I have over 8 years of experience within the procurement space. I have mostly been developing, publishing and managing tenders and their commercial evaluations. I have created, managed and monitored a few contracts I have put in place. I started my career at Eskom and I was based at what was then their largest coal fired power station in terms of output produced. While at Kendal Power Station, I was chosen to represent procurement in a project that was undertaken to identify and source critical spares required for the operation of the power station. The approved budget for that project was R50 million and but I procured about R35 million by the end of the project. That was a saving of R15 million. My performance in that project led to a secondment request from the power station manager of Duvha for a similar project at his station. A month into my secondment I received an offer from Transnet and I accepted due to my contract ending at Eskom. I left the operational environment of Eskom and entered the projects environment at Transnet. At Transnet I have worked on various projects with a budget range of R100 000 to R500 million. I have developed sourcing strategies for various projects I worked on. I have a sound knowledge of NEC Family of contracts, SAP ERP system, CIDB Act, PPPFA and other procurement related legislations. I am experienced in developing and presenting tender evaluation and recommendation reports for approval to tender approval committees with more than 90% of success submissions without issues. I have worked within procurement and I have experience in implementing the various SCM policies and procedures. I have experience in implementing B-BBEE requirements, as applicable to Supplier Development and Preferential Procurement, and providing input into supplier development strategies and targets. Amongst other things, I have facilitated Supplier Development and Preferential Procurement communication and awareness initiatives within the business. Your description of the qualification, skills, and competencies match my experience, and so I am excited to submit my resume to you for your consideration. I confidently feel that my years of experience will help me immensely in delivering on the Key Performance Areas as described in your advert. I am disciplined, reliable, self-driven with the ability to function under pressure and ability to identify problems and implement effective solutions. I have good interpersonal relation, communicative, a team player and attention to detail. I can read technical drawings, I’m numerate, and I have a high level of proficiency on Excel, Word, Power Point and other MS office tools.