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JOHN MICHAEL BENNETT

JOHN MICHAEL BENNETT

Management
Germiston

Summary

Business Management To Direct and control all company's day to day operations - ensuring company growth as well as sales growth to maximize company profits. To successfully control workflow and resources of the company by ensuring all staff members are team players, well-motivated and fully trained. Highly experienced specialist with a passion for delivering outstanding service delivery, work performance and Quality. Proactive, self motivated and customer-orientated professional with over 30 years experience in businesses management, Production management, Business improvement and Operations Enhancements. Strong interpersonal skills - ensuring best practice principles and protocols are implemented and adhered to. Have a proven track record of surpassing Sales targets and Procurement policies - boosting high revenues for the company. Establish and maintain effective formal and informal links with major customers to exchange information and views to ensure the company is providing appropriate quality, service and customer care at all times.

Quality Management & Human Resource management. Develop and Maintain a research and development program to ensure all KPI's, SOP's, SLA's are strictly adhere to. Promote and develop a total Quality management systems throughout the entire company to ensure the best manufactured products is achieved. Promote, develop and direct the implementation of equal opportunities and policies in all aspects of the company's workplace. Build a team of self-motivate staff members - ensuring resources are retained by providing opportunity for staff member development, Identify needs & opportunities for all staff members & retaining professionalism and discipline within the team. Technical skills & Innovation Committed to constant improvement of production outputs, quality control, asset capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs. Skilled in working under huge pressure for long hours and adapting to new situations & challenges to best enhance the organizational products. Organized and highly motivated professional eager to apply time management and resource allocations. Seeking all opportunities to expand Engineering, fabrication and manufacturing operational skills to enhance company growth. Engineering Efforts Maintain & continuously improve all engineering and manufacturing efforts, utilization, and efficiency across all disciplines namely: 1) Ensuring all suitable resources are timorously deployed to projects.

2) Ensuring all resource efforts is measured, monitored and controlled.

3) Ensuring that cross-function collaboration is done efficiently at all times. Take-charge in professionally delivering executive support and team leadership to business operations. Dependable and detail-oriented to manage multiple tasks and priorities. Broad experience includes office management, accounting, accounts receivable, invoicing, dispatching, database management, vendor negotiations and contract management. Recognized for exemplary customer service and team collaboration. Versatile Managing Director with proven abilities across all levels of organizational management. Talented in developing partnerships, overseeing personnel and developing tactical plans to meet strategic goals. Proven leader with significant background in Business management. 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 success. Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with co-workers 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. 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. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure top management positions. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Strategic and results-oriented business leader with experience in strategy, planning and operations. Skilled in developing and executing business plans to maximize profitability, streamline operations and maintain compliance with industry. Establish and implement standard operating models for production, including ways of working, SOP's, meeting routines, SLA's, and KPI's. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Managing Director

JMB Plastics (Pty)Ltd
Brakpan
02.2009 - 09.2022
  • Manage day to day operations - financials, cashflow, staff management and training, production output, quality control. Set and execute business strategy and business structures. Served - huge client base of 350 customers on monthly basis. Increased sales and revenue by 20% on year to year basis.
  • Oversee Procurement, sales & marketing targets, Oversee Service delivery and customer care is maintained at all times. Negotiated very best procurement packages from various suppliers to maximize company profits
  • Liaise with senior staff members and management to recommend new strategies and new initiatives based on in-depth understanding of business, producing higher quality plastic grade granules and plastic supplies to almost every entire South African market.
  • Broke down strategic problems and analysis it - to provide insights and recommendations to prevent future problems.
  • Built collaborative and functional working teams to create the highest quality, values, market share & company profits.
  • Negotiated pricing using discretion to build very profitable but still affordable supply basis.
  • Developed products and service expertise across groups to deliver desired client experience by producing best quality products, service and customer care.
  • Contributed to professional development of staff through effective training and mentorship.
  • Conducted independent analysis and assessment to resolve strategic issues, Drive a high performance culture.
  • Maximize efficiency of operational systems by updating internal & external frameworks and controls - Production efficiency & accuracy
  • Formulate a strategic vision to drive mission and goals while stimulating revenue, profitability and growth.
  • Financial management, including accounting, auditing and cashflow management.
  • Negotiated new annual contracts and service agreements with vendors to achieve prime pricing.
  • Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy
  • Documented processes and drafted SOPs to comply with regulations and company policies
  • Spearheaded successful business development initiatives aligned with company's strategy and core competencies
  • Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time
  • Identified and qualified customer needs and negotiated and closed profitable projects with high success rate
  • Raised property accuracy and accountability by creating new automated tracking method
  • Implemented innovative programs to increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover
  • Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue and effectively targeting new markets
  • Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness
  • Launched staff engagement, gender diversity and cultural programs in addition to robust reporting tool that increased operational quality

