Francois De Villiers Email & Phone Number

Johannesburg, Gp, Za

After being involved with ASPS in an advisory capacity since its inception in 2019, I joined the team on a full-time basis from January 2023 to expand the enviable Simple Dependable Value reputation of HART Slurry Pumps. My focus is on the South African home market as well as selected African territories, as well as heading up the HART Slurry Pumps Global Project Office. Three decades of experience in engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations management with companies like Weir Minerals / Warman, Pump & Abrasion Technologies schooled me for this role.

Paris, Ile-De-France, Fr

Creating plastic vessels capable of containing a cross-section of products in sectors as diverse as food & drink-related flavourings, agrochemicals and automotive care is a highly specialised operation. At Ipackchem Group, a comprehensive range of blow-moulded plastic bottles, containers and preforms, in both HDPE and PET, can be skillfully manufactured, enabling clients to select generic forms or specify custom-made designs.All are supported by extensive design and technical expertise. This highly focused approach simplifies the sourcing procedure and expedites supply. The company’s six manufacturing facilities are accredited to ISO9001 and conform to other standards specific to the sectors they serve.

Helping businesses connect the dots to achieve a step-change in profitability

Centurion, Gauteng, Za

Pump and Abrasion is the OEM of Curve and Battlemax slurry pumps, as well as BattleStream and BattleSub pump solutions to the mining and minerals processing industries. As GM Supply Chain and Logistics I have overall responsibility for the inbound, internal and outbound supply chain functions within this rapidly growing business. In doing so I ensure stock availability and delivery lead time requirements are met against volatile and uncertain demand. I perform the international and local purchase planning personally to tailor the stock profile to current and forecast future requirements while adhering to strict procurement budget guidelines. Negotiating supply contracts. Chair Daily Sales and Operations meetings. Bringing repetitive non-stock buying (fasteners, consumables, etc) into the system. Cost saving.

Centurion, Gauteng, Za

Pump and Abrasion is the OEM of Curve and Battlemax slurry pumps, as well as BattleStream and BattleSub pump solutions to the mining and minerals processing industries. I was responsible for all aspects of running the day to day operations of the business, excluding sales and marketing. In this time I provided strategic and tactical leadership to transform a very basic business into a consistently growing, fully structured and appropriately staffed organisation.

Pretoria, Gauteng, Za

Resolve is a newly formed entity that merges Imperial Group companies Volition, e-Logics and associated Consulting, Technology and Managed Services businesses. Working closely with clients Resolve finds innovative ways to optimise, align and integrate processes, technology, assets and people as key strategic and operational value drivers.Francois is part of the Da Vinci business unit. Da Vinci improves procurement and inbound supply processes for raw materials, components, equipment and spares within operations and as a project logistics function or outsourced service. It is able to reduce inventory and costs associated with logistics, facilities and the procurement process whilst improving plant and operations efficiencies. Services offered include:• Integrated business planning• Demand planning• Sourcing and supplier management• eSourcing (check out SourceDogg!)• Low-cost country procurement• End-to-end logistics management• Consolidation stores management• Warehouse management• Engineering MRO procurement and management• Consumption-point distribution

Worcester, Western Cape, Za

GRW is South Africa’s market leading supplier of road tankers and related bulk transport equipment. The role encompasses overall responsibility for the Johannesburg operation with three main functions, namely After Sales Servicing, Repairs and Refurbishments, and Part Sales. The focus was to structure these business units into consistent profit centers while project managing the construction of a new R 90 Mn service center in Jet Park. Managing a staff compliment of 80 through 5 direct reports.

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Support and liaison on technical matters to internal, domestic and international clients. New product development. Process improvement and optimisation with strong focus on cost reduction and efficiency improvement. Manufacturing and capital expenditure strategy, planning and execution. Strategic procurement including initiating a LCCS (low cost country sourcing) programme. MROP (maintenance, repair, overhaul and production) materials buying and inventory management. Member of the Technical Committee of the Association of Steel Tube and Pipe Manufaturers of SA (ASTPM).

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Oversee and coordinate multi-million rand capex budget for the group. Facilities management of three main manufacturing sites. Strategic sourcing trip to China, India and UAE. Energy efficiency projects including renewables (1MW rooftop solar PV project)

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Business management of Mill 6 and TB Tubemills, with a combined turnover of R ***M p.a. and opex budget of R **M p.a. Managing manufacturing resources including but not restricted to Manpower, Machines, Materials, Methods, Measurement and the Environment (5M and E). Safety, Health, Environment, Risk and Quality (SHEQ / SHERQ) management. Improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) constituent of Quality, Planned Time Utilisation and Efficiency through appropriate systems, technology and process innovation.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Manage 35 member Logistics team through four direct reports. The Logistics function included Planning, Purchasing, Receiving, Stores, Warehouses, Inventory, Despatch and Customer Service.

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Manage eight-member procurement and production planning team. MPS/MRP and raw material buying. Production planning and scheduling at aggregate and detailed levels. Inventory management (raw material through finished goods). Lead time management on Make to Order business. Coordination of export production. Process improvement in Planning and Production. Management of subcontractors (galvanising, cutting, etc.). Implementation of refactored production planning and control system. Initiated and led material usage reduction project with potential savings of R ** – ** Million p.a.

All industrial engineering activities plus active participation in management team. Establishment and verification of enterprise model on Production Information System (including, but not restricted to time study, production routings, work centre capacities, CRP, etc.). Implementation and monitoring of daily / weekly / monthly departmental performance measurement system. Reengineering strategy. Production start-up project management. Economic justifications. Outsourcing feasibility studies. Operations Management of Laminations and Foundry Departments.

Pretoria, Gauteng, Za

All industrial / process engineering activities, including optimisation of manufacturing processes, facilities planning & layout, costing, time and motion study, production planning and scheduling. Ad hoc activities as diverse as defining product development, distribution strategy, design reviews and quality audits.

Focus on longer term continuous improvement activities as well as the development, implementation and maintenance of systems for the handling of standard procedures, such as RFQ and process sheets.

Functional design methodology. Project management skills. Systems analysis and design. Value engineering (Cost-effectiveness analysis). Oral and written communication skills, including facilitation, presentations, high level meetings and project documentation. Project work included re-engineering the SA Army matériel distribution system, with specific focus on materials handling, preservation, packaging and marking.

Managing member of Audio Influx CC, importers and distributors of high fidelity audio equipment. This involvement afforded me valuable experience in various facets of business management, including managerial decision making, strategic planning, marketing, financial management and business ethics. The CC is now dormant.

Pretoria, Gauteng, Za

Vacation training. Seconded to Ermetek. Testing semi-active suspension at Gerotek Test Track.

Pretoria, Gauteng, Za

Vacation training. Seconded to Gerotek Environmental Test Facility in Lyttleton.

B.Eng., Mechanical Engineering

Gde, Industrial Engineering

Personal Mba (Self Learning Programme), Business Administration

Black Belt, Six Sigma Philosophies And Principles, Including Supporting Systems And Tools

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