Chad Schaefer Email & Phone Number

Johannesburg, Gp, Za

Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

Chad is the Managing Director of Schaefer Management Consulting focusing on the implementation of CXO projects, business growth strategies and transformation. He was a consulting partner at both Deloitte (2004) and Ernst & Young (2016) where he gained significant experience in practice leadership and in building trusted client relationships in key client accounts. He is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and experienced management consultant with strong capabilities in strategy development and execution, business growth, human capital, leadership and growth, programme management and project execution. He has operated in several industries across the globe, including financial services, manufacturing, mining, consumer business, technology, energy, telecommunications, media, public sector and professional services.Strategy and Business Transformation Experience:- Strategy development and execution at corporate, business and operational level - including practical strategies to grow market share, create customer experiences, increase revenue, contain costs, optimise return on assets, optimise capital allocation, and improve employee and stakeholder engagementBusiness growth and new business commercialisationMerger, acquisition and divestiture due diligence Business and function transformationBusiness process assessment, reform and modernisation - making processes digital, relevant, better, simpler, faster and cheaper while continuing to manage business riskHuman Capital Experience:-Target operating model designOrganisation design, workforce planning, Job design, success profiles, capability and competency alignmentCompensation and benefits - executive and organisation-wide - IoDSA and Remco advisorPerformance management and measurementDesign and implementation of appropriate employee value propositions, experiences, and recognition programmes to create an appropriate organisation culture and employee engagementLeadership development

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

People Advisory Services Leader - AfricaLeading and growing the People Advisory Services business across Africa with an acute focus on winning in the market, delivery excellence, people and practice leadership. Our People Advisory Services value proposition includes helping leaders to put the right people, at the right time, in the right place, to do the right thing at the right cost. We understand and shape the Plan (strategy), connect the plan to an appropriate Platform (technology, process or system) and figure out how to humanize the organisation through People. We also help define and connect people to a Purpose (ful) way of work so they can achieve their Potential. I focus on:-Talent - Designing and implementing workforce strategies, leadership development and team alignment, building desirable leadership and organisational cultures, talent management, enhancing the employee value proposition, people engagement and learning. Performance - Transactions (the people side of M&A), HR transformation (optimizing the HR value chain and helping HR practitioners to anticipate business needs), target operating model design, organisation design, and behavioral change. Reward - Helping Remcos implement fair, responsible and transparent compensation. Mobility - Moving people across boarders (work visas) and managing their international tax obligations so they can get on with the job and enjoy a fulfilling work experience.

Johannesburg

My goal is to help organisations and people figure out where they need to go and how to get there. While doing this, I hope to focus on:- Simplicity. Innovation. Doing things differently. Solving complex business problems. Helping organisations and people succeed. Connecting and engaging with interesting people. Learning, trying, failing (let’s be real, it happens) and succeeding. Providing simple visual representations of complex systems. Leading people to the moment of “A-ha!”. Adventure. Creativity. Having fun.

Johannesburg

Deloitte allowed me to:- Achieve. Action. Author. Be. Build. Challenge. Change. Collaborate. Connect. Create. Cry. Decide. Define. Deliberate. Design. Discover. Do (Do the impossible). Dream. Engage. Enlighten. Entertain. Experiment. Express. Facilitate. Fail. Feel. Focus. Grow. Illustrate. Imagine. Innovate. Interact. Interpret. Involve. Know. Laugh. Lead. Learn. Link. Listen. Live. Make. Motivate. Network. Observe. Orientate. Own. Persevere. Prioritise. Question. Rediscover. Reflect. See. Serve. Shape. Share. Show. Simplify. Solve. Spark. Start. Stop. Structure. Succeed. Teach. Test. Think. Thrive. Travel. Try. Understand. As a result I have become:- Accountable. Adaptable. Balanced. Capable. Courageous. Creative. Effective. Empathetic. Entrepreneurial. Experienced. Fulfilled. Human. Innovative. Insightful. Inventive. Knowledgeable. Motivated. Passionate. People-orientated. Proactive. Professional. Purposeful. Ready. Real. Relevant. Resilient. Resourceful. Responsible. Self-aware. Skilled. Successful. Vigilant.Deloitte made me a Chartered Accountant (SA) and Management Consultant. But most of all, Deloitte made me Extraordinary!My core capabilities centre around Business Strategy, Innovation, Business Growth, Leadership, Organisation Design, Large Scale Transformation, Behavior Change, Culture, Talent Strategy and Reward. My passion is growing people and businesses.

Executive Development Programme

Strategy, International business, Organisation design, Innovation, Leadership

Professional Qualification, Chartered Accountant (Sa)

Qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA)

B.Compt Honors / Cta, Accounting, Auditing, Management Accounting, Tax

Obtained an honors degree in accounting science and the Certificate in Accounting in order to write the final qualifying examination.

Bachelor'S Degree, Accountancy, Law, Economics

Obtained my B.Com degree.

High School