CV Profile No.71752

Experience in the following industries :

• Banking, insurance, finance
• Consumer goods
• Health, pharmacy, hospitals, medical equipment
• IT, software engineering, Internet
• Social, public and human services

Professional experience

• Senior Procurement Manager and Cluster Lead -Southern Africa
• British Council
• Since 01.2019
• o Ensure British Council strategic direction is reflected in Category Procurement Strategy for both East and Southern Africa Clusters o Ensuring Procurement Policy is implemented in the East and Southern Clusters o Coordinate Procurement Planning and Pipelines to ensure effective sourcing o Using Spend Analysis data and local knowledge to manage and forecast spend on behalf of the cluster delivering tangible financial savings o Review routine compliance reports and discuss non-compliance with Country leads o Coordinating business review meetings with key suppliers for the two Clusters, East and Southern Cluster o Work closely with the Programs and Finance teams to manage the budget for projects and programs and track and monitor activities and expenditures to ensure alignment with budget and workplans. o Support the procurement process for the project teams including but not limited to developing requests for quotes (RFQ), requests for proposals. (RFP), soliciting vendor quotations, analyzing vendor submissions, and ensuring adherence to procurement processes and procedures.

• Acting Head of Operations South Africa
• British Council
• 05.2021 - 12.2021
• Country Strategy & Planning • Ensuring a thorough understanding of the country context and the identification of possible opportunities for the British Council to make a difference for the UK and South Africa. • With Senior Leadership Team and the Business Development Group, develop both the medium term strategy and annual business plans for South Africa, together ensuring we aim for the strongest possible cultural relations impact in a financially sustainable way • Ensure the South Africa operation is structured, staffed and resourced effectively to deliver the Country Plan. • With Senior Management Team, lead the delivery of the South Africa Country Plan, aligned to wider corporate priorities and targets, ensuring the British Council maximises local market opportunities to deliver optimal cultural relations impact in a financially sustainable way. Representing the organisation • Build the reputation of the British Council in South Africa, leading and contributing to relevant public debate in ways which strengthen the UK’s and the organisation’s reputation and positioning with a range of stakeholders, both in South Africa and the UK. • Personally lead the development and management of senior relationships with key agencies, partners and individuals, as required, to support the achievement of business development strategies and plans.

• Procurement Manager Chemicals
• Unilever South Africa
• 06.2017 - 12.2018
• o Leading Personal Care Procurement Strategy for RSA o Driving eTenders and eRFXs across Strategic and tail Chemical Suppliers o Implement Supplier Risk Management Systems for RSA Chemicals procurement o Payment Terms Extension for All Chemicals Suppliers o Develop Fragrance Global Africa Strategy for South Africa with Global Buyers o Budgetary Planning and Control for Procurement Department o Implementation of smarter contracting o Develop and Implement Pricing Model for Personal Care Tail Materials o Develop and Implement Sourcing Strategy for Personal Care Big Spend o Managing supplier relationships and ensuring they remain mutually beneficial o Key contact person for Personal Care Category Strategy o Partner to win and supplier development Programs Review

• Assistant Procurement Manager-UNILEVER SEA (Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia and Malawi, Mauritius, DRC, Morrocco, Cameroon)
• Unilever Zimbabwe
• 12.2015 - 05.2017
• o Leading Marketing and Business Services Procurement Function o Interface between local team and Global Category Procurement teams o Driving eTenders and eRFXs across SEA o Leading Procurement Digitization Programme as SEA representative o Training and coaching subordinates o Managing supplier relationships and ensuring they remain mutually beneficial o Implementation of e sourcing strategies o Develop and lead Partner to win and supplier development Programs Reviews o Lead Contract negotiations and reviews across Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, Future Markets (DRC, Morocco, Mauritius etc) o Ariba Spend Management and SAP implementation process expertise o Generating projects for Marketing, HR, Hotels, Facilities and Customer Development. o Lead audit for the department and implementation of Audit findings and recommendations.

• Procurement Officer-UNILEVER SEA (Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia and Malawi)
• Unilever SEA
• 02.2012 - 08.2015
• o Purchase ordering o Implementation of catalogue purchasing o Training and coaching subordinates o Managing supplier relationships and ensuring they remain mutually beneficial o Indirect planning and coordinating o Approval of business cases o Contract management o SAP implementation process expertise o Managing total in directs spend

• Procurement Assistant-Indirects-UNILEVER SOUTH EAST AFRICA (Zimbabwe and Mozambique
• Unilever SEA
• 03.2011 - 02.2012
• o Purchase ordering o Suppliers relationship management o Indirects planning and coordinating o Approval of business cases o Contract management o Managing total indirects spend o Generating projects for indirects savings o Strategic sourcing and catalogue procurement o Implementing sustainable sourcing strategies o Indirects tendering and contract awarding

• Management Trainee-Supply chain and Procurement management-August 2009-February 2011
• Olivine Industries
• 08.2009 - 02.2011
• o Purchase ordering for both Raw and Packaging materials and Indirects for Chegutu Canners and Oils Refinery o Demand Planning o Contracts management for Chegutu Canners, Oil and Olivine Industries o Warehouse management o Inventory management o Implementation of ISO 9001:2008 Inventory management module o Logistics management o Procurement Budgetary control o Formulating MRP and ensuring that stock out are avoided o Production planning o Sales Operations Planning