Charles

White
Contact Profile

Address: Die Willers, Pretoria, My vision is to be an integral part of a dynamic institution where
Gauteng, South Africa my enthusiasm and dedication to work will lead to success not
Mobile: +27 66 237 2786 only for myself but also for the company that I represent.
Email:
charl_white@outlook.com I need to be part of a progressive team where creative thinking
and collaboration, solves problems and contributes to the
Driver License: Code B
wellbeing and profit of the company.
ID: 781106 5076 088
Nationality: South African
I am a highly skilled and experienced individual in: Auditing,
Financial Management, Supply Chain and Sales and Operations
Management in Retail and Manufacturing.
Education
I am skilled in:
Matric 1996
• Performing in-depth research, generating performance
High School Frikkie Meyer metrics, presentations, and monitoring sales results.
• Staff management and leadership skills.
Language Proficiency • Respect toward internal and external customers always.
• Handling and managing compliance within a company’s
Afrikaans, Read, Write, Speak, policies and procedures.
Fluent • Self-motivated with strong time management skills, keen
English, Read, Write, Speak, abilities to set and achieve priorities.
Fluent
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to effectively
manage multiple tasks simultaneously, function well
under pressure, delegate effectively, ability to remain
positive and constructive under stress.

I engage, empower, train, and energise the team that I work

with.
Key Skills

Personal Attributes:

Expert Communication Skills l Achiever l Excellent

Organizational Skills l Enjoy Challenges l Thrives Under
Pressure l Team Player l Leadership & People Management
Skills l Dependable I Deadline-Oriented l Budget
Development l Problem Solving l Business Management l
Financial Management l High level HR Duties l

Work Experience
1998-2022
Trentyre / Goodyear PTY LTD, South Africa
Overview: I started working for Trentyre / Goodyear Pty Ltd in 1998, I
Other Skills was initially appointed as a Counter Sales and Administrator. I have
been promoted 7 times, my most recent position being Operations
Manager Trentyre, whereby a run the company and reported to the
Honesty, decisiveness, and
Vise President of Emerging Markets in Dubai, Received Exceptional
integrity Performance Ratings for 2 Years.
Excellent Communication Skills
Excellent at problem solving. 2019 – 2022
Discretion, diplomacy, and tact
Analytical and detailed. Trentyre Head Office
Excellent with Planning and Operations Manager for Trentyre
Organizing
Thrives under pressure. Functions and Responsibilities of this role.
Collaborator
My role was to manage Trentyre during COVID and to ensure
that Health and Safety protocols were adhered to and keep our
customers and employees safe.

I managed: 34 Branches, 8 Factories, 71 Customer On sites, 24

Mobile Van’s and supporting employees at Head Office.
 I was responsible for Trentyre and reported directly to the Vice
President for Emerging Markets in Dubai.
I was responsible for 1300 employees.

Computer Literacy

Micro Office 365 I MS Word l MS

• Managing our new vision in becoming a multi brand retailer in
Excel l MS PowerPoint l CRM I
the market, not only selling Goodyear products but also all
GTMS I
other brands to ensure that we have the correct stock in
MS Outlook I Lotus Notes l MS
Access I EM Track III l SAP I SRM l
place for all customers within the market.
OMNIX and GRIPS I (Operating • Communicate job expectations: by planning, monitoring,
sales System) l Fleet Management appraising, and reviewing job contributions.
System (RPK Reports, Cost • Develop operations systems by determining product handling
Analysis on all Vehicles, CPK per and storage requirements; Contribute operations information
Vehicle) I AS400 I RIMS l EDW l and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; prepare
and complete action plans; implement production,
productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve
problems; complete audits; identify trends.
References • Develop, implement, enforce, and evaluate policies and
procedures; develop processes for receiving product,
Trentyre South Africa equipment utilization and inventory management.
1998 – 2022 • Manage relationships with key operations vendors.

