Experience

ALBION CHEMICALS LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Sales and Key Accounts Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  RESPONSIBILITIES: • Driving sales within the sales team and setting sales targets. • Negotiating trading terms and deal sheets with all key accounts • Compiling weekly and monthly sales reports. • Presenting new products to the Sales team, Agents and strategic plan. • Monitoring sales agent’s performance around the country. • Store visits. • Quality control of products on shelf. • Key accounting with all our National buyers. • Compiling deal sheets for all clients in Wholesale and Retail. • Listing of new lines, ranges of products in Retail and Wholesale. • Organising Tradeshow appearances.



Fryers Friend

• Bellville Stikland

• Sales and Procurement Manager

  • Sep 2013 - Feb 2016

  • Working closely with suppliers and customers in respect of procuring and selling fresh produce to supply chains, mega stores and Franchises. • Negotiating contracts to reduce costs and achieve maximum efficiency in the business. • Coordinating deliveries and ensuring that times and locations are coordinated in the most efficient way. • Communicating objectives and needs to key personnel in procurement, logistics and distribution. • Monitoring data management in regards with, products, pricing and invoicing. • Quality control of fresh produce. • Implementing food safety for preparation and storage. • Product sourcing and new product development. • Managing stock control of inventory. • Leading the Sales Team in how to use proper sales techniques and professional etiquette. • Handling Key accounts of the company



( Ocean basket - 4 Stores and Frydays Fast food- 8 Stores)

• Head offoce - V&A Waterfront

• Operations Manager

  • Jan 2012 - Aug 2013

  • Implementing systems and controls for the restaurants and communicating results to the head office management team and also developing ways to improve the results to meet the company’s standards. • Control of purchasing all fresh and frozen produce, as well as managing the logistics of all stock deliveries to the stores and liaising with the transporters and other suppliers. • Store evaluations, quality control as well as budget control. • Ensures that the restaurants comply and maintains a clean and healthy working environment in accordance to Eat Safe, Health and Safety and HACCP. • Training, managing and mentoring of all staff, managers and franchisees in implementing correct standards, controls and food cost for optimal operations. • Managing of customer complaints and ensuring they have been resolved in the correct manner and time frame. • Menu costing and food cost management. • Assisting in any special projects that may arise and suggesting new ways to improve store turnover, such as new specials, sourcing new menu items and being active in the community with the brand. • Recommending improvements where shortfalls are identified, to help improve the efficiency of operations. • Marketing and advertising.



Owner and Managing operator

• Parow Sanlam Centre

• Frydays Fast food Parow

  • Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  • Training and managing staff in order to maintain a sufficient and successful working environment. • Maintaining health and safety regulations. • Stock takes, food cost, budget control, quality control and stock control • Building good customer relations to increase turn over. • Enforcing correct disciplinary procedures. • Marketing and advertising of the business • Product development • Training and managing staff in order to maintain a sufficient and successful working environment. • Maintaining health and safety regulations. • Stock takes, food cost, budget control, quality control and stock control • Building good customer relations to increase turn over. • Enforcing correct disciplinary procedures. • Marketing and advertising of the business • Product development



Ocean basket Houtbay

• Houtbay -

• Owner and Managing operator

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  • Reviving a failed restaurant, and bringing it back up to franchise standards and a loved restaurant in the community. • Managing BOH and FOH efficiently alongside staff • Providing quality food service and dealing with complaints effectively. • Organising special projects in the community such as, Houtbay Beach Sand Castle building, outdoor stalls at Argus Cycle race etc. • Managing staff in order to maintain a sufficient and successful working environment. • Maintaining health and safety regulations. • Stock takes, food cost, budget control, quality control and stock control • Building good customer relations to increase turn over. • Enforcing correct disciplinary procedures.



The Terrace Pub and Restaurant Stellenbosch

• Stellenbosch

• Manager/Partner

  • Aug 2004 - Jan 2010

  • Operating POS systems, training of new staff, budget control and food cost. • Planning and organising events, such as the Stellenbosch Carnival and Brand events. • Buying and controlling of stock. • Organising promotions – dealing with various big product groups, such as PEN BEV, Pernod Ricard and SAB etc • Managing staff in order to maintain a sufficient and successful working environment. • Maintaining health and safety regulations • Operating POS systems, training of new staff, budget control and food cost. • Planning and organising events, such as the Stellenbosch Carnival and Brand events. • Buying and controlling of stock. • Organising promotions – dealing with various big product groups, such as PEN BEV, Pernod Ricard and SAB etc • Managing staff in order to maintain a sufficient and successful working environment. • Maintaining health and safety regulations