CV – Sean de Lange
Personal Details
First Names
Sean
Surname
De Lange
Known As
Sean
Title
Mr
ID Number
Date of Birth
Nationality
RSA
Gender
Male
Race
White
Marital Status
Divorced
No. of Dependents
4
Drivers Licence
Yes
Own Car
Yes
Personal Contact Details
Cell
adc4d2@r.postjobfree.com
Residential Address
Street
Van Eeden Laan 19
Suburb
Hartebees
City
Bloemfontein
Province
Free State
Country
South Africa
Other Contact Person(s)
Name
Relationship
Cell
Home
Work
Maryna vd Merwe
Partner
Schooling
Name of Institution
Vryburger High School
Highest Std. Passed
Grade 12
Date Completed
1990
Subjects
Afrikaans, English, Maths, Science, Biology and business economics
Leadership & Achievements
Colours for sport
Tertiary Qualification 1
Name of Institution
INTEC
Qualification
Certificate Security Management
Location
East London
Date Completed
1998
Course Duration
12 Months
Subjects
Management functions,
Loss Control,
Labour Relations,
Human Relations,
Occupational Health and safety,
Disciplinary and grievances and selecting and placing staff
Tertiary Qualification 2
Name of Institution
UNISA
Qualification
Certificate Advanced Labour Law 24 Credits
Location
Cape Town
Date Completed
2006
Course Duration
12 Months
Subjects
Individual Labour Law,
Employment Equity,
Collective Labour Law,
Dispute Resolution,
Social Security,
Tertiary Qualification 3
Name of Institution
UPS – Unique People Solutions
Qualification
Certificate – Humans Resource development
Location
Johannesburg
Date Completed
2007
Course Duration
12 Months
Subjects
The value creating,
High performance consultant,
5 new Roles for HR practitioners,
Human resource value chain and leading and manageging change
Tertiary Qualification 4
Name of Institution
UNISA
Qualification
Programme in Human Resource Management 24 Credits
Location
Cape Town
Date Completed
2008
Course Duration
12 Months
Subjects
Human resource Function,
Labour Relations,
Training and development,
Human Relations
Additional Info
Computer Skills
Excel,
Word,
PowerPoint
Outlook
Proloan Loan System
Compuloan Loan system/ EFTPOS
Micros Hotel system - Micros
Skills
Leadership
Hospitality Industry
Investigative skills,
Problem Solving
Presentations skills,
Analytical thinking,
Administrative
Operational Planning.
Teamwork
Decision Making
Communication
Conflict Management
Computer skills
Flexibility
Multi tasking
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Employment History Summary
Employment History 1
Position: Period:
Office Manager 9th October 2019 - Current
Employment History 2
Position: (Nite Classes Owner) Period:
BounceFit – Rebounder Firness 1st May 2019- Current
Employment History 3
Position: Period:
Driver Recruiter Training Manager 6th June 2018 to 26 April 2019
Employment History 4
Position: Period:
Industrial Relations Officer 5th June 2017 – 30 May 2018
Employment History 5
Position: Period:
Estate Manager Paarl - Hospitality 4th August 2016 – Contract end April 2017
Employment History 6
Position: Period:
Owner – Monyetla Cash Loans- Finance 1st January 2015 – 1st August 2016
Employment History 7
Position: Period:
Control/ Area Manager Microfin- Finance 1st January 2014 – 31st December 2014
Employment History 8
Position: Period:
Operational Manager – Microfin- Finance June 2011 – 31st December 2013
Employment History 9
Position: Period:
Owner – Cleaning Company- Hospitality November 2009 – June 2011
Employment History 10
Position: Period:
Senior Employee Relations Officer Edcon Jan 2005 – November 2009
Employment History 11
Position: Period:
Store Assistant Manager Edgars Tableview January 2004 – January 2005
Employment History 12
Position: Period:
Service Centre Manager Edgars Tygervalley January 2003 – January 2004
Employment History 13
Position: Period:
Security Maintenance Manager Edgars CBD September 2002 – January 2003
Employment History 14
Position: Period:
Security Maintenance Manager Edgars East London May 1999 – January 2002
Employment History 15
Position: Period:
Airports Company SA East London 1995 – April 1999
Employment History 16
Position: Period:
SA Police 1991 – 1994
Employment History 1
From Date
09/10/2019
To Date
current
Company Name
Office Creations
Location
Bloemfontein
Industry
Furniture / Procurement
Company Size
Small
Nature of Business
Furniture
Job Title
Office Manager
Job Type
Permanent Company busy with Retrenchment
Part / Full Time
Referee / Superior
Margaret Bartman
051- 432 0691
Designation
Management
Duties
Establish and maintain positive working relations to meet or exceed customer expectations.