Carina Grobbelaar - Finance • Track vendor pricing, rebates, and service levels.
Director of Trentyre. • Communicate customer issues with operations team and
+27 11 555 4300 devise ways of improving the customer experience, including
resolving problems and complaints.
E-mail: • Responsible for increasing sales within COVID and Post
carina.grobbelaar@sabotgroup COVID.
.com
• Ensuring that all customers are serviced with excellence by
Ross Smith- Managing Director Trentyre.
of Trentyre SA and Trentyre • Managing an external Call Centre that controlled our
Africa. Breakdowns for our customers, during this time I have
+27 82 850 5752 changed the supplier to a state-of-the-art system and call
center that put as first in the market to service our customers
E-mail:
ross@pathfinderssa.co.za more effectively with all breakdowns.
• Managing 6 Cluster Managers, Sales & Operations Manager,
Fleet Controller, Contracts Manager, Procurement Manager,
Health and Safety Manager and our Retreads Manager for all
our Factories within South Africa.
• Managing all our branches and factories during the looting in
KZN where we did not lose any assets for Trentyre, and no
employee was injured.
• Managing Trentyre’s fleet of Vehicles including our LDV’s,
Motor Vehicles, Forklifts, Trucks and Mobile Van’s.
• Communicate all operations policies and procedures with all
employees in the company.
• Ensuring that all employees in Trentyre is treated with
Respect, Dignity, and that employees needs to speak up.
• Ensuring that Customers was service, and any queries were
resolved affectively.
• Ensuring that we have new opportunities for new customers
and to tender for new contracts.
• Ensuring that we receive the best pricing in the market with
all the products that we purchase from all our suppliers.
• Ensuring that we had the correct stock allocated to the
correct branches and factories that we can service all our
customers throughout South Africa.
• Ensuring that our Trentyre Website was updated with all the
new products and promotions that we have done on a
monthly basis.
• Ensuring that we have the correct employees in the correct
positions, by Training, Succession Planning, Development and
focus on our employees, that is our most important assets
within our company.
• Responsible for all Presentation to our Customers when we
have tendered for new contracts.
• Responsible to report our Financial Results to the Region in
Dubai.
• Responsible for all presentations to Dubai our VP and FD
every second week where Trentyre Sales and Gross Profit is
standing at and the shortfall for the month ahead and what
opportunities we have to close the month of as forecasted.
What challenges we faced in Trentyre and in South Africa and
what action plans have in place to ensure that we are
proactive and not reactive.
• Responsible for maintaining Health and Safety within
Trentyre’s work environment by establishing and enforcing
standards and procedures that is complying with legal
 regulations, if there were any injuries, we report this through
to the Region for record keeping and take the necessary
action for this not to re-occur.

2018 – 2019

Goodyear & Trentyre Head Office

Sales & Operations Manager.

Functions and Responsibilities of this role:

Support to the Commercial PBU and Trentyre Director and

Regional Sales Managers. Coordinate presentation packs for the
PBU monthly. Proven ability to work under pressure and manage
multiple priorities in a challenging and demanding environment.
Received Top Performer year end assessment ratings for 2018
and 2019 from our PBU Director.

• Responsible for all Stock within Trentyre and Goodyear

Commercial through Class A Standard Operational Planning
Processes.
• Responsible that the correct stock is allocated to the correct
location within Goodyear and at all the branches within
Trentyre.
• Responsible that the Correct Demand Plan being put in place
for Goodyear products within Trentyre and for all the
independent Dealers.
• Responsible for all pricing on the Goodyear system is correct,
and for Price increases due to FX, Rubber Increase, Oil
Increased and RMI increases.
• Assisted with compiling monthly presentation packs IBM,
Country Call & Monthly operations meeting.
• Ensured the accuracy of sales-related reporting.
• Responded to complaints from customers and gave after-
sales support when requested.
• Stored and sorted financial and non-financial data in
electronic form and present reports.
• Managed the processing of all orders with accuracy and
timelines.
 • Informed clients of unforeseen delays or problems.
• Monitored the team’s progress, identify shortcomings, and
propose improvements.

Cash Flow

• Share planned shipments with accounts payable stock by

month and value.
• Update Cash flow report based on sales and stock and send it
to Financial Manager.
• Attend Cash Flow and working capital meeting monthly.

Commission and Incentives

• Calculate the commissions payout for Sales representative -

add back rebates and obsolete stock - check file for any
discrepancies monthly and send final file for sign off.
• Calculate the commission payouts for Mobile Van Service
Technicians and send final file for sign off.
• Calculate Quarterly Incentive payout file for Cluster Managers
and Branch Managers and submit for approval.
• Send final Incentive and Commission files to stakeholders.

