Procurement Specialist & Manager | Supply Chain Optimization & Operational Excellence Expert | Cost Reduction & Strategic Sourcing

Led end-to-end cross-border supply chain, procurement and logistics activities supporting renewable-energy product deployment across African markets, including the DRC, Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal and Mozambique, as well as Kuwait in the Middle East and suppliers in China and South Africa. Responsibilities included supplier coordination, international freight, import/export governance, commercial supply agreements, delivery planning and execution risk.

Key Contributions

• Developed sourcing and supply strategies for newly developed products and project requirements, ensuring operational readiness, reliable supply, and successful deployment across multiple African markets.
• Led international procurement, supply chain, and logistics planning across Africa, coordinating suppliers, freight providers, imports, exports, customs requirements, and project-site deliveries.
• Managed supplier negotiations and commercial supply agreements for manufactured products, balancing operational requirements, commercial risk, cost, delivery performance, and long-term supplier relationships.
• Coordinated procurement, logistics, and deployment requirements from supplier through to customer and project-site delivery, supporting continuity of supply and execution schedules.
• Planned and coordinated international shipments using appropriate freight modes and Incoterms® to achieve reliable, compliant, and cost-effective delivery.
• Coordinated cross-border movements of regulated and dangerous goods (DG), working with suppliers, freight providers, customs authorities, and logistics partners to support compliant and timely delivery across African markets.
• Managed import and export logistics, customs compliance, shipping documentation, and cross-border supply chain activities, strengthening regulatory compliance and supply continuity.
• Identified and mitigated supplier, logistics, customs, cross-border, and execution risks affecting delivery schedules, project requirements, and continuity of supply.
• Worked closely with Project Management, Engineering, Operations, Logistics, and Executive Leadership to align procurement, logistics, and commercial decisions with project requirements and broader business objectives.
• Supported the development of procurement governance, commercial processes, supplier controls, and supply chain procedures, improving transparency, consistency, accountability, and operational performance.

Led procurement and supply chain activities across renewable-energy and infrastructure projects, with responsibility for strategic sourcing, procurement planning, supplier performance, supply continuity, commercial optimisation and cross-functional project support.

Key Contributions

• Directed project procurement and supply chain planning across renewable-energy and infrastructure projects, aligning technical requirements, supplier delivery, commercial priorities, and project schedules.
• Developed and executed category and sourcing strategies across CAPEX equipment, engineering services, and project procurement portfolios to improve commercial outcomes and supply continuity.
• Led RFQ, supplier evaluation, negotiation, and award processes, strengthening supplier performance, commercial terms, and long-term supply relationships.
• Partnered with Engineering, Construction, Finance, Operations, and Project Management teams to coordinate equipment requirements, procurement priorities, cost considerations, value engineering, and delivery risks.
• Monitored supplier constraints, lead times, component availability, and execution risks, implementing alternative sourcing and contingency strategies to protect project schedules.
• Led the transition from JDE to SAP by redesigning procurement policies, sourcing controls, and standard operating procedures, strengthening governance, compliance, transparency, and procurement performance.
• Drove continuous improvement initiatives that streamlined procurement processes, strengthened internal controls, and improved collaboration across project and stakeholder teams

Achievement

• Delivered approximately ZAR 6 million in procurement savings within four months through strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, CAPEX optimisation, cost avoidance, and targeted procurement improvement initiatives.

Led strategic sourcing and procurement activities across local and international supplier networks within a renewable-energy environment, supporting technical requirements, supply continuity, cost optimisation and procurement process development.

Key Contributions

• Led strategic sourcing and supplier evaluation across complex technical categories, assessing suppliers against quality, reliability, sustainability, commercial competitiveness, technical capability, and delivery performance.

• Managed local and global sourcing across electrical, solar, ICT, transformer, BOP, OEM, and other high-value renewable-energy equipment, identifying supply vulnerabilities and bottlenecks to strengthen continuity of supply.

• Managed procurement processes covering supplier selection, tendering, commercial evaluation, negotiation, contract implementation, and supplier performance across EPC, O&M, OEM, BOP, transformer, solar, and battery-storage requirements.

• Established and developed OEM and strategic supplier relationships to improve pricing, technical support, equipment availability, commercial terms, and delivery reliability.

• Coordinated supplier capacity, procurement lead times, logistics, and delivery requirements to support timely movement of electrical and renewable-energy equipment to residential, industrial, and project-site locations.

• Identified and mitigated supplier, logistics, capacity, and supply-chain risks affecting solar and battery-storage projects, implementing alternative sourcing and mitigation strategies where required.

• Developed and implemented a manual procurement management system covering sourcing records, supplier performance, KPIs, budgeting, cost control, approvals, and procurement traceability, improving transparency, governance, and compliance.

• Drove continuous improvement across procurement processes to strengthen sourcing efficiency, commercial control, supplier management, and alignment with business and project objectives.

Achievements

• Delivered approximately ZAR 5.8 million in commercial savings through strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, cost optimisation, and procurement process improvements.

