Rakhesh POONIT

Employment History and Experience
• SKC SURAT & CO LTD
– 1991 – 2011 – From Salesman to Director

Yr 1991(Salesman):
– Salesman, Debt Collector and was also merchandising new highly perishable products.
– On Saturday s was doing retail (salesperson) at Curepipe Fair market
– On Sundays was doing debt collector for upper Plaines Wilhems Clients.

Yr 1994(Sales Supervisor):
– Design new packaging for Zespri kiwifruit.
– Start merchandising and tasting for company’s products in all Supermarkets.
– Develop Strategies with Placement of merchandisers in different supermarkets and was successful with a very good sales progress.

Yr 1998(Sales Manager / HR Manager):
– Negotiation of commercial agreement with customers.
– Re-organisation of the sales force and merchandising team.
– Acting as the HR Manager and setting up the HR Department and Health and Safety for the company for approximately 200 employees.
– Advertise for Vacancy.
– Recruitment (FC, Managers to Floor workers)
– Design Job Contract and Job task
– Training for Staff
– Enter in new market by supplying Plaisance Catering Limited after negotiation with Mr. Nicolas Merven
– Compensation and Salary remuneration
– Assist disciplinary committee.
– Team Building session

Yr 1998(Sales Manager / HR Manager / IT Manager):
– Introducing and Setting up the IT system for the company
– Procurement, Inventory, Sales, HRM and Logistic
– Responsible for the efficient planning and control of the Accounting Department with the Financial Controller;
– Responsible for setting up adequate financial systems and procedures and control mechanisms within the Foundation and to ensure compliance with standing financial policies and regulations;
– Ensure that all payments being processed by the Accounts Clerk are well supported by relevant order forms, claims and invoices.
– I was call to join the board of management on every decision making.





Yr 2000(Sales Manager / HR Manager / IT Manager):
– Setting up the Sales and Marketing department
– Planning the logistic and deliveries
– Incentive to Salesmen
– Training Staff on customer service
– Setting up a team for telesales
– Supermarkets, Wholesalers, Hotels, Restaurants, Catering, Flight services, Schools, Fair Market, Hawkers and Ship Chandlers.
– Penetrate to hotel and restaurant segment.
– Manage a team of 80 staffs; 2 Supermarket Sales reps, 1Sales supervisor Wholesalers, Retailers and Fair markets, 2 hotels Sales reps, 1 Ship chandler, 7 Outdoor Salesmen, 8 Sales Clerk, Sales rep to manage a portfolio over 900 customers and achieved a turnover of MUR 325 Million

– Yr 2004(Director Sales & Marketing /IT/HRM) Upgrading the IT department with a new system - Implementation of Sage Accounting and Trading Software- Hardware new server and introducing the mobile sales solution.
– Training Salesman to use Pocket PC and use mobile sales and was a success
– Train Sales Clerk to use Sage trading software
– Train Accounts Clerk use Sage Accounting and shift transaction from Excel to Sage.
– Train Storekeeper to use “Gestion Pallete” for stock movement and sage to do the GRN and the stock transfer and other stock management tools
– Presentation of different analytical report from the Sage Software to the management
– Improve business with Winner’s supermarket (Pick n Buy Ltd)

– Yr 2009: Launching of fresh milk “Surlait” and Juicer for Citrus machine”ZUMEX” for the whole local Market.

– A new record on turnover of Rs 425,000,000.00 (USD 15 million approx) in 2009.
– To interrogate where there were discrepancies in each and every department of the company and take appropriate action.
– Team building within the company.
– Setting up the HRM department.
– Trade negotiation between SKC Surat & Co. Ltd. myself and RTMC Commissioner of Agriculture Mr Perrine Louis Ange (Rodrigues Trading and Marketing Company) to do the branding of Rodrigues Agricultural products.
– Manage an Advertising and Promotions budget of Rs3 000 000.00. The first ever bottle pasteurized fresh milk advert