Experience

Swartland Investments

• South Africa
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Category Manager - Summit

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  Analyze data to determine industry and consumer trends. Devising long-term development strategies for product categories. Develop exit strategies for unsuccessful products. Foster trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services. Liaise with marketing teams to determine competitive pricing and promotional activities of a product category. Collaborate with buyers and merchandisers to expand product categories . Make forecasts for product demand to ensure the sustainability of inventory. Responsibility of budget development and revenue for category. Current products: 1. Summit XPS insulation board - XPS, or extruded polystyrene foam board, is a rigid polystyrene with high compressive strength. Its closed-cell structure provides excellent long term thermal insulation performance because of its inherent resistance to moisture transfer. 2. Summit access panels. Access panels for ceiling, drywall, bulkheads etc. 3. Ceiling roll insulation - glass mineral wool insulation in various thickness & lengths. 4. Summit XPS decorative cornice - any profile, CFC free available Nationwide. Show less



Rufus

• Gauteng

• Project Manager

  • Feb 2013 - Mar 2019

  • Responsible for planning and overview of all types of ceiling & partitioning, bulkheads, drywall, plastering and construction of numerous projects. • Reporting on project outcomes. • Developing, reviewing and negotiating project and contract variations. • Overseeing variations to sub-contracts. • Compilation of final accounts submitted to client and project professionals. • Compile final accounts of all sub-contractor contracts. • Negotiating with suppliers and sub-contractors to ensure project program remain on schedule. • Estimating project costs. • Developing and negotiating contracts, projects and project programs and budgets. • Responding to inquiries and problems related to contracts, projects, programs and resources related. • Liaise with project professionals to ensure outcomes are met. • Advising project professionals on matters requiring attention. • Management of sub-contractor contracts, progress and payment certificates for work completed. • Compiling and presenting, progress and costing reports. • Day to day running of 4 excavators and 9 TLB • Expertise on functions of plant • Managing of clients, and needs • Overseeing variations • Civil works construction • Planning • Leading • Controlling Show less



Sable Homes

• Johannesburg

• Project manager

  • Feb 2012 - Feb 2013