HR - Management of staff and their performances 6 staff
Build and maintain client relationships,
Obtain new business for growth,
Marketing
Procurement management for G4s
Employment History 2
From Date
06/06/2018
To Date
30/05/2019
Company Name
Hestony Transport
Location
Bloemfontein
Industry
Transport
Company Size
Large
Nature of Business
Transport
Job Title
Driver Recruiter Manager
Job Type
Permanent
Part / Full Time
Referee / Superior
Hester Reynecke
Designation
Management
Duties
Establish and maintain positive working relations to meet or exceed customer expectations.
HR - Analyse driver personnel for specific fleet needs.
Communicate with job applicants regarding employment and application status.
HR - Analyse and create reports dealing with recruitment and retention needs.
HR -Do recommendations to employer regarding employment packages and hiring processes as needed.
Update driver application files.
Cultivate and drive fleet growth through various activities and processes.
Become an industry expert on competitor’s qualifications and recruitment processes.
HR - Recruiting drivers for the 13/ 24 Ton refrigeration fleet and Agri fleet across South Africa
Ensure the fleet of more than 700 vehicles have drivers available and are fully trained according to Hestony standards
Maintain and service a roster of drivers to maximise the profitability and encourage growth of fleet.
Represent the company with integrity and professionalism.
Work as a team to meet weekly/monthly/quarterly recruiting and retention goals.
HR - Participate in new driver orientation to build on relationship establish thru recruiting experience
Managing the training/ recruitment and driver practical teams performance
IR – Assisted in presenting formal disciplinary matters regarding drivers,
IR – Dealing with informal / formal warnings for staff – 6 staff
Employment History 3
From Date
05/06/2017
To Date
30/05/2018
Company Name
Anderson Transport
Location
Wellington
Industry
Transport
Company Size
Small
Nature of Business
Transport
Job Title
IR/ Health and Safety Officer
Job Type
Permanent
Part / Full Time
Referee / Superior
Walter Mcgregor
021 – 864 2222
Designation
Management
Duties
IR - Investigate and complete all misconduct matters of all drivers within Anderson Transport – 500 drivers
IR – The IR officer in JHB reports to me, have to check all his charges before he can complete informal or formal warnings,
IR - Handle all matters according disciplinary code
IR - Dealing with all disciplinary hearings, includes presenting the disciplinary matter for Labour consulting company and preparing all witnesses – 70 cases of Informal/ formal warnings and 10 hearings a month
IR - Drafting and implementing policies and procedures
HR - Training all current drivers on policies and procedures
Evaluating drivers
Health and safety checks
Monthly meeting on O.H.A.S.A.
Employment History 4
From Date
04/08/2016
To Date
current
Company Name
Diamant Estate
Location
Paarl
Industry
Hospitality/ Operations
Company Size
Small
Nature of Business
Hospitality/ Operations of Estate
Job Title
Estate Manager
Job Type
Seasonal
Part / Full Time
Part Time
Referee / Superior
Dawid Kriel
Designation
Management
Duties
Overseeing the Guest Care and relations from arrival to departure
Overall oversight of general appearance and management of maintenance issues
HR - Management of estate staff, operations and functions, and ensuring that all tasks are carried out by the respective staff and within the schedules prescribed. – 12 staff
IR – Dealing and management of all poor performance, informal and formal disciplinary matters
Accurate and efficient co-ordination with other Staff in the planning and implementation of all hospitality functions and operations for accommodations, execution of food service, special events and conferences.
