Experience

Decofurn

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  Decofurn owns a retail chain of stores including the HUB, CB Stores, Taku, Topline and Sole. Turnkey operation from white box spec to completed retail store. I manage the complete project plan and oversee and co-ordinate all vendors, suppliers and contractors. The specification starts with the draughting of the floor plans, store layout and all council sub missions and related aspects to completion and handover of a fitted out store ready for retail to the operations team. Decofurn owns a retail chain of stores including the HUB, CB Stores, Taku, Topline and Sole. Turnkey operation from white box spec to completed retail store. I manage the complete project plan and oversee and co-ordinate all vendors, suppliers and contractors. The specification starts with the draughting of the floor plans, store layout and all council sub missions and related aspects to completion and handover of a fitted out store ready for retail to the operations team.



Mica Investments / House of Paint & Decór

• Project Manager / Business Development Manager

  • Apr 2012 - Dec 2016

  Experience and History Mica Hardware / House of Paint & Decór - (Legendary Retail Brands) Project Manager(Mica) Business Development (House of Paint) April 2012 - December 2016 (4 years 9 months) Reason for leaving: Retrenchment based on holding company restructuring. My key role was focused on new business development, and growing the brand name. Aggressive roll-out strategy has seen House of Paint grow from 11 to 25 stores in 2 years. I was responsible to implement and maintain strategy to ensure that throughput is achieved. Key Contributions included: • Providing members with viable alternatives to ensure that purchases are within the chain. • Assist in Developing and Maintaining Supplier relations with Members. • Develop Strategies with Suppliers to target Members. • Identifying new Categories for Members. • Handle all negotiations and Communications of new suppliers to be listed. • Build and develop new relations. • Link between Member and Supplier. • Sourcing of Suppliers to fill Categories. • Assist and promote positive input in sales strategies for Suppliers and Members. • Reporting on Member growth and development. • Manage Member Contracts. Other roles covered in the Mica fold included: Business manager and Project manager As Project Manager I was responsible for: • all new store development, • all aspects involved in revamps and relocations • implementation of floor plans • planning all aspects pertaining to new store/revamp • draughting of floor plans (AutoCad) • mananing of all the non resale suppliers involved • bridge communication gap (suppliers/member/head office) • and execution of full turnkey operation where required. Show less



L & G Tools

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Key Accounts Manager

  • Oct 2010 - Mar 2012

  Key Accounts management of the Mass-mart Account for all listed lines and home brand. Inventory and stock management, prediction of trends, forecasting to import division, and weekly meetings with buyers at Mass-mart across the various categories to drive sales and obtain listing of additional lines against competitor importers. Key Accounts management of the Mass-mart Account for all listed lines and home brand. Inventory and stock management, prediction of trends, forecasting to import division, and weekly meetings with buyers at Mass-mart across the various categories to drive sales and obtain listing of additional lines against competitor importers.



Specpack

• Poland
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Sep 2009 - Sep 2010

  Sister company to RMS (Retail Marketing Services) I managed all aspects of Speckpack including the sales team, operational team and office staff. I reported to Group Managing Director and CEO on all key deliverables as a stand alone entity. Specpack handles merchandsing services to suppliers on a national footprint across the Mass stores. Makro and Game were the focus areas. Services offered to trhe group included specialized salesman, roving merchandisers and Paint Specialist salesman. Show less



Creative Shopfitting & Design

• Owner of the Company ( Creative Shopfiting and Design)

  • Feb 2009 - Nov 2009

  After restructuring the business at Super Group, I founded and established 'Creative Shopfitting' to carry on providing services that were previously part of the internal structure, as a out sourced stand alone business to the group. All functions and requirements remained the same, however it was now a free standing company and service provider to Super Group. I sold my shares in the business when approached by RMS with an offer to run Speckpack. After restructuring the business at Super Group, I founded and established 'Creative Shopfitting' to carry on providing services that were previously part of the internal structure, as a out sourced stand alone business to the group. All functions and requirements remained the same, however it was now a free standing company and service provider to Super Group. I sold my shares in the business when approached by RMS with an offer to run Speckpack.



Super Group

• Germany
• Strategic Management Services

• Project Manager

  • 2004 - 2008

  New Store development, revamps and relocation of Autozone and Mica retail outlets. Offering full turnkey from sourcing site to merchandising, IT systems, signage and layout. Complete project management. New sites would evolve from the empty shell, to a fully operational shop. The retail spaces varied between 180 to 3500 square meters. In addition to new stores, relocations and revamps were managed simultaneously. My team consisted of 35 shopfitters and merchandisers, split into 5 teams, to offer comprehensive turnkey solutions to the strategy as set. Worked within strict budget parameters and constant monitoring of non resale suppliers. Show less



Retail Marketing Services (RMS)

• Operations manager

  • 2002 - 2004

  The company provided merchandising services to the Mass mart group. It entailed management aspect of all merchandisers (country wide), Plascon dedicated sales man, area and regional sales staff. Close coordination between suppliers and stores to ensure sales targets are achieved and promotions successfully completed. Management of supplier sales and internal budgets, reporting to MD on monthly basis. The company provided merchandising services to the Mass mart group. It entailed management aspect of all merchandisers (country wide), Plascon dedicated sales man, area and regional sales staff. Close coordination between suppliers and stores to ensure sales targets are achieved and promotions successfully completed. Management of supplier sales and internal budgets, reporting to MD on monthly basis.



Mr Price Group

• South Africa
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Area Manager

  • 1994 - 2001

  I started off as a store manager and worked my way through various stores, implementing management driven key areas to improve store performance and deliverables, Received promotion after that to junior area manager and subsequently took over senior area managers position in Mr Price Home (Gauteng East and Mpumalanga) 13 stores. I started off as a store manager and worked my way through various stores, implementing management driven key areas to improve store performance and deliverables, Received promotion after that to junior area manager and subsequently took over senior area managers position in Mr Price Home (Gauteng East and Mpumalanga) 13 stores.