Rethabile Moiloa
Johannesburg
Summary
Strategic procurement professional (MCIPS) with over 15 years of experience managing high-value spend portfolios exceeding R1 billion in manufacturing and industrial sectors. Demonstrated success in delivering commercial value through effective category strategy execution, achieving significant cost savings and optimizing supplier performance. Expertise in end-to-end category management, including market analysis, supplier segmentation, and contract governance. Recognized for leading cross-functional teams and influencing executive stakeholders to drive procurement transformation initiatives. Experienced professional with focus on procurement and supply chain management. Achieves cost savings and operational efficiency through strategic sourcing and vendor management. Utilises strong negotiation and analytical skills to optimise procurement processes and drive value for company.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work history
Procurement Specialist
PPC Cement RSA
2021.05 - 2026.05
- Responsible for leading cross-functional teams on sourcing of strategic commodities and packaging. Spend over ZAR 1 billion
- Reporting: Head of Procurement
- Risk Analysis and Management: I identify and categorise the risks of the products under different commodities based on different threats such as demand risk, currency exchange rate fluctuations, implementation, and legal risk amongst others especially when negotiating incoterms.
- Data analysis: I use techniques such as descriptive and predictive analytics, comparing, and reviewing data from various sources to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for switching of the suppliers or negotiating better rates.
- Project Management: I am responsible for developing a project plan to track and monitor progress in order to manage stakeholder expectations by providing progress updates on milestones. Ensuring documentation of all the changes that might negatively impact the progress of the project.
- Negotiations: I am responsible for developing a negotiation strategy that will bring value to the business by analysing cost drivers, terms and conditions of trade and micro and macro factors affecting the commodities. Understanding the supplier’s position in the market to determine our level of engagement.
- Contract Performance Management: I am responsible for developing Service Level Agreement, monitoring supplier’s performance based on Key Performance Indicators. Put measures in place for performance improvement, and also to conduct performance reviews with the suppliers to ensure adherence to the Agreement and also to mitigate the possibility of contract dispute.
- Supplier Relationship Management: I developed a supplier relationship management process and engage suppliers in terms of their categories and level of spend. Involve key suppliers in major projects to leverage on their expertise. Maintain supplier visits and supplier audits process.
- Procure to pay – responsible for procure to pay process of raw materials and packaging, mapping the procurement processes to ensure that it is in alignment with the company strategy.
Sourcing and Contract Specialist
Fuchs Lubricants SA
2019.10 - 2021.04
- Role Overview: I am responsible for sourcing of direct (Packaging, Base oil & Additives) and indirect. Contracts and Service Level Agreements I also serve as a primary contact relating to Contracts. Spend ZAR1.1B
- Executive: Procurement Committee
- Reporting: Purchasing Manager
- Responsibilities:
- Tender Management: Responsible for coordinating RFI, RFP & RFQ on behalf on internal stakeholders, lead supplier selection, evaluation, negotiation process, supplier appointment, and contract implementation. I am also responsible for preparing report and recommendations for procurement committee on selected supplier.
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with Purchasing officers, R&D, Production Managers and Product Manager in development and formations of sourcing strategy, find substitute products or alternative suppliers and new products for new or existing projects
- Standardisation: responsible for identifying recurring and non-contracted purchases to identify the opportunity for streamlining, consolidation, standardisation, contracting and cost reduction.
- Market analysis: I Analyse and interpret data in order to manage and report on factors influencing pricing / landed cost.
- Sourcing: (Direct & Indirect) liaising with local and global suppliers in purchasing of raw materials (Baseoil), additives and chemicals.
- Price analysis and negotiation of Incoterms– I analyse prices to understand factors that contribute to landed cost of imports and monitor ROE which influences our buying patterns. (Invented cost breakdown templated which highlights different costs that add to total costs).
- Contract Management: Responsible for putting contracts for top 20 Suppliers. Analyse vendor performance against contract KPI’s and provide feedback to relevant stakeholders. Agreeing on the points of interaction and escalation with the vendor ensuring continuous delivery of service and products according to Service Level Agreement. Manage schedule of contract termination dates to meet renewals or termination required process.
- Supplier Relationship Management: I am responsible for monitoring and tracking supplier performance by having quarterly reviews and ongoing process improvements and maintaining positive relationships.
- Risk Management: Deal with supply chain risk and adjusting for volatility to mitigate risk and updating and maintaining risk register. Strive for positive relationships with strategic suppliers to ensure continuity.