Pricing Management

• ANSP (Average Nett Sales Price) and ANGP (Average Nett

Gross Profit) reports.
• Draft Price increase letters submitted to legal and sales
director for approval.
• Update National price increase tracker during weekly
meeting.

SOX Controls

• Create and send out report weekly which tracks all products
sold less than the cost weekly.
• All products sold for less than cost to be tabulated and sent to
Grips support team for supporting documentation. Report to
 be signed off by end of the month- SOX Control- to be saved
in the One Drive SOX control file.
• Goodyear price increases – Pricing uploaded onto the system
to be signed off and filed for SOX.

Inventory Management

• All Trentyre branch purchase requests to be reviewed and

approved for sales and stock orders.
• Inventory management to reduce working capital.
• Managed Stock Day on a weekly basis (DOH).
• Provide Stock on Hand reports to Sales Managers daily.
• Assist with distribution of stock and availably of physical stock
on hand at various locations to support sell out.

Truck Product Business Unit

• National customer support program - Update and submit

sales history by size and total units sold by account to the PBU
for Rebates.
• Obtain risks for sell out and submit monthly.
• Track sell in daily.

OTR Product Business Units (PBU)

• Attend Weekly execution meeting.

• Stock buyback management – confirm stock location,
availably and price.
• OTR Sell out demand Plan – Schedule meeting monthly and
submit updated demand plan to the financial manager
monthly.

Management Support

• Send Model Branch final file to key stake holders.

• Ad hoc requests update sales metric information in PPT
presentations.
• New business tracker – Report which reflects count of new
accounts opened year to date with active sales.
• Top 20 Sales.
 • Lost, New, and existing business report.
• Assist with sales queries.

2011 – 2018

Trentyre Head Office

Operations Financial Manager.

Functions and Responsibilities of this role.

• Manage Motor Vehicles in SA – 534 Vehicles (Leasing from

Eqstra and Avis).
• Managing Product Master.
• Managing Pricing Plans.
• Detailed P&L Reports for all branches with DSO, DOH and Units
vs Stock.
• Loss Business Reports.
• National Account Invoicing.
• Third Party Breakdowns.
• Cross Border Breakdowns / Queries and Invoicing to
Customers.
• Sales Analysis.
• Commission Reports.
• Assisting IT with Xerox Printer allocations.
• Incentive Reports.
• Day to Day Business Support Business Managers.
• Day to Day Business Support Regional Managers.
• Day to Day Business Support Office Managers.
• Inventory Management.
• Obsolete Stock Management.
• Controlling of all Operations Policies and Procedures.
• Disciplinary Hearings (Chairperson & Company
Representative).
• Presenting Trentyre in court for fraud related cases.
• Presenting Trentyre in DRC Cases.
• Control and review all Corporate & Petty Cash Cards for
Trentyre.
• Control and Manage all Credit Notes for Operations.
• Control and Manage all Disbursement for Operations.
• Control and Manage Training for Trentyre Employees (System
and Ops Processes).
• Managing all Cell Phones for Trentyre.
• Managing Motor Vehicle Expenses for Trentyre.
• Doing Branch Visit and Review Branch Performance.
 • Reviewing and Controlling all Overtime & Standby and Call
Outs.
• Control and Manage Trentyre's Stock in Transit.
• Control and Manage Trentyre's Goodyear EDI.
• Control and Manage Trentyre's Pos Job's (Pending
Documentations on the system).
• Control and Manage Trentyre's Pending Documentations (ITD's
& ORID's).
• Control and Manage of all branches closures.
• Responsible for Managing the Regional Financial Manager's.
• By building a highly efficient organization.
• By perfecting current and future systems and processes.
• To eliminate re-work and non-value activities.
• System Implementations for Operations (Project Rhino).
• Doing Presentations for that Regional Manager's for their Area
Business Manager's reviews.
• Control and Manage of Motor Vehicles Tracking in SA.
• Capital Expense approvals for Region Operations.
• Creation of New Branch Codes on the System (Van's &
Breakdown Centre’s).
• Control and Manage Trentyre Structure in the System.
• Controls and Manage all Close branches within the System
after closures:
o Managing the following employees:
• 6 x Regional Financial Managers
• Motor Vehicle Fleet Controller
• Product Master Controller
• 4 x Operations Support Controller

• Reviewing Operations Income Statements (WD1 & WD2).

