Timothy Sneddon

Experience

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  Parrys Cash & Carry

  Nov 1981 - Oct 1987

  Trainee manager

  Did military service June1982 to July1984.Resumed duty at Parrys in August 1984.Trained in all departments. Stock clerk 6 monthsReceiving clerk 3 months Cashier 2 months Front end controll 4 monthsFloor supervisor 6 month.Cash office 3 months.Buying office 6 months.

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  Parrys cash&Carry

  Oct 1987 - Sept 1989

  Asst Manager

  Controll all departments. Manage floor.Supervision of staff.Buying and listing of new products.Discuss Income statement. Manage the business division on all the Hotel, school hostels: Fedics catering services. Setting standards of service and the implementation of strong systems.Sales and Logistics.

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  Self-Employed

  Nov 1989 - Aug 1990

  Independent Sales Agent

  Growing a new brand of Sweets to wholesalers.

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  Browns cash & carry

  Nov 1990 - Oct 1992

  Asst manager

  1.Ensure controls in departments are adhered to.2.Keep controll on Cash- up office.3.Manage the floor and customers.4.Manage the supplier merchandisers on the floor.5.Manage stock controls weekly.

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  Mputuland cash and carry

  Apr 1994 - Jun 1995

  General Manager

  1.Salary negotiation and staff recruitment. 2.Manage profitability on the company and oversee spends on assets.3.Manage and control policy and procedures.4.Control Marketing of stores through newspaper, radio and leaflets.5.Working within the government policys and procedures within the said unions.5. Managing the groups P&L .

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  Shield buying & Distributon

  Oct 1995 - now

  Reginal Trader

  1. Set growth Targets with business partners and lead and guide team to achieve them.2. Meet with directors of company's and set sales targets and budgets.3.Train,coach, develope and educate employees to manage professional businesses in order to work within their goals and levels of structure. 4.Ensure strong profitable businesses keeping up with changing trends in the market place. 5.Manage profitability by overseeing the general spends of Multimillion rands assets. 6.Overseeing the spend on projects , managing the team for the project and changing the set standards when necessary.7.Being crucial and accurate with people's behaviour in order to grow profitable and sustainable businesses. 8. Providing legal servicesto increase credit limits through South African accredited financial institutions. Show less

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  Shield buying & Distribution

  Nov 1995 - Mar 2005

  Key accounts manager

  Building business relationships. Growing member support.Finding new channels of business to grow the base.Creating systems to allow the business to flow at a consistent pace.Managing trends within markets the are changing month on month.

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  Massmart

  Jun 2005 - Apr 2012

  Regional Buyer

  1.Negotiations on service and price with Suppliers. 2.Building strong supplier relationships engaging in growing market share on at groundfloor levels.3.Marketing new product launches to members.4.Managing sell in and sell through leaflets for store specifics working within the supplier grids implemented.5.Managing instorepromotional drives.6.Negotiating profitability to stores ; ranging products by selling patterns.7.Growing and managing categories in order to lower costs and have higher earnings. Show less