National Raw Material / Packaging Buyer
Saint Gobain South Africa
2013.04 - 2019.09
- Role Overview: I am a credible cross-functional buyer for three different business units who are versed in various aspects of supply chain management such as warehousing, logistics and procurement. Spend ZAR578M
- Executive Committees:
- New Product Development Committee
- Sales and Operations
- Compliance Committee (Procurement)
- Reporting: Purchasing Manager
- Responsibilities:
- Tender Management: I am responsible for deciding on the sourcing transaction (RFP’s & RFQ’s) developing, implementing, and maintaining a commodity inventory strategy that supports a company’s supply chain.
- Stakeholder Management: I establish and develop relationships and manage strategic alliances with suppliers such as Research and Development, Marketing, production and sales and operation team at different plants.
- Market analysis: interpret data to understand consumer trends, buying patterns, industry dynamics, market competitiveness, pricing behaviour and responsible for packaging budgets.
- Contract Management: I am responsible for contract management creating performance measurement through Key Performance Indicators and putting measures for performance improvements.
- Compliance: I am a member of the team that reviewed purchasing policies to ensure that they were aligned with the business control frameworks. (Procure to pay process). Support the management of supplier compliance.
- Negotiations: I add a positive impact on the bottom line through effective and strategic cost savings by negotiating better prices, payment terms and finding substitute products.
- New Product development: I liaise with different stakeholders such as Research and Development, marketing, supply chain team and operations team on new products that are developed in instances such as product substitute, change of formulation or specification on an existing product. Identify, facilitate and manage cost reduction and continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers and end users.
- Budget Management: Plan budget of materials for the following year and submit estimated figures to finance as well as managing of price variance analysis and to report savings every month.
- Vendors set up: Responsible for set-up of vendors, updating material master record, the source list, base plan calculations, updating contract prices, payment and invoice resolution, BEE verification on new supplier, while monitoring BBBEE levels of existing suppliers.
Plant Buyer
Saint Gobain South Africa
2010.10 - 2013.03
Logistics Administrator
Lafarge
2008.02 - 2010.05
Operations Assistant
AfriSam
2004.12 - 2007.04
Logistics Trainee
IBM South Africa
2002.09 - 2003.10
Education
MCIPS -
Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
Bachelor of Technology - Logistics
Port Elizabeth Technikon
COSC - undefined
Higher National Diploma - Purchasing
Port Elizabeth Technickon
Skills
Analytical skills
Cost reduction and value engineering
Market intelligence analysis
Budgeting and forecasting
Contract negotiation and optimization
Supplier and stakeholder management
Supplier relationship management
Supplier performance and KPI management
Executive stakeholder engagement
Cross-functional leadership
Process and systems improvement
End-to-end procure-to-pay management
Procurement process optimization
SAP contract and procurement systems
Projects
Saint Gobain outputs:, Train new employees on procurement policy and procedures during induction., Modified suppliers visit audit template., I saved 10% of the total cost through specification re-engineering on sacks., Pallets – saved 12% of total costs through supplier streamlining., I accomplished 25% of Calcium Format savings by collaborating with R&D and Production team and finding alternative grades at the lower cost., Fuchs Lubricants outputs:, Implemented sourcing strategy in alignment with global business strategy., Initiated contracts with top 20 suppliers and developed contract registry., Compiled sourcing and contract policy including process flow chart to improve the process., PPC Cement outputs:, Implemented contract management process and ensured that (ERP SAP) is configured to fit the process. Buying commodities off the contract improved efficiency and eliminated human error., Leading sourcing strategy of the commodities as the strategic function of the process., I was responsible for the project of paper bags re-engineering specification which realised the savings of R8.4 million., Lead inventory management project by analysing inventory requirement and monitoring buying of stock., Developed sourcing process for raw materials and packaging., Responsible for contract management and implantation of the contracts for raw materials and packaging.
Timeline
Procurement Specialist
PPC Cement RSA
2021.05 - 2026.05
Sourcing and Contract Specialist
Fuchs Lubricants SA
2019.10 - 2021.04
National Raw Material / Packaging Buyer
Saint Gobain South Africa
2013.04 - 2019.09
Plant Buyer
Saint Gobain South Africa
2010.10 - 2013.03
Logistics Administrator
Lafarge
2008.02 - 2010.05
Operations Assistant
AfriSam
2004.12 - 2007.04
Logistics Trainee
IBM South Africa
2002.09 - 2003.10
Bachelor of Technology - Logistics
Port Elizabeth Technikon
COSC - undefined
MCIPS -
Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
Higher National Diploma - Purchasing
Port Elizabeth Technickon