• Annual Budgets for Region Operations.
• National Creditors review and management.
• Control and Manage Branch Audits by the RFM's.
• Controls and Manage Project Impala.
• Controls all CSA reports.
• Doing Fraud Investigations.
• Responsible for all Sox requirements at branch level.
• Reviewing audit reports and addressing exceptions with the
BM's and the RM's.

Functions and Responsibilities of this role:

• Responsible for 12 Financial Managers and after combining

and restructuring responsibilities 6 reported to me.
• General Functions & responsibilities.
• Career development and motivation.
• Planning, observing and delegating work tasks.
• Planning and executing audit cycles.
• Give training on direct report as well as all new systems.
• Analyzing transactions to determine accuracy, completeness,
and compliance with established policies and procedures.
(Sox).
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with laid down Policies
and Procedures, to report non-compliance thereof, and to
initiate and monitor corrective action.
• Responsible for all audits of branches in the company.
• Reviewing audit reports for the company by branch and to supply
management with exception reports.
• Responsible for all purchases of motor vehicles within the
Company.
• Assisting and Supporting the Operations Director.
• Present Financial to the Leadership team.
• Responsible for disciplinary actions when required.
(Prosecutor & Chairmen).

• Working Capital Control of Company:

o Management of the debtor’s book by ensuring

recoverability of outstanding over dues and control
over day sales outstanding Debtors Sales Outstanding
(DSO)
o Management of optimum stock levels at branches and
control stock days.
o Education of operations in cash management through
newly developed tools and identify SAG reductions by
Branch and Area.
o Implementation of stock control within branch level.
o Reviewing of all stock adjustments within the company
as well as implementation of additional controls.
o Reviewing and controlling of all Stock in Transits within
the company.
o Reviewing and controlling outstanding payments to
suppliers.

• Financial Administration:

o Ensuring compliance of financial reporting within the

general SOX framework, continue to enhance the
control environment and integrity in financial
reporting, branch, and business internal controls.
o Assisting and ensuring with Financial Contribution &
evaluation (expense and income control, financial
 input) and analyzing all branches and areas in Trentyre
monthly.
o Supplying relevant departments with management
reports on sales, GP’s, Stock and Debtors lost business
reports.
o Prepare and compile Financial Statements.
o Ensuring all general ledger accounts are completed and
accurate.
o Compiling and present management reports for
decision-making.
o Prepare and review journal entries.
o Responsible for all reconciliations of Balance Sheets,
Bank, Stock and Debtors accounts.
o Preparation of Budgets and Forecasts by Branch, Area,
and Region.

2007 – 2011
Trentyre Head Office
Senior Finance Manager.

Functions and Responsibilities of this role.

• Responsible for 7 Area Finance Managers.

• General Functions and responsibilities:

o Career development and motivation.

o Planning, observing and delegating work tasks.
o Planning and executing audit cycles.
o Give training on direct report as well as all new systems.
o Analyzing transactions to determine accuracy,
completeness, and compliance with established
policies and procedures. (SOX)
o Responsible for all audits of branches in the company.
o Reviewing audit reports for company by branch and to
supply management with exception reports.’

• Stock Control of Company:

o Implementation of stock control within branch level.

o Reviewing of all stock adjustments within the company
as well as implementation of additional controls.
o Reviewing and controlling of all Stock in Transits.
o Reviewing and controlling of outstanding payments to
suppliers as well as the reduction in DSO (Overdues)
and DOH. (Stock Days on Hand)
 • Financial Administration:

o Supplying relevant departments with management

reports on sales, GP’s, Stock and Debtors lost business
reports.
o Prepare and compile Financial Statements
o Ensuring all general ledger accounts are completed and
accurate.
o Compiling and presentation of management reports
and decision-making information.
o Prepare and review journal entries.
o Responsible for all reconciliations of Balance Sheets,
Bank, Stock and Debtors.
o Preparation of Budgets by Branch, Area, and region.

2004 – 2007

Trentyre – Limpopo and Mpumalanga

Area Finance Manager.

Functions and Responsibilities of this role.

