Andre Kruger
General Manager at Barrs Pharmaceutical Industries (Pty) Ltd- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Executive Leadership
LinkedInNov, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Executive Influence
LinkedInMay, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management InstituteSep, 2015- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Barrs Pharmaceutical Industries (Pty) Ltd
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South Africa
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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General Manager
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Feb 2023 - Present
Barrs Pharmaceuticals Industries (Pty) Ltd employs over 300 full-time staff and is a licensed manufacturer of high quality Liquids, Creams, Ointments and Powders. Barrs is licensed to manufacture, package, test, distribute, import and export medicines with over 100 submitted and registered dossiers. My core responsibility is: - Managing and optimising the overall and day-to-day operations by analysing, planning, organising and ensuring consistency with the company`s strategy and goals. - Oversight and management of all core departments, including Finance, HR, Operations, QA, Engineering, RA and Sales. - Building key relationships with Clients, Service Providers, Group Shared Services and Employees. Show less
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Executive Manager: Internal Services
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Jan 2022 - Feb 2023
The main objective of establishing this department was to create an overarching control over all central service functions within the organisation. The portfolios within this department included the Capital Investment Portfolio, Quality Assurance and Central Production Planning.Capital Investment Portfolio:The main objectives for this portfolio are as follow: - Install capital assets for expansion, allowing the business to increase production, industrialise new products and add value. - Take advantage of new technology or advancements in equipment or machinery to augment efficiency and reduce operational cost. - Replace existing assets that has reached the end-life.Central Production Planning:This portfolio is aimed at: - Establishing, maintaining and aligning a holistic production schedule between the different Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) sites. - Identify & report all relevant risks and opportunities to the production plan, ensuring risk mitigation and opportunity capitalisation. - Identify manufacturing conflicts for site/portfolio as they relate to production planning. Manage impact and communication of manufacturing driven change. - Highlight areas of schedule and cost concern and identify potential actions for improving performance. - Reconcile performance data generated from the systems with real production performance. Adjust planning strategies accordingly. - Carry out analysis of production schedule and cost performance.Quality Assurance:The main objectives for this portfolio are as follow: - Internal Audits on process and Procedure. - Maintain ISO Accreditation. - Compile and report on the Company Balance Scorecard and KPI`s. - Maintain Quality Systems in SAP. - Manage Resolution of all customer complaints. - Manage closure of all Corrective Action Reports. Show less
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Executive Manager: Capital and Plant Engineering Portfolio
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Aug 2019 - Jul 2022
In July 2019 I was appointed in the role of Executive Manager within this Defence & Manufacturing company. I was responsible for two business portfolios, the Capital Investments & Plant Engineering Project Portfolios.Capital Investment Portfolio:The main objectives for this portfolio were: - Install capital assets for expansion, allowing the business to increase production, industrialise new products and add value. - Take advantage of new technology or advancements in equipment or machinery to augment efficiency and reduce operational cost. - Replace existing assets that has reached the end-of-life.During this time we: - Developed and implemented a robust Capital Investment Strategy looking at immediate, mandatory and continuous improvement projects fed by safety findings, the business sales plan and overarching business strategy. - Developed a portfolio management process effectively improving reporting speed with 65% and created the means to rapidly respond to scenario planning as dictated by changes in annual sales plans and tactical shifts to business strategies. -Executed 250+ projects to the value of mioZAR400+. These projects ranged from IT, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil and Process initiatives to Strategic & Business Initiatives. These projects covered all four RDM plants across the country.Plant Engineering Portfolio:The Plant Engineering division has been the core in creating the ability for our partners to safely and effectively manufacture ordnance and non-military products across a variety of ranges in more than 30 countries across the globe.In my role as Executive Manager of the Project Portfolio I have: - Lead a team of project managers through execution of all local and international Plant Engineering Projects with value in excess of mioZAR650+. - Driven cross-functional collaboration through the department ensuring that the sales, commercial, manufacturing and project execution culminate in customer satisfaction. Show less
