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Gert Johannes Jacobus Murphy

Retail Manager
Parys,Free State
Gert Johannes Jacobus Murphy

Summary

Versatile Fresh Food Manager successful at recruiting, hiring and training productive and service-focused grocery employees. Proficient in ordering supplies, coordinating records and maintaining health and safety standards. Good understanding of market conditions, seasonal needs and customer preferences. Proactive Fresh Food Manager with expertise in running smooth and successful fresh food department. Matches employees to tasks to boost productivity across workforce. Forward-thinking and resourceful with results-driven mentality. Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance. Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings. Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Innovative and goal-oriented Management. Dedicated team player skilled at mediation and conflict resolution. Drives company growth. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

29
years of professional experience
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Checker/Shoprite
Parys

Fresh Food Manager
09.2014 - 08.2022

Job overview

  • Scheduling, training all staff in fresh departments.
  • Maintained compliance with health code standards.
  • Determined and implemented appropriate productivity, quality and service goals.
  • Trained and led team of 60 department team members.
  • I was responsible for the following departments: Deli, Bakery, Fruit and veg and Perishables.
  • As the Fresh Manager i was also the assistant store manger, responsible for all departments.

Correctional Services
Odendaalsrus

Head of Logistics
01.1998 - 05.2013

Job overview

  • Collaborated with project managers to discuss procurement, logistics and service requirements for optimized purchasing power.
  • Managed functional areas of logistics.
  • Provided support to commander and executive staff members.
  • Organized unit training operations and managed details when unit move was required.
  • In this period i held various positions as they became available: Head finance, head transport, member of emergency support team.
  • Multi year budgeting.
  • Mange expenditure according to budgets available.

Score Supermarkets
Odendaalsrus

Store Manager
01.1994 - 12.1997

Job overview

  • Set effective store schedules based on forecasted customer levels, individual employee knowledge, and service requirements.
  • Managed inventory control, cash control, and store opening and closing procedures.
  • Reconciled daily sales transactions to balance and log day-to-day revenue.
  • Approved regular payroll submissions for employees.
  • Daily smooth running of the store witin the set targets and budget.

Education

National Hotel School
Bloemfontein

Assistant Chef from Assistant Chef
01.2019 - 01.2020

Technical High School Welkom
Welkom

Matric from Technical/boilermaking
01.1989 - 11.1993

Technicon Witwatersrand
Johannesburg

Certificate from Buisness Management
01.1995 - 01.1996

Skills

Employee training

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Timeline

National Hotel School

Assistant Chef from Assistant Chef
01.2019 - 01.2020

Fresh Food Manager

Checker/Shoprite
09.2014 - 08.2022

Head of Logistics

Correctional Services
01.1998 - 05.2013

Technicon Witwatersrand

Certificate from Buisness Management
01.1995 - 01.1996

Store Manager

Score Supermarkets
01.1994 - 12.1997

Technical High School Welkom

Matric from Technical/boilermaking
01.1989 - 11.1993
Gert Johannes Jacobus MurphyRetail Manager