Principal Consultant

• Aug 2021 - Present

Solutions Consultant

• Jan 2020 - Jul 2021

Solutions Architect

• Feb 2018 - Jan 2020

My various roles comprise of Solution Architect, Pre-Sales and Product Management, working alongside Directors, Management and End Users - from Boardroom to Factory floor.Solution Architect:# Industries:- Food & Beverage, Automotive Parts & Accessories and Electronics, (Manufacturing & Distribution companies).#Work with Channel Partners, Direct Sales, Project Managers, Consultants and Developers to ensure best possible technical solution, product awareness and sales closures.#Work with PSG Manager and Team to meet services revenue annual target from new site implementation and support of existing Clients.#Present SYSPRO solutions at a high level to prospective Customers by demonstrating how they map to their business processes.Pre-Sales:# Industries:- Food & Beverage, Automotive Parts & Accessories and Electronics, (Manufacturing & Distribution companies).#Actively support Partners and SYSPRO Direct Sales team in the pre-sales process by assisting with development of Proposals, RFP's, RFQ's, RFT's etc..Product Management:# Industries:- Food & Beverage, Automotive Parts & Accessories and Electronics, (Manufacturing & Distribution companies).#Liaise with 3rd Party Application providers to determine best applications that can integrate with SYSPRO thus broadening the SYSPRO solution offering.#Contribute to and improve product knowledge within the company and among Partners/Customers and prospective customers. Show less

Senior Consultant

• Dec 2014 - Jan 2018

SYSPRO ERP solution:# Industries:- Food & Beverage, Automotive Parts & Accessories, Computer and Electronic products, (Manufacturing & Distribution companies)# Implementation:- IDEAL Methodology - Design (Solution Design documents, Business Process review, Functional Specifications, Change Requests) - Engineer (User Acceptance Test Scripts, Customised Training Manuals, Communicate with various developers, Test Customisations) - Actualise (Set up a new database, Import of data (SQL), Configure the ERP system, Take on balances (from previous system) - Leverage (Handholding - Go Live, Handholding - Month End)#Working hand-in-hand with Partners, Clients. #Managing and Supporting the ERP system.#ERP System Performance Audit - design a performance Audit# Specialist products:- Customisations for P&G, Espresso, POS, SYSPRO Process Model, RiteScan Show less

Senior Consultant

• Jan 1999 - Nov 2014

SYSPRO ERP solution: # Industries:- Food & Beverage, Fabricated Metal, Automotive Parts & Accessories, Petroleum, Pharmaceuticals, Textile, Wood/Timber, Mining, Farming Equipment and Retail (Manufacturing and Distribution). # Business process analyses:- Reviewing and discussing (using the Company strategy) current process (as-is). Recommending and designing (documenting) a new streamlined process (to-be). [This is all done at boardroom level]. Implementing the new streamlined business process. # Project management:- Documenting the Detailed Plan and Quality Plan, Ensuring all required resources assigned to the project, Managing of resources, Implementing the project processes. Ensuring compliance with the processes outlined in the Quality Plan. Reporting and escalating project risks and issues, Managing project inter-dependencies, Making adjustments to the detailed plan as necessary to provide a complete picture of the progress at any time. # Implementation:- Based on the new business process, Set up a new database, Import of data (SQL), Configure the ERP system, Train users, Take on balances (from previous system) and Handholding. # Managing and Supporting the ERP system. # Specialist products: Syspro Process Management, Web Configurator, POS, RiteScan, STARSii, Data Manipulation products: GLAM, SCAM, ARAM & SPAM. (I had the opportunity of developing a concept called STARS II ‘Structured Technique for Achieving Realignment of SYSPRO’ – the idea being to guide the client to maximize the use of their ERP solution as well as to stay abreast of new technology) Show less

Financial Accountant

• Oct 1997 - Dec 1998

[Industry:- Shipping] Accounting:- Cash Management. Oversee reconciling: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank and various Ledger control accounts. Prepare cash disbursements. Internal Controls:- Review and approve Creditors invoices for payment. Debtors collections. Vat Recon. Prepare for and assist Auditors. Financial Reporting:- Financial Statements, Balance Sheets, Cash Flow reports. Staff management, Stock Control, Training. [Industry:- Shipping] Accounting:- Cash Management. Oversee reconciling: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank and various Ledger control accounts. Prepare cash disbursements. Internal Controls:- Review and approve Creditors invoices for payment. Debtors collections. Vat Recon. Prepare for and assist Auditors. Financial Reporting:- Financial Statements, Balance Sheets, Cash Flow reports. Staff management, Stock Control, Training.

Credit Controller

• Jan 1982 - Oct 1997

[Industry:- Shipping] •Managed debtors accounts and dealt with late payments on each of them. •Communication - contacted debtors and ensured payment of outstanding invoices. •Credit checked new customers and opened new credit accounts ensuring the company has all the relevant information on the debtor. •Kept a record of all communication with the customer, especially when there were payment problems and the account had to be handed over. •Resolved all problems for clients, copied invoices, proof of delivery, credit notes, and liaised internally to progress any problems that were being handled in any other department. •Reconciled debtors accounts and did the same for the month end for the whole debtor ledger. •Reported to management any outstanding issues and informed them early of potential debtors problems. •Printed and posted monthly statements to debtors. Show less