Solo Phetoe
Specialist - Project Management
Randburg
Summary
Experienced Project Management Officer (PMO) with a proven track record in successfully managing projects within the banking sector. Skilled in overseeing project governance, ensuring compliance, and managing project portfolios aligned with business objectives. Strong focus on risk management, budget tracking, and stakeholder engagement, resulting in the delivery of successful project outcomes. Recognized for analytical skills, effective communication, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams in dynamic environments.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
2036
2036
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Specialist Program Management
LTIMindtree
8 2023 - Current
- Project Governance: Implement and enforce standardized project management methodologies
- Portfolio Management: Oversee project portfolio, prioritize projects based on strategic objectives and resource availability
- Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
- Performance Tracking: Monitor and report on project progress (budget, scope, timeline), ensuring alignment with business goals
- Stakeholder Communication: Facilitate communication between project teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
- Budget Oversight: Track and manage project budgets, ensuring efficient resource allocation
- Change Management: Support organizational change initiatives and ensure smooth project execution
- Strategic Alignment: Ensure projects are aligned with the bank's strategic goals and deliver expected benefits
Distribution Manager
Columbus Stainless
08.2020 - 08.2023
- Project Planning and Strategy Development: Develop and lead project plans for distribution initiatives, setting clear objectives, timelines, and milestones.
Work with stakeholders to identify distribution challenges and opportunities for improvement, translating these into actionable projects.
Establish project scopes and create comprehensive work plans, defining required resources, budgets, and key deliverables.
- Project Execution and Process Improvement: Lead process improvement projects to streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance service levels.
Implement changes to distribution workflows and technology to increase operational efficiency and adaptability.
Ensure adherence to quality and safety standards in project execution, applying best practices in logistics and supply chain management.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration and Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with Sales, Inventory, Procurement, and Customer Service teams to ensure project alignment with business objectives.
Regularly communicate project updates to stakeholders, providing transparency on progress, issues, and key decisions.
Work closely with technology and data teams to enhance data visibility and optimize decision-making across the distribution network.
- Resource and Risk Management: Allocate project resources, monitor workload, and manage team dynamics to maintain productivity and project momentum.
Identify potential risks early in the project lifecycle, implementing risk mitigation strategies and adjusting project plans as needed.
Manage vendor relationships and negotiate service agreements for third-party logistics providers to ensure project needs are met.
- Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Track and report on project performance using key performance indicators (KPIs) such as delivery accuracy, cost efficiency, and timeline adherence.
Conduct project post-mortems to evaluate outcomes, capturing lessons learned and applying insights to future projects.
Maintain detailed documentation on project activities, outcomes, and areas for continuous improvement.
Production Technician
Columbus Stainless
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
- Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
- Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
- Ensure resource availability and allocation
- Develop a detailed project plan to track progress
- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs
- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
- Report and escalate to management as needed
- Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
- Perform risk management to minimize project risks
- Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
Planner
Columbus Stainless
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Build and develop the project team to ensure maximum performance, by providing purpose, direction, and motivation
- Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation
- Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget
- Analyse project status and, when necessary, revise the scope, schedule, or budget to ensure that project requirements can be met
- Establish and maintain relationships with relevant client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes
Team Management trainee
Columbus Stainless
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Manage daily operations in the final lines production
- Ensure health and safety protocols are adhered to
- Monitor processes being followed and testing
- Managing teams’ performance to meet turnaround time, targets and KPA’s
- Remain in compliance with plant ISO standards and all HSE guidelines
- Prepare, analyse and issue production and performance reports
Draughtsman
Turnkey Development
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Create deliverables across project life cycle, from initial survey to final construction submittal
- Designs consist of site plans
- Understand survey field notes and sketches to create new or update existing designs using various software platforms
- Generating overall reports in WIP and work done
- Risk RCA
Education
Postgraduate (Honours) - Business Administration
WITS Business School
B-Tech. - Operations Management
Tshwane University of Technology
National Diploma - Operations Management
Tshwane University of Technology
Project Management Diploma - undefined
College Campus
Drafting Technology
Academy Of Advance Technology
Johannesburg, South Africa 04.2001 - 12.2011
Skills
Microsoft Office
Forecasting & Demand Planning
Data Analysis
Project Planning and Scheduling
Budgeting and Cost Control
Risk Management and Mitigation
Resource Allocation and Management
Process Improvement and Efficiency Optimization
Quality Control and Compliance
Team Leadership and Collaboration
Agile Methodologies and Adaptability
References
- Prudence Mokoena, Team Manager, Columbus Stainless, 071 412 0712
- Joshua Nyboa, Procurement Manager, Columbus Stainless, 013 247 2068
- Pfarelo Mudau, Project Manager, LTIMindtree, 079 123 8918
Timeline
Distribution Manager
Columbus Stainless
08.2020 - 08.2023
Production Technician
Columbus Stainless
01.2019 - 01.2020
Planner
Columbus Stainless
01.2017 - 01.2019
Team Management trainee
Columbus Stainless
01.2016 - 01.2017
Draughtsman
Turnkey Development
01.2011 - 01.2012
Drafting Technology
Academy Of Advance Technology
04.2001 - 12.2011
B-Tech. - Operations Management
Tshwane University of Technology
National Diploma - Operations Management
Tshwane University of Technology
Project Management Diploma - undefined
College Campus
Specialist Program Management
LTIMindtree
8 2023 - Current
Postgraduate (Honours) - Business Administration
WITS Business School
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