Experience

Anglo Platinum

• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Procurement Specialist

  • Mar 2023 - Present



Implats

• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vendor Manager

  • Jul 2022 - Mar 2023



South Africa Zijin Platinum

• South Africa
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Procurement Manager

  • Dec 2020 - Jul 2022

  Monitor local and BEE procurement performance and encourage and motivate improvement activities. Providing the Company with guidance and have an in-depth knowledge of public legislation and policy as they relate to Inclusive Procurement. Perform duties and act on own initiative on assigned contracts of increasing complexity and value. Support Contract Management activities at large; duties may include assisting Senior Management with the preparation and execution of pre-award and post-award activities. Lead internal Request for Proposal (RFP) and RFP explanation meetings, contract preaward meetings, final negotiations, and drafting/finalization of contract documents. Collaborate and communicate with key stakeholders, cross-functional teams, as well as Executive leadership. Initiate supply diversity opportunities, prequalifying potential suppliers and including suppliers in bids. Develop a vendor programme for local community involvement to strengthen the relationship between mine and the local community. Build and maintain strategic relationships with keys vendors. Effectively manage total procurement processes. Manage entire procurement tender process for the company from scoping tender documents up to making final recommendations to Executive Management. Assess quarterly overall BEE spend and improve recognition spend for Black Female, EME and QSE spend. Negotiate the necessary Service Level Agreements with all key Supply Chain partners to ensure that all outsourced deliverables are met on time, on budget and at the expected service levels. Within limitations, renegotiate the terms of existing contracts with suppliers, i.e., review pricing and the duration of the contract by mutual agreement and the inclusion of additional clauses (for clarification) and secure required approval. Work closely with all business stakeholders to understand their needs, have regular reviews, and deal with issues and escalations. Identify, manage, and report risk within the company. Show less



Murray & Roberts Cementation

• South Africa
• Mining
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Procurement Purchasing Coordinator

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2020

  ▪ Reduce maverick purchasing by scrutinising and procuring from appropriate OEM’s ▪ Reduce obsolete and redundant stock by marketing products to the internal and external stakeholders. ▪ Supervise and enable the transactional purchasing team to achieve deliverables. ▪ Effective monitoring and reporting of procurement savings and missed savings ▪ Coordinate and drive the BBBEE spend with the purchasing team to meet preferential procurement and Local purchasing targets. ▪ Effective monitoring and distribution of procurement open order reports. ▪ Monitor the team’s performance and adherence to departmental procedure and policies ▪ Promote respectful interaction with clients and suppliers of the purchasing team. ▪ Provide input to the Procurement manager on drafting policies, procedures and transactional processes. ▪ Continuous and regular communication with relevant suppliers and internal customers. ▪ Ensure that all JD Edwards purchases accompanied by the relevant purchasing file documentation. ▪ Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of business partnerships and business development principles. ▪ Coordinate the Procurement function in the Corporate Social Investment programme. ▪ Coordinate the Supplier Enterprise development programme in partnership with Aurik Enterprise Development. ▪ Identify and vetting of potential suppliers to be registered on the company vendor base ▪ Complete the credit applications and payment terms for new suppliers. ▪ Assist with afterhours support for emergency orders and breakdowns on machinery. ▪ Coordinate the logistics with Transport requirements if necessary. ▪ Initiate Capital purchases and negotiate procurement terms and conditions. ▪ Conduct the Anti-Bribery and Corruption assessments with potential and current suppliers. ▪ Interact and supervise the Senior Buyers, Junior Buyers Expeditors and vendor administrator. ▪ BBBEE audit preparations for Annual BBBEE Verification. Show less



BAE Systems

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering Buyer

  • Apr 2009 - Apr 2013

  • BOM in production • Obtain and verify manufacturing data pack • Initialize Engineering Change proposals • Determine and evaluate material costs • Identify and select suitable suppliers • Execute and plan purchase orders for projects and manufacturing • Manage and liaise with suppliers , assist QA manager to compile approved suppliers • Negotiate best prices, lead times with respect to quality and delivery requirements. • Perform and execute order acceptance • Ensure budgets and deadlines are maintained • Participate and support the facilities SHE efforts • Expediting purchase orders to meet project deadlines • Execute technical drawings and information to various suppliers for RFQ bids and proposals. • Initiate and coordinate Foreign purchasing which includes worldwide logistics. • Keep abreast of market technology trends and prices in the technical and engineering sector. • Usage and key user on the INFOR ERP System. • Establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships with key product and service providers • Establishing and maintaining SHE principles at the suppliers • Appointment and development of BBBEE suppliers • Driver for continuous improvements Show less



South african agency for science and technology advancement SAASTA

• Pretoria Area, South Africa

• Administrative Controller

  • Aug 2006 - Mar 2009

  • Maintain a Fixed Asset Register • Purchasing and Supply chain • Verification of all Physical Assets • Dispose of all obsolete/damaged/unusable items • File Maintenance Logs and charge-out registers • Monthly activity reports • Provision of logistical services which include,driver,bulk copying, and binding and mailing services • Proficient stationery and stock procurement function serving the needs of internal staff • Attend to all general maintenance functions timorously • Maintain proficient access control and telephone management system • Proficient pool-vehicle management system- ensuring that pool-vehicles are roadworthy at all times • Ensure that the use of meeting and conference venues are effectively managed(bookings and co-ordination) • Barcode scanning verification • Maintain a building maintenance register • Register to record staff/tenant queries and complaints • Submit monthly maintenance report to management including cost reports • Reduce queries and complaints and unforeseen maintenance emergencies • Submit monthly tenant income report to management • Ensure monthly tenant charge schedule completed • Maintain accurate and regular invoicing • Timetable daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly interval maintenance and cleaning routines • Ensure that the work environment is conductive about Occupational Health and Safety. • Representative on the Safety committee. • Assist staff and undertake tasks which are not part of regular duties • Identify opportunities for development and implement a self-development plan. • Purchasing services and equipment/assets • Monitoring service level agreements with suppliers. • Facilitate Office management duties-Information technology, telephones and access card programming. • Negotiating with relevant suppliers in order to purchase at the best possible price according to the requested specifications. Show less