Automotive Branch Manager I am a loyal, hard-working, and motivated person. I have respect for my peers, managers, and the stakeholders of a company. I am very creative, given the opportunity, which allows me to work with an infectious passion that creates excitement for the people around me. My management style is inspirational and motivational, assisting my team to reach their set goals within an agreed-upon timeline. This, combined with my automotive industry knowledge and thirty-two years of experience speaks of the value I will add to your company.
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Willem Adriaan Booyens
Management
Flora Park , Polokwane
Summary
Overview
33
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Grandmark International Polokwane
General manager
03.2017 - 11.2022
Job overview
- Manage sales team
- Manage warehouse staff
- Manage vehicles and drivers
- Manage fitment team
- Handling customer queries and complaints.
- Maximized operational excellence mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, and company procedures.
- Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures, and technology systems.
- Implemented operational strategies and effectively built customer and employee loyalty.
- Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning.
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
- Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
- Monitored financial performance, set budgets and controlled expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth.
AutoZone, PolokwanePolokwane
Branch Manager
10.2015 - 03.2017
Job overview
- I was promoted to the RDC warehouse in Polokwane
- The branch received the award for Branch of the year under my leadership
- Planning promotions
- Visit customers on a daily basis
- Planning stock holding and ordering of stock
- Daily banking
- Managing and controlling the warehouse manager and staff.
- Enhanced branch production rates by handling staff conflicts, evaluations, hiring, and termination processes and coaching employees on company protocol and payroll operations.
- Assessed employee performance and developed improvement plans.
- Met deadlines by proactively managing individual and team tasks and streamlining processes.
- Created strategies to develop and expand existing customer sales, resulting in increase in annual sales.
- Maintained friendly and professional customer interactions.
- Interviewed and hired talented individuals with top-level strengths, improving organizational talent, and skill set.
- Resolved various issues impacting sales management and business operations.
AutoZone, Polokwane
Branch Manager
01.2011 - 09.2015
Job overview
- Sold my business and started working for the retail branch in Jorissen street
- Polokwane as the branch manager
- Lead the sales team
- Organize and manage the warehouse and people
- Managing the dispatch of the delivery vehicles and the dispatch area
- Managing the receiving area and the staff
- Sign off on the daily banking and cash control
- Organise, lead and manage promotions
- Visit customers on a daily basis and resolve problems.
- Enhanced branch production rates by handling staff conflicts, evaluations, hiring, and termination processes and coaching employees on company protocol and payroll operations.
- Interviewed and hired talented individuals with top-level strengths, improving organizational talent, and skill set.
- Assessed employee performance and developed improvement plans.
- Met deadlines by proactively managing individual and team tasks and streamlining processes.
- Created strategies to develop and expand existing customer sales, resulting in increase in annual sales.
- Engaged employees in business processes with positive motivational techniques.
- Maintained friendly and professional customer interactions.
- Resolved various issues impacting sales management and business operations.
- Forecasted trends and recommended improvements based on financial risk analyses.
Spares, Louis Trichardt
General manager and owner
08.2000 - 12.2010
Job overview
- I bought the business from my mother and run the business as my own
- Managed all financials in the business
- Planning and ordering stock
- Hire and fire staff
- General management of staff and daily operations.
B&S Spares, TrichardtLouis
Sales Manager
01.1991 - 07.2000
Job overview
- Help sales team with customer queries and complaints
- General stock holding management and ordering of spares
- Helping with bookkeeping and general financial planning
- Lead the sales team with promotions and daily issues
S Spares, TrichardtLouis
Salesman
01.1990 - 01.1991
Job overview
- After I attended the army I started as a salesman in my father's business to understand the functions of the business and its daily operations
- Serving customers over the counter
- Ordering of stock
- Cashing up at the end of the day.
Education
Louis Trichardt High SchoolLouis Trichardt
National Senior Certificate
01.1983 - 05.1987
University Overview
Louis Trichardt High School
High School Qualification
University Overview
Skills
Microsoft Excelundefined
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- PLOC 4 Loss Control Management
- Development Program, W&RSETA
- June 2014 - August 2014
- SAQA ID 118045; NQF Level 4, 8 Credits
- SAQA ID 118029; NQF Level 4, 8 Credits
- SAQA ID 118029; NQF Level 4, 6 Credits
- PLOC 4 Operations Management
- Development Program, W&RSETA
- March 2013 - June 2013
Additional Information
Additional Information
- SAQA , ID 118037; NQF Level 4, 8 Credits SAQA ID 118028; NQF Level 4, 8 Credits SAQA ID 118033; NQF Level 4; 8 Credits PLOC 4 Teams Management Development Program, W&RSETA July 2012 - September 2012 SAQA ID 14667; NQF Level 4, 10 Credits SAQA ID 242819; NQF Level 4, 10 Credits SAQA ID 242821; NQF Level 4, 6 Credits Courses
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Timeline
General manager
Grandmark International
03.2017 - 11.2022
Branch Manager
AutoZone, Polokwane
10.2015 - 03.2017
Branch Manager
AutoZone, Polokwane
01.2011 - 09.2015
General manager and owner
Spares, Louis Trichardt
08.2000 - 12.2010
Sales Manager
B&S Spares, Trichardt
01.1991 - 07.2000
Salesman
S Spares, Trichardt
01.1990 - 01.1991
Louis Trichardt High School
National Senior Certificate
01.1983 - 05.1987
Louis Trichardt High School
High School Qualification
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