Alton Powell
Senior Branch Manager
18 Standing Grove Hillary Durban
Summary
A well networked and highly successful branch manager with extensive customer service experience and of working to set schedules and deadlines. Boasting a strong background of supporting staff & senior management, as well as possessing an excellent commercial approach to solving problems and developing business.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Branch Manager
Alumo Energy
Mount Edgecombe Durban
05.2023 - 01.2024
- Responsible for Solar Installation Implementation, QC Management and After Sales Support in KZN
- Warehouse & Stock Management
- Promotional Activations
- Fleet Management,
- Health & Safety,
- Industrial Relations
- Implemented service improvements to enhance sales cycle.
- Reason for Leaving: Retrenched due to Company restructure due to market conditions.
Branch Manager
Partserve Channel Support
09.2013 - 05.2023
- Responsible for Warranty & Out Warranty repairs of IT equipment for the KZN area.
- Warehouse & Stock Management
- Customer Engagement and resolution
- Manage Workshop repair cycle.
- Manage Sales (Internal & External)
- Health & Safety
- Industrial Relations
- Financials (Budgets, Variances and Forecasts)
- Reason for Leaving: Offered position at Alumo Energy
Senior Branch Manager
BCX Field Services
Durban
01.2012 - 08.2013
- Responsible for Installation and Maintenance of Retailer POS systems in KZN
- Field Activities and Call Management
- Managing Staff Compliment of 84 Employees
- Warehouse and Stock Management
- Management of Call System change and integration
- Customer engagement and resolution with most Major retailers
- Fleet Management
- Industrial relations
- Site inspections and readiness for new Shopping Mall openings
- Management of projects and preventative maintenance schedules
- Reason for leaving: Offered position at Partserve Channel Support
Branch Manager
Grindrod Logistics
02.2008 - 05.2011
- Responsible for Furniture Distribution and Removals for Residential and Commercial sector in the KZN area
- Warehouse and Stock Management
- Fleet Management
- Health and Safety
- Human resources
- Industrial Relations (Unionized SATAWU)
- Manage Sales (Internal & External
- Projects and Solutions
- Site Surveys for Residential and Commercial Sector
- Financials (Budgets, Variances and Forecasts)
- Reason for Leaving: Severance Package taken due to Company restructuring division centralizing Management to be relocated to Johannesburg
Branch Manager
UTi Parma Division
09.2001 - 01.2008
- Responsible for Pharmaceutical Distribution in KZN area
- Warehouse and Stock Management
- Human Resources
- Industrial Relations
- Customer engagement and resolution
- Financials (Budgets, Variances and Forecasts)
- Sales (Key Accounts and New Business)
- Manage Consistency in Service levels
- Administration Management
- Fleet Management
- Reason for leaving: Offered position at Grindrod Logistics
Call Co ordinator
Getronics
03.2001 - 08.2001
- Responsible for Customers Service levels, Service level reports and Presentation to clients, Assisting in Cabling Division
- Reason for leaving: Company merged with CS Holdings and temp position no longer available
- Offered permanent employment at UTi Pharma
Site Supervisor
R&B Construction
01.1992 - 08.1997
- Responsible for: Site Supervision, Staff, Wages, Ordering Materials
- Reason for leaving: Owner Immigrated.
Education
Welkom High School
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Cape Technicon
Advanced Leadership Program - undefined
UTi
Professional Selling Skills - undefined
Achieve Global
Mentoring - undefined
Abet & Mentoring Associates
Skills
Windows & Office Programs
Business Development Expertise
Risk Mitigation
Performance Reviews
Interviewing and Hiring
Coaching and Mentoring
Human Resources Knowledge
Sales Development
Sales Professional
Relationship Building
Accomplishments
- Successful Relocation and setting up of various Distribution facilities.
- Nominated for UTi’s Circle of Champions award for the roll out of a regional network and relocation to a new facility to accommodate Distribution of a new account Alpha Pharm KZN
- Increased yearly growth revenue 30% through implementation of strategic initiatives and improve customer satisfaction.
- 2010 Successful Project Warehousing and distribution of Furniture and fittings to the IFA Zimbali Hotel
Born
12/22/71
Tel
082 801 0192
Personal Information
Nationality: South African
References
- Preggie Pillay, National Manager, Uti Pharma, 010 248 0281 / 010 248 0000 / 083 484 9762
- Garth Smith, General Manager, Grindrod Logistics Furniture Division, 031 302 7111 / 082 092 4212
- Jumannah Gameelden, Field Service Executive, BCX, 011 444 0265 / 072 383 0092
- Ettienne Viljoen, Head of Implementation Alumo Energy 087 133 0033 / 082 657 8440
Sailing
Membership at Bluff Yacht
Working towards my Offshore Ocean skippers certification
Timeline
Branch Manager
Alumo Energy
05.2023 - 01.2024
Branch Manager
Partserve Channel Support
09.2013 - 05.2023
Senior Branch Manager
BCX Field Services
01.2012 - 08.2013
Branch Manager
Grindrod Logistics
02.2008 - 05.2011
Branch Manager
UTi Parma Division
09.2001 - 01.2008
Call Co ordinator
Getronics
03.2001 - 08.2001
Site Supervisor
R&B Construction
01.1992 - 08.1997
Welkom High School
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Cape Technicon
Advanced Leadership Program - undefined
UTi
Professional Selling Skills - undefined
Achieve Global
Mentoring - undefined
Abet & Mentoring Associates