Management of all administrative duties related to the Estate, to include: Point of Sale, stock control, guest reservations, guest check-ins and check-outs. Stock ordering and stock takes.
Managing Bar service and control of funds
Management of all housekeeping and laundry at the lodge.
Guest bills and POS entries. Collect payments from guest, and record data pertaining to funds and expenditures and prepare required paperwork pertaining to departmental functions
Assist with weddings and events
Observe and monitor staff performance in order to ensure efficient operations and adherence to facility's policies and procedures.
Employment History 5
From Date
01 January 2015
To Date
1 August 2016
Company Name
Monyetla Cash Loans
Location
Wepener / Hennenman
Industry
Financial
Company Size
Small
Nature of Business
Financial – providing small to medium loans
Job Title
Owner
Job Type
Perm
Part / Full Time
Full Time
Referee / Superior
Self Employed
Designation
CEO
Duties
Running of the cash loans in Wepener and Hennenman
Managing of capital,
Clients service, and
Training staff 4 staff
Auditing office.
Dealing with bad debt,
Dealing with debt counsellors.
Employment History 6
From date
01/2014
To Date
31/12/2014
Company Name
Mariju Finance
Location
Welkom
Industry
Financial
Company Size
Small – 50 employees
Nature of Business
Financial – providing small to medium loans
Job Title
Control Manager / Audit / Hr/ Area Manager
Job Type
Perm
Part / Full Time
Full Time
Reason for leaving
Retrenched December 2014
Referee / Superior
Gert van Staden
Designation
CEO
Contact Details
057- 352 2863 / 082-*******
Duties
Control Manager / Area Manager
Conducting online and hard audits on 20 branches across SA to determine validity of loans, to ensure offices are in-line with the NCA
Assisting the training of office Managers. Systems (Proloan/ EFTPOS/ Allps-I/ Mercantile Bank terminal) –
Ensure the systems being used are done correctly/ additional financial supporting systems / ensuring correct implementation of systems/ implementation of procedures for the reducing and the controlling of fraud and theft.
IR - Investigation into fraud, theft, contracts of the loan system – 22 staff
Dealing with system issues with Compuscan (proloan) and Allps (Allps –I)
Hr – Managing staff 20 staff and recruitment of casuals / permanent recruitment
IR - disciplinary procedures, issue informal and formal warnings
HR - Implementation of policies and procedures.
Ensuring offices follow policies and procedures relating to financial rules and regulations and correct implementation of NCR policies.
Ensuring the correct usage of all programmes to determine accurate results on capturing and recovery of capital.
Ensure administrations are completed and daily balancing takes place.
Conduct performance appraisals and drafting of goals,
Coaching of staff,
Recruitment of new staff,
Ensure stores balances cash and deposit cash
Employment History 7
From Date
06/2011
To Date
December 2013
Company Name
Microfin – Mariju Finance
Location
Welkom
Industry
Financial
Company Size
Small – 140 employees – 60 offices
Nature of Business
Financial – providing small to medium loans
Job Title
Operational Manager / Audit Manager
Job Type
Perm
Part / Full Time
Full Time
Reason for leaving
The company divided into two
Referee / Superior
Gert van Staden
Designation
CEO
Contact Details
057- 2128662 / 082-*******
Duties
Control / Operational Manager
Conducting online and hard audits on 60 branches across SA to determine validity of loans.
Ensure offices are in-line with the NCR.
HR / IR - Assisting the training of 9 area Managers.
HR/ IR – Assisting CEO with poor performance discussions and disciplinary matters
Systems – ensure the systems being used are done correctly/ additional financial supporting systems / ensuring correct implementation of systems/ implementation of procedures for the reducing the controlling of fraud and theft.
