Brett Van Rensburg

Experience

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  University of Pretoria

  Jan 2008 - Nov 2012

  Student
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  Barloworld Logistics

  Jun 2010 - Jul 2010

  Junior Engineer

  Vacation Work on supply chain for Ellerines furniture company.

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  AESSEAL

  Jun 2011 - Jul 2011

  Junior Engineer

  Business Process audit at Secunda Facility.

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  Ocupational Intellect Academy PTY Ltd

  Aug 2011 - Oct 2011

  Junior Engineer

  Design Engineer and coarse construction.

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  Unilever

  Jan 2013 - Mar 2019

  The SUIT Manager is the Sourcing Unit’s principal point of contact for raw and packaging material, product, process, process controls and equipment implementations and modifications. Including new asset landing, large Kaizan’s managing and deploying projects of E1m and below, including support of Feasibility Trials and Capability TrialsThe role is also the Sourcing Unit partner for the Cluster Engineering design & delivery team as well as for the R&D and P&I teams and is responsible for the Sourcing Unit implementation of new innovations, product transfers, roll-outs, recipe changes, line extensions, process control and VIP related activities within an agreed time frame. The SUIT Manager manages the handover of new or modified equipment from Cluster Engineering including appropriate training for the Sourcing Unit. Show less

  • Sourcing Unit Implementation Team Manager

    Jan 2018 - Mar 2019

  • WCM Coordinator

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2017

  • Assistant Engineer

    Oct 2013 - Dec 2014

  • Process Engineer

    Jan 2013 - Sept 2013
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  Dagri Worldwide Solutions

  Mar 2019 - Jun 2020

  Operations Director

  Business Development and procurement of goods and services for projects inAfrica spanning the following industries Agriculture, Construction, Manufacturing,Mining, Oil & Gas Projects. This role involved building relationships withcustomers by travelling to projects on international marketing trips, scopingproject requirements for capital goods and equipment based on engineeringspecifications and winning orders for sales.Building supplier relationships by identifying correct suppliers according torequirements for quality, price and lead times.RFQ’s for project equipment and consumables.Pricing according to procurement rules, pricing supply chain and logistics coststo remote project locations, calculating customs and import duties, submittingquotations.Receiving orders from customers, placing orders with suppliers, logisticsproviders and customs officials.Managing supply chain operations from order placement through to delivery tothe customers project site, including backup support and aftersales service.Project management for supply of goods and managed services.Financial management of accounts with customers and suppliers monthlystatements, cash flow control.Company cost optimization and supply chain optimization.Online marketing, design and managing company LinkedIn page and website. Show less

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  DOBB Industries

  Jun 2020 - now

  Director

   This role is an Industrial engineering consulting role, consulting on continuous improvement for manufacturing and supply chain. The role requires understanding, implementation and people development in Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, WCM, JIPM continuous improvement methodologies. Leading cross functional client teams including safety, finance, operations, engineering, planning, quality control, projects, environmental, and people development in the identification of opportunities, prioritisation, selection of projects, people development in problem solving tools and methodologies, restructured governance of operations, identification of phenomenon and root cause analysis The practical implementation of continuous improvement solutions measurement and quantification of results and standardisation. Projects include turn key solutions in implementation for capex engineering, innovation and industry 4.0 automation. Internal business direction, influencing and leadership including, internal finance, client relations, marketing and sales. Notably a 9 month project based at a Müller Yogurts and Deserts in Market Drayton-and a 3 Month Project also for Müller milk in Germany called Weihenstephan Molkerei in Bavaria Germany working together with Factory leadership teams to develop a logical loss based approach for prioritization of focussed improvement.  Design of Factory of the future project for Ultra Panel to meet forecast demand growth Implementation of Autonomous Maintenance, Preventative Maintenance and Focussed Improvement programs.  Development of engineering teams in understanding and use of Root Cause Analysis to eliminate problems at their origin and avoid reoccurrence. Proven increases in Operating Efficiency, delivering Kaizens and a structured approach and understanding to problem solving.  Assessment of Technical Engineering breakdowns implementation of breakdowns root cause analysis. Show less

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  HiveMind Network

  Feb 2022 - now

  Associate Partner
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  World Wide Technology

  Aug 2022 - now

  Manufacturing & Distribution Industry Advisor

  Provides Digital Transformation solutions for WWT Manufacturing & Distribution customers that include:​• Industry 4.0 Strategy Consulting• Data Analytics & IoT• Converged IT/OT Technology Infrastructure• Industrial Cybersecurity The Industry Advisor role is integral to the entire lifecycle of our customer engagements, from pre-sales to delivery, including: • Engaging key line of business stakeholders to identify business & operational needs• Translating business & operational needs into technology requirements• Architect solution framework that aligns WWT offerings to needs of the business• Collaborate with WWT architects and engineers to formalize low-level solution details• Industry “Voice” for WWT delivery teams during project planning, solution implementation, integration and startup Show less