Education

Covenant College **** (Standard **) Matric passed.

Achievements:

• Merit student standard 9

• Prefect standard 10

• Best Art Student three years running - standards 8, 9 and 10

• Inter-School Creative Competition – first place in the following categories:

o Pen and ink

o Mixed medium

o Creative writing

o Paint

o Graphics.

Member:

• Debating committee

• Magazine committee

Sports achievements:

• Sports woman of the year for two years running Standard 8 and Standard 9

• Victrix ludorum Standard 10

• Commonwealth Fly Fishing 2011 held in Wales United Kingdom – SA Ladies SAFFA team

• Ladies First Place Fly Fishing 2012

• Northern Cape LTBA colours 2016 (Light Tackle Boat Angling Association)

• SALTBAA colours (South African Light Tackle Boat Angling Association) 2018

• Team First Place at Nationals 2018 LTB

Studies Completed:

1994 Damelin Sales and Marketing Certificate - 88 % highest class pass

• The Diploma in Marketing Management gave me the knowledge and practical skills required to perform effectively in the corporate arena.

1999 IPSC- Institute of Personnel Service consultants - Recruitment

• The exam serves to entrench knowledge required to ensure compliant, ethical and professional service delivery within recruitment

2011 University Of Cape Town- Internet Marketing

• Website design and development

• Web analytics

• Search engine optimization

• Online copywriting

• Web PR

• Online advertising

• PPC and conversation optimization

• Social media and Viral Marketing

• Email Marketing

• Mobile marketing

This certificate equipped me with the knowledge of internet marketing strategy. More specifically, it enabled professional and modern communication with clients that better portrays the company’s products and services.

2019 Udemy - Professional Counselling diploma

• Introduction to Counselling

• Counselling Skills

• Listening

• The Relationship

• Assessments & Client’s Progression

• Understanding People & Their Problems

• Dealing with Difficulties

• Key Counselling Skills

2019 Udemy - Counselling Children and adolescence

• How to work with children and teenagers

• What is 'child bullying' and 'child abuse'

• Grief and bereavement

• What language to use in counselling children and teenagers

• Conflicts and stress in children and adolescents

• How to open your own 'online' or 'offline' practice

Computer Literacy:

• Full MS office

• Sage

• ARMA + Steel industry

• Syspro – Accounting

• Compusoft/ Winner

• FloorPlan Design Suit 10 3D

• CorelDraw 2020

Employment History:

Period of employment : July 2020 – Current

Name of organization : Reinforcing Steel Contractors Pty Ltd

Position Held : Full function: Kimberley Branch

Duties / Functions

• Management :

o Factory staff Daily / Weekly objectives

o Admin staff co-ordination

o Cleaning staff

o Loading of wages

o Toolbox talks

o Bank confirmation of payments

o Account management

• Accounts:

o Purchas order entries

o Purchas order Receipts

o Purchas order Posting

o Trial Balance

o Full Petty Cash function

o Loading of Payments

o Data capture

o Administration of new suppliers

o Processing of Credit Application

o Ledgers and journals.

o GRN’s (Goods Receipt Notes)

o Invoicing

o Deposit confirmation

o Supplier relationship

• Stock:

o Stock management

o Buying

o Compiling reports on Excel for Sales and Stock

o Confirm stock counts

o Coordinate supply chain procedures to maximize quality of delivery

o Maintain updated records of orders, suppliers and customers

• Sales and marketing:

o Organising presentations and customer visits

o Maintain and create social media advertising

o Market research

o Calculating and checking of payments, amounts and records are correct.

o Track orders to ensure timely deliveries

Employment History:

Period of employment : October 2016 – Current (still have the company)

Name of organization : Specialty Covers PTY Ltd

Position Held : Owner - SARS Documents Available

Duties / Functions

A company that sells purpose made Covers, all materials for the industrial, commercial and domestic markets, including PVC, Zink roofing and vehicle covers.

• Full management / Director function

• Look for and create opportunities to make the company more successful.

