Douw Van Der Walt Email & Phone Number

Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Durban Metropolitan Area

We are passionate about making our clients’ businesses more effective, by ensuring they have excellent strategy and the people and processes to execute.Our clients’ businesses are dynamic, with ever present change and we know to achieve their objectives, their People Matter.

Durban Area, South Africa

Executive Head of the Human Resources function for the company.

Executive Head for the entire Human Resources function for the company. Oversight of generalist HR, with a strong focus on change management, leadership development, talent management. Also responsible for company Socio Econiomic Development (CSI) investment strategy and projects.

Responsible for the Regional HR Function for ABI, the Soft Drinks Division in KZN (a province of South Africa). Exposed to benchmarked world class HR and business practices.

Duties : Company restructured and role changed from traditional HR role to that of a consulting to the businessTypical Strategic IssuesPerformance ManagementSustainability of organisationSuccession Planning and Key Strategic People ReviewsCover Ratio'sHIV / Aids Projects and Employee Equity / DiversityChange ManagementLeveraged Skill Sets in Organisation (CAP)Retirement Fund ConsolidationsVariable Pay Structures and Reward and Recognition Systems

Duties : Manage and oversee complete HR FunctionStaffingSetting up of employment equity structures and targetsContracts of contractorsAdvise on legal issuesIndustrial RelationsAll negotiations at plant level, as well as assisting at national levelCCMA conciliation and arbitrationsTraining and developmentImplementing group HR vision and strategySuccession planningHR AdministrationCanteen, clinicReports to management and corporate officeSetting of budgets

Duties : Total Human Resources FunctionControl of Salaries / Wages DepartmentAll Industrial Relations including disciplinary hearings and ensuring that Company Policy is appliedPersonnel AdministrationStaff Welfare and Staff TrainingSetting of budgets and controlWorkmen's Compensation administrationHousing, Medical Aid, Employee Assistance (Loans), etc.

Selling and marketing of FMCG products to consumers. ABI produces, markets and sells Coca-Cola branded products in South Africa.

Duties : Manage Branch to optimise profitsStock orderingBanking and administrationSales co-ordinationStaff managementDistributionLoss control managementReason for leaving - company showing signs of financial difficulty. Offered a better position

Duties : Mentorship programme - In Service TrainingReason for leaving : Temporary position

Service Period : During holidays - to pay for studies; Duties : Various aspects of steel productionReason for leaving : Temporary position

Executive Leadership Development Programme, Leading Self; Leading Change; Leading Others; Leading The Business

Post Grad Certificate In Labour Relations (Cum Laude). Best Student In Class, South African Labour Relations

Activities and Societies: Sport Leadership portfolio, part of university charity portfolio, Representative Council for 2 years.

B. Comm., Business Economics, Industrial Pshychology, Industrial Sociolology

Activities and Societies: Part of Student Represenative Council for 2 years Nominated for Dean's Medal for Service to Students

High School Diploma, English, Afrikaans, Geography, Maths, Science, Business Economics

Activities and Societies: Rugby, Cadets, Athletics, Leadership Attended high school and all its activities as a normal high school student