Brightness Sbusisiwe Sibiya

I received my tertiary education at the Durban University of Technology where I graduated in Textile Technology in 2001. I began my career in Cape Town where I worked for Woolworths as a Trainee Textile Technologist in 2002 and I was then promoted to be a Textile Technologist in 2003. In 2006 I relocated to Johannesburg and I joined the Real Estate industry and I worked as a Sales and Rental agent. I did and passed the Estate Agency board exam and became a Certified Estate Agent. In 2009 I joined Edcon as a Senior Knits Technologist and I left in 2011. In 2011 I started a Fabric Agency selling knitted fabrics to Johannesburg Clothing Manufactures such as Energy Clothing, Jade Corporate Clothing, Of African Origin and Truval Clothing. Due to financial challenges, I closed the business in May 2012. In May 2012 I joined Maks and Blaze as a Quality Assurance Officer and my role was to set up a Quality Assurance Department and I achieved that in 6 months. In 2013 I was promoted to a Quality Assurance & Supplier Relationship Manger and my role is to run the QA department, sourcing of new suppliers and managing suppliers. In February 2017 I started at Richline SA as a Quality Assurance Manager responsible for implementing quality processes for the company for both local and export business. In October 2017 I was approached by Edcon for a position in Strategic Sourcing. I joined Edcon in December 2017 as a Strategic Sourcing Specialist. I was involved in the successful development and implementation of the Group fabric strategy. In June 2019 I was appointed as a Sourcing Specialist for Jet Speciality Department managing Intimatewear, Sleepwear, Resort wear, Accessories, homeware and Exit Retail. In 2020 September Edcon went through business rescue and I was appointed a Sourcing Specialist for Jet (Underwear/Sleepwear/Socks/Resort wear). In March 2021, I was appointed by TFG (The Foschini Group) as the Senior Sourcing for Menswear and Ladies Intimate wear for Jet Division. In June 2022 the Jet Sourcing Department was restructured and I was appointed as a Sourcing Specialist for Knitwear, Schoolwear, Infantswear and Socks for the whole of Jet business. In August 2022 I was seconded to a Head of Sourcing for 3 months. In February 2023 I was appointed as a Senior Buyer for the Sleepwear Department in the Jet Division. In October 2023 I was retrenched at Jet due to operation reasons.

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1995, Matric, Umlazi Comtech High School, 2002, National Diploma Textile Technology, Durban University of Technology, 2007, CEA, Estate Agency Affairs Board

My greatest career achievement was setting up a successful Quality Assurance department for Maks and Blaze (Which is a fashion Accessory Importing Company) in within 6 months and developing systems and processes for supplier assessments and quality checks. I contributed significantly in growing the Maks and Blaze business by sourcing new reputable vendors. When I started in the company in 2012 there were 4 vendors and when I left the company in 2016 due to retrenchment, there were 56 active vendors. In 2017 I joined Richline SA (Which is a Fine Jewellery Factory) as a Quality Manager. I also successfully implemented quality policies and procedures for the company to comply with all the European and American countries that they export to. In 2018 I developed a group fabric strategy for Edcon and presented it to the CEO for approval. I was then invited as one of the main speakers on the Edcon Fabric Strategy Launch in July 2018 with the audience of more than 300 people for the Textile and Clothing industry. In February 2023 I was appointed as a Senior Buyer for Sleepwear at Jet and when I started in February the business was down by 46% and I was able to turn the business to profitability within 3 months.

• Date of Birth: 04/16/78
• Gender: Female
• Nationality: South African, Black - African

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