Brett Salway

Experienced Manager with proven ability in establishing, fostering and maintaining business relationships. Have extensive skills in the training and motivating of others to achieve the set goals of the business. Providing advice and solutions to the market place through my extensive industry experience and product knowledge making me the trusted advisor and the first call in a crisis in my chosen profession. Honest, reliable, and professional, I am extremely driven and achieve my set targets in both my professional and personal life. I believe that any company that I have a relationship with whether it be as an employee or client may benefit from my skill set and professionalism, my get it done right the first time, and win – win attitude.

Experienced with stone cutting, shaping, and finishing techniques essential for masonry work. Utilizes precision and craftsmanship to construct durable and aesthetically pleasing stone structures. Track record of collaborating effectively with teams to meet project goals and deliver quality results.

• Trade Certificate in Stonemasonry
• Master Builders Business Management Certificate
• Quarantine management and operation approved certification
• Building Site supervisory licence
• Real Estate Licence
• Forklift Ticket
• Various computer skills and courses attended.

• Production Manager, MWS Masonry, 01/14, Current, Reporting to the directors., Responsible for the scheduling of all jobs in and out in a timely manner., Quantifying and ordering of materials and consumables., Liaise and advise clients regarding all aspects of their new stone works.
• Warehouse Manager, WK Marble & Granite (WK Stone Quantum Quartz), 01/10, 01/14, Reporting to the General Manager, responsible for all aspects of the warehouse and showroom management., Responsible for approximately $10m in stock hence stock control is an essential part of the business., Liaising directly with end users and key accounts., Established and maintaining the OH&S processes for our site., Manage all warranty & technical claims, Provision of technical advice and training to all staff and clients as required., Took over the management of all claims resulting in a huge reduction in claims being approved that were not legitimate claims saving the company loss., Restructured the warehouse stock positioning to become far more efficient when completing customer’s orders., Implemented a full OH&S process within the entire business., Set up a new stock control process to ensure all stock was easily accounted for and that stock takes were no longer a 5 day process from start to finish. We now complete a full inventory stock take in 8 hours., Instigated stock cover protection, stock inspections with labelling before leaving the warehouse, slab protector inserts.
• BDM - Account Manager, WK Marble & Granite (WK Stone Quantum Quartz), 03/07, 01/10, Reporting to the State Sales Manager, my responsibilities were specifically to further develop and increase the customer base and relationship building to ensure WK were the first supplier of choice for all customers., Directly managed corporate clients with a combined value of approximately $10m per annum., Managed a territory for all of Qld and top end of NSW., Consistently met an individual budget of $1m per month., Increased the overall average per annum spend of the customer base from approx $66k to $80k per customer, this equates to an approx 20% increase., Increased brand awareness of the WK and QQ brand state wide., Set up and facilitated training sessions for customers and staff.
• Project Manager, Monotile Pty Ltd, 03/05, 03/07, Reporting to the national manager and responsible for all areas of major project inception and roll out including large corporate clients such as the Westfield Group., Consultation and tender design along with project management and implementation were all part of my job specification., Facilitation of multi-level meetings between key decision makers from all levels of our clients business and contractors alike., Continuous Improvement Strategies: Developed and implemented revised business planning and tracking methods for all contract work to ensure a timely completion to contracts., Completed all contract work within specified contract time frames, the first time anyone in the company had achieved this., Set up a new process to manage waste that could be reused within the business.
• Proprietor – My own business, Profile Stone Pty Ltd, 05/97, 03/05, For 8 years I had my own business, I could see the writing on the wall with multi nationals coming into the market and creating havoc with pricing etc hence I decided after 8 years to sell., My business was specialised and I did not want to be fighting in a price driven market as that was not why I went into business., I started the business up from scratch and enjoyed very good growth over the years., Obviously owning the business I had to deal with all areas of management, staff and financials etc., I gained great business acumen over this time.
• Stonemasonry Apprenticeship & Factory Foreman, Marble Tile Company, 01/81, 03/97

• Senior Stonemason Accent Bench Tops 2020 - Current.
• Production Manager, MWS Masonry, 01/14, 2020
• Warehouse Manager, WK Marble & Granite (WK Stone Quantum Quartz), 01/10, 01/14
• BDM - Account Manager, WK Marble & Granite (WK Stone Quantum Quartz), 03/07, 01/10
• Project Manager, Monotile Pty Ltd, 03/05, 03/07
• Proprietor – My own business, Profile Stone Pty Ltd, 05/97, 03/05
• Stonemasonry Apprenticeship & Factory Foreman, Marble Tile Company, 01/81, 03/97