Ismail Vawda

• Strategic and business management consultancy, project management, senior management consultant, responsible for projects relating to manufacturing, distribution, and retail stores, facilitated and documented strategic plan, procurement of new ERP system, organizational restructure, increase in turnover, rebranding, process improvement, developed home confectioner strategy, involved in training and development
• Projects Relating to ERP

1) Implemented bespoke merchandise system at Ideals

2) Implemented and trained Buyer toolbox in India for ANTUSA

3) Implemented Syspro at Shoe Crazy

4) Evaluated , Scoped and headed and implemented Kerridge

Commercial Systems (K8) at Pulse group and Gorimas

5) Rescued the K8 implementation in Botswana through post

implementation and training interventions

6) Responsible for the major systems upgrade of Sage evolution at

Plazaboard centre

• Responsible for operations of the company, manage the factory, business development, quality control, develop and manage policies and procedures, submission of wages and salaries, responsible for cash invoices and banking, oversee debtors and creditors accounts, responsible for maintenance and repairs, responsible for health and safety

• Responsible for projects relating to manufacture, distribution, and retail stores, facilitated and documented strategic plan, purchase and relocation of head office and distribution center, procurement of new ERP system, organizational restructure, increase in turnover, rebranding, process improvement, developed home confectioner strategy, involved in training and development

• Responsible for projects relating to wholesale, distribution, and retail, researched and identified key issues and opportunities, developed and structured plan, averted strikes, lead project manager on national development project, improved stock management, re-introduced group buying, reduced lead times, reduced returns, responsible for monthly meetings, key liaison across the group, responsible for driving sales and improving net profit, responsible for development of business plans, responsible for operations within logistics, human resources, debtors, IT, marketing, and merchandise departments

• Responsible for operations of the entire group, develop and manage group strategy, manage operations, human resources, IT, logistics, HR, and debtors departments, responsible for marketing, achieved strong cash flow and growth in profits, improved store layouts and policies, established project management culture, improved communication, implemented effective laybye collection strategy, kept stock loss below industry standards

• Responsible for the entire merchandise department - buying and planning

• Ladies wear and intimate wear planning for Dunns stores

• Managed a portfolio of R1.1 Billion as Business manager for cellular and communications

• Rebranding, restructuring of expenses and personnel, achieved moderate results

• Started an IT solutions company specializing in the retail and education sectors

• Responsible for operations of the entire group, develop and manage group strategy, manage operations, human resources, IT, logistics, HR, and debtors departments, responsible for marketing, achieved strong cash flow and growth in profits, improved store layouts and policies, established project management culture, improved communication, implemented effective laybye collection strategy, kept stock loss below industry standards

• Planning for homeware and footwear

• Merchandise planning for 70 retail chain outlets