Brian Stephen Wentworth
Jeffreys Bay
Summary
Dedicated and results-driven professional with extensive experience in sales, logistics, stock control and customer service. Proven ability to adapt to diverse roles, demonstrating strong problem-solving, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Adept at vehicle sales, stock management, dispatch operations, and administrative coordination, with a commitment to business ethics, service excellence, and continuous improvement.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Car Salesman
Future Auto
03.2020 - Current
- Car sales and wholesale to public and dealers
- Sourced vehicles for inventory.
- Extensive marketing on various platforms for all vehicles
- Reason for leaving: Relocation from Pretoria to J/Bay
Receiving and Dispatching Manager
JDS Plumbing Services
12.2012 - 01.2020
- Coordinated receiving and dispatching of plumbing supplies to various destinations.
- Handled stock ordering responsibilities with efficiency.
- Reason for leaving: Company sold
Assistant Receiving/Dispatch Manager
Pretoria Chicken & Meat (Trading as Brodsky 244 cc)
11.2008 - 09.2012
- Picked and sorted stock for multiple shops.
- Scrutinized all stock according to invoice specifications.
- Managed incoming and outgoing stock efficiently.
- Utilized forklift to manage loading and off-loading of trucks.
- Competencies: Code F01A 3000kg Counterbalance Forklift Operator
- Reason for leaving: Retrenched
Barman
New Moon Pub
04.2007 - 10.2008
- Oversaw all aspects of daily bar operations.
- Ordering of stock when necessary and daily stock take
- Reason for leaving: Offer to join Pretoria Chicken and Meat
Bank Controller (Temp)
Tshwane University of Technology (via Kelly Girls)
02.2007 - 03.2007
- Compiled and managed daily financial receipts from cashier transactions.
- Conducted thorough recounting of submitted cash bundles.
- Ensured secure delivery of materials to T.U.T's cash-in-transit service.
- Reason for leaving: Assignment completed
Data Capture / Examination Data Entry (Temp)
Tshwane University of Technology (via Kelly Girls)
10.2006 - 12.2006
- Ensured completion of result aggregation for each semester in a timely manner.
- Filed information by faculty and subject for archiving purposes.
- Reason for leaving: Assignment completed
Administrator / Correspondence Clerk (Temp)
Tshwane University of Technology (via Kelly Girls)
08.2006 - 09.2006
- Managed student registrations for distance education programs.
- Reason for leaving: Assignment completed
Stock Controller – Production (Temp)
Amalgamated Beverages Industrial PTA (via Kelly Industrial)
01.2006 - 07.2006
- Managed recording, allocation, and dispatch of beverages produced on a specific line.
- Ensured timely stock rotation based on expiration dates.
- Reason for leaving: A.B.I
- Contracted a new outsourcing company
Stock Transfer First Checker (Temp)
Amalgamated Beverages Industrial PTA (via Kelly Industrial)
10.2003 - 01.2006
- Managed verification process of stock movements to targeted destinations.
- Conducted comprehensive inspections of vehicles prior to authorization for departure.
- Coordinated secondary inspections by external contractors.
- Reason for leaving: All Kelly Girls personnel were automatically taken over by Kelly Industrial
Call Center Consultant – Service Monitoring Office (Temp)
South African Revenue Service (via Professional Assignment Group Outsourcing – P.A.G)
08.2002 - 11.2002
- Addressed concerns and complaints of taxpayers regarding their designated revenue receivers.
- Communicated details to departmental management to address issues.
- Handled tasks related to filing, maintaining correspondence, and registering companies.
- Reason for leaving: Assignment completed
Call Center Agent / Specialized Sales Unit (Temp)
ABSA Direct (via P.A.G)
01.2002 - 07.2002
- The objective of this assignment was to telephonically contact selected clients to inform and explain the advantages of how an overdraft protection would be beneficial should there be any unforeseen event or occurrence
- Explained advantages of opting for a funeral plan in comparison to standard insurance.
- Reason for leaving: ABSA Life “Kasteelpark” eventually had to dissolve 75% of this unit as they were closing down and in a process of relocation in Randburg
- The majority of staff able to move was permanent workers
Salesman
Maxi Hardware
06.2000 - 11.2001
- Everyday duties included sales and advice, key cutting, LPG gas refills and the ordering of new stock
- Handled stock organization and cash register functions as part of routine.
