Clinton Keith John Scott
Polokwane
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Branch Manager – Polokwane depot
SANITECH (PTY) LTD
07.2024 - 04.2025
- - Maintain/implement branch strategic objectives in line with company strategy
- Ensure growth targets are achieved against plan and prior year.
- Management of operational assets including stock, vehicles, consumables, maintenance requirements of fleet.
- Build relationships with top clients to ensure thorough knowledge of clients’ requirements and regulations to ensure compliance.
- Responsible for planning and distribution of company assets to achieve maximum efficiency in servicing, delivery and collections.
- Responsible for budgeting and forecasting of revenue and profitability.
- Ensure sales and operational staff meet agreed set targets and develop necessary action plans to overcome variances.
- Recruit staff, performance management, discipline and dismiss subordinates in a manner that ensures maximum productivity whilst not exposing the company to any risk.
- Ensure staff are trained and motivated to assist them with growth and achieving goals in line with the company’s vision.
- Overall responsibility of maintaining Health and Safety standards.
- Responsible for ensuring prescribed financial processes are implemented and adhered to.
- Responsible for monthly reports to Regional Manager.
- Manage and control COS and Overheads to budget.
- Maintain debtors days to within prescribed company policy.
- Toilet hire, septic pumping, pest control, daily & specialized cleaning, portable wastewater plants, hygiene washroom solutions & cleaning chemicals to food and hospitality, mining, industrial, agricultural and contract-cleaning industries
Owner/Director – consulting, hosting, catering, guiding
Self-employed
09.2021 - 07.2024
- Working between my own chemical manufacturing concern, consulting to chemical companies in Ghana, Zambia and Zimbabwe and running my self-catering guest lodge near the Kruger gate in Phalaborwa – unofficial tour guide and cook on request.
Branch Manager – Limpopo & Africa Development Manager
HYCHEM (PTY) LTD
06.2005 - 09.2021
- Ensure growth and profitability in Limpopo.
- Identify new market trends and assume proactive solutions.
- Support and assist personnel with sales presentations. Updates on new products.
- Regular service calls on key accounts.
- Technical support to technician.
- Analyze monthly service/sales reports and ensure all customers are satisfied.
- Proactively plan and implement service & repairs to customer equipment based on report feedback.
- Assess and determine customers future needs with sales team.
- Plan, organize and implement training programs to staff and customer-base regarding new product and hygiene technologies available.
- Familiarize self with competitor products, pricing and strategies.
- Ensure sound inter-department relationships within the business.
- Draft annual budget in coordination with CEO and FM.
- Manage and maintain debtors’ book in conjunction with debtors’ clerk to within prescribed period.
- Cash book audit & banking vs. cash expenses and sign-off.
- Implement, maintain & control of optimum stock levels relevant to region.
- Safeguarding of stock.
- Develop, implement, and maintain optimum logistics & distribution plan relevant to the region.
- Knowledge and implementation of protocols regarding the transport of hazardous materials.
- As appointed 16.2 representative; manage all aspects relevant in terms of Occupational Health & Safety Act.
- Human Resource functions: interview & appoint staff; training; disciplinary processes and counselling; performance appraisals; salary increases & bonuses etc.
- Maintenance planning for: vehicles, fire-fighting equipment, cameras & alarms, generators etc. in conjunction with annual budget.
- Analysis of monthly branch financial report & subsequent written report to CEO.
- Identify and develop potential business partners into Africa. Assisting in the set-up of businesses in line with our mission, values and objectives and supporting them in their growth and development.
- Cleaning chemicals to food and hospitality institutions, mining, industrial and contract-cleaning industry
Key Accounts Manager – SA Breweries & Coca Cola
T&C Chemicals (Taeuber & Corssen)
11.2002 - 05.2005
- Responsible for the environmental cleaning and hygiene at:
- SAB Alrode
- SAB Rosslyn
- SAB Polokwane
- SAB Swaziland
- National Breweries - Zimbabwe
- Delta Beverages – Zimbabwe
- Coca Cola – Swaziland
- CONCOR – Swaziland (Coke concentrate factory)
- Coca Cola Midrand
- My primary task was to audit these beverage manufacturing plants in the application of our product through their CIP systems and maintain a hygiene score of no less than 90%. I was also responsible for the 'environmental cleaning' KPI’s.