• Responsible for the Area’s DSO (Debtors Sales Outstanding)

and overdues for both Areas of my responsibilities.
• Controlling of weekly and monthly stock counts for all the
branches within my Area’s.
• Enforcing compliance with all company policies and
procedures (SOX).
• Responsible for auditing all my branches in the Area’s (24
Branches)
• Auditing Includes:
o Stock – Conducting full stock counts and the branches,
reconciliation of variances and correcting to the stock
to balance to our balance sheet.
o Debtors – reviewing outstanding overdue, reviewing
invoices to ensure that there is no outstanding proof
of deliveries.
o Reviewing of outstanding Stock in transit between
branches.
o Reviewing of outstanding payments to suppliers as
well as addressing any queries/concerns that may
arise.
 o Review of the Area’s Cash Book as well as
reconciliation thereof with Head Office.
o Responsible for controlling all fixed assets for all my
branches.
o Responsible for controlling all consignment stock
within my branches.
o Controlling and reviewing outstanding manual
documentation.
• Ensuring all general ledger accounts are correct.
• Compiling journals to correct general ledger accounts by
branch and by ledger account number. (Income Statement
and Balance Sheet.)
• Assisting branches with all administration and financial
related queries on a day-to-day basis.
• Supplying training for branch employees and new employees.
• Assisting the Area Sales Manager with any queries and
assistance needed.
• Assisting the Divisional Finance Manager with queries.
• Assisting HR with Disciplinary actions as Company
Representative or Chairperson.
• Compile and prepare yearly budgets for all Branches,
Factories and On Sites, and present these to the Managing
Director and Finance Director of Trentyre.

2002 – 2004

Trentyre Polokwane
Service Manager.

Key responsibilities:

• Ordering and receiving stock.

• Controlling weekly and monthly stock counts.
• Debt collection for the branch.
• Well-mannered, approachable person.
• Maintain proper written records of all customers’ ordering
habits and my specific sales objectives for my customers.
• Building excellent customer relations.
• Credit control.
 • Responsible for vehicles and deliveries.
• Responsible and managing Counter Sales and Sales
Representatives.
• General Management of branch.
• Maintain proper written records of all customers’ ordering
habits and my specific sales objectives for my customers.
• Building excellent customer relations.

Sales Support

• Building a new customer base – identify new business

opportunities and gain new or expand business on a national
level.
• Detailing – Utilize promotional material during sales call to
ensure call effectiveness.
• Budget planning – ensure appropriate expenditure to
maintain cost effectiveness.
• Service existing customers database.
• New customer penetrating sales proposals, quotations, and
presentations.
• Responsible for warranty claims i.e., new life companies &
retreads.
• Assisting customers with queries on pricing.
• Responsible and managing Fitters.

2000 – 2002
Trentyre Bela- Bela
Counter Sales and Sales Representative.

Key responsibilities:

Financial Tasks

• Assessing risk in Product and services.

• Analyzing process Flow.
• Cost Accounting.
• General Office administration.
 • Basic Bookkeeping.

Public Relations & Communication

• Dealing with customers and resolving all concerns and

requests as they arise.
• Always ensuring efficient running of the office area.
• Exceptionally good verbal and written abilities.
• Well-mannered, approachable person.

Sales Support

• Building a new customer base – identify new business

opportunities and gain new or expand business on a national
level.
• Detailing – Utilize promotional material during sales call to
ensure call effectiveness.
• Budget planning – ensure appropriate expenditure to
maintain cost effectiveness.
• Service existing customers database.
• New customer penetrating sales proposals, quotations, and
presentations.

1998 – 2000

Trentyre Thabazimbi
Counter Sales and Administrator

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Tasks

• Assessing risk in Product and services.

• Analyzing process Flow.
• Cost Accounting.
• General Office administration.
• Basic Bookkeeping.

Public Relations & Communication

 • Dealing with customers and resolving all concerns and
requests as they arise.
• always Ensuring efficient running of the office area.
• Exceptionally good verbal and written abilities.
• Well-mannered, approachable person.
• Maintain proper written records of all customers’ ordering
habits and my specific sales objectives for my customers.
• Building excellent customer relations.

Sales Support

• Building a new customer base – identify new business

opportunities and gain new or expand business on a national
level.
• Detailing – Utilize promotional material during sales call to
ensure call effectiveness.
• Budget planning – ensure appropriate expenditure to
maintain cost effectiveness.
• Service existing customers database.
• New customer penetrating sales proposals, quotations, and
presentations.