bryan hughes

My duties at Seven Seas include trading in fresh fruits, helping in the everyday duties of the office and assisting where I can. In my role as a trader I speak to my clients on a daily basis to find out their needs either for the coming weeks or coming season. Based on what they require, I will then discuss with my colleagues the availability of the fruit and when it is possible to load, so as to be able to fulfill my clients needs. If possible I also assist in the logistical side, by keeping in communication with the shipping agents and shipping lines, and assisting my colleagues with the latest shipping rates and updated sailing times. I also promote whatever other product, be it wine or animal feed, we have and see if their is away of opening new doors with my current clientele or searching for new clientele. I am also partly responsible for responding to new customer requests that arrive via the companies general e-mail. While at Seven Seas I have learned to use both Agriport and QX operating systems, so as to be able to process orders and assist whenever possible.

Whilst working at Golden Harvest during my Studies, I was introduced to a market environment, where early mornings and 6 day weeks are the norm. I was put to work in the office helping the Sales team, processing sales transactions and orders, and on several occasions, helped put the orders together on the floor, i.e. if I customer walked in and required assistance. One of the main jobs that I was required to do, was manage the loading of the containers for the African exports, which is a key part of Golden Harvest. I was tasked with making sure that the right product was loaded and that a full record was kept. I learned a lot about dealing with human interaction while at Golden Harvest, as I was constantly faced with a wide variety of people from different walks of life on a daily basis.

I worked at Kibsons after I completed my High School education. My time spent at Kibsons was an eye opener for me, as I was fresh out of school and had left South Africa to broaden my mind, as i was not sure what I wanted to do after school. My general duties included assisting Mr Hussain, the Managing Director, as well as monitoring the daily market prices with my Colleague, Mr Moinu Cheppulliyil Punnayur. This was my first introduction to getting to work early, and had stuck with me for most of my life. My time at Kibsons, was also spent checking the Invoices and Container Arrivals, as well as submitting any claims to the relevant Suppliers, that had occured.

First Year: * Accounting 101 * Accounting 102 * Commercial Law 1A * Commercial Law 1B * Economics 1A * Economics 1B * English Communication for Business * Industrial and Organisational Psychology * Business Management 101 * Business Management 102 * Introduction to the Economic and Management Environment 101 * Introduction to the Economic and Management Environment 102 Second Year: * Economics 201 * Business Management (Introduction to Retailing) * Customer Behaviour * General Management * Human Resource Management * Marketing Management * Real Estate * Public Relations * Purchasing Management * Supply Chain Management Third Year: * Strategic Management 3A * Strategic Management 3B * Relationship Marketing * Marketing Research * Product Management * Promotion Management * Retail Planning * Global Business Environment * Strategic Sourcing * Supplier Relationship Management Activities and Societies: Varsity hockey team