Walter De Waal
South Shields,England
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in technical proficiency, contractual negotiation, and results orientation. Demonstrates strong capabilities in capital budgeting, supply chain management, and project leadership. Proficient in profit and loss reporting, customer relationship management, and time efficiency. Skilled in executive communication, budget planning and forecasting, with a focus on enhancing customer service and inventory control. Committed to leveraging project management skills to drive organisational success and achieve strategic goals.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work history
Managing director
Minuteman Press Sunderland
Sunderland, South Tyneside
11.2021 - Current
- Enhanced company performance by streamlining workflow processes and operations.
- Implemented cost-saving initiatives to bolster financial stability.
- Cultivated a supportive work environment with strong leadership capabilities.
- Maintained a customer-centric approach to deliver superior services.
- Streamlined supply chain management for efficient product delivery.
- Negotiated contracts that resulted in increased revenue for the organisation.
- Addressed operational challenges to improve overall productivity and profitability.
- Set budgets based on comprehensive analysis of historical and forecasted data.
General manager
Mirror Products
Johannesburg
01.2001 - 06.2022
- Established partnerships with companies to drive mutual growth.
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring seamless organisational function.
- Streamlined communication processes to enhance team collaboration.
- Fostered high-performance culture, increasing overall productivity.
- Negotiated supplier contracts to achieve cost reductions.
- Introduced cost control measures, minimising unnecessary expenditure.
- Managed stakeholder relationships to facilitate project completion.
- Allocated resources based on team needs and performance metrics.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Wits University
Higher National Diploma - Economics
Wits Technikon
Skills
- Technical proficiency
- Contractual negotiation
- Results orientation
- Capital budgeting
- Supply chain management
- Project leadership
- Profit and loss reporting
- Customer relationship management
- Time efficiency
- Executive communication
- Budget planning and forecasting
- Communication proficiency
- Customer Service
- Inventory control
- Project Management
Affiliations
- Rugby Coaching
Languages
English
Fluent
Afrikaans
Upper intermediate
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Managing director
Minuteman Press Sunderland
11.2021 - Current
General manager
Mirror Products
01.2001 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Wits University
Higher National Diploma - Economics
Wits Technikon
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