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Project Manager: Capital Projects
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Jul 2017 - Jul 2019
In July 2017 I started my career at this Defence and Manufacturing company as a project manager.Shortly thereafter I was appointed as Programme Manager to migrate RDM and other group companies in South Africa to an SAP ERP System.This programme entailed implementing the full suite SAP S/4HANA across the organisation. The programme consisted of 3 major projects: • SAP S/4HANA implementation at Rheinmetall Laingsdale. • SAP S/4HANA Implementation at Rheinmetall Denel Munition across all four sites. • SAP ECC HCM and Payroll Implementation at Rheinmetall Denel Munition.The solution comprised the full functionality of S/4HANA including: Finance, Controlling, Sourcing and Procurement, Warehouse Management, Manufacturing and Manufacturing Planning, Plant Maintenance, Quality Management, Sales and Distribution, Human Capital Management, ESS, MSS with various integration to the supplementary systems already deployed throughout the organisation such as PLM (Part Lifecycle Management), TIS (Treasury), Project Centre and PreActor (Production Planning).Apart from the work streams implemented, an on-premise hosting solution was integrated into the existing RDM IT landscape, complete with back-up, automated fail-over and expected growth capacity.In execution of this programme I lead a project team of 30+ permanent team members, 12 functional leads and 67 key users. 600+ Stakeholders were impacted by the work executed by this team.The complete programme was delivered on a staggered timeline to reduce business impact, the programme was officially closed-out in 21 months from initiation, in line with the approved project/programme baseline and within the original budget.In parallel to leading the ERP migration programme I was also made responsible for the whole IT capital portfolio. In this time capital expenditure on the IT portfolio increased by 67% with an effective execution rate increase from 72% to 92%. Show less
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Tecroveer
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South Africa
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager: Water & Waste Water Treatment Plants
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Jan 2015 - Jul 2017
At Tecroveer Holdings I formed part of the Projects division focusing on executing Engineer, Procure and Construct (EPC) type projects within the water and wastewater treatment industry. During my time of employment I executed 12 projects ranging from the expansion of existing water treatment plants to the refurbishment of derelict municipal waste water treatment plants. The total value of projects executed exceeded mioZAR100. A project that stood out to me was the construction of a new 10Ml wastewater treatment works, bulk sewer pipelines and associated pump stations, and the refurbishment of the existing Mogalakwena wastewater treatment works. I was the appointed Project Manager for the full mechanical, electrical and control/instrumentation scope of the project with an Italian JV partner executing the civil works. This R50m project was governed by a GCC contract, encompassing the full use of the contract. I was responsible for managing project activities of associates, vendors, subcontractors, and client staff to meet schedule requirements and client expectations. Apart from my responsibilities as a Project Manager I fulfilled the role of a PMO, managing and providing overall program/project leadership and direction for water and wastewater infrastructure programs and projects including treatment facilities, water supply, wastewater collection, pump stations etc. I identified, defined and implemented project management processes and procedures to ensure effective and efficient execution of projects. Further to this I: - Advised on contractual issues relating to the various general conditions of contract (e.g. GCC, FIDIC etc.) used in the execution of projects. - Assisted with commercial clarification, provisional scheduling and financial forecasting for the Tender Department. - Ensure continuous improvement with respect to processes and procedures pertaining to the interface between the PMO and the rest of the group stakeholders. Show less
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Weir Minerals
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United States
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Mining
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Engineer: Capital Projects (Mining Equipment)
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Sep 2013 - Dec 2014
