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Beaconsfield, England, United Kingdom

South Africa

Director of the B1LINK platform

United Kingdom

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Establish and drive the framework to manage preferential procurement, increase local spend, rationalize the groups supplier database and facilitate development of suppliers.Achievements in this role include:1 Introduction of group strategy aligned to legislation governing the groups operating license, with an award winning Supplier Development Program resulting in the group being recognised as an industry leader;2 Development of the Supplier Development Program supporting over 130 small suppliers within the supply chain, with demonstrable evidence of positive economic and social impact. 3 Automation and centralization of supplier registration, on-boarding and compliance management, leading to a significant risk reduction in non-compliant suppliers; 50% reduction in supplier take-on; and elimination of outsourced procurement reporting costs.4 Bespoke e-sourcing solution to enhance sourcing transparency and integrity, creating greater exposure for local suppliers to the supply chain, while identifying up to 50% cost saving potential; 5 Designed and developed an in-house spend analysis solution, creating visibility over buying behaviour, used by category managers to improve spend under management, supporting the achievement of a 100% increase in the procurement annual savings target.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Ensure suitable quality of all purchased products across the group, and that the highest possible standards on products are upheld.Achievements in this role included:1 Created a procurement brand standards manual of core commodities, including operational application and use thereof; global market research and technical specifications to inform competitive benchmarking and optimal product sourcing; and a customised supplier risk matrix aligned to business and customer experience impact.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Category management of various equipment and supply commodities, primarily that of tabletop.With high capital investment in group standardised product, focus was primarily on cost containment and ensuring relevance of product offering.Achievements within this role included:1 Clawback of outstanding rebate income in excess of 12% of annual category spend.2 Negotiated stock-holding structures with suppliers to improve service delivery and reduce cost impact of ad-hoc buying.

Livingstone, Zambia

Promoted from Complex Operations Controller, the Materials Manager, as part of the resort Executive Operating Committee, was accountable for end-to-end supply chain management, including procurement, warehousing, distribution and inventory control.Key achievements included:1 Established inventory management principles such as min/max levels and demand forecasting to inform ordering, directly reducing over/under-stocking of products primarily imported cross-border, and reducing monthly stock obsolescence;2 Agreed with operational stakeholders a standardised product catalogue with negotiated pricing to mitigate risk of inferior product imported cross-border monthly;3 Successful integration of maintenance procurement, previously outsourced, into the control environment, with significant impact on stock availability for operational improvement, and cost reduction.

Sun City, North-West, South Africa

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Gaborone, Botswana

Sun City, North-West, South Africa

Sun City, North-West, South Africa

Wild Coast Sun

Wild Coast Sun

Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa

Guernsey

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Advanced Practitioner / Professional Diploma In Procurement And Supply, Procurement, Professional Diploma

Batchelor Of Arts, Hospitality Management

Hospitality Management

Higher National Diploma, Hospitality Management

Hospitality Management Diploma