• Impact the profitability of the company

• Price and profit structure

• Understand local market In the Northern Cape

• Recruit and manage staff

• Full HR Function

• Adhere to Government regulations and encourage good working practice

• All marketing, including web design, social media advertising

• Supplier negotiation

• Tender pricing

• Vehicle dealership negotiations

• Budgeting and forecasting

Reason for Additional employment Covid 19 has ground production and resources to a halt.

Employment History:

Period of employment : September 2015 – September 2016

Name of organization : Stewarts and Lloyds Holdings

Position Held : Senior Sales Representative

Duties / Functions

• Buyouts for mining companies: Kumba, Khumani, Sishen, Black Rock

• Supply to mining companies: Grids, Rails, Steel, Mesh, and any other product needed.

• Sales of steel products including the following:

• Tube, angels, sections, fencing, wire, roofing, hardware, paint.

• Buyouts for non-stock items including couriering items.

• Stock recons and acquisition.

• Credits for returns and arranged collections

• Due diligence of the Upington and Kimberley areas.

• Email marketing

• Face to face sales and product supply negotiation.

• Tender negotiation.

Employment History

Period of employment : September 2007 to April 2014

Name of organization : NJR Steel Reinforcing (Domestic Reinforcing Steel)

Position Held : Sales and Marketing Manager

Duties / Functions

• Sales of reinforcing steel achievements:

o Projects:

700-ton office build Sandton – new client

750-ton office’s build – new client

300-ton shopping centre upgrade – new client

1000-ton bridge for the N17

o New clients with last project value for steel:

Liviero Building: R 6 335 000.00

Raubex Housing: R 790 000.00

Mont Blanc: R 5 740 000.00

Iguana Projects: R 2 775 000.00

Rocon Construction: R 3 700 000.00

Paramount Construction: R 8 950 000.00

• Public relations and market research to continuously strive for optimal sales and market gain.

• Compile tender documents with pricing and contract agreements.

• Face to face communication to gain firsthand understanding of needs and expectations from the client.

• Keeping current with competitor’s market gain/loss, products and services.

• Use of social media and print for communication with current and potential clients to promote awareness of brand.

• Publication planning, including advert design and media liaison.

• Workflow procedures and display charts optimising and simplifying operations

• Managing the production and distribution of promotional material

• Report Design for optimum management

• Marketing and budget planning by creating a clear, focused concept for our products and service.

Reasons for leaving: Husband was transferred to Kimberley from Pretoria

Reference: Patrick van Gool – Director 082-***-****

Employment History

Period : January 1998 – March 2007

Name of organization : Cozens Recruitment Services (Pty) Ltd

Position Held : Recruitment Sales Consultant manager

Duties :

• Relationship building on a more personal level with clients enabled a better understanding of their recruitment needs.

• Due diligence was necessary before submitting potential candidates to clients.

• Salary negotiations to comfort both the employee and employer to maintain a mutually beneficial relationship.

• Identified potential recruitment requirements during specific campaigns ensuring optimum use of temporary staff and campaign budgets.

• Managed temporary staff thru motivation, training, monitoring and counselling during employment, often converting the position to a permanent post.

• Admin duties included submitting timesheets and resolving queries.

• Reports on sales and sales forecasts

Reason for leaving: Cozens recruitment: Mrs L Cozens (011-***-**** since passed

Employment History

Period of employment : March 1993 – December 1997

Name of organization : Gillette South Africa

Position Held : Marketing Assistant 1993-1995

Sales Representative 1995 - 1997

Duties :

• Under the Gillette flag there were a consortium of FMCG (fast moving consumable goods) companies namely; Parker Pen, Waterman Pens, Paper Mate, Oral-B, Braun and Gillette itself.

• Sales to the pharmaceutical clients within the Gauteng and Mpumalanga areas involved:

o Preparing a stock requirement order for each client

o Display of promotional items arranged with the store managers

o Stocktaking and damage returns

o In store promotions

o Gondola negotiation and stocking authorization.

• Marketing Assistant with any and all marketing needs.

Reasons for leaving: Offered a more lucrative position within recruitment.

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