION AGENDA. • FACILITATE BETTER PLANNING AND COORDINATION OF IN-TRADE EXECUTION.• PROCESS AND CALENDAR MANAGEMENT OF ALL ACTIVATION RELATED ACTIVITIES WITH SPECIFIC FOCUS ON COT TARGETED PROJECTS.• TO DRIVE INTEGRATION ACROSS ALL TRADE MARKETING FUNCTIONS.• A FOCUSED APPROACH TO BUDGET AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT ANALYSIS. Show less

• Regional Events Manager

  • May 2006 - Nov 2010

  I WORKED AS THE EAST COAST REGIONAL EVENTS MANAGER FOR SAB Ltd AND I REPORTED TO THE REGIONAL TRADE MARKETING MANAGER. MY ROLE INVOLVED DEVELOPING A REGIONAL EVENTS STRATEGY THAT TALKS TO BRAND BIG IDEAS AND DEMAND CREATION THROUGH THE CONSUMER CONVERSION FUNNEL, THEREAFTER ENSURING THE STRATEGY IS IMPLEMENTED EFFECTIVELY.WE OPERATED IN THE MAIN AND FORMAL SEGMENTS OF THE MARKET AND I GAINED VALUABLE EXPOSURE TO BOTH SIDES OF THE MARKET.1. MY TEAM CONSISTED OF 10 PEOPLE ALL OF WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THE DAILY IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR STRATEGY. REPS, CO-ORDINATORS ETC.2. I WAS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE OVERALL BUDGET, WHICH IN 2010 WAS APPROX R10M; OF THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS ALL HUMAN RESOURCE ACTIVITY INCLUDING PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT. 3. STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT ALSO FORMED A MASSIVE PART OF MY ROLE AS EVENTS MANAGER AS SAB Ltd NEEDS TO BE THE SUPPLIER OF CHOICE AMONG 3RD PARTIES AT ALL TIMES.4. I PARTICIPATED IN A PROJECT AIMED AT RESTRUCTURING SAB’S ENTIRE NATIONAL MARKETING FUNCTION WHICH ENABLED ME TO GAIN VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELDS OF CONSUMER DEMAND AND THE SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES AIMED AT TARGETING CONSUMERS.5. REGIONAL SPONSORSHIPS AND CONTRACTS FORMED PART OF MY JOB DESCRIPTION SUBSEQUENT ACTIVATION OF THESE CONTRACTS RESTED WITH MY EVENTS DEPARTMENT AS WELL.6. IN THE 2009 FINANCIAL YEAR, I DEVELOPED A NEW TEAM STRATEGY ALIGNED TO THE ROLL-OUT OF A NATIONAL TRADE STRATEGY AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION. OUR TEAM AS A RESULT WAS AWARDED A FUNCTION AT THE QUARTERLY AWARDS DURING PEAK FOR THE PLANS AND ACTIVITIES THAT WERE ROLLED OUT. KEY PROJECTS INCLUDED THE DURBAN JULY, PEAK COASTAL ACTIVATION'S AS WELL AS THE REVAMP OF OUR STADIUM SUITES TO ENHANCE STAKEHOLDER EXPERIENCES.7. I WAS ALSO PART OF THE CASTLE LAGER BRAND PLANNING TEAM RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING THE 2009 STRATEGY, ATL PLAN AND 2010 ACTIVATION PLATFORMS. Show less



Massdiscounters t/a Game and Dionwired

• South Africa
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Merchandise Planner

  • Aug 2005 - Apr 2006

  1. ANALYSIS AND SUBSEQUENT FORECASTING OF FUTURE SALES AND STOCK LEVELS FOR THE 5 SPORTS DEPARTMENTS UNDER MY CONTROL. 2. WORKING WITH OUR LOGISTICS TEAM TO CO-ORDINATE THE SHIPPING AND DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS AS PER SPECIFIC INDENTS AND ALLOCATIONS. 3. CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION WITH BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS AT ALL LEVELS OF THE ORGANISATION. 4. CONDUCTING STORE VISITS TO ENSURE ALL MERCHANDISING STANDARDS ARE BEING MET AND THAT STORES ARE IN STOCK. 1. ANALYSIS AND SUBSEQUENT FORECASTING OF FUTURE SALES AND STOCK LEVELS FOR THE 5 SPORTS DEPARTMENTS UNDER MY CONTROL. 2. WORKING WITH OUR LOGISTICS TEAM TO CO-ORDINATE THE SHIPPING AND DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS AS PER SPECIFIC INDENTS AND ALLOCATIONS. 3. CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION WITH BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS AT ALL LEVELS OF THE ORGANISATION. 4. CONDUCTING STORE VISITS TO ENSURE ALL MERCHANDISING STANDARDS ARE BEING MET AND THAT STORES ARE IN STOCK.