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Johannesburg, Gp, Za

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Supporting and leading various cost reduction initiatives across multiple business units and operating assets. This include facilitating technical and commercial stakeholders to conclude optimal commercial agreements as well as optimisation of third party services and associated spend

Global

Currently I am contracted to facilitate Operational Readiness actions associated with an expansion project in the Northern Cape. This involve facilitation of various stakeholders to ensure operations start-up as planned.In addition I am providing consulting services to a global resources company with regards to a Supply Chain transformational initiative across all business units across the globe. Key focus relates to Commercial Planning enable visibility of the commercial landscape of… Show more Currently I am contracted to facilitate Operational Readiness actions associated with an expansion project in the Northern Cape. This involve facilitation of various stakeholders to ensure operations start-up as planned.In addition I am providing consulting services to a global resources company with regards to a Supply Chain transformational initiative across all business units across the globe. Key focus relates to Commercial Planning enable visibility of the commercial landscape of all relevant commercial event that enable pro-active engagement to protect or enhance value to business. Show less

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Leading an engagement as a subject matter expert at a mining client in Botswana focusing on evaluating their Procurement Maturity (PMA), completing a gap analysis on Citizen Empowerment and Category Management Optimization (CMO) on an overall spend of 20,5bn BWPLead and facilitate the diagnostic phase of all work-streams provide a factual base for an implementation plan to unlock identified value across the addressable procurement spend base.Defining structural category trees, taxonomy… Show more Leading an engagement as a subject matter expert at a mining client in Botswana focusing on evaluating their Procurement Maturity (PMA), completing a gap analysis on Citizen Empowerment and Category Management Optimization (CMO) on an overall spend of 20,5bn BWPLead and facilitate the diagnostic phase of all work-streams provide a factual base for an implementation plan to unlock identified value across the addressable procurement spend base.Defining structural category trees, taxonomy and spend transparency as basis for category optimization planningProvide a roadmap to maturity enhancement across the procurement sphere based on identified targets and gaps Show less

George Area, South Africa

Embarked on a sabbatical with my family based on a life-style change decision to entrench and enhance relationship with family.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Part of an integrative team focusing on: * Strategy and development support* Procurement and Financing* Delivery and Construction* Operations and Performance Improvement* Investment and Reinvestment* Strategic support throughout the whole project life cycleKey focus on sustainable value improvement and asset management.

Centurion

Responsible to ensure alignment with best practise and standards regarding Operational Readiness.Operational Readiness is an integrative strategy whereby the designed solution is influenced by business requirements; ensuring sustainable systems are in place to achieve optimum ramp-up in the shortest time without any compromise to the business objectives.”

Centurion

As part of personal development I was seconded to a project as assistant project manager for the period Jan 2013 - Dec 2013. The role and responsibilitty was to assist the project manager in internal governance focussed on project controls, riks management and operational readiness as well as an overall project facilitattion between the project team based in Head Office - Centurion and the Thabazimbi Mine management team.

Sishen Iron Ore Mine - Northern Cape

The main responsibilities were:* Develop sourcing strategies based on a value creation plan per category* Develop value creation strategies* Tracking of business improvement* Manage risks involved in sustainability of categories* Manage staff and functional area* Alignment with Anglo American Supply Chain and global sourcing initiatives* Facilitate and lead cross-functional teams in driving value delivery to the business

Sishen Iron Ore Mine - Northern Cape

The main responsibilities were:* Review existing Strategic Sourcing methodology and processes* Benchmark adherence to process and put in remedial actions* Coaching and training of team members in strategic sourcing and strategic planning methodology and Total Cost of Ownership tools and application.* Setting the standard of value creation in a structured, focussed and creative environment. * Aligning with the strategic drive to have a structured approach to efficiency… Show more The main responsibilities were:* Review existing Strategic Sourcing methodology and processes* Benchmark adherence to process and put in remedial actions* Coaching and training of team members in strategic sourcing and strategic planning methodology and Total Cost of Ownership tools and application.* Setting the standard of value creation in a structured, focussed and creative environment. * Aligning with the strategic drive to have a structured approach to efficiency improvements, already embedded within Kumba* Ensuring focus on the strategic, leverage and bottleneck categories to drive value adding initiatives within portfolio’s* Ensuring progress on the maturity curve and grow in the Supply Chain Spiral of Success* Embed the identified Supply Chain processes in day to day work Show less

Sishen Iron Ore Mine - Northern Cape

The main responsibilities were: * Facilitation of overall business improvement enablers and reporting tools* Providing “one version of the truth” regarding business performance and enabler* Alignment of business performance tools and measurements to individual performance measures* Analysis of business processes, operational philosophies, planning and quality management in order to minimize capital need for substantial production increases

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

The main responsibilities were:* Setting up a global centralized structure and methodology* Generate 10% savings out of category spend (US$285m) within 4 years* Develop sourcing strategy and strategic planning* Negotiate and finalise global long term agreements with suppliers of scarce ultra large tyres

Sishen Iron Ore Mine - Northern Cape

The main responsibilities were:* Managing all commercial and technical aspects and drivers of total cost of ownership of portfolio of commodities* Driving value improvement in all commodities through technical improvement* Setting up measurement tools and KPI’s to track performance of drivers of value* Setting up 5-10 year strategies for all commodities within portfolio* Driving sustainable improvement of the department

Sishen Iron Ore Mine - Northern Cape

The main responsibilities were:* Managing all commercial issues and drivers of total cost of ownership of portfolio of commodities* Overseeing and managing all tender processes, analysis, evaluation, negotiations and contract escalations* Development of supplier management processes* Benchmarking of commodity performance and prices based on indexes

Sishen Iron Ore Mine- Northern Cape

The main responsibilities were:* Part of multi-disciplinary teams that focus on the implementing of core processes across the mining process (operations and maintenance)* Driving production, facilitation, project management, data gathering and analysis of the performance of the core process (the production process), * Problem solving, tracking of production improvement initiatives as well as cost savings initiatives, management of capital projects and coordinating the operating… Show more The main responsibilities were:* Part of multi-disciplinary teams that focus on the implementing of core processes across the mining process (operations and maintenance)* Driving production, facilitation, project management, data gathering and analysis of the performance of the core process (the production process), * Problem solving, tracking of production improvement initiatives as well as cost savings initiatives, management of capital projects and coordinating the operating philosophy across the core process to eliminate sub-optimisation. * Interacting with clients in the core process as well as other supporting processes. * Leading a cross-functional production team across the core process at Sishen Iron Ore Mine* Tracking cost and operational improvement initiatives* Track project progress and provide feedback and updates to all stakeholders on a continuous basis.* Provide analytical input and recommendations on all deviations and project progress.* Measure and confirm bottom line impact by initiative* Track physical implementation of initiatives* Assess and ensure immediate response to deviations/flag up deviations.* Prepare budget guidelines, providing input to budgeting activities and assisting line management with budgeting process* Adapt and maintain tracking system* Manage capital allocation to improvement initiatives * Support business planning* Liaise with project leaders to monitor status Show less

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Industrial Engineering

Leadership In The Connection Economy

Activities and Societies: Leadership development programme The leadership programme focusses on 4 zones of influence, being: 1. The leader.