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Work Experience
L.Suzmans Ltd(Pty) Receiving Manager
August 1994 - July 1996
? General Management of staff;
? Stock Controlling, ordering;
? Dispatching of vehicles and orders to Customers.
KwaMafutha Cash & Carry Branch Manager
August 1996 - October 2001
? Managed general client and customer enquiries;
? General assistance and client liaison;
? Buying and negotiation with suppliers;
? In-store promotions.

Tiger Brands Sales Representative
November 2001 - September 2003
? General Marketing for the following suppliers:
o Langeberg (Koo, all gold);
o Coleman Foods;
o Tastic;
o Fattis&Monis; and
o Tiger Milling.
Pick & Pay Assistant Manager
? Order compilation and stock controlling;
? Buying for storeroom suppliers;
? Customer Care in-store and queries;
? Cash up of tills and cashiers. October 2003 - February 2004

PFMS (parmalat) Field Marketing Services Smollan Holdings

? Servicing clients-Spar Dc, Shoprite,Pick& Pay Corporate, Score, IGA, Metro, CCW, Jumbo Cash & Carry(Mapumalanga& Limpopo area)
• client liaison;
• customer queries;
• price surveys;
• launches & promotions;
• new store openings;
• price negotiating;
• managing 14 field marketers;
• displays;
• compiling monthly reports;
• problem solving;
• quality control. Field Manager (Area Manager)
March 2004 - July 2005

MOLLABELLY ENTERPRISES
Distributors of Parmalat Products
Owner - Marketing and Distribution Manager
August 2005 - February 2006
? Canvassing new customers;
? Negotiating with suppliers;
? Route management;
? Manage distribution and staff members;
? Problem solving;
? Overall running of company.
National Brands Sales Representative
April 2006 - July 2008
? Negotiating with customers;
? Stock management;
? Forecasting;
? Weekly and monthly reports;
? Customer queries;
? Merchandising;
? Displays;
? Orders;
? Promotions.

Petfer Distributors
Distributors of Parmalat Products
Owner: Sales Repesentative
August 2008 - August 2010
? Negotiating with customers;
? Building Client Base;
? Stock Management;
? Forecasting;
? Weekly and Monthly Reports;
? Customer queries;
? Merchandising;
? Displays;
? Orders;
? Pick and Pack;
? Deliveries.
Uitspanning Farm Farmer &Entrepreneur
September 2010 till January 2013

? Daily farming and management of equipment and staff;
? Farming and sales of various vegetables;
? Maintenance of farm equipment (tractor, water pumps etc.)
Johnson & Johnson S.A Trilink Dynamics Area Development Manager
? Managing Merchandizing Agents January 2013 till end February 2014
? Daily Sales and monitoring daily sales targets
? Negotiating of deals with different buying groups
? Daily feedback on competitors activity's
? See to it that all promotional activities are executed with all buying groups;
? Customer queries
? Managing Forward Share and Market Share;
? Compiling feedback from agents
? Monitoring shelf health of products
? Managing sales in Swaziland
All sales staff are being retrenched at the end of February 2014

Activities and Interests
• Spending time with family and friends
• Reading
• Spending time outdoors
• Cycling
• Playing rugby and Hockey

Languages
Afrikaans and English (fluent, reading and writing)
Swazi (speak)

References
National Brands
Leon Lourens
082 496 2585

Smollen Holdings (PFMS)
Michael Power
011 - 640 8000

Tiger Brands
ElasabeEuckermann
083 647 0290

Previously from L. Suzman DistributorsJohan Ferreira
013 - 755 2585

Trilink Dynamics
Johnson & Johnson S.A
Theresa Maartens
072 647 5301