Thomas Tesner

Sales & Purchasing ManagerFull Time

• Job Details: Assigned with responsibilities of discharging with all functions entailed in establishing sales targets locally and overseas and leading key initiatives to achieve them.  Accountable for spearheading weekly sales meetings with team leaders.  Steering entire gamut of marketing operations and supply chain coordination functions for manufactured parts worldwide.  Accountable for liaising with customers Mercedes Benz South Africa and European customers and monitoring customer satisfaction indices.  Overseeing sales promotion activities by attending international trade fairs displaying company products at Automechanika Dubai and Frankfurt  Actively involved as Gas engine project leader for manufacturing of complete GAS powered engines for export to UK and Europe, 800 engines exported to EnerG in Manchester United Kingdom.  Managing all facets of procurement planning and inventory management functions for all parts for the assembly line.  Assisting Sales Manager with sales of Powerstar Commercial Vehicles  Assisting with engine remanufacturing division within our group of companies.  Assisting commercial workshop manager with day to day running of the workshop.

Parts ManagerFull Time

• Job Details: Exploited industry expertise in effectively ordering of all passenger and commercial vehicle parts, establishing sales targets retail and wholesale and developing 6 monthly budgets for sales and expenses.  Successfully managed all aspects of parts marketing, planning and implementation, assisting parts sales staff with technical and sales queries whilst maintaining and servicing key parts accounts.  Instrumental in attending all parts and service forums and applying strategies to the benefit of the dealership and D.C.S.A. (Daimler Chrysler South Africa)  Played a key role as part of the Distributed National Inventory (D.N.I.) Team, which is a world first team for distribution of parts, instituted in January 2003.  Facilitated dealership to win Dealer of the Year award.  Awarded with several international trips for sales improvement.  Assisting Sales Manager with sales of commercial vehicles.  Assisting commercial Workshop Manager with day today running of workshop