Experience

Supernova Brands

• South Africa
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Tech & Brands

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Once a small and humble start up called J and J Rewards, our Rebrand to Supernova Brands is the manifestation and culmination of our 8+ years of experience in the South African distribution industry; with a realignment to our core strengths, our culture and what excites us. We’ve always strived to bring an enormous amount of energy and focus to everything we do. Given our strong omni-channel presence, and the vast amount of technical sourcing and marketing experience of our team, we have the ability and mission of making our products and brands “explode” in the retail environment - Like a Supernova. This is the promise that we want to make to the brands we represent, and to the customers that we serve. Supernova Brands was born to bring “out of this world products” to South African shores. We’ve learned that we can’t be everything to everyone. As such, we’ve decided to focus on our 2 favourite product categories: Tech and Home. This allows us to focus on target areas that we are the most passionate about; namely smarthome, gaming, audio and lifestyle. If there’s a product that brings the promise of excitement, style and innovation to these product categories, chances are great that our team is already working on a strategic rollout plan to bring it to market. Show less

• Head of Sales

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  J and J Rewards is an established and dynamic import & distribution company based in Cape Town; South Africa. We strive to be first to market with all things related to tech and novelty consumer products with a key focus on e-commerce.We've shown phenomenal growth over the past few years thanks to exciting international brand distribution agreements and the development of our own local brands.Being in our scaling years (7 years old), there's always room for growth and improvement in all aspects of the business.My role and core focus is to support the strategic growth of our company through the development of key opportunities and the management of our phenomenal sales team. Show less

• Business Development Executive

  • Jan 2020 - Feb 2021

  J and J Rewards is a young, creative and dynamic import & distribution company based in Cape Town; South Africa. We strive to be first to market with all things related to tech and novelty consumer products with a key focus on e-commerce. We've shown phenomenal growth over the past few years thanks to exciting brand distribution agreements and the development of our own in-house labels. Being only 6 years old, there's always room for growth and improvement in all aspects of the business.My role and key focus is to support the strategic development of our company on all fronts; including but not limited to: International procurement, national sales, SOP development and staff management. Show less



Bespoke Supply Co

• South Africa
• Import & Export

• Managing Partner

  • Feb 2019 - Feb 2020

  Bespoke Supply Co was started as a sister company for a popular events hiring company. It specialises in the wholesale importation of bespoke furniture and decor items for the wedding and events industry. My role as the Managing Partner included the establishment and management of all aspects of the company from the ground up. This included, but was not limited to, range development, import management, supplier development, website development, brand development, accounts development and financial management. Show less



OneDayOnly.co.za

• South Africa
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• E-Commerce Buyer

  • Oct 2015 - Feb 2019

  OneDayOnly is South Africa's most loved daily deals site. Starting as a junior buyer, my role was to source the country's most popular products at the best prices in the market. This entailed the constant collaboration with top international brands, local distributors, import companies and local manufacturers on a daily basis. My core responsibilities included supplier sourcing, range planning, price negotiation, stock planning and forecasting, quality control and product loading with a continuous consideration of market fluctuations and social trends. I was later promoted to Senior Buyer where my responsibilities expanded to include the training and management of buyer's assistants. A successful buyer must be dynamic, people-focused, goal-orientated, consistent, resilient and self-motivated with impeccable attention to detail. Strong negotiation skills and keen awareness of trends also form part of a buyer's fundamental skill set. Feel free to check out the fruits of our labor at https://www.onedayonly.co.za! Show less



Value Logistics

• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Logistics Graduate

  • Feb 2015 - Oct 2015

  The privileged position of a Value graduate entails an intensive, hands-on learning program under the guidance and leadership of top management. Graduates must understand all aspects of the business environment in order to add value as future leaders. This is mainly achieved through leadership development courses; departmental rotation;software training; process design; executive reporting; performance measurement and project management. The privileged position of a Value graduate entails an intensive, hands-on learning program under the guidance and leadership of top management. Graduates must understand all aspects of the business environment in order to add value as future leaders. This is mainly achieved through leadership development courses; departmental rotation;software training; process design; executive reporting; performance measurement and project management.