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Morne Bosman

Morne Bosman

Le Haillan

Summary

Seeking a fulfilling position that offers growth opportunities and allows me to utilize my leadership skills and experience .

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Account Manager

Signature Landscape
Olathe
03.2021 - 09.2023
  • Communicate with clients on a regular basis to keep them updated on the account and progress of the property.
  • Secured long-term accounts by identifying client needs, providing recommendations and enhancements to improve the general look of the property.
  • Cultivate long-term relationships with clients by gaining their trust as an advisor to improve the curb appeal and attend to requests from home owners in a community.
  • Developed relationships with commercial and HOA clients by providing individualized customer service to ensure the longevity of the account.
  • Focus on sales goals for HOA and Commercial accounts by upselling products to existing customers.
  • Develope productive relationships with Property Managers and residents to uncover needs and provide solutions for seasonal challenges.
  • Attend Villa HOA meetings to solidify the old and new contracts by adding value to discussions .
  • Increase revenue by creating work orders and Proposals for new Enhancements.
  • Provide value-added services to existing clients by doing site visits and ratings of landscape areas.

Account Manager

Aspen Lawn & Landscape
Olathe
02.2019 - 01.2021
  • Developed relationships with Villa/HOA clients and provided individualized customer service to maintain longevity of accounts.
  • Managed existing portfolio and potential leads using Real Green software program to generate more sales
  • Secured long-term accounts by identifying client need, providing recommendations and delivering services on time.
  • Improved productivity by overseeing and supporting production team on site.
  • Received company Employee Performance Award after achieving the most sales in the month of June.
  • Achieved sales goals by upselling products to Villa /HOA clients and residential clients on a monthly basis.
  • Scheduling seasonal services for Villa / HOA's including turf maintenance, turf applications, seasonal color, mulch installations and plant health care programs.
  • Recording of all irrigation repairs on a weekly basis and scheduling turn on and irrigation shutdowns per Villa /HOA account.
  • Scheduled and marked seasonal tree and shrub trimming per Villa/ HOA account
  • Communicate with clients via email, phone calls, Zoom calls and in-person meetings.
  • Increased revenue by cultivating and securing new accounts while providing value-added services to existing clients.

Turf Route Manager

Aspen Lawn & Landscape
Olathe
05.2019 - 10.2019

Responsible for clients property's in a set route

Communicate current and future problem areas on property's

Mixing and applying the correct formulations.

Follow up on service calls and keeping clients happy on day to day basis.

Assessing and identifying turf diseases and deficiencies.

Sales: New turf customers.

Selling of new applications and disease control.

Tree and Shrub programs.

Renovations consisting of aerating and seeding.

Updating new clients in software program.

Measuring of property's and working up new turf bids.

Turf Route Manager

Green Again Lawn
Paola
06.2018 - 04.2019

Turf route manager

Certified chemical Applicator 3 a and 3 b

Mixing Chemical Products according to specification

Applying Turf chemicals and fertilizers

Identification of pest and diseases on turf.

Aerating and seeding

Tree and shrub care

Tree and Shrub analysis

Applying Tree and shrub chemicals

Soil injections

Trunk injections

Tree and shrub care pruning and removing of branches on damaged trees.

Sales: Helped the company grow with adding customers in lawn care and Tree and Shrub department.

Warehouse Worker

Okonite Co
Edwardsville
02.2018 - 05.2018
  • General warehouse duties which includes the following:
  • Picking of orders
  • Checking of orders for accuracy
  • Order preparation 
  • Shipping of orders
  • Inventory management
  • Loading and unloading of shipments
  • Machine operating and maintenance

Warehouse Lead

Spectrumbrands
Edgerton
06.2017 - 12.2017
  • Diligently maintained safety and quality standards.
  • Responsible for order control, and managing the UPS area.
  • Organized Pickers, re-packers and manifesters to get orders shipped accurately and in a timely manner.
  • Maintained and enforced a safe and clean working environment at all times.
  • Coordinated preventative maintenance on existing and new production equipment
  • Trouble shooting aged and urgent outstanding orders.
  • Worked closely with costumer services resolving all customer related issues
  • Inventory management insuring that inventory is replenished and updated on a daily basis. ​

Owner operator

Original services
Olathe
06.2016 - 06.2017
  • Started a cleaning business.
  • Managed and operated cleaning business in the Kansas area.

