I am a passionate supply chain specialist with a key focus on procurement and planning and have diverse experience in private sector (local and multi-national) following industries:• FMCG• Production• Contract Manufacturing• Direct Selling – Beauty Industry• Retail • Financial sector• Service sectorI am a result driven and focused individual with strong analytical ability. I enjoy finding innovative solutions to solve problems. I am process driven, and as such have developed SOPs. I am a well-rounded individual with appropriate soft Broad summary of experience11 years Supply Chain ExperienceSourcing strategy development, implementation and managementExperienced in BBBEE strategy development, implementation and managementDeveloping, implementation and maintenance of procurement policies.Supplier relationship management and contract management. Develop sourcing strategies.Development, implementation and maintenance of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes Experienced in Open and Closed Tenders.Financial feasibility Support Corporate Social Responsibility Manage multi discipline teams and key stakeholder mapping and management.Develop training material and roll out of e-procurement and automated procurement tools (Ariba - SAP)Presenting/reporting results to relevant approval authorities from functional management level to executive level.Inventory management, Phase In Phase Out processes, Lifecycle Management, balancing supply with demand, mitigate risk factors. Reduce inventory holding. Compliancy implementation and management Lecturing CIPS students part-time. Category experience: Corporate & HR ServicesFacilitiesICTLogisticsRaw MaterialsPackaging MaterialsRetail – Fashion and Home itemsIncentive itemsTactical Sourcing experience MRP itemsProject Sourcing experienceDeveloping tiered relationships with contract manufacturers and down ward supply chain