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WHADDON NIEWOUDT
PERSONAL OBJECTIVE
To lead a well balanced life, devoting time to my family and my future career; and reamaining fit and healthy through my athletics and other sports. I want to make a positive difference in as many peoples’ lives, especially children that I teach.
PERSONAL DETAILS
GENDER : Male
NAME : Whaddon Chase Niewoudt
ADDRESS : 26 Lambert Place
East Doncaster
VIC
3109
TELEPHONE NO : 0403 251 062 (Mobile)
(03) 9842 7976 (Home)
DATE OF BIRTH : 06 January 1970
MARITIAL STATUS : Married with two children
NATIONALITY : Permanent Australian Resident
HOME LANGUAGE : English
OTHER LANGUAGE : Afrikaans
PERSONAL PROFILE
n High personal integrity standards and able to relate to and show loyalty towards colleagues.
n I have always enjoyed forming and developing relations, both on a corporate as well as social level.
n I have always enjoyed succeeding in attaining my own personal goals as well as assisting others in achieving theirs.
n Most reliable and dependable in team efforts or autonomously, and strives for achievements on a personal level.
n Self motivated and dedicated towards achieving results and continuously perseveres.
EDUCATION
TERTIARY: Latrobe University
Currently enrolled in a B. Dip Ed (Primary)
University of Port Elizabeth
Degree: Bachelor of Commerce – Business Economics & Economics
SECONDARY: Mondeor High School
Johannesburg
Senior Matriculation Certificate with University exemption
CAREER HISTORY AND WORK EXPERIENCE
Date: November 2006 – May 2007
COMPANY: AWC Construction
Opened my own business. Subcontracted to residential development companies as well as undertaking domestic projects.
Date: April 2006 – November 2006
COMPANY: Brite Solutions
Brite Solutions is Australia’s foremost large format screen and digital printing facility. The Company’s core business is in Outdoor, P.O.S. and P.O.P. but is capable of printing anything on any substrate, offering customers a “Total Solutions Package”.
Title: Account Manager
Reports to: Michael van Langenberg – General Manager
Responsibilities:
- To work diligently towards satisfying sales target requirements.
- To promote the company’s products and services to existing customers.
- To proactively prospect for new business in areas that will elicit and appropriate the type and level of sales of the company’s products and services.
- To ensure that the company’s group margins are adequately maintained.
- To carry out appropriate networking and client entertaining to ensure that the company’s interests are represented and promoted in a way that improves opportunities for prosperity of the company in the market place.
Date: July 2003 – February 2006
COMPANY: BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd
BIC Graphic SA, a division of BIC Graphic Europe, is a leading world-class supplier of custom-imprinted products for the promotional products industry. BIC Graphic SA sells exclusively through distributors of promotional products/advertising specialities.
Title: Office Manager – BIC Graphics (BGSA); promoted to Marketing Services Manager 01st April 2005
Reported to: Michael Kimmel – Director
Responsibilities:
Ø Management of the Customer Service and Sales team – develop and implement strategies and control & supervise the order process and full customer service portfolio and progression.
Ø Management of marketing campaigns and material – chart marketing strategies, inclusive of price setting. Progress relevant marketing/sales material, that is, BGSA catalogue, price list, distributor guides and media matter, or the like.
Ø Key Account Management - take onus and develop the contract account base as well as selected preferred Distributors (Partners).
Ø Statistical support – preparation and submission of annual sales and expense budgets (for local and overseas appraisals) as well as forecasting and pricing of products.
Ø Project Management – accountable for the custom development and implementation of a new computer system (ACCPAC) as well as monitoring and maintenance of the system.
Date: November 1998 – December 2002
COMPANY: Direct Mail Centre – South African Post Office
The Direct Mail Centre was developed by the South African Post Office to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in using direct mail as part of their advertising and communications campaign.
Title: Marketing & Sales Consultant
Reported to: Lesley Thornton – Direct Mail Centre Manager
Responsibilities:
v To assist in positioning the Direct Mail Centre as the knowledge base of Direct Mail/Marketing Services in South Africa.
v Identify, pursue and convert new business opportunities.
v To build and maintain good relationships with clients and suppliers, inclusive of the sales interface.
v Planning, strategising and briefing on marketing campaigns – for the whole marketing mix.
v The sourcing and compilation of material for Direct Mail presentations and lectures.
v Consulting existing as well as prospective clients on all aspects of direct mail, from planning through to fulfillment.
Date: June 1995 – October 1998
COMPANY: South African Post Office
The South African Post Office, an independent public company, with the State as the sole shareholder, is the prime mover of written and published information in South Africa. The South African Post Office is committed to providing an efficient, affordable communication service to all people of South Africa. It is a customer-driven organisation, with over 2 500 outlets countrywide.
Title: Marketing Officer
Reported to: Kinnie Booth – Brand Manager
Responsibilities:
¨ To build and maintain good relationships with clients and suppliers.
¨ Planning, strategising and briefing on marketing campaigns for the following retail brands of the South African Post Office:
Ø Post Bank (The Post Office’s savings bank)
Ø Speed Services (The Post Office’s courier service)
Ø Fast Mail (The Post Office’s two day national postal service)
Ø EasiPost (Pre-paid postal products)
¨ Corporate identity of the South African Post Office.
ADDITIONAL COURSES
2005: Industrial Relations course
2005: Interpersonal Skills & Motivation Seminar
2004: Illustrator 10 Level 1 & 2
1999: Certificate in Direct Marketing
Computer literate and have had training in – MS Word; MS Excel; MS Outlook and ACCPAC.
ACHIEVEMENTS
2005:Nominated for the “Responsibility Award” at the BIC Graphic Europe annual conference – Stiges (Spain) – awards are categorised according to the 5 Ethics/Values of Bic World – responsibility being one of them.
2001:A member of the Direct Mail Centre team that won the gold Assegai
Award* for Direct Marketing Organisation of the Year in 2001.
*The Assegai Awards are the annual Direct Marketing awards in South Africa.
OTHER INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
All sports, outdoor and nature, gardening and community projects.
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