Curriculum Vitae of Danté Marais
Personal Details
Surname: Marais
First names: Danté
ID number: 871**********
Nationality: South African
Contact Details: 073-***-****
Residential Area: 23 Hennop Street, Langeberg Heights
Email address: ***********@*****.***
Marital Status: Married
Dependents: None
Drivers licence: Code B
Mode of transport: Own transport
Smoker / non-smoker: Smoker
Home language: Afrikaans
Other languages: English
Notice Period: 1 Month
Salary expectation: Flexible
Educational Background
Name of Institution: Northlink College
Certificate: National Certificate N3
Date(s): 2008 to 2009
Subjects: Small Business Management & Entrepreneurship
Sake Afrikaans Eerste Taal
Business English Second Language
Computer Practice
Office Practice
Public Administration
Name of School: President High School
Grade completed: 10
Year completed: 2006
Subjects: Afrikaans, English, Mathematics, Accounting, Economics,
Technical Drawings, Life Orientation
(Please note: Reason for leaving school early was to go and work. I later completed my business matric while working.)
Employment History
Name of Company: DC Meats
Industry of company: Meat
Period of Employment: November 2019 to Current
Position Held: Branch Manager
Duties:
oManage daily operations
oOffice administration
oInvoicing
oCash-ups
oStaff management 30 staff)
oStaff disciplinary
oStock control (ordering and receiving of stock, stock rotation)
oPricing and promotions
oCustomer – centric
oHealth and safety
Software used: Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, Email
Salary: R15 000 (Nett)
Benefits: None
Reasons for leaving /
wanting to leave: Currently I only get off from work 2 days in a month, sometimes only 1 day and most of the time I do not know when I am going to be off. With our first born on the way I would be very grateful to be able to spend more time with my family and also to be able to work fixed hours.
Name of Company: Food Zone Sandbaai
Industry of company: Retail
Period of Employment: July 2018 to November 2019
Position Held: Store Manager
Duties:
oDaily operations
oStock control – Ordering, receiving, dispatching, rotation
oBusiness strategies – pricing, promotions
oManaging cash flow – cost saving, budgeting, forecasting, banking
oEnd of Day cash reconciliation
oStaff supervision – interviews, pay roll, duty roster and staff wellbeing
oBusiness acumen
oCustomer Service and relationship building
Software used: Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, Email
Salary: R13 000 (Nett)
Benefits: None
Reasons for leaving /
wanting to leave: Wanting to relocate back to Cape Town to peruse my career goals.
Name of Referee: Aubrey Bothma
Designation: Owner
Contact Details: 082*******
Name of Company: Dante’s Bites Brackenfell
Industry of company: Meat Industry (processing, packaging, supply etc)
Period of Employment: 2013 to 2018
Position Held: Owner
Duties:
oProcessing and packaging of meat products
oProduct packaging and POS Material design
oProduct listing and barcoding
oStock control
oQuality control
oHealth and safety compliancy
oHygiene and food control
oSales tracking
oRoute to market – Festivals, Markets, Public and Retail
oCustomer Service
oBusiness Strategy – Identifying opportunities and gaps to increase revenue growth
oCompiling monthly financial reports - cash flow, budgeting, expenditure, production cost
oPricing strategies – costs of goods, profit margins and competitive selling price
oMarketing strategies – Advertising (Website, markets, Facebook, pamphlets and word of mouth)
oNetworking – building up contacts
oCold calling and service calls
oCompetitor Analyse
oWebsite design
Software used: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Paint), WordPress, Corel Draw
Salary: Income varied accordingly (Festivals, markets, seasons etc)
Benefits: None
Reasons for leaving /
wanting to leave: Opportunity to manage a family owned business
Name of Referee: Dante Marais
Designation: Owner
Contact Details: 073-***-****
References: Dante’s bite’s retail outlet, KKNK, Wildebees 4x4 event, Winter markets, Christmas markets, Sales agents, supplied to shops.
Name of Company: Foschini
Industry of company: Clothing Retail Company
Period of Employment: 2008 to 2013
Positions held: A) Store Manager
B) Floor Supervisor
C) Sales Associate
Duties:
oCustomer Service
oSales forecasting and tracking
oStock management and control
oCashflow and budgeting
oTeam management - staff hiring, team scheduling and disciplinary action.
oStore performance review and feedback
oOpen communication
oCross functional collaboration with Head Office, Marketing and Accounts
Software used: Foschini Group Retail System
Salary: R8000 (Nett)
Benefits: Provident Fund
Reasons for leaving/ Own business opportunity
Wanting to leave:
Name of Referee: Arno Basson
Designation: Regional Manager
Contact Details: 021*******
Name of Referee: Phillipa Cameron
Designation: Area Manager
Contact Details: 021*******
Name of Company: Duroplastic
Industry of company: Fiberglass roof sheets
Period of Employment: 2006 to 2008
Positions held: Machine Operator Supervisor
Duties:
oResponsible for manufacturing fibreglass roof sheets
oManaged a team of 5 subordinates
oManufacturing targets
oInventory control
Salary: R5000 (Nett)
Benefits: None
Reasons for leaving/ Looked for a better growth opportunity and at the same time
Wanting to leave: finding something closer to home in order to complete my business
matric.