City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Experienced Executive, Project Lead, Visionary, and Turnaround Strategist skilled in business analyses and modelling, strategic planning and facilitation, business plan creation, and financial modelling. Developed and implemented a 3-year turnaround strategy for a social Housing Institute through a diagnostic report which included a balance-sheet restructuring, an organisational restructuring, and Board Governance and capacity improvements. Developed a new service delivery and operating model for the Council of Medical Schemes which included business process mapping, macro and micro organisational design, process re-engineering, and the development of an implementation plan. Successfully reduced losses by more than 60% within 12 months and raw material losses by 90% through restructuring, improving, and implementing management structures. Prevented a major strike through confidently negotiating with staff in volatile environment. Practised in concluding skilled negotiations to procure material and equipment without forfeiting quality, and to secure commitment from international and national clients and suppliers. Successfully led a key project by quickly adapting to change, resolving complexity, and successfully leading and coaching an inexperienced young team to meet all objectives. Achieve deadlines, budget, and revenue objectives by leveraging in-depth expertise in managing high-impact and high value transactions, projects, and relationships. Recently playing a critical role in delivering exceptional quality work in complex environments. Experienced in regaining corporate value and solving complex problems by developing solutions that firms client relationships, gains support of companies, and optimises revenue growth. Proficient in asserting Health & Safety regulations and company policies and procedures to reduce losses, increase corporate value, and improve productivity of large factories. Improved order-to-delivery cycle from 24 hours to 8 hours on cash processes for manufacturing company. Skilled in developing, implementing, and driving sales and marketing strategies that result in penetrating new markets, growing existing markets, and increasing revenue. Maintain a positive attitude, professional demeanour, high ethical standards, and consistently display respect for diversity in people, cultures, and organisations. Achieve success through allowing the voice of the customer to guide actions.
Act as Project Lead and Turnaround Strategist and achieved project deadlines, budget, and revenue objectives through leveraging in-depth expertise in managing high-impact and high value building, health, and housing transactions, projects, and relationships. Expanded the business and achieved project and client expectations through executing senior leadership and experience and knowledge of leading projects that result in meeting deadlines and revenue targets. Manage client engagements and produce extraordinary results to deliver mission critical client, project, and business objectives. Develop effective strategic, process, business re-engineering, and turnaround solutions. Manage and mentor multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural consulting team and bridged challenge of completing project with young-, and inexperienced team through coaching and training team. Monitor and assert quality standards. Meet goals in deadline, and pressure driven environment and display high EQ to resolve conflict. Identified, pursued, and secured business development opportunities. Prepare and present business proposals at Exco and Board level. Consult with clients and form clear lines of communication to firm relationships with, e.g., Governmental Institutions, and Semi-Governmental Institutions. Plan, implement, and manage critical path and all phases of high value projects. Analyse financial, business and data and integrate knowledge gained into decisions, planning and problem solving. Plan and deliver workshops for clients and staff. Chair Steering Committee meetings and participated in Exco meetings. Developed solutions driven financial models and operating model. Initiate and facilitate change management and idea generation sessions to improve business processes and procedures.
Drove operational excellence and developed and executed a turnaround roadmap to improve profitability and Operating Free Cash Flow, assert Health & Safety regulations, establish a team culture of commitment, reduce losses, increase corporate value, and regain and improve productivity. Accepted accountability for the full executive and operations management of the business unit which included managing strategy, P&L, human capital, budget, client relationships, service providers, suppliers, and stakeholders. Elected as Member of the LafargeHolcim Global Excellence Team for Readymix. Reduced losses by more than 60% within 12 months and operational material losses by 90% Improved order-to-delivery cycle from 24 hours to 8 hours on cash processes. Improved revenue by implementing a comprehensive sales and marketing strategy. Optimised transport efficiency. Resolved conflict and concluded challenging negotiations and conducted a 189 and 197 process. Initiating cost savings by re-negotiating prices. Invited to Board Meetings and served on Exco. Conducted a footprint review to identify core regions and develop an exit strategy for non-core businesses.