STEPHAN BRITZ

ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS

Postnet Suite 92, P-Bag ab8xkh@r.postjobfree.com

X20009, Garsfontein, B Comm Accounting, MDP +27-79-037-**** (mobile)

South Africa, 0042 +27-086-***-**** (fax)

S upply Chain & Logistics Management

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Supply Chain, Logistics & Management Professional

[Targeted Positions – Logistics/Supply Chain Manager or Analyst.]

● 15 Years’ intense experience in large, nationwide Logistics and Supply Chain Management roles ● Currently the

Principal Transport Consultant/Analyst at Biani Transport Consulting ● Previously Logistics Operations Manager at

SABMiller (the world’s 2nd largest brewing company after Anheuser-Busch) ● Managed fleet of 450 vehicles, 211 000

annual loads, budget of USD89 000 000 and planning for 91 depots, 12 production plants and 43 production lines (RSA).

“Offering special value as a process improver and cost reducer – driving costs

down, driving productivity up, improving reliability, getting results.”

- Overview of Advanced Expertise -

Supply Chain Management / Logistics Operations Management / Problem Analysis / Solution Structuring / Planning &

Implementation / Process Analysis Improvement and Optimisation / Project Management / Financial Management

CAREER HISTORY

Managing Director Principal Consultant

BIANI Transport Consultant (South Africa) 2009 - present

[BIANI is a specialist Transport, Logistics & Supply Chain consulting firm.]

Providing a wide range of services and expertise to clients – focused on the Transport & ACHIEVEMENTS

Logistics sector – with a view to solving process problems, improving and streamlining

Business

operations, creating better return on investment, achieving growth and profits. Turnarounds: led a

number of Transport /

Analysing client operations, understanding business and operating models

Supply Chain business

Making recommendations, interacting at CEO / GM level

turnarounds

Driving implementation, monitoring progress, managing projects

New Business Set-ups:

Investigating & engaging in investment and business opportunities in the sector

was pivotal in setting up

Managing all Financial, Tax, Legal and Operational aspects of the businss.

successful transport

Notes – Led several full scale business turnarounds, conducting financial investigations, related enterprises.

analysing operations and making recommendations for improvement and strategy;

Was pivotal in the establishment of several transport related enterprises including a

Transport Broking company achieving USD1.5m in turnover within months of set up.

Logistics Operations Manager

SABMiller (Head Office) (Beer and Coca Cola/ABI Division) 1999 - 2009

[SABMiller is the world’s 2nd largest brewer. Additionally it owns ABI, the bottler of Coca Cola and

SABMiller’s soft drinks division. Please see more at www.sabmiller.com.]

Headed operations for both the Beer and Soft Drinks Division in South Africa – an ACHIEVEMENTS

operation incorporating a USD89m budget, 211 000 annual loads, 450 vehicles & 55 staff

Restructure: pioneered

Notably pioneered the integration of the two divisions, an initiative aimed at achieving the restructure and

efficiencies, lower costs, improved ‘out of stock’ levels and better capacity utilization. integration of 2 divisions.

Directing Strategy, Planning & Systems and execution across the division Improvement:

Managing all Operational and Financial elements, with all associated models, spearheaded improvement

costing, contracts, performance management, productivity and output projects – achieving

Controlled production planning for 12 plants with 43 production lines; and pla nned record improvements in

fleet utilization, ‘out of

stock levels for 91 depots with 258 SKU’s; making improvements

stock’ levels, and factory

Led many organizational and operational improvement projects in the areas of

downtime.

Supply Chain, Integrations, Centralisations and Processes

Notes – Managed SABMiller peak stock levels down to 4.1 days of stock cover – resulting

in USD18m in savings; improved ‘out of stock’ leves to lowest levels ever, 2.7%;

Standardized all SABMiller and ABI planning processes; improved ABI fleet capacity

utilization by 14%; improved ABI ‘out of stock’ level to lowest ever, 7.1%

Promoted from Interdepot Manager to Operations Manager of the Beer division, up to the

role above – all along making major improvements: for eg. reducing stock shortage

related factory downtime by >2000%; vehicle utilization by 39%

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CAREER HISTORY: SUMMARY OF EARLIER POSITIONS

Depot Manager SABMiller, 1996 – 1999. Managing a number of large depots – RECOMMENDATIONS

including one of the “Top 3” largest (Garankuwa) in sales volume (1 100 000 HL) and the

“Stephan gets things done,

largest warehouse site in South Africa (97 000 HL).

no excuses”

Notably managed the 1st ever depot to break the 90% barrier in operational excellence

“[Stephan is] committed,

scoring; and was the highest scoring depot for customer distribution service (nationwide).

determined, thorough,

knowledgeable and

(Started out at SABMiller in 1996 as a Project Accountant.)

inspirational”

Financial Manager Times Media Ltd., 1994 – 1996. Managing the Financial,

“Stephan is tough, bottom

Accounting and Legal functions for a new division which then launched titles such as line driven”

Playboy, ELLE and Out There Adventure magazines in South Africa. Reported to the local

“Impeccable leadership

TML Head Office and USA and French stakeholders.

skills”

Accountant / Financial Manager Times Media Ltd. 1991 – 1994. Filling a series of

“Open and fair”

Financial/Systems and Accounting roles culminating in Financial Manager for Call Direct

“Ruthless but fair”

a subsidiary and joint venture company in the telecommunications & direct sales sector.

“Yourcommitment to

Trainee Accountant Leveton Boner Chartered Accountants, 1990 – 1991.

excellence is frightening”

-Extracts from

SPECIAL STRENGTHS

previous colleagues,

subordinates.

Operational Improvement Highly skilled in leading cost cutting, process

improvement projects – analysing trends, data, models, structures, processes and

creating strategies and plans for enhancement and then leading their implementation

Supply Chain, Logistics, Transport Knowledge Deep expertise on all fronts, with

proven expertise with the 2nd largest brewer in the world – running world class

operations, restructuring divisions, driving cost reductions, implementing systems, etc.

Financial Knowledge Grounded in the hard-core realities of financial performance

data and statistics – identifying trends, understanding financial models, monitoring

financial ‘health’, putting measures in place, focusing on the ‘bottom line’.

General Management Experience across Finance, IT, Operations, Production

OTHER INTERESTS

Motorcycling Have completed around 20 000km in long distance road trips with my 2

daughters, including: Route 66 (Los Angeles to Chicago) in 11 days (2010) and a 7 000km

trip with my 13 year old daughter visiting the 4 corners of South Africa in 9 days (2011).

Community Established the 1st ever day-care centre in the Tafelkop rural area –

traditionally a very poor, impoverished community – in 1998.

Business Established a first of its kind business importing motorcycle luggage from a

USA manufacturer – managed in tandem with current consulting work.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Full Name Stephanus Gerhardus BRITZ

Nationality South African

Date of Birth 13 July 1968

Availability Worldwide

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