Experience

Impo International | Impo Distributors Group

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Key Account Manager

  • May 2021 - Present



Corinium Care

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Care Worker

  • Sep 2020 - Present

   Live-in Care work.  Observing, monitoring and recording patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight.  Communication with patients, relatives and carers.  Assisting with clinical duties, administration of medications  Personal care including infection prevention and control, food, personal hygiene and overall reassurance, comfort and safety.  Promoting positive mental/physical/nutritional health with patients like dementia and depression.  Running the household whilst also checking and ordering supplies like menu and shopping planning.  Safeguarding of vulnerable adults.  Health and Safety with manual handling involved to assist vulnerable patients. Show less



OMNIGSS Global Sourcing Solutions

• Bookkeeper and Procurement

  • Feb 2019 - Mar 2020

   Managing and assisting all of our Traders (how many?) and Trading Department  Receiving all local and import orders – processing profitability statements and Proforma Invoices – for sign off and release by the Procurement Director in the United Kingdom.  Submitting of Proforma Invoices to our Clients – Shoprite and Spar. Ensuring signed deals are received within the quoted validity time.  Creating the purchase orders to be placed with the Global Factories (signed off by our Procurement Director).  Handing over confirmed Shipments to the Shipping Company – Monteagle Logistics.  Keeping track of all shipments thereafter, via a Shipping Schedule.  Liaising between clients and the factories on the status of their orders being shipped and ensuring estimated time of arrivals are met. Show less



Mandsmade

• South Africa

• Managing Director

  • Nov 2016 - Feb 2019

   Managing all events that the company schedules and oversees the smooth running of the events.  Marketing the business and growing the business by focusing on developing it.  Managing all the basic bookkeeping, and general administration.  Maintain an effective presence by carrying out social media marketing.  Setting up venues that events are taking place at.  Staff Training and assisting businesses with an analysis of the current business structure.  Store Management and overseeing all Show less



Old Town Italy

• Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• Restaurant Manager

  • Jun 2016 - Feb 2019

   General running the restaurant.  Administrative skills, reporting, and stock control.  Assist with supervision, performance management and effective delegation to various junior.  General running the restaurant.  Administrative skills, reporting, and stock control.  Assist with supervision, performance management and effective delegation to various junior.



The Glenore Kwikspar & The Glenore Spar Tops

• Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• General Manager

  • Mar 2010 - Jun 2016

   Ensuring the successful running and profitability of the store reporting directly to the Owners.  HR and Payroll - Using Pastel Payroll, and attending to the daily needs and disciplines of a staff compliment of 54.  Full Accounting Functionality: Debtors and creditors. Overseeing annual budgets and cash control.  Compiling of Monthly Management Accounts – Monthly Income and Expense Accounts, including detailed monthly budgets, and Balance Sheet.  Weekly Service Department Stock Takes and profit and loss analysis of these 4 Departments.  Ordering and control of stock levels throughout the store.  Analysing of daily category stocktakes within the store.  Management of two junior store managers, one Creditors Clerk and a Tops manager. Below this team, there were nine supervisors and forty general assisting employees.  Staff training & development: own in-house staff training. These sessions are conducted twice a year, away from our store and involve a lot of preparation.  Brand Ambassador in the community and run various projects to reward our loyal customers and especially the Schools and Local Charities.  Conducting regular weekly meetings with managers and supervisors and feeding the outcome of these meetings back to the owners.  Security and hygiene Control  Event management – which includes going out to schools, or organizations on a regular basis, being part of their annual events. The store assists where possible in sponsoring the event.  Securing new business in the form of Companies and schools in the area, and supervising the delivery of their daily office groceries to their doorsteps, and continuously building on all relationship.  Oversee the set-up of various events and catering requirements and get involved in many charities and assisting in feeding schemes, most of it was done after hours over an above all the normal duties required. Show less



Mount Edgecombe Kwikspar, Spar Tops and The Plantation Room Conference Facility

• Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• Store Manager

  • Jun 2007 - Jan 2009

   Staff Compliment – Eighty Staff Members.  A Conference facility linked to the Kwikspar, which I set up and then managed.  Servicing of two Staff Canteens in office blocks adjacent to the store.  Manage stock levels and make key decisions about stock control.  Analyse sales figures and forecast future sales and interpret trends to facilitate forward planning.  Deal with staffing issues such as interviewing potential staff, conducting appraisals and performance reviews.  Ensure standards for quality, customer service and health and safety are met.  Resolve health and safety, legal and security issues and respond to customer complaints and comments.  Update colleagues on business performance, new initiatives and other pertinent issues.  Tour the sales floor regularly, talking to colleagues and customers and identifying or resolving urgent issues.  Maintain awareness of market trends in the retail industry, understanding forthcoming customer Initiatives and monitoring what competitors are doing.  Promote the organisation locally by liaising with local newspapers and the community in general.  Deal with other aspects of the business, such as customer service, finance, human resources, information technology, logistics or marketing - whether you need to do this will depend on the size of the store. Show less



Umhlanga Spar, Chelsea Spar

• Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• Finance Manager

  • Dec 2006 - Jun 2007

   Financial Manager and all administration to both stores, including debtors and creditors.  Accounts to Trial Balance.  Provide Monthly Management Accounts.  HR and Payroll for 15 staff compliment.  Financial Manager and all administration to both stores, including debtors and creditors.  Accounts to Trial Balance.  Provide Monthly Management Accounts.  HR and Payroll for 15 staff compliment.



Island Export

• Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• Shop Manager

  • Jan 1996 - Dec 2006

   Monthly Management: Debtors and Creditors, control of all Banking Accounts, Submission of Monthly Returns, Bookkeeping to Trial Balance  Manage Office, Office Staff and Warehouse.  Control Export Division by preparing the shipping manifest.  Liaise with Freight Forwarders.  Oversee loading of containers and prepare all shipping documentation.  Arrange Insurance for all Goods being exported.  Assisting with all queries from overseas clients.  All Banking of Forex and correct documentation with letters of Credit.  Payroll for x staff compliment. Show less



Tselentis & Collett – Chartered Accountants

• Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• Bookkeeper

  • Jan 1989 - Nov 1995

   Writing up of Clients Books Monthly – and providing Monthly Management Accounts.  Diary management and management of meeting rooms.  Possibly handling event coordination, both internally and externally.  Handling queries and complaints via phone, email and general correspondence.  Greeting all visitors and transferring calls as necessary.  Possibly managing office supplies such as stationery, equipment and furniture.  Performing ad-hoc administration duties.  Maintaining office services as required (such as cleaners and maintenance companies).  Receiving and dispatching deliveries. Show less