Wayne Louwrens

Wayne Louwrens

General Manager

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Operations Officer Grains @ Viterra B.V.

  • Education

    • Cornwall Hill College

      1999 - 2004
      Matric Exemption High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates
    • University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

      2007 - 2009
      Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) Tourism Management

      Activities and Societies: TTSA - (Tuks Tourism Student Association) Charity work via TTSA Year End Tourism Social Planning Markting within the TTSA Studied a Bcom, specializing in Business Management, Marketing management and Tourism Management

  • Experience

    • Protea Hotel Ondangwa

      Nov 2011 - Mar 2012
      General Manager

      Overall Management of Hotel operations, Revenue Management, Yield Management, Human Resources, Budgeting, Forecasting, Marketing etc.

    • Zebra Innovations

      Aug 2013 - Feb 2017
      Finance & Operations Manager

      o Bookkeeping o Accounts Payableo Accounts Receivableo Reconciliationso Cash Flow Managemento Budgeting & Forecastingo Stock Control & Managemento Orders & Sales Processingo Invoicingo Daily Cost control of purchases made based on set budgetary figureso Manufacturing Output Analyses tied in with effects on Sales as well as o Product Costing and Maintenance of acceptable set MarginsOperationalo Implementation of systems to better acquire the communication of key o Reporting structureso Business Communications that better represent the company and the products performance management of manufacturing staff. Information, and delegation of responsibilities to key supervisors.o Standardizing 14 years of products, so as not to dilute our product offering, and o Developing close business relations with retailers, and key merchandisers, to increase sales and way in which customers communicate their needs to the company. Focusing more on bestselling products, with the concern to monitor customer tastes bi-annually on whether to re-introduce a specific range or not order maintain open customer communications, as well as a feel for the market on ground levelHuman Resourceso Acquisition of talento Retrenchment Procedures, and Implementationo Payroll & Performance Managemento Business Organisational Planning within the HR sphereo Staff TrainingITo Setting up of basic office networking structureso Keeping systems up-to-date, and protected with appropriate Anti-Virus softwareo Automated Backup systems of computers to maintain information accessibilityo Basic troubleshooting and problem solving with networks, or computerso Maintaining the integrity of usage management of network and information and protection protocol, to ensure minimal communications breakdown, as well as integrity of accessed information via the networks in the business environment.o Setting up profiles on social media, and management thereof Show less

    • Royal FloraHolland

      Jun 2017 - Jan 2018
      Logistiek medewerker
    • AGS KHZ

      Feb 2018 - Apr 2019
      Move Coordinator

      A-Z coördineren van verhuizingen van particulieren en corporates.

    • Stolt Tank Containers

      May 2019 - Mar 2021
      Operations Coordinator
    • Viterra

      Apr 2021 - now
      Operations Officer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Duolingo Spanish Fluency: Beginner (Estimated)

      Duolingo
      Sept 2015
      View certificate certificate
    • Trade Foundation Course

      Gafta: The Grain and Feed Trade Association
      Apr 2023