Rethabile Kose
Johannesburg
Summary
Summary
Results-driven Procurement and SAP MM Specialist with 7+ years' experience in compliance-focused purchasing and financial operations. Skilled in implementing operational plans, managing Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycles, and ensuring audit-ready documentation. Experienced in handling foreign vendor purchase orders and export-related payments, with strong knowledge of SAP MM, vendor coordination, and master data governance. Seeking to contribute to a dynamic team by driving procurement excellence, compliance, and stakeholder collaboration while expanding expertise in export logistics.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Clerk
Rich's Products
Johannesburg
08.2025 - Current
- Managing end-to-end creditor payments, including eWallet, EFT, once-off, operational, and ad hoc transactions, ensuring compliance with company policies and financial regulations.
- Processing internal expense claims and supplier invoices into SAP, preparing remittance advices, and executing EFT payments via SAP and banking platforms.
- Reconciling creditor accounts, maintaining accurate reconciliations, and resolving payment queries, ensuring audit readiness and adherence to compliance standards.
- Capturing and posting cash book entries, maintaining organised filing systems, and ensuring documentation is audit-ready in a paper-based environment.
- Paying a limited number of vendors for export-related transactions, ensuring compliance with VAT and exchange control requirements.
- Supporting financial operations by capturing transactions into SAP, assisting the Team Leader with reporting, and contributing to month-end tasks.
- Creating clear, accurate purchase orders, detailing completed works, and agreed payments for reliable accounting records.
- Examining financial records and statements for signs of fraud.
- Producing monthly balancing reports, assessing processed payments against completed works, and maintaining exact financial records.
Work Order Planning and Purchase Requisition Clerk
Sasol
12.2023 - 07.2024
- Planned and mitigated order placement risks, ensuring demand alignment, supply governance, and adaptation to high-volume periods to sustain service delivery.
- Ensured timely submission, review, and validation of procurement documentation, while enforcing compliance protocols.
- Collaborated with stakeholders on contract lifecycle activities, including validation of term durations, payment terms, pricing accuracy, and compliance.
- Maintained and updated vendor master data by liaising with internal departments and external partners to resolve vendor issues and manage code extensions.
- Created and processed PRs, POs, SEs, and goods receipts in SAP using material master data; coordinated RFQs through preparation, approvals, and supplier communication.
- Verified completed work, reconciled expenditures, and conducted monthly cost analysis for accurate reporting, and informed decision-making.
- Monitored spend, open orders, and vendor performance using SAP dashboards; resolved procurement queries within SLA standards, and proactively safeguarded compliance by initiating Framework Orders to prevent unauthorised spend.
- Built strong stakeholder relationships to support consistent On Time In Full (OTIF) delivery.
- Escalated and resolved SAP-related procurement issues through collaboration with relevant teams.
Purchase Requisition/Order Specialist
SAB (ABInBev)
Sandton
08.2018 - 04.2023
- Oversaw comprehensive execution of Capex and Opex PRs, POs, GRNs, and SEs in SAP MM, guaranteeing accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
- Evaluated documentation from PR to payment to ensure policy compliance and inhibit unauthorised purchases.
- Optimised vendor and material master data by collaborating with internal teams, external partners, and ensuring data accuracy and resolution of vendor issues.
- Monitored committed costs, provisions, and expenditure progress for WBS elements and capital projects through collaboration with Project Planning Managers.
- Oversaw and documented GR/IR and VIM queries; employed sprint backlogs to resolve procurement and vendor-related challenges within SLA standards, ensuring timely financial reconciliation, and uninterrupted service delivery.
- Partnered with stakeholders to oversee contract lifecycle activities, focusing on validation of payment terms, pricing accuracy, and compliance.
Facilities (Maintenance) Administrator
SAB
Sandton
08.2016 - 07.2018
- Managed office inventory procurement and expedited orders, collaborating cross-functionally to enhance operational efficiency.
- Sustained precise records of payments and facility activities, enhancing financial and audit preparedness.
- Conveyed corporate updates and facility schedules across business units.
- Compiled weekly, monthly, and annual reports outlining facility usage, costs, and service metrics.
- Facilitated health and safety compliance through inductions and policy enforcement.
- Oversaw procurement activities, health and safety inspections, and administration for Maintenance Team; facilitated communication between team, business units, and stakeholders.
Front Office Administrator
SAB
Johannesburg & Sandton
11.2012 - 07.2016
- Provided outstanding first-contact experiences to visitors and clients, ensuring a professional front office environment.
- Oversaw calls and emails, addressing guest and client queries to elevate satisfaction.
- Addressed customer complaints diplomatically, enhancing client retention
- Delivered clerical and administrative assistance across multiple departments, enhancing daily operations.
- Answered incoming calls, provided information, and transferred calls to relevant personnel, maintaining professionalism.
- Conducted initial screening of incoming correspondence, prioritising urgent matters for prompt attention.
Tutor
University of Johannesburg
02.2010 - 12.2010
- Tutored undergraduate students in Culture and Marketing for Tourism via individual and group sessions.
- Assessed student progress and provided tailored feedback to improve performance.
- Applied questioning techniques to identify knowledge gaps and adjusted teaching strategies.
- Fostered inclusive learning environments respecting diverse backgrounds and learning styles.
- Simplified complex theoretical content into practical, relevant lessons.
Education
Certificate - Reporting And Analytics : Information Systems
AB InBev University
01-2022
Higher Certificate - Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigations
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, GP01-2018
Masters of Tourism and Hospitality - Social Sciences
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg01-2015
Skills
- SAP MM & Procurement: Skilled in PR, PO, GR, SE, contract support, and vendor coordination
- Supplier Management: Experience in vendor performance, issue resolution, and cross-functional collaboration
- Cost & Compliance: Budget tracking, spend analysis, and policy adherence
- Execution & Delivery: High-volume adaptability, accuracy, and OTIF fulfilment
- Tools: SAP MM, Excel (advanced), Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
- Soft Skills: Problem solving, communication, teamwork, and time management
References
- Dashine Naidoo – Lead Operations Strategic Vendor Management, Sasol 📞 +27 78 450 7285 | ✉️ dashine.naidoo@sasol.com
- Nthabiseng Modise – NoCC Procurement PR Team Lead, SAB 📞 +27 82 941 9396 | ✉️ Nthabiseng.Modise@za.ab-inbev.com
- Heleen Purchase – Facilities Manager, SAB 📞 +27 82 550 2131
Timeline
Accounts Payable Clerk
Rich's Products
08.2025 - Current
Work Order Planning and Purchase Requisition Clerk
Sasol
12.2023 - 07.2024
Purchase Requisition/Order Specialist
SAB (ABInBev)
08.2018 - 04.2023
Facilities (Maintenance) Administrator
SAB
08.2016 - 07.2018
Front Office Administrator
SAB
11.2012 - 07.2016
Tutor
University of Johannesburg
02.2010 - 12.2010
Certificate - Reporting And Analytics : Information Systems
AB InBev University
Higher Certificate - Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigations
University of Johannesburg
Masters of Tourism and Hospitality - Social Sciences
University of Johannesburg