IR – Assisting in drafting of charges and preparing for disciplinary hearings – 120 staff
Assisting to develop a new system “compuloan” for microloan businesses with the company called Compuscan.
Launching and the training of compuloan.
Starting up an audit team of 4 people to assist in audits and investigations in all the provinces.
Assisting the Hr function in disciplinary hearings and investigations.
Drafting of goals,
HR - Coaching of staff,
HR - Recruitment of staff, interviews, assessments.
HR - Assisting in the Management of area Managers with performance appraisals and KPI’s
HR - Controlling the audit team and their performance appraisals 4 Employees
Travelling in between provinces.
Reporting and audit results and assisting area Managers to correct out of line issues.
Quarterly meetings held with area Managers
Employment History 8
From Date
11/2009
To Date
06/2011
Company Name
Self Employed
Location
Cape Town
Industry
Retail
Company Size
Small
Nature of Business
Pre -occupational cleaning to letting agents and clients
Providing char services to letting agents and clients
Carpet cleaning service
Upholstery cleaning service
Job Title
Owner
Job Type
Perm
Part / Full Time
Full Time
Reason for leaving
Financial stress
Designation
Owner
Employment History 9
From Date
01/2005
To Date
08/2009
Company Name
Edcon
Location
Cape Town
Industry
Retail – Employee Relations Department
Company Size
Large – 24 000 employees, service Western Cape and Eastern Cape
Nature of Business
Retails, clothing, footwear, household etc
Job Title
Senior Employee Relations Officer
Job Type
Perm
Part / Full Time
Full Time
Reason for leaving
Start own business
Referee / Superior
Santie Myburgh
Designation
ER Manager
Contact Details
011 – 491 7834 / 083*******
Duties
IR - Investigations of misconduct/ poor work performance and incapacity at all stores which includes stores like, Edgars, CNA, Sales House, DC’s in the Western and Eastern Cape/ Namib for all Edcon stores.
IR – All stores, HR Managers and Store management and divisional management reported into our department to assist with all IR related matters – 1000 employees plus
IR – Presenting all Disciplinary hearings for all matters in these regions, up to 4 hearings every day,
IR – Providing daily feedback to any HR Manager seeking assistance with any staff related issues
IR - Training of current policies and procedures, and being a supportive structure for all HRM and stores in these regions.
IR - Advise business of processes and procedures.
IR -Travelling within country and attending HRM road shows, travel via vehicle or fly to designated stores.
IR - Implementing policies and procedures when changes.
IR – Dealt with approximately 140 cases each month
IR - Handling of all IR issues. Advising business sites on proper employment procedures.
IR – Assisting in the presentations and preparing witnesses for all CCMA matters,
IR – Part of yearly workshop to reduce disciplinary matters and finding better method to reduce staff reductions and disciplinary matters,
IR – Workshops with union to assist in harmonious working environment,
HR – IR – presenting at yearly road shows on IR matters,
Employment History 10
From Date
01/04
To Date
01/05
Company Name
Edgars
Location
Tableview
Company Size
Large, Manage 100 staff
Industry
Retail, Store Operations
Nature of Business
Edgars Tableview
Job Title
Store Assistant Manager
Job Type
Perm
Part / Full Time
Full Time
Reason for leaving
Wanted exposure of IR/HR
Referee / Superior
Jonathan Lotter
Designation
Store Manager
Contact Details
021 – 914 2080
Duties
Manage the control team, of 5 Managers which deals with customer service, sales floor, stockrooms, service terminals.
Controlling and manage the stores budget.
Profit patterns reporting to divisional Manager
Implementation of policies and procedures.
Credit marketing.
HR - Staff planning both permanent and casuals – 80 employees
HR – Discussions of Performance management,
IR – Dealing with all drafting of disciplinary charges
IR – Assisting the managers in the presentations if disciplinary matters,
IR – Went to chair other disciplinary matters of other Edgars stores,
Customer service.
