Experience

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  7/11 fish hoek

  Feb 1998 - May 1999

  Cashier and admin assistant

  Served customers on till, pack shelves, order fruit and veg, filling.

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  Panorama kwikspar, neves bros cc

  Jul 1999 - Mar 2000

  Cashier

  Serving customers at POS, packing shelves, night supervising.

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  Panorama florist

  Mar 2000 - Dec 2000

  Manager

  Same owners of the Kwikspar

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  Panorama kwikspar

  Oct 2000 - Mar 2001

  Administrative assistant

  Cash up and banking, filling, creditors and debtors, cash suppliers,

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  Family store panorama pick 'n pay t/a neves bros cc

  Mar 2001 - Nov 2006

  Floor supervisor & stock controller

  In charge of Stock take, shop floor, Merchandisers, shelf packers, shelf labels, customer service, looked after the store when management not available

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  Pick n pay

  Jul 2006 - Nov 2022

  One of the leading retail groups in South Africa, offering a wide range of goods in the grocery, clothing, and general merchandise sectors. Operates one of the largest online grocery platforms in sub-Saharan Africa.Key responsibilities:• Reported to the Infrastructure and Security Programme Manager.• Managed cross-functional teams on various projects.• Controlled the procurement of essential equipment.• Identified and liaised with key stakeholders to devise comprehensive roll-out plans.• Managed all aspects of budgets for Capex and Opex Projects.• Facilitated the vendor take-on process for new vendors and managed the bides for project vendors.• Weekly and monthly status reporting.Major Projects:• Network infrastructure setup in Pick n Pay stores across Zambia, Namibia, Swaziland, and Lesotho. This entailed server decommissions, infrastructure installations, network, and Wi-Fi refreshes in various store locations. • Led the roll-out and implementation of the Vision Bean Store POS system across all African stores.• Managed the deployment of Seuic Mobile devices, Zebra Bluetooth Printers, and Zebra CC55000 devices for inventory, label printing, and stock management in corporate and franchise stores locally and in Africa.• Implemented the in-house SharePoint-built leave applications portal and Zoom across the organization.• Oversaw the encryption of SAP applications and interface data.• Directed migration from File share servers to SharePoint online.• Led projects involving multi-factor authentication, Office 365 adoption, and user migration, the use of MS Teams and the transition from Windows 7 to Windows 10, and the implementation of new security tools like Qualys.Achievements:• Successfully executed fast-track projects for network infrastructures in riot-affected areas.• Effectively moved the whole Pick n Pay estate from Windows 7 to Windows 10 during the COVID-19 pandemic on time and under budget. Show less Change Manager for VAS Services within PnPStarted the smart services in PicknPay by implementing, testing, designing the smartzone which housed all VAS services like Money Transfers, Time Bank, airtime sales, electricity sales online and at the tills. Implemented PnP gift cards, iTunes Vouchers, Aramex parcels drop boxes and various other things like RSA retail bonds, opening mobile phone accounts and selling cellular phones. Doing Nedbank banking services etc. Training up first class staff to manage these areas and assist customers. Setting up a new support department for stores to have a point of contact and a department to train new staff. Worked on user friendly training materials and quick reference cards. Show less Implement the SAP system and PnP Processes into all PnP store formats. Franchise Stores, Corporate Stores, Hypermarkets, support offices, warehouses.Sweeper that troubleshoots and assists the team once they spent a week in store. Core part of the franchise SAP project team.Travel to various African countries to move them to SAP and to open new countries and new stores.Had to teach myself how to use SAP then train it to the rest of the implementation team.Authorisation testing of all transactions across the PnP Matrix. Show less

  • Senior Information Technology Project Manager

    Sept 2016 - Nov 2022

  • Change Manager IS

    Jun 2011 - Aug 2016

  • Business Process Implementation & Liaison

    Jul 2006 - Oct 2011
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  Family panorama pick 'n pay t/a neves bros cc

  Nov 2006 - Feb 2007

  Assistant store manager

  Inventory, Stock control, Stock takes, day to day managing of shop floor, store room, receiving, orders, process in store

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  Mellors group

  Dec 2022 - Dec 2023

  Project & inventory manager

  The company sources, supplies, builds, maintains, and operates amusement attractions across the Middle East and the UK.Key responsibilities:• Reported to the Chief of Projects and Contract Compliance.• Managed the storerooms for several operating sites in Riyadh and Jeddah, including Riyadh Winter Wonderland, Riyadh Boulevard World, Riyadh Wonder Garden, Jeddah Promenade, the Jeddah Boneyard, and Jeddah City Walk. • Led and mentored a six-member team, and managed schedules, absences, and inquiries.• Workforce planning for the stores and contract staff.• Management of all the company's assets in the stores which included the amusement rides, ensuring that stock was maintained and available when needed.• Stock takes to keep track of inventory and plan for procurement.• Procurement of stock including equipment parts for all rides, some of which had to be imported.• Scheduling maintenance of tools, equipment, and parts.• Responsible for procurement across multiple departments – management, finance, HR, operations, training, health and safety, and tech services.• Negotiated with supplier companies including Satori Rides, Maclan International, Mondial, Funtime, TUV, and Alchahin.• Implemented an internal asset records management solution, procuring specialty products with limited information.• Liaised with the client – SELA (contracted to the Saudi Public Investment Fund).Achievements:• Recorded company stock, and assets (which had not been recorded or priced accurately before) and streamlined store processes. • Equipped the stores with staff that could be of service to the maintenance team 24/7, with coordination, and coordinated asset relocation across Saudia Arabia.• Developed, implemented, and maintained an inventory control system on Excel to ensure accurate record keeping (the previous system was paper-based, inaccurate, and difficult to maintain).• Set up storerooms and offices out of containers which could then be transported between sites. Show less

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  Altron digital business

  Apr 2024 - now

  Project manager

  • Manage Infrastructure projects for ADB at various clients, including a Roll Out project for Pepkor (2024) and a UWC Network Refresh Project (2024 - 2026).• Successfully implemented a Web Cam and Biometric fingerprint reader for Pepkor's PEP, Ackermans and speciality stores.• Led the Core Network replacement in the Data center and Wi-Fi reinstallation in all buildings for the UWC Network Refresh Project.• in progress with all UWC buildings switch replacements in 2025.