At WEIR minerals we focused on the manufacturing of mining equipment with my focus being on crushers, vibrating screens, cyclones, pumps etc. We worked from a world class manufacturing facility implementing Lean, Kanban and Just-in-Time manufacturing to achieve high production volumes in a fast paced environment. I was appointed as a project manager in the Capital Projects department where I took responsibility for planning, scheduling and managing all technical, commercial and management aspects of projects throughout the project life-cycle. I bridged the gap between this manufacturing company and the client, acting as liaison and ensuring stakeholder management through preparation of project status reports, collecting, analysing, and summarizing information and trends; recommending corrective actions where required. I compiled and executed project plans for the manufacturing and delivery of Capital projects based on terms and conditions of the tenders submitted. I maintained project schedules by monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, and resolving identified risks. A highlight of my time at this organisation was managing a project to develop and supply 44 off Hi-Chrome 650CVX Cyclones for WM Suncor Canada, these cyclone clusters were developed and produced as a new product on request of the client. The development of this product included pattern manufacturing, casting, validation, and assembly of this new entrant to the market. Development and industrialisation of this product necessitated extensive risk management, schedule control and stakeholder management both locally and abroad. This project was executed during one of the longest strikes in both the mining and the engineering sector in South Africa, presenting its own challenges to successfully execute this project. Show less
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Project Manager/Engineer: Water Transfer Schemes
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Sep 2010 - Sep 2013
KSB is a German multinational manufacturer of pumps, valves with headquarters in Frankenthal, Germany. The KSB Group has sales and marketing organisations, manufacturing facilities, and service operations on all continents. The South African subsidiary of KSB established a unit called Fluid Systems, this business unit focussed on the implementation of turnkey water transfer schemes as an EPC service. Whilst sub-contracting for KSB on a project in Sirte, Libya I was afforded the opportunity to join this exciting company to develop and hone my skills as a project engineer under the guidance of a highly skilled project management team. During the time spent at this organisation I successfully executed numerous projects with the full project management responsibility ranging from design optimisation, procurement, quality control, logistics, installation and commissioning. I soon became responsible for the whole African Continent Portfolio, executing projects in numerous countries, including Tanzania, Uganda, Botswana and Angola. I had the privilege of adding the Agricultural Irrigation Expansion Project for Kagera Sugar Ltd. In Tanzania as a feather to my cap. This irrigation expansion project comprised of two river pump stations and two infield pump stations totaling eighteen pumps and two man-made dams. Planning and logistics soon became second nature due to the remote location of the sugar estate. We managed to complete this project successfully within 2 years enabling our client to take full advantage of the new assets at their disposal. Show less
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Engineer
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Feb 2010 - Sep 2010
After completing my Mechanical Engineering degree at the North West University I joined this small engineering company where I mainly focussed on draughting and design work, executing projects for the Department of Water and Forestry. I was soon appointed as site manager responsible for all site management functions and daily coordination of site activities on the Water Utilization Authority Phase 1 project in the Middle Region, Libya. The Al-Ansali Pump Station formed part of the water utility expansion of the Great Man-Made River Scheme. Al-Ansali served as the main water supply for agricultural use in the Sirte region. Responsibilities: • Responsible for planning, scheduling, conducting and coordinating the technical and management aspects of projects. • Accountable for the successful completion of engineering projects. • Overall design, 3D modelling and FEA (SolidWorks) • Compile quotations and bill of materials on all design projects. • Ensure compliance with the applicable specifications and engineering codes of practise. • Regular site visits for measurements and acquisition of all information relevant to the design. • Site management and coordination of all site activities. • Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements and documentation. • On-site design modifications and implementation/execution of proposed designs. • Personnel management on site i.e. conflict resolution, responsibility and task assignment etc. • Tend to all technical, design and product specification issues. • Ensure completion of all works according to strict deadlines and foreign specifications. Show less
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Education
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2015 - 2015
Project Management Institute
Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management -
2013 - 2013
Cranefield College of Programme & Project Management
PostGradPM, Project Management -
2012 - 2012
Cranefield College of Programme & Project Management
AdvDipPM, Project Management -
2003 - 2009
North-West University/Noordwes-Universiteit
B.Sc, Mechanical Engineering
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