- Reason for leaving: No scope for growth
Client Liaison
Queens Debt Collectors
08.1999 - 05.2000
- General inquiries, filing and answering incoming calls was my responsibility
- Conducted thorough ITC checks to ensure compliance.
- Reason for leaving: Company sold
Duty Manager / Client Liaison
Global Television Services
11.1995 - 06.1997
- Staff training, testing of decoders, new subscriptions and billing queries were my main duties, coupled with technical advice, installation queries and troubleshooting
- Managing the temp register and stock take was also done
- Reason for leaving: Travel
Customer Services Call Center Agent / Inbound / Radio Dispatch
M*Net Northern Transvaal Area Office
12.1992 - 10.1995
- Receiving calls from subscribers and assisting with account queries, technical advice, enabling or disabling devices at the clients request and re-authorizing decoders
- Radio dispatch to installation technicians was also one of my duties
- Reason for leaving: Merger with Multichoice and became Global T.V
Education
High School - Maths (SG), Science (SG), Biology (HG), English (HG), Afrikaans (HG), Geography (HG)
Clapham High School
01.1992
Skills
- Pastel
- Word
- Excel
LNGG
English
Afrikaans
References
REFERENCES
1. FUTURE AUTO
MR BRANDON VILJOEN
@ 084 686 6333 > MANAGER
2. JDS PLUMBING SERVICES
MRS LANIE STANDER
@ 0790320715 > OWNER
3. PRETORIA CHICKEN AND MEAT
MR PIETER SWANEPOEL
@ 012-3277337 > FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
4. AMALGAMATED BEVERAGES PTA.
MR DAVE SUTHERLAND
@ 012-3778000 > CHIEF CHECKER
MR SIMON MOSOMANE
@ 012-3778000 > SENIOR HAULAGE CHECKER
MR ABEL MASHISHI
@ 012-3778000 > SENIOR ROUTE TRUCK CHECKER
5. TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
MR PAUL MOEKONA
@ 012-3824662 > HEAD OF CASHIERS
MRS KAREN DU TOIT
@ 012-3824662 > HEAD OF EXAMINATION DATA ENTRY
Certification
Code F01A 3000KG Counterbalance Forklift Operator
Timeline
Car Salesman
Future Auto
03.2020 - Current
Receiving and Dispatching Manager
JDS Plumbing Services
12.2012 - 01.2020
Assistant Receiving/Dispatch Manager
Pretoria Chicken & Meat (Trading as Brodsky 244 cc)
11.2008 - 09.2012
Barman
New Moon Pub
04.2007 - 10.2008
Bank Controller (Temp)
Tshwane University of Technology (via Kelly Girls)
02.2007 - 03.2007
Data Capture / Examination Data Entry (Temp)
Tshwane University of Technology (via Kelly Girls)
10.2006 - 12.2006
Administrator / Correspondence Clerk (Temp)
Tshwane University of Technology (via Kelly Girls)
08.2006 - 09.2006
Stock Controller – Production (Temp)
Amalgamated Beverages Industrial PTA (via Kelly Industrial)
01.2006 - 07.2006
Stock Transfer First Checker (Temp)
Amalgamated Beverages Industrial PTA (via Kelly Industrial)
10.2003 - 01.2006
Call Center Consultant – Service Monitoring Office (Temp)
South African Revenue Service (via Professional Assignment Group Outsourcing – P.A.G)
08.2002 - 11.2002
Call Center Agent / Specialized Sales Unit (Temp)
ABSA Direct (via P.A.G)
01.2002 - 07.2002
Salesman
Maxi Hardware
06.2000 - 11.2001
Client Liaison
Queens Debt Collectors
08.1999 - 05.2000
Duty Manager / Client Liaison
Global Television Services
11.1995 - 06.1997
Customer Services Call Center Agent / Inbound / Radio Dispatch
M*Net Northern Transvaal Area Office
12.1992 - 10.1995
High School - Maths (SG), Science (SG), Biology (HG), English (HG), Afrikaans (HG), Geography (HG)
Clapham High School
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