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Jaco Du Preez

Jaco Du Preez

Branch Manager Retail
George

Summary

Personable Assistant Store Director with +10 years of dedicated experience in retail management. Dedicated to shrink minimization and staff development. Highly talented at designing innovative and eye-catching store displays.

Expert retail sales professional offering +10 years of experience in retail customer service and retail management. Focused on exceeding sales goals and providing outstanding customer service. Exceptional knowledge of team management for front end cashiers.

Entry-level retail management professional skilled preparing reports, overseeing budgets and adjusting financial activities to meet business objectives. Analytical and detail-oriented with financially savvy mentality. Balances customer service with costs controls.

Seasoned retail management professional with demonstrated history of success in boosting team productivity and operational efficiency. Manage and encourage staff to achieve continuous improvements and maximize customer service standards. Proven leader with analytical approach to tackling day-to-day and complex challenges.

Front Store Manager with +10 years of retail management experience successfully oversees facility resources to achieve store objectives and targets by strengthening front store performance. Leads staff in providing exceptional customer service through training, regular follow up and feedback and leading by example. Leverages excellent judgment and decision-making skills to control expenses and prioritize activities in response to changing initiatives.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Branch Manager

TopUp trading as Laley
09.2024 - Current
  • Managing the Fuel station and the 24 staff members.
  • Managing the Maintenance.
  • Making sure all equipment is functional and in working condition.
  • Managing the Frontline and cash office.
  • Managing all Staff.
  • Managing Quality control in Departments.
  • Making sure all is according regulation.
  • Managing the Shop Floor.
  • Making sure all stock is packed out and staff is on duty and on time.
  • Managing the Security.
  • Administration.
  • Managing Receiving.
  • Managing Cleaners.

Assistant Branch Manager

Pick n Pay
01.2022 - 08.2024
  • Managing the Sentrum.
  • Making sure everything is clean, locked and in place ready for trade.
  • Managing the Maintenance.
  • Making sure all equipment is functional and working condition.
  • Managing the Frontline and cash office.
  • Managing all Staff.
  • Managing Quality control in Departments.
  • Managing the Shop Floor.
  • Making sure all stock is packed out and staff is on duty and on time.
  • Managing the Security.
  • Administration.
  • Managing Receiving.
  • Managing Cleaners.

Fresh Food Manager

SHOPRITE CHECKERS
01.2018 - 01.2022
  • Managing Fresh Departments-Bakery, Deli, Perishable and Fruit and Veg Departments.
  • Making sure products are fresh and ready to sell.
  • Following up with Bakers to make sure production gets out and Bread and convenience products are fresh.
  • Ordering stock for the Fruit and Veg Department and that the stock arriving is fresh.
  • Cash-up, stock take, admin related work and Customer Service.
  • Receiving stock.
  • Checking the quality of the products.
  • Loading and offloading goods of trucks at receiving.

Manager/Supervisor

MONUMENT SPAR
01.2014 - 01.2018
  • Supervising the cashiers.
  • Manage the packers at night packing the store, admin, cash recons, cash pay-outs.
  • Customer service.
  • Receiving stock.
  • Managing receiving.

Reception/Night Porter

CITY LODGE GROUP OF HOTELS
02.2011 - 09.2014

Credit Control Officer

ABSA Bank
  • Collection on outstanding accounts.
  • Repossessing of vehicles.
  • Customer Service / Sales.
  • Client attraction and retention.
  • Handling of client queries.
  • Telesales.
  • Sales.
  • Marketing.
  • New client attraction and retention of existing clients.

General Waiting and Barman

Portland's Park Country Hotel & Restaurant
  • Company Overview: Chelmsford Essex - United Kingdom (London)
  • Co-ordinated conferences, wedding functions.
  • Night Porter / In charge of the Hotel security at night.
  • Chelmsford Essex - United Kingdom (London)

Constable Mounted Police

SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE
  • Crime prevention.
  • Theft Unit Tactical Policing Mounted.
  • Policing.
  • Public Relations.

Education

Grade 12 -

Goudveld High School

A+ - Software and A+ Technician Course

Intellect International Training Solutions
01.2002

National Certificate - Wholesale and Retail Operations Supervision NQF4

Retail
01.2019

No Degree - Retail

Speciality Coffee Association Barista
Western Cape
04.2001 -

Skills

  • Management

  • Day to day follow up on deliveries

  • Maintenance of filing

  • Creating and updating filing records

  • General administration

  • Cash security management

  • Security measures

  • SAPS experience

  • Security management

  • Conflict resolving

  • Discipline of staff

  • Performance management

  • Adherence to food presentation quality

  • Adherence to food preparation requirements

  • Queries management

  • Customer relations

  • Co-ordination of daily task lists

  • Stock take

  • Management

Interests

Computers
Computer Gaming
Fishing
People

Personal Information

  • ID Number: 7504255058087
  • Age: 50
  • Criminal Offences: None
  • Health Status: Good
  • Nationality: South Africa
  • Driving License: Code 8
  • ID Number: 7504255058087

Relevant Skills

Over the past 10 years I have managed from 10 and at times more than 25 staff members on a day-to-day basis., Stock take, Co-ordination of daily task lists, Customer relations and queries management, Adherence to food preparation requirements, Adherence to food presentation quality of Daily Time Schedule, Performance management and discipline of staff, Conflict resolving, 10, SAPS experience - 4 years, Security Measures i.e. locking up, searching staff when necessary, implementing safety and security measures, cash security management., 10, Last 5 years within the hospitality industry., Creating and updating filing records, Maintenance of filing (archiving, opening new files, SAP dockets), Day to day follow up on deliveries, stock take, stock ordering, client queries and submission of tasks schedules, Financial Administration (Purchase orders, ordering stock, stock take, staff timesheet management, cash control etc), 5, Microsoft Office (Excel and Word), Application of A+ skills within personal environment, 10, Retail - client satisfaction, handling and resolving of queries in various industries.

First Names

Jacobus Gustavus

Telephone Number

+27 71 228 1902

Awards

  • 1998-01-01, VERTEX AWARD, In acknowledgement of excellent client services - ABSA BANK
  • 2000-01-01, VERTEX AWARD, In acknowledgement of reaching set targets - ABSA BANK

Certification

[Barista] Training - [September 2025]

Timeline

[Barista] Training - [September 2025]

09-2025

Branch Manager

TopUp trading as Laley
09.2024 - Current

Assistant Branch Manager

Pick n Pay
01.2022 - 08.2024

[Retail National Certificate 2019: Wholesale and Retail Operations Supervision NQF4 ] Training - [2019]

08-2019

Fresh Food Manager

SHOPRITE CHECKERS
01.2018 - 01.2022

Manager/Supervisor

MONUMENT SPAR
01.2014 - 01.2018

Reception/Night Porter

CITY LODGE GROUP OF HOTELS
02.2011 - 09.2014

No Degree - Retail

Speciality Coffee Association Barista
04.2001 -

Credit Control Officer

ABSA Bank

Constable Mounted Police

SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE

A+ - Software and A+ Technician Course

Intellect International Training Solutions

National Certificate - Wholesale and Retail Operations Supervision NQF4

Retail

General Waiting and Barman

Portland's Park Country Hotel & Restaurant

Grade 12 -

Goudveld High School

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