Michael Bridger

Confident, dedicated leader with career-long record of stakeholder satisfaction, team building, and strategic insight and poised for next-level success in an executive management role.

Successful in intense and demanding environments experiencing rapid change through internal growth, acquisition, and revitalization.

Proven effectiveness in building consensus, partnering with senior business leaders, and working collaboratively at all levels to asses, plan, and implement workable solutions.

Over 25 years of retail operational management, procurement management, warehouse, logistics and supply chain management with experience within the Shoprite & Checkers and Walmart / Massmart group of companies

• Business & Leadership: Cost Containment & Execution – Strategic Organizational Change Management – Business Transformations – Team-Building & Training – Corporate Governance – Business Intelligence – Strategic Planning – Recruiting & Staffing – Organizational & PMO Start-Ups – Vendor Management – Partnership & Strategic Alliance Formation – Budget & Action Plan Development – P&L Analysis & Management – Performance Evaluations – Business & Continuous Improvement Processes – Reengineering & Analysis – Risk Assessments

• Technical: Information Systems – Business Continuity Plans – CPFR (Collaborative Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment) – Retail Category Management – Inventory Management – Operational Management – Warehouse & Supply Chain Management – Corporate Finance

• Facilitation & Assistance to SME’s to increase market share, capitalization, business development strategies, developing larger stakeholder platforms, increasing efficiencies on a production and operational level as well as the commercial aspect.

• Council member with the Gerson Lehman Group for retail in South Africa