1. Ronnie du Plessis
Curriculum Vitae
CONTACT INFORMATION
Name: Ronnie du Plessis
Address: 38 La Boheme Estate, Wagner Way, Sonstraal Heights, Durbanville, 7550
Country: South Africa
Telephone (H): (021) 5265619
Cell Phone: 0836043820
Email: ronnie.du.plessis@dupont.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: 1967-05-02
ID number: 670502 5131 08 5
Citizenship: South African citizen
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Driver’s License: Yes
PERSONAL CHARACTIRISTICS
- Good listener.
- Strategic thinker.
- Organized, thorough and precise.
- Diplomatic.
- Very determined to set and reach goals.
- Compassionate and sympathetic toward others.
- Good at leading and encouraging teams.
- Ambitious and opportunistic; strong drive to achieve and succeed.
- Creative, imaginative, and original very good at problem solving
- Self-reliant; confident in my own abilities.
- Honest, reliable, ethical.

2. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Managing at Executive level since 2005
WORK EXPERIENCE/EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Pick & Pay Superstores 1987 / 1996
Job Description: Perishables Buyer
Responsibilities:
1. Negotiating with suppliers including incentives, rebates pricing.
2. Setting budgets
3. Developing strategy
4. Marketing
5. Merchandising
6. Developing of trainee managers
7. Presenting new initiates to Senior Management
8. Responsible for profitability
Woolworths 1996 / 2002
Job Description: Buying Manager
Responsibilities:
1. Leading and Managing teams (different categories)
2. Setting category strategy: short term, medium term and long term.
3. Sourcing new suppliers
4. Developing of new products in conjunction with team
5. Identifying new market trends
6. Negotiating long term supply contracts
7. Imports
8. Implementing growing programmes
9. Managing supplier performance
10. Supply chain optimization
11. Budgeting
12. Marketing of category
13. Presenting new products to business
14. Optimizing cross functional advantages in different categories
15. National Sales Manager for Foods group.

3. Al Azizia Panda Saudi Arabia Middle East 2002 / 2005
Job Description: Head of Fresh Foods
Responsibilities:
1. Leading and managing all fresh food Categories.
2. Managing team of 6 Managers.
3. Sourcing new suppliers throughout the Middle East.
4. Developing a long terms supply chain strategy.
5. Approving category budgets.
6. Developing and implementation of procurement strategy.
7. Managing supplier base.
8. Ensuring sustainable supplier management for future growth.
9. Career management of buyers both Senior and Junior
10. Marketing of Fresh foods
11. Development of product specifications
12. Imports of product
13. Working with cross functional teams to implement strategies
14. Responsible for overall margin of Fresh Foods
DuPont 2007 /2015
Job Description: Group Procurement Manager Sub Sahara Africa
Responsibilities:
1. Part of the Global sourcing team reporting to Global Sourcing Manager
2. Sourcing of product for local as well as international plants across the world
3. Developing local procurement strategy in line with International strategy.
4. Price negotiations
5. Forecasting to ensure product availability for manufacturing plants.
6. Negotiating supply contracts.
7. Imports
8. Developing of pricing strategy to ensure stable margins
9. Work closely with cross functional teams to ensure
10. Involved in new product development

4. Summary
I have extensive knowledge of the local as well as international food and ingredient market. I
have been involved from product development through, procurement and purchasing to Sales
management. My experience and management skills are excellent and I am a self-starter. I
function very well on my own and I am a great team leader.
EDUCATION
National Senior Certificate 1980 – 1985
Westonaria High School
Subjects: Afrikaans Home Language, English Second Language, Maths, Biology, Science,
Woodwork.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
CEB procurement programme 2012 – 2015
LANGUAGES
Afrikaans – fluent (speak, write and read)
English – fluent (speak, write and read)
INTERESTS
Exercise play squash and golf, socialize with friends, and love cooking. I am a real “foodie”
at heart.