Ben Van Zyl

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Group Executive: Procurement and Contract Management at Telkom SA @ Telkom
verwoerdburg, gauteng, south africa
Ben Van Zyl's Location
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, South Africa
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About Ben Van Zyl

Ben van Zyl has built a twenty-year career in strategic sourcing, procurement and supply chain management for leading financial and telecommunications organisations. He is an expert in international outsourcing, and has used this, in combination with business development, to ensure the sustainable success of the organisations for which he worked. Among the services he has sourced and outsourced are call centres, end-to-end supply chain, facilities management, real estate asset management, operational services, shared services, and system maintenance.During outsourcing projects, Ben controls the process from business case development and supplier selection to SLAs, contract negotiations and negotiations with unions. The results are significant cost savings coupled with excellent levels of service. To consolidate his business strategies, Ben builds high-performance specialists teams who execute large and complex contracts to specification and within budget and deadline. Ben thrives in enterprise transformation environments where he can translate business aims into a sourcing strategy that delivers the most cost-effective solutions. He now manages the Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement operations, quality management, Supplier development and contract management for Openserve.

Ben Van Zyl's Current Company Details
Telkom

Telkom

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Group Executive: Procurement and Contract Management at Telkom SA
verwoerdburg, gauteng, south africa
Website:
telkom.co.za
Employees:
13968
Ben Van Zyl Work Experience Details
  • Telkom
    Group Executive: Procurement And Contract Management
    Telkom Aug 2019 - Present
    City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Openserve
    Chief Procurement And Contracts Officer
    Openserve May 2016 - Aug 2019
    Centurion
    • Member of the executive committee, reporting to the Openserve CEO• Undertook responsibility for supply chain, sourcing, procurement operations, SRM & Quality• Devised strategies for BBBEE and supplier development • Developed SRM policies to manage supplier performance, risk & value release• Established a Control room functions to devised Supplier capacity & work allocation model to deliver large capital project build services• Identified, eliminated and recouped more than R100m cost leakage from suppliers • Managed Mast & Tower portfolio (4500 towers) for a year
  • Telkom
    Managing Executive: Transformational Sourcing
    Telkom Dec 2014 - May 2016
    • Managed services from developing the business case to union negotiations• Negotiated deals for outsourcing Supply Chains, Call Centres and Shared Services • Unbundled a R2bn Corporate real estate contract into separate outsourced deals• Delivered radical cost savings from the outsourcing of end-to-end services• Explored various business cases e.g. sale of Masts & Towers portfolio, Network Maintenance outsourcing etc.
  • Absa
    Sourcing Business Partner For Retail & Business Bank (Rbb) Africa
    Absa Jan 2010 - Nov 2014
    Johannesburg
    • Managed sourcing strategy for operational plans across Africa• Led the change from Tactical Support Function to Business Partner• Participated in Executive team meetings and Change Council forums• Delivered Thought Leadership for sourcing and the supply chain• Championed the creation of local BBBEE procurement initiatives• Devised the case for outsourcing the largest cash service operations • Improved Client Satisfaction Survey results from 64% to 83% in a year
  • Absa
    Head Of Major Deals & Business Development
    Absa Jan 2011 - Mar 2012
    Johannesburg Area, South Africa
    • Managed all right-shoring and large-scale outsourcing initiatives• Created a Centre of Excellence for right-shoring sourcing strategy• Produced the business case and supported operationalisation for a Shared Services Hub for Barclays (>2000 FTE)
  • Absa
    Sourcing Manager - Strategic Projects
    Absa Jan 2010 - Dec 2010
    Johannesburg Area, South Africa
    • Proposed and delivered major sourcing initiatives• Provided support small enterprise development• Won the CIPS Africa Project of the Year award
  • Absa
    Strategic Sourcing Manager - Operations
    Absa Aug 2007 - Dec 2009
    Johannesburg
    • Outsourced services for 80 commercial and 1100 retail properties • Managed sourcing for the build of a corporate building and energy centre• Procured print, couriers, banking devices, managed services and insurance
  • Merrill Lynch
    Commodity Sourcing Manager
    Merrill Lynch Sep 2003 - Jun 2007
    London
    • Devised sourcing strategy for facilities management and operational services• Procured facilities management services within the EMEA regional annual budget• Managed sourcing for new regional expansion office projects including in high risk areas
  • N D H Associates Limited
    Business Analyst, Purchasing & Finance
    N D H Associates Limited 2002 - 2003
    London, United Kingdom
    • Provided project management and procurement system support• Supported sourcing managers on complex tenders• Implemented P-card solution• Implemented and managed e-auctions on Ariba

Ben Van Zyl Skills

Outsourcing Busine Strategic Sourcing Change Management Business Transformation Procurement Strategy Sourcing Management Program Management Management Consulting Business Process Improvement Stakeholder Management Mergers And Acquisitions Supply Management Business Development

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Ben Van Zyl works for Telkom

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Ben Van Zyl's current role is Group Executive: Procurement and Contract Management at Telkom SA.

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Ben Van Zyl attended Chartered Institute Of Purchasing And Supply, University Of South Africa/universiteit Van Suid-Afrika.

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Ben Van Zyl has skills like Outsourcing, Busine, Strategic Sourcing, Change Management, Business Transformation, Procurement, Strategy, Sourcing, Management, Program Management, Management Consulting, Business Process Improvement.

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