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Contact Details
Name:Winston Clive Pandaram
Address:Roodepoort, Johannesburg
South Africa
Career Objectives
Position Sought:
Senior/Regional Facilities Manager
Operations Manager
Property Manager
Property Portfolio Manager
Executive Head Property/ Facilities
Summary:
Professionally multi talented leader and team player with significant experience in and from start up to Top 100 companies and everything in between, as a Senior Manager/Executive in the property management, operations and facilities sector.
Looking to join a progressive organization that has the need for a senior facilities manager, property manager or executive in the property sector and that offers opportunities for advancement.
My area of unique skill lies in understanding a business or organizational situation quickly and providing solutions towards effective and increased efficiency and reduction in costs whilst maintaining strict compliance rules.
My determination, conceptual, interpersonal and technical skills blends with my management style to achieve corporate and business goals within budget to the highest standards even under difficult circumstances.
I regard myself as a proponent of the contingency approach of management coupled with a total quality management philosophy. I am characterized as a team player, team builder, teacher and developer of human resources with a results oriented, goal driven and dynamic outgoing personality.
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Education/Qualifications
Institution:UNISA
City/Country:South Africa
Qualifications:Bachelor of Business Administration - 16 Credits - busy with 4 subjects for 2010 year.
Completed:Continuing education towards completion of my degree
Institution:Real Estate Agency Affairs Board
City/Country:South Africa
Qualifications:CEA - Board Accredited Estate Agent
Completed:2004
Institution:UNISA (University of South Africa)
City/Country:South Africa
Qualifications:Security Certificates B,C,D,E
Completed:2003
Institution:University of Pretoria
City/Country:South Africa
Qualifications:Certificate in Shopping Centre Management
Completed:2003
Institution:Real Estate College Johannesburg
City/Country:South Africa
Qualifications:Diploma Facilities Management
Completed:2000
Institution:UNISA (University of South Africa)
City/Country:South Africa
Qualifications:Certificate in Retail Management
Completed:1999
Employment History
Winmill Trading/GA Recruitment/Winmill Office Supplies
Start Date:Nov 2008
End Date:Currently Employed
Position/Title:Business Owner
Responsibilities/
Achievements:
Comprised of Property & Facilities Management Consultancy, Recruitment arm for telecoms, engineering, finance and property sectors and Office Supplies company.
Cell C
Start Date:Dec 2007
End Date:Oct 2008
Position/Title:National Executive Head Administration
Responsibilities/
Achievements:
Responsible for company Administration and finance for administration department budget in excess of R170m
Managed a team of 56 direct staff comprising of design architects, electro-mechanical engineers, senior managers and administrative staff, indirect staff of +-150 people.
Facilities management for company (hard and soft including fleet, canteen, parking, maintenance, HVAC, electrical, mail room, office and travel)
Infrastructure management
Leasing for entire company 35 000m (excl. shops)
Responsible for all facilities Projects successfully saved the company R3m with the integration of CST into one of the mainstream Cell C buildings when the current lease came to an end instead of renewing at additional cost.
Implemented new travel policy and travel department structure that saved the company thousands since implementation onto new low cost corporate carrier and implementation of corporate hotel deals.
Implemented new apartment scheme for expats and visiting consultants that saved company money instead of using 5 star hotels as was the scenario prior to my arrival.
Added two more car leasing companies to company vendor books to achieve economies of scale and get better leasing rates on company leased vehicles.
Reviewed and changed vehicle tracking company to get real time tracking data as well as saving money when vehicle lease was up as the unit could simply be relocated unlike previous company where a new unit had to be bought.
Westside Property Management
Start Date:Oct 2005
End Date:Aug 2007
Position/Title:Director Operations - COO
Responsibilities/
Achievements:
Operational Management
Facilities Management
Risk Assessments and Consulting for Edcon Group and FNB
Building Contractor Management and Project Management
HR for company
Contracts and Tenders
Liberty Group Properties
Start Date:Oct 2000
End Date:Oct 2005
Position/Title:Operations and Administration Manager
Responsibilities/
Achievements:
Budgets
Finance and administration for 5 shopping centres
Facilities, Operations and Property Management
Parking Management Pay on Foot
Customer Service
Shopping Centre Management 144 000m
Direct staff 3, indirect staff +-300 people
Westgate Shopping Centre/Colliers RMS
Start Date:May 1999
End Date:Jul 2000
Position/Title:Facilities Manager
Responsibilities/
Achievements:
Budgets
Contracts
Facilities and Operations Management
Parking Management Pay on Exit/Pay on Foot
Customer Service
Shopping Centre Management 106 000m
Direct staff compliment of 5, indirect staff +-150 people
Truworths Ltd
Start Date:Jul 1990
End Date:May 1999
Position/Title:Area Retail Administrator
Responsibilities/
Achievements:
Customer Service
Responsible for all administration of 13 retail stores ranging from 300 m to 2500 m
Internal auditing
Responsible for all training of admin staff
Fixing in store Cobol system problems
Controlling stock takes and hanger counts
HR and IR
Design and implementation of new admin store procedures
Skill Summary
Non Technical Skills:
People management skills, Performance management skills, Conceptual skills, Administrative skills, Banking, Interpersonal skills, Forex telling, Credit control, Staff Training and recruitment skills.
Computer Skills:
Anti Virus; Intermediate
MS Excel; Intermediate
MS Power Point; Advanced
MS Word; Advanced
Oracle Financials; Beginner
Cobol; Intermediate
Citrix; Intermediate
MS Windows; Intermediate
Windows NT; Intermediate
Other:
Operational Management, Facilities Management, Parking Management, Infrastructure Management, General Management, Shopping Centre Management, Internal Auditing - Retail, Logistics and Planning, Facilities Specification writing, Technical skills Property Management, Risk Assessments including fire and health, tender specification and compilation.
Professional Memberships
Board Accredited Estate Agent - EAAB SA
Awards/Achievements
In just a short period of four months restructured department for efficiency and uplifted staff morale to become No#1 Manager - Employee Engagement Survey - Cell C
Nominated to go to Avea in Istanbul, Turkey to consult and look at their operations with the possibility of bringing back ideas for implementation into Cell C.
Nominated to the divisional committee that was responsible for the devising of courses to enhance and supplement training for selected delegates at Truworths
Have effectively managed the operations of the Second and Third largest Super Regional Shopping Centres in South Africa
First male Area Retail Administrator appointed in Truworths Johannesburg Division.
Developed new procedures and cash control protocols for Pay on Foot System which was piloted at Alberton City within the Liberty Group as the contractor that won the bid to manage the system was rolling cash and allowing cash to go missing.
Established, facilitated and chaired the new OHS Committee at Westgate Regional Shopping Centre
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Interests
Reading, technology and gadgets, music, home DIY, Building scale models, movies, wine collecting, cars and computers.
Referees
Carl Foreman
Phone:44 (0) 2031476040
Organisation/Position:National Director -Jones Lang La Salle UK
Fabrizio Mambrini
Phone:27 840844444
Organisation/Position:CFO and Executive Board Member - Cell C
Caswell Ramphiri
Phone:27 114083911
Organisation/Position:Director - Liberty Group Properties
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