James Thomas

Experience

• 

  Top Trailer Manufacture

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Assistant foremen (Technician)

  MacLabour was a recruitment agent and placed me at Top Trailers (Pty) Ltd, where I was mandated to work together with the foreman to ensure the quality of all the tasks performed during manufacturing and distribution. It mainly consisted of two principal strands of activity, which are closely related. The first were evaluation and monitoring; the second was quality assurance; and the third was more administrative and keeping records of collected products.1. Excellent product and fabrication knowledge;2. Always maintain a proactive approach in the working environment for ease in taking ownership and accountability;3. Customer relations management;4. Good project management and fault-finding skills;5. Strong leadership potential and be able to demonstrate drive, ambition, and passion for challenging work;6. Good managerial and interpersonal skills and the ability to work under pressure;7. Time management, organisational, planning, and problem-solving skills;8. Great team player and can work well independently;9. Collaborates with foreman to develop and implement territory POA and key account plans;10. Ensuring timely and efficient response and follow-up on all customer queries, etc. Show less

• 

  TASOnline (Technical Application Software)

  Mar 2010 - Aug 2013

  Pump Monitoring (Technician Trainee)

  Freelancer:As a technician trainee monitoring of the tending, control, and operating power-driven, stationary, portable pumps and manifold systems to transfer various materials to and from various vessels and processes in water plants and mines.I was introduced to statistical data analysis, through the use of excel, and acquiring data from primary or secondary data sources and maintain databases/data systems, filter and “clean” data by reviewing computer reports, printouts, and performance indicators to locate possible operational problems. Show less

• 

  Dutton Plastic Engineering

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

  Product assessor (Laboratory)

  Freelancer: Under the Logistics department I assisted in the planning and managing logistics of the warehouse, transportation, and customer services. I also assisted in operationalising, directing, optimizing and coordinating full order cycles.

• 

  Macsteel Manufacture

  Dec 2013 - Jan 2014

  Shutdown Group (Maintenance)

  Freelancer: Completed vacation work at Macsteel Manufacture as part of the shutdown group. workshop revamp, machinery cleaning and reporting

• 

  Africawide Consulting (Pty) Ltd

  Jun 2014 - Dec 2019

  Business Analyst

  Operationalising the disbursement of SETA skills development funds, was the key interface between key SETA stakeholders. Providing strategic support to SOE’s that allocate mandatory and discretionary grants to various skills development entities:1. Implementing processes that allow for transparency throughout the grants management process in accordance with the appropriate funding policies as stipulated by government;2. Application/system development, management and testing;3. Learning and Development. Learning Management System (LMS) testing and operations;4. Ensure implementation of processes as defined by management across South Africa with various stakeholders;5. Conducting business verification where we evaluated more than 6 500 applications in the form of desktop and site visit due diligence, causing 270 000 learners to be awarded, ensuring that the SETA meet their annual performance targets. Show less

• 

  JETMART

  Dec 2015 - Mar 2016

  Casual (Customer Service)
• 

  Grant Approved (Pty) Ltd

  Aug 2019 - now

  Independent Associate

  Developing and initiating skills and business development strategies and sector digitalization methods for entities in the construction, tourism and hospitality, engineering and manufacturing, professional services, and healthcare sectors:1. Stakeholder engagement;2. Leads sourcing and building client databases;3. Networking and account management;4. Client Relationship Management (CRM) operations and analysis: monitoring customer interactions, managing relationships, collecting and managing leads and automating marketing activities;5. Establishing and maintaining strong client relationships;6. Client visits and meetings;7. Ensuring timely and efficient response and follow-up on all client queries, etc.8. Business analysis, programme recommendations;9. Develops in-depth knowledge of the product(s), market, stakeholders, and competitors;10.Soliciting discretionary grants from SETA’s and etc.;11. Manage project, oversee implementation plan and admin process;12. Learning and development, training manager and reporting;13. Manage 30-35 different portfolios in 3-6 month for the past 9 years;14. Entity financial capacity verification, fund allocation outsourcing, and business-to-business networking;15. Verification of multiple businesses in various sectors;17. Solutions offered: business-to-business, BBBEE, EEA, skills development and HR consultant, adoption and adaption of digital transformation;18. Skills coordination and business development strategies;19. Oversee compliance of mandatory grant in ATR/WSP;20. Business and sector digitalization, adaption through efficiency and transformation of business methods/practices;21. Facilitation of proposal building and application tracking.22. Simulated operation tractors (legislative trainings); Show less

• 

  Statistic South Africa (StatsSA)

  Dec 2021 - Apr 2022

  Field Operations Officer (Manager)

  In the 2021/22 Census enumerations, my mandate was:1. Managing data collection from 6 residential and commercial areas in Randburg;2. Managing teams to engage communities, households, homeless and businesses;3. Collaborating with piers to assist build numbers;4. Conflict management, marketing and reporting;5. Recruiting, training and ensuring the payment of all staff in my team;

• 

  Pipes, Pumps and Valves Africa

  May 2024 - now

  Sales Executive

  Setting annual sales goals for the company and working towards achieving them. This role is based on setting up a strategy to find new prospects and sales leads and converting them into paid users or customers.1. Ability to develop and provide solution to significant technical challenges;2. Conduct market research to identify selling possibilities and evaluate customer needs;3. Actively seek out new sales opportunities through cold calling, networking and social media (marketing and advertising);4. Consulting knowledge, techniques, roles and responsibilities of providing technical guidance;5. Set up meetings with potential clients and listen to their wishes and concerns;6. Prepare and deliver appropriate presentations on products and services;7. Create frequent reviews and reports with sales and financial data;8. Ability to plan, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilisation of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives;9. Ensure the availability of stock for sales and demonstrations;10. Participate on behalf of the company in exhibitions or conferences;11. Negotiate/close deals and handle complaints or objections;12. Collaborate with team members to achieve better results;13. Gather feedback from customers or prospects and share it with internal teams;14. Manage +/-450 portfolios and relationship management;15. Client Relationship Management (CRM) operations and analysis; Facilitation of proposal building, tendering and application tracking. Show less