Jan Abraham Bonthuys
Commercial - Opencast Mining
PRetoria
Summary
Adept at managing budgets, invoicing and commercial functions. Instrumental in keeping business operations fully compliant and working within budgetary guidelines.
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. 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.
Logical with proven abilities in examining requirements and plans to create proposals. Motivated to provide precise estimates by clearly understanding project objectives, defining scopes and determining schedules. Experienced in adhering to client feedback and revising estimate information to suit customer preferences.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Commercial Lead
Trollope Mining Services
Pretoria
04.2012 - Current
- Reviewed business operations and obligations to help organization function at acceptable level.
- Detected and corrected mistakes early on and implemented systems to avoid recurring issues.
- Used advanced software to prepare documents, reports, and presentations.
- Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
- Client relations
- Estimations on mining cost in the open cast mining sector
- Contract management
- Technical support to operations and finance
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Developed and maintained relationships with clients
- Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits.
- Communicated clearly with employees, suppliers and stakeholders to keep everyone on same page and working toward established business goals.
- Planned and budgeted accurately to provide business with resources needed to operate smoothly.
- Monitored and analyzed business performance to identify areas of improvement and make necessary adjustments.
- Identified and communicated customer needs to supply chain capacity and quality teams.
- Payment certificates and cashflow forecast
Education
Bachelor of Science - Quantity Survey And Construction Management
12.2007 - 12.2010
Skills
Cash Flow analysis
Strategic planning
Mathematical calculations
Operations management
Key Performance Indicators
Budgeting
Project Management
Negotiation
Business Development
Coaching and mentoring
Contract Management
Cost reduction strategies
Work flow planning
P&L Management
Business planning
Advanced training in Microsoft Office
Advanced training in CCS
Advanced training in Microsoft Projects
Timeline
Commercial Lead - Trollope Mining Services
04.2012 - Current
University of The Free State - Bachelor of Science, Quantity Survey And Construction Management
12.2007 - 12.2010