Nomvula Masanabo

• Developing and Implementing category strategies, optimising total cost of ownership, minimising risks, and ensuring sustainability for the Forestry Category
• Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement long-term category strategies and roadmaps in alignment with the overall procurement strategy, monitoring progress and adjusting as needed
• Ensure effective collaboration and alignment between the Group Procurement team and the South African business, fostering strong relationships and driving synergies
• Lead scoping and sourcing initiatives, leveraging market knowledge and supplier networks to identify opportunities for cost savings, quality improvement, and risk mitigation
• Drive supplier negotiations, applying strategic and analytical thinking to secure favorable terms and conditions
• Oversee the implementation of contracts and establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor supplier performance and ensure compliance with service level agreements
• Develop and execute a comprehensive supplier relationship management program, conducting audits, evaluations, and performance reviews to drive continuous improvement and maintain strong partnerships
• Conduct regular market analysis and benchmarking exercises to identify emerging trends, evaluate supplier capabilities, and seize opportunities for innovation and value creation
• Champion the digitalization and automation of buying channels, leveraging technology solutions to enhance procurement processes, improve efficiency, and facilitate data-driven decision-making
• Develop supplier transformation and localisation strategies and ensure supplier development
• BBBEE Steering Committee Member, report on the spend vs Forestry total spend, also present to the status and planned strategies to the Transformation Committee.
• Monitor and assess risks within the procurement function, proactively adjusting strategies and roadmaps to mitigate potential disruptions and maintain business continuity
• Minimize the total cost of ownership by implementing cost optimization strategies, exploring alternative sourcing options, and driving efficiencies across the procurement lifecycle for Mondi’s opex and capex spend
• Foster a culture of value creation and innovative thinking within the procurement team, encouraging collaboration, idea generation, and the exploration of innovative approaches to drive continuous improvement
• Build strong relationships with Operations teams, collaborating closely to understand their needs, align procurement strategies with operational requirements, and provide guidance on procurement best practices
• Ensure effective people management within the procurement function, fostering a positive and inclusive work environment, coaching, and developing team members and optimizing resource allocation to drive high performance

• Ensuring a systematic drive to operating excellence through continuous improvements, standardizing and simplifying procurement processes, systems, governance, and reporting
• Driving the structure of key delivery programs including Strategy, Sourcing, BBBEE Transformation and Supplier Relationship Management
• Championing transformation and strategic procurement excellence within the wider business
• Responsibilities:
• SCM Leadership:
• Sets strategic direction and coaches the Procurement team to achieve performance targets
• Ensures compliance with BP's Code of Conduct and promotes ethical business behavior
• Establishes and applies PSCM governance systematically
• Develops and delivers timely and accurate reporting
• Manages and develops direct reports
• Coaches, mentors, and develops Procurement staff
• PSCM Planning and Performance Management:
• Develops metrics to measure performance and progress
• Monitors and reports performance, intervenes to mitigate risks
• Manages savings delivery plan and analyzes performance
• Leads supply chain risk management and continuity planning
• Creates and delivers communication aligned with strategic agenda
• BBBEE Transformation, Owns BP’s Procurement and Supplier Development and Preferential Procurement Policy
• Develops and meets performance targets for BBBEE scorecard elements
• Develops and implements strategies to maximize value and meet targets
• Reports on performance vs set targets
• PSCM Practice, Excellence, and Continuous Improvement:
• Implements innovative processes and policies in Procurement
• Drives best practices and knowledge sharing within and across BP
• Provides expert advice and participates in peer reviews
• Defines performance measures and governance mechanisms
• Identifies process development opportunities for improvement or risk mitigation

Notable Achievements

• BP Transformation Charter in line with the updated Government’s BBBEE Policies
• Developed the Preferential Procurement, Supplier Development Policies that supports the Transformation Charter
• Developed Teams dashboard with relevant KPIs.
• Recommended and implemented practical business process solutions, working directly with stakeholders to increase value and savings
• Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
• Assisted in organizing and overseeing assignments to drive operational excellence.

• End-to-end category management and strategic contracting process at Shell and Shell Operated Joint Ventures for all Capex and Opex spend
• Managing Lubes Supply chain (JV, chemicals, and packaging), Cross-business freight forwarding, 3rdParty Bulk Storage and Handling and Engineering
• Supplier relationship management and strategic sourcing
• Engineering OPEX and CAPEX management of the country’s seven depots, Clearing and forwarding
• Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with the Global Category Manager in developing local category strategies and implementing them
• Execute strategic sourcing and contracting activities, including evaluating tenders, negotiating agreements, and managing contracts
• Develop and maintain necessary reports, spend analysis, and value improvement assessments
• Register and manage contracts in SAP ARIBA
• Collaborate with operations to incorporate Shell's sustainable development principles and South Africa's BBBEE procurement requirements by leading the categorizing and carving out of ESD opportunities in the categories and report progress to the country chair
• Collaborate and lead effectively within the Supply Chain Management team in the South African cluster
• Collaborate with Global Category Managers to implement innovative procurement strategies and continuous improvement initiatives on the regional level
• Drive excellent contractor performance and ensure effective contract management for expected benefits delivery
• Manage a complex and diverse supplier market with various profiles and contracting needs
• Manage stakeholder interfaces at different seniority levels
• Identify opportunities for leverage and best practice sharing
• Manage a team of procurement senior buyers and buyers

Notable Achievements

• Lowered materials cost for lubricants reducing the selling price by 5% due to lower COGs
• Achievement of third party spend savings of $0.5 Mln in Freight & Forwarding and $1.1 Mln in Storage & Handling
• Renegotiated current additives contracts achieved achieving savings from working capital optimization and improving freighting efficiencies which reduced demurrage costs
• Consolidated supplier base, increased OTIF to 97%, quality >94% and $500k savings
• Project managed the review of the engineering maintenance and projects scope
• Insourced 10% of scope and carved out 30% of the scope for QSE/SMME resulting in 20% annual engineering costs savings
• Won Shell's "Lead in Transformation” 2017 award
• Managed internal audit preparedness of the contracts and procurement department and all business units by reviewing the 'unsatisfactory' previous results causes and putting strategies in place to align with best practices and policy and achieved a 'satisfactory' result in 2017
• Changed international sourcing of base oil to a closer country resulting in $400k savings
• PE tank farm Decommission Project savings of $300k by renegotiating with ACSA
• Intimately controlled Joint Venture (JV) procurement activities to sustain lean manufacturing, maximum production output and profitability
• Renegotiated disbursement payment terms to 7days resulting in bottom line savings of 2% on facility fee
• Renegotiated terms on 80% of current contracts and achieved 5% savings in working capital
• Trained CP team on supplier HSSE process and streamlined internal alignment with the HSSE team.
• Managed supply chain process, from order placement to delivery, to facilitate on-time and accurate fulfillment.
• Utilized market intelligence to conduct spend analysis to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Negotiated complex corporate procurement contracts by working closely with internal and external contacts.
• Tracked contract performance metrics and reported issues or non-compliance with appropriate stakeholders.