Experience

Renovations, Repairs & Building

Renovations, repairs and building with numerous contracts completed for companies such as MTN, Capitec Bank, Total Sports and Spar — to name a few.

MTN · Capitec Bank · Total Sports · Spar

Logistics, Procurement & Fleet Manager

Responsible for the full Raubex Renovo fleet of company vehicles — route planning, fuel consumption, licensing, fines, tracking, driver schedules, services, pick-ups and deliveries.

• Imports & exports of equipment, building material and machinery.
• Container imports and tracking from global suppliers.
• Reports to superiors regarding delivery timelines.
• Import and export documentation.
• Container collections at ports and deliveries to warehouses.
• Container packing, unpacking & warehouse control.
• Liaise with site supervisors regarding deliveries to building sites.
• Procurement, sales and itineraries.

Reason for leaving — Retrenchment due to contract ending, 13 Dec 2019.

Packhouse Manager

Fruit and vegetable supplier to Woolworths, numerous export markets and local fresh produce markets. Farm consisting of a low-care packhouse for fresh produce and a high-care packhouse producing ready-prepared foods for Woolworths.

• Management of shortage on order and product wastage within acceptable levels.
• Product quality management, FIFO stock rotation, fridge control.
• Food safety systems — Global GAP & HACCP audits for retail & export.
• Completion of daily supermarket orders; stock control of raw material, packaging, lugs and bins.
• PPECB inspections for the export of Butternuts, Gems, Table Grapes and Oranges.
• Production team management, at times exceeding 250 people across multiple packing lines.

Reason for leaving — Offered the Logistics & Procurement Manager position at Raubex Cameroon.

Logistics, Procurement & Fleet Manager

Responsible for the full ZPC fleet of 85 company vehicles.

• Route planning, fuel, licensing, fines, tracking, driver schedules, services, pick-ups & deliveries.
• Exports of equipment, building material and machinery.
• Container exports and tracking to sites across South Africa and Africa (Gabon, Togo, etc.).
• Export documentation, container collections and warehouse control.
• Procurement, sales and itineraries.

Reason for leaving — ZPC was liquidated.

Site Supervisor

Site Supervisor — tiling and demolition, Cabana Beach, Umhlanga.

Reason for leaving — Promoted to Logistics & Procurement Manager; relocated to head office in Bloemfontein.

Packhouse Manager

Hydroponic farm with high-care packhouse facility. Supplier of fresh-cut celery, lettuce and prepared vegetable lines (soup packs, stir-fry mixes, roast vegetables, coleslaw, etc.) to Pick-n-Pay, Spar, local restaurants and fresh produce markets.

Reason for leaving — Offered the Logistics & Procurement Manager position at ZPC Hospitality Renovations, KZN.

Logistics, Procurement & Fleet Manager

Supplied all the diamond mines in Lesotho with dried goods, meat and fresh produce.

• Procurement of fruit & vegetables from markets and local farmers.
• Bulk meat buying, butchery, pack & vacuum seal.
• Temperature control, truck loading, cross-border documentation.

Reason for leaving — Foot & mouth outbreak in Lesotho halted exports; contract with Compass was lost and the company closed.

Packhouse Manager

FMCG — fresh produce with high-care facility.

Reason for leaving — Resigned to be with family in another town.

Packhouse Manager

FMC fresh produce with high-care packhouse facility. African Sun changed its name to Verdino 17; the packhouse moved to Louis Trichardt to supply supermarkets year-round.

Reason for leaving — Company was liquidated.

Packhouse Manager

Supplier of fruit & vegetable products to Woolworths, Spar, Pick-n-Pay, Freshmark, numerous small businesses and local markets. Exports of sweetcorn, baby veg, mangetout, cherries & asparagus.

Reason for leaving — Company was liquidated.

Manager

Producer of sandstone garden furniture and water features.

Sales Manager & Butcher

Procurement of fruit & vegetables from local farmers and fresh produce markets in JHB and Bloemfontein; butchery operations.

Constable

Internal Stability Unit, Harrismith.

Manager

Cherry and asparagus farm — staff supervision, harvesting and canning of asparagus and cherries.

Reason for leaving — Seasonal work.

National Service