Dexter (Andre) Pienaar

Experience

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  Alfie's Gastronomia and Deli, Gastronomia Holdings

  Jan 2016 - Feb 2017

  General Manager

  - Direct interaction with all customers and suppliers- Sourcing of new and innovative products. - Handling of all/any quality queries. - Menu and recipe development - Overseeing and managing all kitchen and waiting staff. - Maintaining all food safety standards. - Quality control of food and beverages leaving the kitchen and the bar, ordering of fresh ingredients and daily shopping for the freshest ingredients.- Packaging and monitoring shelf-life of cold meats and cheeses. - Daily stock takes and stock control. - Monitoring all refrigeration, vacuum sealing, and cooking equipment.-Reported directly to the owner of the franchise. Show less

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  BerryWorld

  Mar 2017 - Jan 2021

  - Building and maintaining excellent relationships with our growers across our South African and Zimbabwean grower base. - Effectively communicating with all other teams and line managers. - Placing orders with packhouses and keeping track of progress on specific orders. - Booking air, sea and land freight. - Signing off on invoices, draft waybills, and other documentation. - Allocation of fruit to customers based on sales, quality, and customer specifications. - Working in extremely time-sensitive conditions.- Compiling and presenting weekly forecasts by being in daily contact with growers. - Planning of weekly freight in accordance with the sales programs and volume forecasts. - Assisting airport operations teams with daily planning. Show less - Daily quality control of fruit at Johannesburg International Airport depot. - Record keeping of batch firmness and defects and maintaining these records on the online portal.- Daily export planning (batch/grower/variety combinations to specific customers)- Ensuring the cold chain is maintained at the depot while offloading trucks and moving fruit to different refrigeration units.- Travel between Cape Town International and Johannesburg international depots when required. - Taking stock and ensuring stock takes are correct according to BWSA databases. Show less

  • Logistics and Procurement Controller

    Mar 2018 - Jan 2021

  • Operations and Logistics Assistant

    Mar 2017 - Mar 2018
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  Freddy Hirsch

  Feb 2021 - now

  Along with training and developing staff on our groundbreaking alginate technology, I travel around the African continent to offer value to meat processing facilities by developing recipes and processes that save time and money.

  • General Manager

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Product Applications Manager - Exports

    Mar 2023 - Feb 2024

  • Exports Product Applications Technologist

    Feb 2021 - Mar 2023