- Other tasks included:
- Liaising with brewhouse and packaging manager.
- Liaising with microbiologist and/or environmental manager.
- Analysis and identification of challenges which may contribute OR have contributed to a failure in meeting stipulated KPI’s and the correction thereof.
- Promoting new products and/or technology.
- Training cleaning staff in the correct use and application of our product.
- Management & training of cleaning contractors at those specific units that had contracts in place.
Division Manager – Cleaning Chemicals/Contracts
NEMCHEM INTERNATIONAL
03.2001 - 09.2002
- - to instill the 'Ecolab Way' within Ecolab’s first major appointed distributor into Africa.
- Grow Ecolab sales within the countries where Nemchem was represented as stated above.
- Hygiene development within the new Sun International complex at Livingstone, Zambia – from the construction phase.
- Management of several cleaning contracts under the Zim Sun banner in Victoria Falls.
- Zambia; Zimbabwe; Malawi
Sales Representative – Cleaning Chemicals
CREMARK CHEMICALS (which became) ECOLAB
03.1995 - 02.2001
- - maintain existing customer-base through regular calls and service.
- - generate sales leads through cold-calling.
- - conduct surveys, present proposals/pricing and installations at customers.
- - attend to call-outs timeously.
- - submit weekly and monthly call planning to management.
- - write and submit daily recaps to management.
Law Enforcement Officer
NATAL PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION
04.1993 - 12.1994
- - General law enforcement
- Level 5 Ambulance assistant
- Steep slope & Mountain Rescue.
- S.W.A.T
- HAZMAT
- Scottburgh KZN
Education
National Diploma - Human Resources Management
Technikon Natal
01.1991
TRANSVAAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE - English, Afrikaans, History, Mathematics, Biology, Science
01.1987
Languages
English
Custom Section
True
References
- Tinus Botha, 082 889 9345
- Gerrit Dokter, 079 033 0023
Certification
- National Diploma: Human Resources Management Technikon Natal
- TRANSVAAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE MATRIC
- National Diploma: Human Resources Management Technikon Natal
Hobbies and Interests
- Practical shooting - Provincial colours; Limpopo Exco; Limpopo SAIRO&I Exco and Chief Range Officer.
- Provincial Medic.
- Environmental activities - Volunteer: Anti-Snare/Anti-poaching operations – Greater KNP; Birdwatching; Licensed snake catcher
- Cooking
- Gardening
Interests
- Practical shooting - Provincial colours;
- Chief Range Officer - Limpopo SAIRO&I Exco
- Provincial Medic
- Environmental activities - Volunteer Anti-Snare/Anti-poaching operations – KNP/Birdwatching/Licensed snake handler
- Gardening/Cooking
Personal Information
ID Number: 7006075384081
Timeline
Branch Manager – Polokwane depot
SANITECH (PTY) LTD
07.2024 - 04.2025
Owner/Director – consulting, hosting, catering, guiding
Self-employed
09.2021 - 07.2024
Branch Manager – Limpopo & Africa Development Manager
HYCHEM (PTY) LTD
06.2005 - 09.2021
Key Accounts Manager – SA Breweries & Coca Cola
T&C Chemicals (Taeuber & Corssen)
11.2002 - 05.2005
Division Manager – Cleaning Chemicals/Contracts
NEMCHEM INTERNATIONAL
03.2001 - 09.2002
Sales Representative – Cleaning Chemicals
CREMARK CHEMICALS (which became) ECOLAB
03.1995 - 02.2001
Law Enforcement Officer
NATAL PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION
04.1993 - 12.1994
National Diploma - Human Resources Management
Technikon Natal