Managing Director

Hyscor Steel (Pty)Ltd
Heidelberg
03.1990 - 04.2012
  • 1) Oversee all day to day business management and direct all business operations - Creating - very best steel supply, steel service center and steel fabrications available.
  • 2) Responsible for giving strategic guidance and direction to all staff members to ensure - Company achieves its financial vision, it's mission statement as well as it's long and short term goals
  • 3) Effectively overseeing and delectate tasks to help maximize time, productivity, resources and profits.
  • 4) Creating business strategies and proposing & implementing steel cost savings - Zero scrap generation to maximize company profits.
  • Procurement savings - Negotiate and source always best steel prices. Source & purchase country wide form best suppliers at lowest possible prices without compromising quality.
  • 5) Conducting and maintaining staff performance reviews, and provide training on a regular basis to perform at peak.
  • 6) Health and safety regulations and maintaining thereof. Put processes in place to help establish company standards, policies, ethics and motivation through leadership, planning and organizing.
  • 7) Evaluated performance management systems and devised improvements to strengthen controls and optimize results.
  • 8) Leading through example to ensure staff reach their goals and objectives as well as company goals. Contributed to profitability through expense control on all pricing practices for products, services, repairs and maintenance
  • Evaluated performance management systems and devised improvements to strengthen controls and optimize results.
  • Fostered strong internal and external networks to achieve business objectives.
  • Developed rapport and instilled confidence with clients to develop credibility and earn trust.
  • Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue and effectively targeting new markets
  • Supervised creation of exciting merchandise displays to catch attention of store customers
  • Identified and qualified customer needs and negotiated and closed profitable projects with high success rate
  • Tracked trends and suggested enhancements to both challenge and refine company's product offerings
  • Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness
  • Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths
  • Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit
  • Negotiated new annual contracts and service agreements with vendors to achieve prime pricing
  • Monitored and coordinated workflows to optimize resources
  • Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization
  • Reduced financial inconsistencies while assessing and verifying billing invoices and expense reports
  • Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently

Business Support Specialist - Temporaly

CASTING & ENGINEERING SPECIALISTS
Dalview, Brakpan, Gauteng
09.2022 - Current
  • The company ( Casting and Engineering Specialists) is currently in Business rescue due to Extreme and constant load-shedding (Power outages from ESKOM), and therefore asked me to assist and help with restructuring all business operations, finances, budgeting, cashflow projections, production outputs and time management.
  • Volunteered to help providing professional management assistance on all day-to-day operations, in-order to resolve all bottleneck issues created by constant and frequent load shedding, restructure and retrench non critical staff members as staff costs are to high to maintain operations.
  • THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY POSITION

Education

BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration And Marketing

University of The Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, Gauteng

Grade 12 - Academic

Hoogland High School
Brakpan, Gauteng

Skills

  • Professional Management skills
  • Business Management - Day to day operations
  • Analytical & critical thinking skills
  • Strategic and decisive decision-making skills
  • Written and verbal communication skills
  • Problem-Solving on all levels including highly complex problems
  • Customer service orientated and customer care programs
  • Sales and marketing skills
  • Leadership and team building skills
  • Ability to deal with very stressful situations effectively
  • Consistently maintain short and long-term targets and goals - Financial, Budgets, Cashflow and profit growth
  • Procurement management - Price and contract negotiations at all levels
  • Proactively participated in meetings with all staff members, Suppliers and Customer base
  • Create new practices and new improved ideas to enhance business operations, quality and profits
  • A proven track record of successfully managing a steel supply & steel manufacturing company as well as high quality plastic manufacturing
  • Handled customer complaints with empathy and composure
  • Hands on management - Business improvement, Operations improvement, Technical management improvement, Production management improvement
  • Adherence to strict Health and Safety regulations - mainly food industry regulations
  • Oversee and manage all KPI's, PPE's, PRP's & SLA's
  • Maintenance & Repair - Hands-on leadership - Leading by example, maintain expected machine & equipment performances
  • AutoCad, Microsoft excel, Microsoft word, Sigma Nest
  • Highly technical in reading, understanding of manufacturing drawings, extensive raw material knowledge in steel and Plastic Polymers
  • Accreditation, Regulatory and Compliance Management
  • Recruitment Strategies, Leadership and Employee management Training & team-building
  • Computerized Time Management Systems - maximizing efficiency

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with a team of 75 staff members in the development of very high quality first generation ex-factory Virgin plastic waste recycling granules.
  • Resolved product and quality issues through consumer testing - making sure customers are highly satisfied with product quality - Near Virgin Quality.
  • Supervised team of 75 staff members - 69 labour force members and 6 senior members.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory, procurement and expediting tracking spreadsheets of all raw materials.
  • Achieved super high quality material output - very similar to Virgin Polymer quality.
  • Manufacture High quality Plastic injection products - High volume - HDPE & PP Polymers
  • Manufacture High quality Plastic pipe extrusions in HDPE, HD-PE100, LDPE
  • Purchase High quality redundant Virgin Polymers at low prices to enhance company profits.

Timeline

Business Support Specialist - Temporaly

CASTING & ENGINEERING SPECIALISTS
09.2022 - Current

Managing Director

JMB Plastics (Pty)Ltd
02.2009 - 09.2022

Managing Director

Hyscor Steel (Pty)Ltd
03.1990 - 04.2012

BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration And Marketing

University of The Witwatersrand

Grade 12 - Academic

Hoogland High School
JOHN MICHAEL BENNETTManagement