
Marius du Randt
Commercial Product Lead | B2B SaaS
Salary / Daily rate
Cape Town, South Africa
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Product strategist with 10+ years driving B2B SaaS growth and operational excellence across transport, logistics, and emerging tech. Led successful TPMS product launches and TMS optimizations delivering measurable ROI for enterprise clients. Specializing in product-market fit, pricing strategy, and AI-powered solutions for complex operational challenges.
Work experience
GoMetro
Jan 2024 - Present
2 years 10 months
Durbanville, Western Cape, South Africa · Hybrid
Commercial Product Lead for ConnecTyre TPMS
Jan 2025 - Present
1 year 10 months
Durbanville, Western Cape, South Africa · Hybrid
Leading commercial strategy, pricing, and delivery of a next-gen tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) for transport and mining fleets in Southern Africa. - Defined TPMS product-market fit across internal/external sensors and fleet types - Developed flexible CAPEX-to-OPEX pricing models to meet market constraints - Structured client onboarding journeys from discovery to ROI proof - Ability to understand the end user of the product and how it fits in their business - Built transport/mining pitch decks and client success case studies
Product Manager
Jan 2024 - May 2025
1 year 5 months
Durbanville, Western Cape, South Africa · Hybrid
Worked on Bridge platform UX, roadmap, and operational delivery. - Delivered key new features that made great impact in sales for this product - Used Figma to wireframe and prototype feature flows - Drove sprint planning and feature prioritisation with VP of Product - Conducted user feedback surveys and testing for iterative improvement - Led stakeholder alignment to balance business and user needs - Documented SOPs, test plans, and feature specs
LiebenLogistics
Apr 2019 - Dec 2023
4 years 9 months
South Africa · Hybrid
Continuous Improvement Product Owner/Manager
Aug 2021 - Dec 2023
2 years 5 months
South Africa · Hybrid
Optimized internal TMS product lifecycle and process efficiencies. - Owned backlog for all new features across transport operations - Leveraging systems and tech to create a lean and innovative control tower for exception management - Driving change management through systems that made major impact on operation efficiency - Developed business requirement specs (BRS) for dev handoff - Rolled out and trained teams on new TMS modules - Conducted UAT and became the gatekeeper of new functionality - Acted as business analyst to extend platform to other clients
Operations Manager
Apr 2019 - Dec 2021
2 years 9 months
Knysna, South Africa
Managed fleet operations, subcontractor scheduling, and performance reporting. - Oversaw long-haul vehicle division including own fleet and 3PL/4PL partners - Involved the trenches of transport management - Handled financial packs, monthly recons, driver management and client management - Spearheaded TMS digitization with mobile device rollout and GPS tools
General Manager
Kanada Records
Apr 2018 - Mar 2019
1 year
Durbanville, Western Cape, South Africa · Remote
Managed artists, live events, recording projects, and entertainment operations. - Budgeted and scheduled music projects - Managed video production team and met tight release deadlines - Managed streaming assets and royalty payouts
Logistics Manager
Cape Brewing Co.
Jan 2016 - Mar 2018
2 years 3 months
Paarl, South Africa
Set up and ran new distribution center and draught equipment logistics. - Setup a new distribution depot for stock to dispatch to clients - Managed distribution to national DCs and online retailers - Implemented FIFO racking and stock systems - Oversaw fleet, warehouse ops, and CHEP pallet admin - Managed rep stock and stock taking - Managed beer tap technicians
Fleet Manager
LiebenLogistics
Sep 2014 - Dec 2015
1 year 4 months
Kraaifontein, Western Cape, South Africa · On-site
Led 24/7 scheduling and problem-solving for long-distance fleet operations. - Maintained fleet compliance, managed routing, and tracked live logistics - Built Excel tools and quoting structures to streamline operations - Driver and fleet management - End-to-End fleet operations
Warehouse Manager
SAFETY PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
Mar 2014 - Aug 2014
6 months
Cape Town, South Africa
Redesigned warehouse systems and supervised daily ops. - Standardized dispatch workflows and improved inventory accuracy - Managed delivery drivers - General house keeping and system improvement
Education
Stellenberg High School
Matric
2009 - Present
16 years 11 months
Udemy Alumni
Golang
2021 - Present
5 years 8 months
University of Cape Town
UCT User Experience Design
2024 - 2024
5 months
Stellenbosch University
BComm Honours Degree in Transport Economics
2013 - 2013
1 year
Stellenbosch University
Bcomm E
2010 - 2012
2 years 1 month