Keitumetse Sinikiwe Morolong

Experience

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  Botswana Power Corporation

  Aug 1993 - Apr 1999

  • Managing a team of Procurement Officers• Procurement of technical goods, office consumables and services• Negotiation with international vendors, and local and regional agents and distributors • Procurement consolidation to achieve purchasing economies of scale Responsible for managing materials management projects, including:• Stores online receipts and issues• Fuel policy and procedure• Reviewing of stores manual A two year on the job intensive training, working on a rotation basis in the Purchasing, Stores, Inventory Management, Finance and Internal Audit departments

  • Acting Purchasing Supervisor

    Aug 1998 - Apr 1999

  • Materials Projects Officer

    Mar 1995 - Aug 1998

  • Materials Management Trainee

    Aug 1993 - Mar 1995
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  Water Utilities Corporation

  May 1999 - Jan 2010

  • Responsible for the entire supply chain function including warehousing, inventory management and procurement divisions with a compliment of over 100 staff• Procurement of goods and services for all sites in Botswana• Secretary of the Management Tender Committee • Tender administration and compilation of tender documents for presentation to the Management Tender Committee and Board Tender Committee• Analysis and evaluation of tenders• Contract administration and management• Supplier performance monitoring and management• Ensuring efficient procurement of competitive goods and services• Planning and management of inventory to ensure availability of goods and services for the operations of the Corporation• Preparing and controlling the materials budget for the management section• Coordinating training programmes for the team• Disciplining and recommending staff for appointments, promotions, transfers and dismissals• Managing the SAP Materials Management Module• Participating in companywide strategy development• Development and review of the supply chain strategy, ensuring alignment with Company objectives• Presenting procurement reports to internal stakeholders Show less • Leading a team of Procurement Officers• Sourcing of goods and services for the Corporation• Compiling tender documents for approval• Supervising the opening of tenders, tender administration and evaluation• Supplier management, performance monitoring and evaluation• Contract administration and management Approval of purchase orders• Tracking of orders through to timely receipt of supplies• Ensuring availability of competitive goods and services for the continued functioning of the business• Ensuring customer satisfaction Show less

  • Logistics and Materials Manager

    May 2001 - Jan 2010

  • Principal Corporate Buyer

    May 1999 - Nov 2001
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  Debswana Diamond Company

  Feb 2010 - now

  • Planning and coordinating the supply chain services function• Leadership of the procurement team in both Gaborone and Orapa (Transactional Procurement team, Systems Analysts and a Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) Manager)• Ensuring efficient procurement of competitive goods and services for the Head Office in Gaborone and the mines in Orapa and Jwaneng, including technical goods for the mines, office consumables, services and supplies for Corporate Social Investment Programmes • Approval of procurement transactions• Liaison and negotiation with international vendors and local and regional agents and distributors• Participating in the development and review of the Supply Chain Management Strategy• Developing operational and capex budgets• Presenting the annual procurement report to internal stakeholders• Inventory planning and optimisation to ensure availability of goods and services to meet the operational needs of the Company• Ensuring effective internal controls and good corporate governance• Supplier performance monitoring and management• Managing the SAP Materials Management Module• Streamlining of procurement processes and process automation• Stakeholder and customer (end-user) engagement, providing proactive service delivery • Supply chain performance reporting and KPI management• Planning and coordinating the supply chain services function Show less

  • Procurement Manager

    Jul 2012 - now

  • Supply Chain Services Manager

    Feb 2010 - Jun 2012