Experience

Ceres Fruit Juices

• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Regional Activations Manager

  • Dec 2010 - Present

  • Location based (Out of Home) for Ceres Fruit Juices, Ceres Water, Liquifruit, Fruitree, Lipton Iced Tea, Pepsi and Pepsi Brand owned ready to drink cool drinks. • Intra-company interaction with divisional sales and key account managers and related line managers for promotion planning. • Event planning and coordination – major events: Nando’s family day, Baba Indaba, Windpompfees, Lowveld Interschools (Athletics), Deliotte Marathon, Irene Road Race, Oppikoppi etc. • Budgetary reporting and forecasting. • Management of company promotional supplies for events such as branding products, give-aways and competition prizes. • Liaison with promotion suppliers for planning and execution purposes. • Continuous improvement feedback to management and suppliers for future events. • In-House training courses include: Competition Law and ISO Accreditation procedure and related documentation thereof. Show less



Wellness Wareshouse

• Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Store, Operations and Customer Service Manager

  • Jun 2007 - Nov 2010

  • Personnel Management Activities • Staff Compliment of 20 employees • Staff Training and mentoring programme • Staff productivity and performance management • Specialist training of Green/Organic/Natural Products • Customer Relations • Customer Relations Management and Complaint Management (receipt and resolution) • Operational Management Activities • Budget management and control • General management: Permanent Staff scheduling, Casual Staff Management and Payroll • Cost Control and General Costing for Catering Production • Inventory Management Activities • Inventory rotation and placement, Logistic supply chain management • Materials management planning; re-order points and stock control • Stock control procedure and execution • Strategic Management Activities • Waste management per guidelines and expectations of an environmentally friendly business. • Policy and Procedure definition regarding operations and security • Marketing • Event Management (Planning and Execution) of several major regional events • Brand management of Store, Liaison with and planning of Advertising spend. Show less



Dulce Continental cafe

• Canal Walk, Cape Town

• 30% Shareholder, Operations and Store Manager

  • Oct 2006 - May 2007

  • General Management • Staff Compliment of 2x Managers and 30 employees • Responsibility for the business performance of the restaurant • Health and Safety responsibility and management • Financial Management • Payroll Administration and oversight • Daily cash control, reporting and banking • Financial statement management • Personnel Management • Staff scheduling, Casual Staff Management and Payroll • Recruitment procedures: appointment, training, mentoring • Performance Management and Disciplinary Procedures • Customer Relations • Complaint resolution • Operations Management • General repairs and maintenance scheduling and control • Shop floor planning and task prioritization • Inventory Control • Stock order management • Stock budget control • Marketing • Promotions, brand management, Advertising Show less