As a Dynamic Senior Manager with a specialized focus in the Automotive/Industrial & Commercial Sectors, Robert Ernest Smith has amassed 30 years of progressive experience in strategic roles. His expertise includes Production Operations Oversight, Key Accounts Management, Technical and National-level Product Management, National Division Management, Tenders/Contracts Management, and National Sales and Development Management, spanning across Manufacturing/Development/Wholesale/Retail and Government sectors.Throughout his extensive local and international travels, Robert has built an exceptional insight into network/relationship development and multi-national business operations. He excels in leading multi-functional areas of operation, including Strategic Participation, Day-To-Day Operations, Supply-Chain, Procurement and Product Management, Technical Advisory Support, Project Management, and Business Development/Sales.Robert's managerial skills centre around motivating results while controlling methods, to best secure the organization against risk and change. He has a proven record in driving results and bottom-line profitability across all areas of accountability, with an aptitude for capturing and growing emerging markets and developing new and existing product lines.Robert prioritizes a customer focus, both internal and external, and champions the implementation of initiatives that satisfy both company and customer needs - within a consistently evolving marketplace. He is dedicated to maintaining high-quality standards and improving operations through lean methodology and world-class best practices.His decades of attentiveness regarding technical, customer, and company-level requirements reinforce his success as a National Strategic Sales and Business Development Leader. He is now seeking the opportunity to share his expertise in developing both the company's bottom line and prospective sales leaders of the Professional Affiliation: Full Member - Sales & Marketing Institute of South Africa
Listed skills include Project Management, Procurement, Training, Pricing, and 17 others.