Supply Chain Superintendent
Kenmare
Total years of experience :17 years, 9 Months
MANAGE a team of 50, USD50M stock holding, 21, 000-line items (including 18, 000 active line items) responsible for sections Safety.Kenmare Moma mine, rated as the "Top Mining Company, 2022" by NOSA (National Occupational Safety Association). Fill in as Head of Department.
Key Functions:
Supply Chain Management
Contract Management
Strategic Sourcing
Obsolescence Stock Provision Management
Oversight of Warehousing, Logistics, Materials Requirements Planning; Cataloguing, Rotable Repairs, and Occupational Health and Safety Management (NOSA Integrated 5 Star System) Departments
Site Employee Transport
Site Transport/Delivery of Goods Operations Notes: Top Safety Award - Have achieved 10, 000, 000 hours Lost Time Injury (LTI) free. Won the "Top Company Mining" for 2022 NOSA rating
TOOK OVER and led transformation of a dysfunctional Supply Chain department facing continuous break downs and insufficient stock. Appointed initially as Optimization Specialist, leading transform. Appointed Superintendent in 2021. Reported in to the mine General Manager.
Key Functions:
Supply Chain Structure, Policies, Processes, Procedures & KPI Management
Supplier Management & Development, Local & International Procurement
Logistics & Imports
Setup of Warehouses
Inventory Management
Reagents & Petroleum Products Management
Covid-19 Mitigation Planning
Fleet Management
Management Reporting Notes: Crisis Management - Developed a Covid-19 mitigation plan with 3-month critical spares purchasing and increasing reagent purchasing forecast. Critical Spares - immediately created critical spares sheets and order and logistics schedules from ex-works locations. For major wear components, created a planning schedule with Maintenance for mill and crusher parts.
MANAGED Procurement, Supply Chain into Africa and new business development for the company's outsourced procurement and preventive maintenance contracts. Travelled extensively to Mozambique and Zambia. Served on the Procurement Committee, Specification Committee and Evaluation Committee during tender processes. 🡆 Key Functions: Procurement- goods, services, processes, procedures Tender Processes Supplier Evaluation and Management Staff and Budget Management Business Development Relationship Management Notes: Major Contracts: Managed two of the largest supply contracts for VALE Mozambique (steel, tools and hardware). Achieved USD 2.3m in sales for 2019, exporting to Mauritania, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Mali and Kenya. \[During May and June 2017, took on a Procurement contract role at Monsanto. Reported to the Procurement Lead for Asia and Africa. Worked across the entire procurement lifecycle - RFQ bidding, bid evaluation, bid recommendation.\]
MANAGED all strategic sourcing, category management and tactical procurement. Reported to the Managing Director (RSA) and VP Procurement (Austria). Scope of activities included sourcing strategy for the international supply chain in India, Mexico, China, Peru, Chile, Turkey and Slovakia. Team included Capital Procurement Officers, Services Procurement Officer and Admin, Logistics, Quality Control/Expeditor staff members. 🡆 Key Functions: Procurement Management, Best Practices, Policy and Standards KPI Management Budget Management Logistics Management Lean Management, Kaizen Category Management Team Management Performance Management, Data Tracking Vendor Database Management Process Improvement and Change Management Agreement Negotiation Notes: Global Supplier Database: Developed the global supplier database - searched and developed potential sub-contractors / partners. LEAN Process: Established a lean process to overcome excessive pricing of global suppliers in specific regional markets - automated processes, minimized lead times, established best price location processes. ERP Solution: Developed an eProcurement / ERP vision and solution in AccountMate. The electronic solution increased efficiency with electronic requisitions and simple conversion in to RFQs.
REPORTED to the Procurement Director. Provided strategic level input on all tender / sourcing initiatives and on BBBEE, TCO, SQM and SPM. Managed the entire Procurement cycle from procurement package definition stage down to closeout stage. Projects completed: Twangiza Gold, Banro Corp, DRC; Bisha Mining Gold, Nevsun, Eritrea; Bisha Mining Copper, Nevsun, Eritrea; Bisha Mining Zinc, Nevsun, Eritrea; and Karma Gold/Endeavour Mining
\[Earlier, spent 2 years in the UK working mainly in the hospitality sector. Worked as a Buyer and in Sales for Security Mecca, 2005 - 2006.\]