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Tholamandla Goba

Sourcing Consultant
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Summary

I am excited to be applying for this position and would like to be considered for this position. I offer a unique combination of knowledge, expertise and technical skills to help team achieve its business goals. In addition to my administrative and operation management skills, I am highly organized with a strong attention for detail. I am skilled in decision-making and I have in-depth critical thinking ability.

My communication skills allow me to communicate important information to various departments at all levels. During my career at Telkom and more recently supporting as a Marketing Operations Sourcing Consultant, I have demonstrated my ability to meet organizational objectives and needs through my keen understanding of end to end systems, developing a repository of supplier contracts, B-BBEE status and payment terms, supporting the management of internal customer feedback and ensuring query resolution on category and supplier performance, and monitoring contract compliance, flagging areas of non-compliance for corrective. In this position I have gained a strong knowledge of negotiation and purchasing processes. I am highly skilled in establishing and maintaining associations with new and existing vendors.


In addition to my administrative and operation management skills, I am highly organized with a strong attention for detail. My record keeping and communication skills allow me to ensure that information is recorded and distributed accordingly.

My goal is to convert my enthusiasm, creativity, and experience into a position where I will grow in the operations field, utilizes my academic knowledge and skills to add value to the team.


I have completed a bachelor’s degree in Commerce majoring in Economics, Supply Chain Management and Marketing, also acquired a Bcom Honours in Supply Management in 2014 and I'm currently in a contract at Telkom SOC Ltd as an Operations Sourcing Consultant. It would give me great pleasure to be in a position that allows me to be a valuable member of a team, a position that supports management at all levels and a position that ensures all operational functions of the company are carried out as effectively as possible.


I am certain that my contribution in your team will prove to be beneficial and looking forward to expanding my knowledge in Marketing. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Sourcing Consultant Contractor (

Telkom SOC LTD
11.2021 - Current

· RFP Managing

· Prepare the go to the market SRC approvals

· Engage internal stakeholders for RFP requirement

· Prepare and draft the business need questionnaire

· Market intelligent initiating to Beroe

· Vendor onboarding request

· Create Sourcing request

· Create sourcing project

· Draft RFP on SAP Ariba

· Add suppliers on the RFP before it get published

· Manage queries for the RFP/ question and answers

· Prepare technical and commercial template to align with SMEET team

· Best and Final Offer (BAFO ) price negotiating

· Prepare award SRC for approvals

· Prepare instruction sheet to create new service Numbers and linked for SAP creation ( 46 Number)

Contract Management

· Prepare MSA and Annexure for new contract after the RFP awarded

· Internal and external stakeholder engagement to align on the detailing of the contract documents

· Contract documents submitted to Legal for review, tax and accounting

· Prepare sign off sheet (pre-approval) to allow all the parties involved internal for final check before signing can happen

· Create contract workspace on SAP and close all tasks to begin the signing on SAP Ariba via DocuSign

· Close the task when contract has been signed internal and external

Contract Extension

· Stakeholders engagement for contract expiring in 6 months

· Engage with Suppliers for price negotiating and Internal if new scope of work is to be included before I can prepare SRC for extension

· Present extension SRC for approval

· SAP update for extension

· Prepare and draft Addendum

· Contract documents submitted to Legal, tax and accounting for review

· Prepare sign off sheet (pre-approval) to allow all the parties involved internal for final check before signing can happen

· Upload addendum on SAP Ariba and close all tasks to begin the signing on SAP Ariba via DocuSign

· Close the task when contract has been signed internal and external

Savings

- Price Negotiating for new and existing contracts

- Prepare and capture savings on SAP Ariba for approvals

- Close all the tasks when the savings has been signed

Sourcing Consultant ( Contractor )

Telkom SOC LTD
10.2019 - 09.2021
  • Prepare contract for suppliers and sponsors to review and sign.
  • Ensure ad maintain contact with contracted suppliers in order to address any problem or question.
  • Ensure all documents and record are available when required/needed. I have executed each task given.
  • Being part of the procure to pay process from bidder selection, issue of RFP’S, evaluation of RFP’s and negotiate and award. Draft RFP’S on Ariba and review and follow up on previous meeting minutes and maintaining daily email case to track progress.
  • Assisted in Conducting RFP to identify qualified suppliers with reference to the RFP’S.
  • I draft and manage contract review flow with relevant key stakeholder.


Note :I was then advised that I will be moved to WNS doing the same job I was doing when I was at Telkom which started last year 1st of April 2020 to 31 March 2021, because they couldn’t extend anymore (it will be against the company policy). Currently I am still part of WNS as a contract worker for Telkom Consumer however it was made clear that all the logistics including laptop data, airtime will still be provided by Telkom not WNS.

Graduate Programme in Sourcing

Telkom SOC LTD
11.2017 - 10.2019


• Determine whether the vendors are living to their contractual obligations.
• Establish and maintain vendor relationships.
• Prepare contracts for vendors and other clients to review and sign.
• Bidder Selection, Issuing of RFP, Evaluation of RFPs, Negotiate and award.
• Management of contract life cycle. Managing sourcing process.
• Maintaining supplier relations.
• Ensuring governance compliance in line with Telkom DOA and Sourcing Manual.

Learnership in Sourcing (Fleet

Telkom SOC LTD
11.2016 - 11.2017

HR Administrator

ABI Bottling (Pty) Ltd
01.2016 - 10.2016

• Assists office staff in maintaining files and databases
• Prepares reports, presentations, memorandums, proposals and correspondence on SAP Assigns jobs and duties to office staff as needed
• Monitors office operations
• Schedules appointments and meetings for executives and upper level staff Creating the course type on SAP using Netweaver Business Client Creating events on SAP Such as training register, coaching cards
• Manage participants and pulling participants lists in SAP Disabling the course notifications on SAP
• Create goods receipts and display purchase order on SAP

AMT and PPT Loader

Mass Build (Pty) Ltd
01.2015 - 01.2015

• Coordinating and managing fine pick area to detail check all the Handling Units (HU’s).
• Ensuring that all boxes and totes bins are checked and verified and packed onto a pallet according to store.
• Combining all the HU’s once all the HU’s been audited.
• Ensure that once HU’s have been combined successfully, the stock can be moved and sealed.
• Spot check random HU’s combination daily to ensure that physical stock matches, ensure that damaged and wrong stock is recorded.

Education

Bachelors of Commerce Hons (SCM) - Supply Chain Management

University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
Durban
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Commerce - Majoring In Economics, Marketing And Supply Chain

University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
Durban
04.2001 -

Skills

Sourcing

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Accomplishments

  • Improved vendor margins by 15% through effective communication and negotiation skills.
  • Analyzed procurement costs resulting in 10% decrease in expenditure.

Timeline

Sourcing Consultant Contractor (

Telkom SOC LTD
11.2021 - Current

Sourcing Consultant ( Contractor )

Telkom SOC LTD
10.2019 - 09.2021

Graduate Programme in Sourcing

Telkom SOC LTD
11.2017 - 10.2019

Learnership in Sourcing (Fleet

Telkom SOC LTD
11.2016 - 11.2017

HR Administrator

ABI Bottling (Pty) Ltd
01.2016 - 10.2016

AMT and PPT Loader

Mass Build (Pty) Ltd
01.2015 - 01.2015

Bachelors of Commerce Hons (SCM) - Supply Chain Management

University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Commerce - Majoring In Economics, Marketing And Supply Chain

University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
04.2001 -
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