Shipping Clerk and Glazer

Dentek
Lenexa
09.2015 - 05.2016
  • Worked as a shipping clerk ensuring accurate packaging and shipping of daily collections.
  • Scanning and controlling all daily shipment tasks.
  • Glazing of newly manufactured crowns.

Contracts Manager

Hydroturf
Pretoria
01.2006 - 05.2015
  • Successfully obtained contracts for rehabilitating and hydroseeding projects.
  • Managed customer interactions, assessing area and soil conditions to determine specific needs.
  • Collaborated with suppliers to ensure the availability of seed, compost, fertilizer and erosion control products tailored to specific area and soil conditions.
  • Reviewed areas planted and rehabilitated in order to provide after service care.
  • Supervised and guided staff members.
  • Conducted health and safety inspections and risk assessments at job sites.
  • Implemented and executed landscape projects.
  • Managed and executed various irrigation projects.
  • Ensured the proper care and maintenance of all turf sections.
  • Turf and lawn installations.

Seed Research Technician

Afgri Seed (PTY) LTD
Bethal
09.2004 - 01.2006
  • Responsible for testing of programs - systematical records of planning - Planting of trials - Maintenance of trials - Threshing of trials - Processing of output dates.
  • Responsible for the crossing programs - Maintenance of the planting - Scheduling planting of older material - Crops and documentation of crossings.
  • Warehouse duties - packing and storing of various seeds in warehouse.
  • Stacking and storing of bulk parent seed.
  • Correct allocation of different seed material.
  • Fumigation and monitoring of pest and moths on a regular basis .
  • Rodent control.

Glazing Technician

Vision Design
London
12.2002 - 08.2004
  • Worked for 2 year in the United Kingdom on a working holiday visa
  • During this time I worked in the construction industry and worked for Vision Design as Glazing Technician

Seed Research Technician

Link Seed
Greytown
03.1996 - 12.2002
  • Product development of soybeans, responsible for developing new varieties , cross breeding of new varieties , planting and harvesting of parent seed, certifying units , planting and harvesting of trials on soybeans and maize in South Africa.
  • Planting , controlling and harvesting of breeding programs on maize.
  • Handling of bulk seed material, interacted with different breeders controlling seed productions .
  • Supervised employees.

Education

Department of Agriculture

Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification
2018

Project Management

College SA
2014

Seed inspection

Sansor
1999

Associates degree - Crop production

Technicon
1997

Skills

  • Great communications and networking
  • Organization and executing of daily tasks in timely and orderly manner
  • Ability to adhere to health and safety rules and regulations
  • Ability to work with or without supervision
  • Familiar with systems : Excel and Word
  • Ability to perform physical tasks that is demanding and strenuous
  • Client-focused
  • Multi-Task
  • Management skills

Timeline

Account Manager

Signature Landscape
03.2021 - 09.2023

Turf Route Manager

Aspen Lawn & Landscape
05.2019 - 10.2019

Account Manager

Aspen Lawn & Landscape
02.2019 - 01.2021

Turf Route Manager

Green Again Lawn
06.2018 - 04.2019

Warehouse Worker

Okonite Co
02.2018 - 05.2018

Warehouse Lead

Spectrumbrands
06.2017 - 12.2017

Owner operator

Original services
06.2016 - 06.2017

Shipping Clerk and Glazer

Dentek
09.2015 - 05.2016

Contracts Manager

Hydroturf
01.2006 - 05.2015

Seed Research Technician

Afgri Seed (PTY) LTD
09.2004 - 01.2006

Glazing Technician

Vision Design
12.2002 - 08.2004

Seed Research Technician

Link Seed
03.1996 - 12.2002

Department of Agriculture

Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification

Project Management

College SA

Seed inspection

Sansor

Associates degree - Crop production

Technicon
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