1. 6 Leeds
Visagiepark
Nigel
1491
+27(0)794325516
sarel750126@gmail.com
Skype: sarel750126
Sarel Pretorius ID7501265043083
Objective To do and be the best in what I approach and attend
Experience 2015 – Present Mincon Tanzania Mwanza, Tanzania
Country Manager
 Is responsible for managing all operations within Tanzania. This involves
taking responsibility for profit, revenue, cash and targets.
 The role is client facing and so daily contact with clients is an important
part of the job, therefore constant and effective communication with
customers is essential.
 Manage staff, including performance monitoring, and possibly mentoring
and training.
 Constant management of all sales.
 Develop business and maintain healthy relationships with current
customers.
 Responsible to map potential customers and generate leads and new
opportunities.
 Drive the sales team at a pace that will deliver results whilst leading from
the front and personally delivering a targeted number of exchanges.
 Maintaining and increasing sales to ensure sales targets are reached.
 Servicing the needs of existing customers.
 Aid and maintain marketing activities.
 The handling, co-ordination and clearing of all import and export
shipments to and from Tanzania. On export shipments, constant
communication with customers.
 Liaise and arrange transport with clients where required.
 Submitting activity and results reports, such as daily call reports, weekly
work plans, and monthly and annual territory analyses to management.
 Monitor competition by gathering current marketplace information on
pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, merchandising
techniques, etc.
 Recommend changes in products, service, and policy by evaluating
results and competitive developments.
 Resolve customer complaints by investigating problems; developing
solutions; preparing reports; making recommendations to management.
 Maintain professional and technical knowledge of the product offering by
attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications;
establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

2.  Pay or arrange payment of duties and VAT on imports once assessed.
Ensure all import assessments are done and processed correctly by TRA.
 Ensure that clients receive stock and orders, in a timely manner.
 Resolve problems arising from movement of stock between warehouses
and cross borders.
 Direct the day to day operational management of the business, applying
as required a hands-on approach to producing solutions to strategic,
technical, commercial, operational and personnel related challenges which
impact on customer service and performance.
 Develop an annual sales plan for existing and future customers and
ensure excellent client relationships are maintained by building openness
and trust. Act as a key focal point for communications with clients on
issues requiring the influence and authority of the Country Manager.
 Ensure day-to-day operations maintain a continued alignment with overall
corporate policy, strategy and direction.
 Lead the constant drive and focus to improve operational efficiency via
process, people or practical measures. In effect raise the bar on business
performance delivery.
 Maintenance, uploading and control of the online filing and back-up
system in Google Drive. Ensure all original file copies and documents are
backed up and uploaded to Google Drive.
 To manage and maintain all inter-warehouse transfers.
 Ensure the company complies with national, state, and local financial legal
requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing
adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed
actions.
Ensuring all written communication is appropriate, accurate and follows
company standards.
2012 – 2015 Reflex Africa Alrode, Alberton
Technical Sales Representative
 Provide training for magnetic and non-magnetic survey instruments, core
orientation and Down Hole Motors (Directional drilling)
 Provide on-site and remote assistance for magnetic and non-magnetic
survey instruments, core orientation and Down Hole Motors (Directional
drilling)
 Explore marketing options for new clients
 Maintain and improve relationships with existing clients
 Assist with debtors
 Area of responsibility and Extensive travelling in greater Central and East
Africa
 Analyzing surveying and core orientation
 Constructing stock sheets in Excel for agents
 Assisting in establishing agents
 Compiling quotations as per client requests
 Assisting in compiling sales and marketing strategies
 Developing reports for clients

3.  Responsible for obtaining sales to meet individual goals
 Increase sales volume through direct sales efforts, such as calling on key
clients, preparing quotes and proposals and following up with customers
 Provide weekly, monthly and trip activity/call reports concerning customer-
related activities for quotes, orders, and problems concerning
customer/vendor relationships
 Remain current on market trends, competitive activity and product
development
 Attend trade shows and related conventions as needed to promote
company products and services
 Performing in house and site training
 Compiling reports with Excel, Word and PowerPoint
2007-2012 Woolworths Distribution Center Midrand,
Gauteng
Millwright.
 To attend to breakdowns, do maintenance and preventative maintenance
on all electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electronic and plc
equipment. Analyze breakdowns and determining cause
 Responsible for Refrigeration, Fire Fighting, Water purification, Grey water
system, Electrical, Generators and logistical maintenance.
 Negotiating Service level agreements with contractors
 Managing 15-17 Contractors
 Planning Preventative maintenance
 Performing and developing preventative maintenance.
 Only electrical person on site
 Assisting finance department with outstanding invoices and queries
 Has been appointed as GMR 2.1 by the department of Labour
 Responsible for developing technical training material
 Responsible for water and electrical accounts
 Responsible for water and electrical consumption and saving initiatives
 Responsible for analyzing expenses
 Responsible for 11 kV switching on site.
 Responsible for general maintenance at the site which is currently 79 km2
 Responsible for compiling annual budget and adhering to the budget
 Responsible for investigating, generating and implementing cost saving
methods without compromising standards
 In house training of staff
 Generating SOP’s, implementing thereof and ensuring that staff adhere to
them.
 Assisted with half yearly and annual audits
 Accountable for all cost in my department, keeping track of running costs
which had to be presented on a monthly basis.

