City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Jan holds an Industrial Engineering degree obtained in 2008 from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He has specialised industrial engineering skills pertaining to strategic and operational management and optimisation. Jan has 14 years’ experience in business and data analysis, performance management, strategic management and development, account management, business management, dynamic technical tool development, balanced scorecard development and process improvement. He is also computer literate with advanced proficiency in MS Office suite. Jan is family orientated and his hobbies are travelling, carpentry, birding, sailing and hiking.
• Head of the newly formed Advanced Sales Support Center with 2 direct reports, • Establish above mentioned centre to facilitate technically advanced support to sales and distribution channels, • Establish and develop processes and templates to: o Provide concise and accurate investment platform comparisons enabling financial advisers and specifically investors to make educated and informed decisions, o Retain assets under management, • Developed a standardised adviser AUM book analysis report to identify sales opportunities as well as opportunities to mitigate reputational and performance risk of sub optimally structured investments. • Unpacked complex systems into approachable and user-friendly solutions. • Created an incentive driven remuneration system to increase productivity, based on and aligned with business strategies. • Developed and implemented an asset preservation and retentions area. Aligned area to overall group preservation strategies.
• Implementation of sales strategy with relevant business heads to grow Discovery Invest assets. • Positioning the Discovery Invest Platform and accompanying value proposition to entice independent advisors to use the platform. • Present at regional roadshows to position our products and funds. • Assist with complex queries with regards to performance and positioning of product. • Enhance advisor and client understanding of behavioural investing and economics. • Do custom proposals and presentations for large investments. • Responsible for a nett new business target of R2.1bn while in the specialist role
Cape2Rio 2017 yacht race. Backpacking through Europe. Travelling within South Africa.
• Head of centralised MIS function with 3 direct reports, • Establish centralised MIS function from 9 departmental functions, • Liaison between directors and operational department functions, • Design and develop management reports for MANCO, • Developed standardised generic reports across functions, • Design, develop, analyse and produce reports to fulfil ad hoc business requirements, • Presentation of findings and recommendations to MANCO, • Data analysis and interpretation, • Strategy and objective development, • Modelling and scenario planning, • Design, develop and implement multi-dimensional balanced score card across multiple disparate data sources, • Functional specification development for service desk outsource and vendor interaction, • Developed and maintained a complex work force management system and related year plan for continued operations, • Continuously perform strategic, tactical and operational business alignment (maintain business plan), • Business continuity planning, • Risk analysis and mitigation.
• Accounts management, • Conducted various workshops and presentations for municipal strategy development, • Designed and implemented a standardised municipal annual report template and accompanying documentation including theory, legislation and an instruction manual for the South African Nation Treasury, • Designed and managed monthly reporting templates for the City of Tshwane (also developed training material on the use of reporting templates), • Maintained and produced monthly reports across all departments for City of Tshwane, • Influenced and guided strategy development for the City of Tshwane including setting objectives and goals and translating it to functional, operational balanced scorecards and reports, • Analysed, streamlined and mapped processes and procedures for various municipalities throughout South Africa.
• Successfully implemented lean manufacturing principles in manufacturing cells at Aerosud Ltd. to significantly improve product throughput and reduce product rework by 15%, • Developed and implemented an Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) information system (KPI’s) at a leading sheet plastic manufacturer, Ampaglas, reducing machine downtime and improving throughput, • Small business turn around, valuation and sales contract negotiation (2016), • Accounts administration and management at Clockwork Removals (UK), • Optimising operational processes (effectiveness and efficiencies) at Aerosud Ltd., • Stock management system design and development at Sunpro Blinds, reducing product loss through theft and improving company turnover, • Time study analysis and efficiency improvement, • Mathematics tutoring – 6 years’ experience with individual or group classes.