1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Andre Claasen
Personal details
Date of Birth 29 March 1977
Contact Number +27 83 556 0347
Email Claasenandre1@gmail.com
Skype Andre.claasen5
Australian Visa Permanent Resident
Nationality South African
Career Objective
To apply my knowledge and experience in a position where I can utilise my strong analytical
and communication skills, to improve the company’s productivity and services. Job
satisfaction is important to me, hard work and dedication is essential.
Profile
Working for 16 years in the industrial environment, working my way from a storekeeper to a
production manager has allowed me to integrate my expertise in each role I have had to
benefit the company and my own personal growth.
For the last 2 years I have been working as warehouse manager looking after stock taking,
OH&S, managing distribution, maintaining a production schedule as well as being
responsible for a number of staff reporting to me.
Career Summary
February 2012 – Current Dynamic distributors - Warehouse Manager
October 2010 – January 2012 Unitrans (Pick N Pay Dry Goods) - Receiving Manager
April 2010 – September 2010 Contract work – Stores and dispatch supervisor, System
Auditor
December 2006 – March 2010 RTT South Africa – Contract Manager
December 2005 – November 2006 The Cold Chain – Distribution Manager
June 2003 – November 2005 Stamford Sales – Operations Manger
February 2002 – March 2003 Earlybird Farm – Warehouse superintendent
January 1998 – January 2002 Formax – Warehouse Manager
Languages / Skills
Afrikaans Mother Tongue
English Experienced (spoken and written)
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, SAP, Impact, Impact, Coldnet, Acpac (limited), Great Planes , SYSPRO 6.4

2. CURRICULUM VITAE
Andre Claasen
Professional Experience
 Dynamic Distributors, Warehouse manager - Duties included Stock control and
inventory system management, OH&S, liaisons with both suppliers and customers.
Reporting on budget figures, management of a team of 128 staff (dealing with Union
and non Union Staffing), production planning and dealing with backorders.
 Unitrans (Pick N Pay Dry Goods), Receiving manager – As the receiving manager
i managed all incoming goods from offloading to the actual computer input, liaisons
with suppliers for bookings. Assisted with inventory contol and stock takes Managed
staff of 6
 Contact work – Contacted at Atlas plant hire as System Auditor , setting up of
SOP’s and new systems for warehouse and workshop
 RTT South Africa – Working for the largest courier company on one of their biggest
sites “Continental Tyre South Africa”. Managed staff of 45 at two different sites.
Booking and control of loading trucks third party. Reporting to directors on a daily
basis on sales and financial budgets
 The Cold Chain - Cold Chain is a warehouse and merchandise company to retail
stores. Managed the distribution centre. Complete from budget , transport and
warehousing. Managed full unionized staff of 63 members and 11 8 ton trucks.
 Stamford sales – Distributing packaging material to all retails stores for the bakery
industry , managing full operations and planning of transport with 8 staff and 4 trucks
 Early Bird Farm – One of the leading chicken farms in the country that receives and
rework more than 1 million chickens in 24 hours. Managed the receiving and
warehouse function includes 3 off site warehouses for slow moving stocks. Inventory
control and full unionized staff of 49
 Formax – Warehouse management of office consumables to all major players,
includes inventory management as well as full budget control. Staffing included 10
drivers that was later changed to third party transport and 20 warehouse staff .
Education
1998 Warehouse Management Diploma
Damelin College
1994 Year 12
Elsburg High School
Referees
Available on request