4. 2004– 2007 Seton S.A. Nigel, Gauteng
Millwright.
 To attend to breakdowns, do maintenance and preventative maintenance
on all electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electronic and plc
equipment. Analyze breakdowns and determining cause.
 Installing, upgrading and testing of new equipment.
 Planning of preventative maintenance and checking for spares and
ordering if necessary.
 Maintenance and attending to breakdowns on 3, 4 and 8 ton boilers.
 Basic boiler making and welding
 .Working voltages incl. 110VAC, 220VAC, 380VAC, 24VDC
 Installing and faultfinding on 2 speed motors
 Joining of conveyors
 Installing, maintaining and repairing of mono, Gormann Rub and Pioneer
Pumps
 Appointed as Portable tool superviser
2002 - 2004 Tafibra Panbult, Mpumalanga
Shift Millwright
 To attend to breakdowns, do maintenance and preventative maintenance
on all electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electronic and plc
equipment. Analyze breakdowns and determining cause.
 Faultfinding and installing of invertors
 Installing, upgrading and testing of new equipment.
 Basic boiler making and welding
 Working voltages incl: 24Vdc, 48Vdc’110Vdc, 110Vac, 220Vac,
380Vacand 22KVa
 Assisting Production in operating of production process
 Conveyor alignment, splicing and joining
 Installing,repairing of mono and dose pumps
 Installing and alignment of belt and chain drives
1997 - 2002 Iscor Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
Shift Millwright
 To attend to breakdowns, do maintenance and preventative maintenance
on all electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electronic and plc
equipment. Analyze breakdowns and determining cause. Maintenance
and breakdowns on overhead cranes, Pendant and cabin control.
 Basic boiler making and welding
 Installing, upgrading and testing of new equipment.
 Acting as shift Foreman
 Completing shift reports and checking for spares via SAP on pc
 Safety Representative
 Assisting Production in operation of Blast Furnance
 Working voltages: incl. 110VAC, 220VAC, 380VAC, 3.3kV, 24VDC,

5. 48VDC,440VDC
 Replacing, setting and maintenance of electromechanical actuators
 Conveyor alignment
 Maintenance on vibrators and screens
 Attending to Maintenance and breakdowns on overhead cranes, pendant
and cabin control
 Replacing and changing of bearings
1995 - 1997 Iscor Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
 Apprentice
Education
 Olifantsfontein Red Seal trade papers
 .First Aid
 Allen Bradley Basic
 N2 Certificate
 Simantic S5 Programmable Controllers
 Health and Safety Representative.
 Portable Tool Supervisor
 Self Management (Woolworths in-house FLM program)
 INVOCOMS (Woolworths in-house FLM program)
 Finance (Woolworths in-house FLM program)
 EAP (Woolworths in-house FLM program)
 Employee Relations: Performance Planning (Woolworths in-house FLM
program)
 Employee Relations: Coaching & Feedback (Woolworths in-house FLM
program)
 Employee Relations: Investigator (Woolworths in-house FLM program)
 Leadership: Leading Change (Woolworths in-house FLM program)
 Leadership: Motivating (Woolworths in-house FLM program)
 Leadership: Engaging (Facilitation) (Woolworths in-house FLM program)
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Interests Computers, software, Cars, Reading, Sport.
References
Sarel Brits
Operations Manager

6. Reflex Africa
+27(0) 76 728 3280
Mr Altus Huisamen (left the business in 2013)
Site Support Manager
Woolworths
0837012775
Mr Connie Bosch (Left the business in Nov 2010)
Site Service Manager
Woolworths
083 254 6195
Mr Paul Kirby (Left the business in July 2008)
Site Engineer
Woolworths
083 632 5577
Mr Pat Quinn
Consultant
Tel no (011) 360 7646
Cell no 083 456 7650
Mr Charles Holloway
Seton Assistant Engineer
Cell no 082 779 5722
Mr Jan Deysel

7. Iscor Shift Foreman
Tel no (016) 889 2177