• Contributed to an approximately 15% improvement in inventory efficiency through improved stock planning and reduction of redundant inventory.

• Contracted out to assist ‘’Anglo American’’ (Supply Chain).
• Draft and negotiate Terms and Conditions of contracts, including other main commercial aspects in conjunction with the tendering and adjudication process, whilst establishing new and existing Supply and Service agreements, and NEC agreements over four business units, mostly pertaining to commodities like mining explosives, CAPEX refurbishments and earth moving equipment.
• I was subcontracted out to support the Supply Chain department of 'Anglo-American.' My responsibilities included drafting and negotiating the terms and conditions of contracts and other commercial aspects during the tendering and adjudication process. I also established new and existing supply and service agreements, primarily related to commodities such as mining explosives, CAPEX refurbishments, and earth-moving equipment. Additionally, I monitored weekly unit price increases for fuel and explosives across all business units.

MINOPEX (Pty) Ltd 
Managed strategic sourcing, supplier contracts, commercial negotiations, and contract governance across operational mining sites and managed Lesotho Region, including Group Contracts for processing plant equipment, critical machinery, spare parts, and services. Responsible for FPAs, SLAs, unit-rate, lump-sum and rebate agreements, supplier performance, cost optimisation, and continuity of supply.

Key Contributions

• Managed strategic sourcing and contract activities across operational mining sites, supporting critical plant equipment, machinery, spare parts, technical services, and site requirements.

• Negotiated, drafted, and implemented Forward Price Agreements (FPAs), Service Level Agreements (SLAs), unit-rate, lump-sum, and rebate agreements based on approved commercial terms and scopes of work.

• Managed a portfolio of approximately 56 active supply and service agreements, including contracts supporting Letseng Diamond Mine and other mining operations.

• Managed Group Contracts for processing plant equipment and strategic suppliers, focusing on pricing, supplier performance, equipment availability, service support, and operational continuity.

• Conducted supplier negotiations and commercial reviews for agreements ranging from approximately ZAR 500,000 to ZAR 13 million.

• Managed supplier price reviews and commercial adjustments using relevant market indices and foreign exchange (Forex) movements, validating price escalations and negotiating increases to protect cost competitiveness and minimise unnecessary cost exposure.

• Monitored supplier performance, contractual obligations, pricing, service levels, and delivery performance to improve total cost of ownership and reduce operational risk.

• Worked closely with Site Engineers, Procurement Managers, Operations, and suppliers to resolve supply, maintenance, delivery, and commercial issues.

• Supported sourcing and supply activities involving regulated mining chemicals and dangerous goods, ensuring appropriate supplier and commercial controls.

• Mentored junior buyers and site procurement teams on contractual obligations, sourcing practices, supplier management, and commercial governance.

• Drove continuous improvement across contract administration, supplier management, commercial controls, and procurement processes.

Achievements

• SLA Contract Negotiation & Cost Savings: Led strategic contract negotiations and cost-reduction initiatives, delivering approximately ZAR 2.1 million in savings in 2020, ZAR 1.9 million in 2021, and ZAR 2 million in Q1 2022.
• Contract Performance & Governance: Increased contract coverage from 48% to 72.8% by Q1 2022, strengthening supplier performance monitoring, contractual compliance, and commercial governance.
• Delivered substantial cost reduction and cost-avoidance benefits through strategic negotiations, price management, rebate structures, and commercial optimisation, and delivered a cost savings of.
• Strengthened management of critical Group Contracts, supporting improved pricing control, service reliability, and continuity of supply across processing plant operations.

DRA GLOBAL
Supported EPCM capital projects through strategic procurement, tendering, supplier and contractor evaluation, commercial coordination, contract administration, and post-award supply activities across Civil, SMPP, E&I, equipment, materials, and project-service work packages.

Key Contributions

• Managed RFQ, tendering, supplier TEAR and commercial clarification, recommendation, and award processes across EPCM capital projects.

• Supported procurement and commercial activities across Civil, SMPP, E&I, equipment, materials, and specialist project-service packages.

• Partnered with Engineering, Project Management, Commercial, Construction, and Operations stakeholders to align technical specifications, supplier capability, commercial terms, and project delivery objectives.

• Evaluated suppliers and contractors against technical capability, commercial competitiveness, delivery performance, quality, and project requirements.

• Managed post-award procurement activities including supplier coordination, expediting, commercial follow-up, delivery tracking on POP schedule, and resolution of supply constraints.

• Identified procurement, supplier, logistics, and execution risks and supported mitigation strategies to protect project schedules.

• Supported strategic sourcing and commercial negotiations for high-value mining and infrastructure project requirements.

• Coordinated supplier and contractor requirements to support timely delivery of equipment, materials, and services to project sites.

• Supported contract administration, commercial governance, and supplier performance throughout the procurement and project execution lifecycle.

• Contributed to procurement optimisation and cost-reduction initiatives through competitive tendering, supplier negotiations, and improved commercial controls.

