SONAL MITHAL
Summary
Accomplished professional with expertise in procurement, network engineering, and systems analysis. Proficient in developing tailored procurement requests for Telkom wireless sites and knowledgeable in network and tower equipment configurations. Experienced in auditing, database management, and process diagram creation, with strong skills in UML, SQL, HTML, CSS, and C#. Demonstrated success in cost reduction through strategic pricing and documentation management, with a focus on enhancing customer relationships and driving efficiency in telecommunications procurement processes.
Strategic IT professional brings solid record of high-quality performance in fast-paced environments. Adept at communicating with cross-functional teams to implement solutions. Possesses strong judgment and reasoned thinking.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
16
16
years of post-secondary education
Work history
MTN Quotation specialist
Huawei Technologies SA
- 08.2025
- Responsible for creating the BOQ/customer quotations for technical equipment required for site. This includes Survey, Service and Material quotations to be submitted to the customer.
- Communicate frequently with the project team of different regions to determine whether any extra items need to be added to the quotation based on work done on specific site towers. This helps to reduce lost revenue for the project.
- Assist the project control manager with revenue triggering on a monthly basis as well as the invoicing within my department.
- Involved in communication with the customer on new technical cost saving solutions for the project and customer as well as costing comparisons of the new solution compared to old solution.
- Assist with material requests to supply chain based on technical site surveys.
MTN Survey planner
Huawei Technologies SA
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Responsible for planning and tracking technical site surveys and report on everyday progress.
- Make sure all targets are met within a specific time frame.
- Responsible for the management of all subcontractors attending site and assist with any site issues.
- Communicate with CEG and project team on a daily basis to ensure subcontractor teams are efficient in their daily work.
Procurement specialist
Huawei Technologies SA
01.2021 - 04.2023
- Responsible for creating all purchase order requests for site surveys and hardware installations for Telkom sites for all regions in SA.
- Communicating with subcontractors to ensure all purchase orders places are correct and accurate.
- Knowledge of various site solutions and technical equipment.
- Assisting with internal control procedures and yearly PO audits by checking that each line item issued to subcontractors are valid.
Network engineer
Huawei Technologies SA
12.2019 - 12.2020
- Attended Telkom site towers to conduct technical site surveys based on various site solutions with the customer and subcontractor to identify what equipment and resource may be required for the construction of the network.
- Practicing oversight was critical with subcontractors to ensure effective and timeous outcomes.
- Various site solutions include but not limited to NSB(New site build), MM(Massive Mimo),3G,4G(Low Band),5G.
- Other duties include being the cyber security chief for my team to ensure that all team members were following all cyber security rules and protocols, this role required high level management skills with the responsibility of training staff in my departments.
Education
Mathematics, Accounting, Life sciences, Physical science, English, Afrikaans, Life orientation
Amity International
01.2003 - 01.2014
BIS - Informatics
University of Pretoria
01.2015 - 01.2019
Licenses and certifications
LinkedIn Learning
01.2022 - 01.2023
Skills
- Procurement-PR creation based on different Telkom wireless site scenarios
- Knowledge of networks and site tower equipment and configurations
- Auditing
- Databases
- Process diagrams
- UML (Unified modeling language)
- SQL, HTML, CSS, C#
- Business and systems analysis
- Business management
- Systems development
- Systems analysis
- Networking equipment procurement
- Strong interpersonal communication
- Wireless communications technology
- Network engineering
- Customer focus
- Procurement process knowledge
- Progress tracking
- Documentation management
- Cost reduction and containment
- Pricing strategies
- Customer relationship management
LANGUAGES
English
Afrikaans
Hindi
Timeline
MTN Survey planner
Huawei Technologies SA
01.2023 - 01.2024
Licenses and certifications
LinkedIn Learning
01.2022 - 01.2023
Procurement specialist
Huawei Technologies SA
01.2021 - 04.2023
Network engineer
Huawei Technologies SA
12.2019 - 12.2020
BIS - Informatics
University of Pretoria
01.2015 - 01.2019
Mathematics, Accounting, Life sciences, Physical science, English, Afrikaans, Life orientation
Amity International
01.2003 - 01.2014
MTN Quotation specialist
Huawei Technologies SA
- 08.2025
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