Investigations of fraud cases and reporting to ER department.
Planning of stocktaking and correcting data accuracy
Recruitment
Training
Succession Planning - management staff
Ensure cash picks from terminals,
Feedback to divisional Manager
Monthly meetings with Divisional Manager
Manage cleaning and security contracts
Employment History 11
From Date
01/03
To Date
01/04
Company Name
Edcon
Location
Edgars Tygervalley
Industry
Retail – Service centres
Company Size
Large – Manage about 70 staff
Nature of Business
Edgars Store, one of top 5 stores in Edcon.
Job Title
Service Centre manager
Job Type
Perm
Part / Full Time
Full Time
Reason for leaving
Promoted to Store Assistant Manager Edgars Tableview
Referee / Superior
Elizabeth van der Schyff
Designation
Store Assistant manager
Contact Details
021 – 914 2080
Duties
Manage all POS terminals within the store.
Ensure cash pickups
HR - Staff Planning for permanent and casual pool employees.
IR – Investigating under performance staff, theft, under banking, late coming and customer service.
IR – Presenting at formal Disciplinary hearings,
HR - Conduct performance appraisals
HR – Staff compliment approximately 60 employees
Marketing of financial products,
Casual wages,
Cash security,
Training and development and systems,
Customer service
Assisting other stores with disciplinary matters.
Recruitment of casual employees
Employment History 12
From Date
09/01
To Date
01/03
Company Name
Edcon
Location
Edgars Cape Town City
Industry
Retail
Company Size
Large
Nature of Business
Edgars Stores
Job Title
Store Security and maintenance manager
Job Type
Perm
Part / Full Time
Full Time
Reason for leaving
Wanted to gain experience in various positions
Referee / Superior
Managers left company
Duties
Manage security and cleaning contracts for store.
Training of all security the Edcon culture and on all security related matters,
Dealing with security and cleaning companies,
Reducing and investigating fraud, theft and stock losses within store,
Emergency procedures,
IR – Investigations with retail staff,
IR – Issuing informal warnings,
IR - Performance management discussions
IR – presenting at formal disciplinary matters,
IR – Dealing with approximately 30 staff
Cash security,
Assisting with disciplinary matters
Assist in stocktaking.
Staff planning
Employment History 13
From Date
05/99
To Date
01/03
Company Name
Edcon
Location
Edgars East London
Industry
Retail
Company Size
Large – In charge of about 20 staff
Job Title
Security and maintenance Manager
Job Type
Perm
Part / Full Time
Full Time
Reason for leaving
Offered position in Cape Town - Relocated
Duties
Manage security and cleaning contracts for store.
Training of all security the Edcon culture and on all security related matters,
Dealing with security and cleaning companies,
Reducing and investigating fraud, theft and stock losses within store,
Emergency procedures,
Cash security,
IR – Investigations staff theft, drafting charges, presenting at formal disciplinary matters, poor performance discussions, assisting Edcon stores in Port Elizabeth with disciplinary matters which included grievances
IR – Informal disciplinary matters like warning issued, and goals settings
IR – Staff compliment of approximately 30
Assist in stocktaking
Were requested to move and assist in CPT due to the massive reduction in losses in East London
Employment History 14
From Date
1994
To Date
1999
Company Name
ACSA
Location
East London Airport
Industry
Aviation
Company Size
Large
Job Title
Security Officer
Job Type
Perm
Part / Full Time
Full Time
Reason for leaving
New position within Edcon
Duties
Aviation security,
Access control,
First aid
Emergency procedures,
Screening all passengers and luggage
Employment History 15
From Date
1991
To Date
1994
Company Name
SA Police
Location
Middelburg
Industry
SA Police
Company Size
Large
Job Title
Constable
Job Type
Perm
Part / Full Time
Full Time
Reason for leaving
Wanted to move to Corporate world