• Issue various Request for Proposals (RFQ’s) based on the outcome of the sales tender evaluations, which included research to identify and develop knowledge of key suppliers, and their commodities within local and international markets, with a general competitive understanding on price perception, quality, time to market, delivery methods and stock availability on mining chemicals.
• It was top priority to developed strong working relationships with management to manage the strategy of the business categories assigned to, to implement a global procurement strategy by developing sound relationships, that included a portfolio of suppliers, and internal customers and stakeholders – to support various mining projects throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Led procurement and end-to-end supply chain activities supporting water-technology and pumping-solutions operations, covering strategic sourcing, inventory, warehousing, international logistics, distribution, supplier management, and operational supply within a technically focused manufacturing and distribution environment.

Key Contributions

• Led strategic procurement and supplier management across water technology, pumping systems, engineering components, MRO, and operational requirements, aligning sourcing with technical, commercial, cost, quality, and delivery objectives.

• Managed relationships with global OEMs including Flygt, Lowara, Godwin, Leopold, Wedeco, Sanitaire, MJK, and Sensus, supporting equipment availability, technical support, pricing, and continuity of supply.

• Managed procurement, warehousing, inventory, and international logistics across local and global supply chains, coordinating suppliers and third-party logistics providers across Sweden, Italy, the USA, and South Africa.

• Coordinated international sourcing, freight, storage, and distribution activities to support timely movement of equipment and components into manufacturing, operational, and customer-delivery requirements.

• Managed supplier performance across cost, quality, availability, technical support, lead times, and delivery reliability.

• Balanced purchasing requirements against operational demand, stock availability, supplier lead times, and working-capital considerations.

• Optimised reorder levels, safety stock, and inventory availability to strengthen supply continuity while reducing excess and redundant stock.

• Improved acquisition, storage, and distribution processes, strengthening supply-chain visibility, inventory coordination, supplier alignment, and operational delivery.

• Directed procurement and supply-chain improvement initiatives to strengthen operational efficiency, financial control, governance, and supplier performance.

• Led and developed a procurement team of seven employees, strengthening accountability, communication, ethical procurement practices, performance management, and continuous-improvement capability.

Achievements

• Strengthened procurement and supply-chain processes across sourcing, inventory, warehousing, logistics, and distribution, improving operational visibility and delivery performance.

• Improved coordination between procurement, inventory, logistics, and operational stakeholders, supporting more reliable equipment availability and customer delivery.

• Strengthened team accountability and procurement performance through structured leadership, performance management, and continuous-improvement practices.

Managed high-valued procurement, tendering, FIDIC contract negotiation, and commercial activities supporting major power-generation projects within complex EPC (Medupi and Kusile) and multi-contractor environments.

Key Contributions

• Managed end-to-end RFQ and RPA tender processes, including tender documentation, supplier evaluation, commercial analysis, negotiation, recommendation, and award.

• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated FIDIC contractual terms and conditions, Service Level Agreements, and Engineering Procurement Contracts in collaboration with Legal and project stakeholders.
• Led tender briefings and commercial discussions with Engineering, Project Management, Quality, Finance, Legal, Commercial, and supplier teams to align technical, contractual, financial, and delivery requirements.
• Identified and mitigated commercial, contractual, supplier, financial, quality, and execution risks throughout the tendering and contract lifecycle.
• Managed high-value contracts and commercial agreements ranging from approximately ZAR 1.2 million to ZAR 95 million.
• Managed post-award supplier performance, contractual obligations, scope variations, commercial queries, audits, and compliance requirements.
• Negotiated contract variations and commercial amendments arising from changes in scope, supplier requirements, and project execution conditions.
• Supported strategic sourcing and cost-reduction initiatives through supplier negotiations, competitive tendering, contract optimisation, and commercial challenge.
• Ensured procurement activities complied with corporate governance, commercial policies, legal requirements, and project procurement procedures.
• Worked closely with Site Engineers, Project Managers, Commercial Managers, and Legal teams to resolve contractual matters and support successful EPC project execution.

Achievements

• Negotiated and managed a ZAR 95 million Service Level Agreement, balancing commercial terms, supplier performance, contractual risk, and project requirements.
• Strengthened commercial and contractual risk management through structured FIDIC negotiations, cross-functional reviews, and post-award supplier governance.
• Supported cost-saving and cost-avoidance initiatives across Medupi and Kusile through competitive sourcing, contract negotiation, scope management, and commercial optimisation.

• Continually assess and review the supply base to manage total cost, quality and availability. To execute, by researching and bench-marking (TCO model) in order to estimate supplier’s cost structure to better support negotiations and optimization - concluded a commodity market research for market reputation and business model through a high profile customer base in Central Dubai, Middle East countries, Europe and Australia, for specialised sourcing brands and special products used for mining on a global level to all existing and new mines in Africa.
• Analyse spending reports provided by sourcing process, quality and tracking to execute plans to ensure savings, following clear guidelines provided by the Sourcing Manager. (Source and provide support to Regional Manager, with board category procurement enterprise.)