Experience

Caliba Group

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  Allocated to RioTinto Procurement as Senior Consultant handling commercial aspects of Social and Labour Plan Projects. Allocated to RioTinto Procurement as Senior Consultant handling commercial aspects of Social and Labour Plan Projects.



Life&Coach

• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Life Coach

  • Feb 2018 - Nov 2020

  Practicing as Life Coach and Supplier Development Specialist. Practicing as Life Coach and Supplier Development Specialist.



AfriSam

• South Africa
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Procurement Manager

  • Nov 2016 - Jan 2018

  Operational Procurement, Master Data Management, SAP First-line Support, Facilities Management, Supplier Development Operational Procurement, Master Data Management, SAP First-line Support, Facilities Management, Supplier Development



Kumba Iron Ore

• Operating Model - Supply Chain Specialist

  • Jul 2016 - Oct 2016

  Part of a team to role out a new Operating Model focussing on Work Management in the Heavy Mining Equipment maintenance section. My specific role was to facilitate the identification of resourcing related gaps and the closing of it. Resourcing included contracting,purchasing, inbound logistics, warehousing and internal distribution. On-site vendor owned and managed inventory formed a large part of the focus.

• Operational Supply Chain Manager

  • Nov 2013 - Jun 2016

  As part of the mine’s leadership team, I perform multifaceted duties as a Supply Chain Manager and, occasionally, a Plant Manager. I apply in-depth knowledge in Metallurgical, Processing and Plant Management. I manage staff of 24 employees consisting of the Contract and Procurement Team, Warehouse and Logistics Team and Inventory Management Team.I use SAP ERP, Emptoris Contract Management and Optimizer Inventory Management Systems to assist the team in managing stock valued at ZAR100 Million, an spend of >ZAR500 Million. Through reverse logistics I manage to extract income in excess of >ZAR10 Million per annum. I manage the team’s BEE strategy and local SMME business development. I align the team’s activities to Anglo American’s Supply Chain Strategy and Operating Model. I ensure adherence to Health and Safety Rules and Regulations. I am the custodian of Supply Chain Governance on site and ensure best practices in Procurement and Contracting. Show less

• acting Puchasing Principal

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

  Setting up the purchasing function for succesful centralisation.

• Senior Category Manager

  • Jan 2011 - Oct 2013

  In this role, I managed the Kumba Iron Ore Category Team linking the Anglo American Global Supply Chain team and the Kumba Iron Ore business unit. I managed a staff contingent of 30 individuals of technical and commercial expertise across sites. A key part of this role was managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders and contracts for Leverage, Bottleneck and Strategic Categories. I also ensured the following KPIs are met: Savings, Contract Coverage, Governance, Preferential Procurement and Low-Cost China Sourcing. Show less



Anglo American

• United Kingdom
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Category Manager

  • Apr 2009 - Dec 2010

  In this role, I was responsible for the strategic management of the Crushing, Grinding, Milling and Classification Categories within the Plant Processing Team of Anglo American Supply Chain. I succeeded in managing these in a true global approach. I played an important role in contributing savings on the US$ 1 Billion Anglo American Supply Chain target. My role in this position focussed on key areas including grinding Media in Anglo Platinum and Anglo Copper Chile, a global Screening strategy and Metso Supplier Relationship Management, Life Cycle Costing, Total Cost of Ownership Models and a Global Framework Agreement. Show less



Exxaro Resources

• South Africa
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commodity Manager

  • Jan 2005 - Mar 2009

  As Commodity Manager for Exxaro some of my biggest successes came from Life Cycle Cost based models and fully inclusive Total Cost of Ownership models.

• Commodity Technician

  • Oct 1997 - Dec 2004

• Metallurgical Technician

  • Dec 1988 - Sep 1997