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PERSONAL DETAILS

Full name Nivarde Van Rooi

LANGUAGE APTITUDE

English Excellent proficiency to communicate read and write

EDUCATION

2003 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

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BTech degree: Logistics Management

2001 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan UniversityNational Diploma: Purchasing Management

1998 Alexander Road High SchoolMatriculated

WORK EXPERIENCE

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October 2007 – Mercedes Benz South AfricaPresent

June 2005 – June 2007(contract)

Procurement Specialist

Responsible for the procurement of cost effective non-production materials and

services

Support group operations with an uninterrupted flow of non-production materials and

services

Conduct vendor price negotiations in accordance with IPS targets

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Responsible for cost optimization and transparency throughout the supply chain

Initiate and facilitate supplier development by employing new technologies and

processes

Interact and support cross-functional processes for materials and services

Interact with global vendor community and the IPS network

SRM (Strategic Relationship Management)

Supplier innovation

Negotiations – commercial terms (contract management)

Savings and Cost avoidance

Develop identified procurement business cases on new costing initiatives

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Establishing, leading and facilitating cross functional sourcing teams (CFST) to focus

on specific commodity TCO reduction and value creation initiatives

Apply risk management processes with respect to compliance

BUSINESS UNITS SUPPORTED WITH PROCUREMENT OF GOODS & SERVICES

Human Resources (Furniture & Partitioning Systems for Offices, carpet replacements, IT based career website which would reduce the number of labour brokers currently used by the company for submission of cv applications)

Sales & Marketing (Signage for MB dealerships, Shop fitting and promotional stands for the launch of the new A & and CLA class vehicle for all Mercedes-Benz passenger car dealerships, transportation of vehicles, Bistro concept for passenger car & commercial vehicle dealerships, tyre fitting equipment for the entire dealer network)

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Facilities Planning (Various building projects – upgrades to existing buildings / demolition of buildings / construction of new buildings, road maintenance, transformers, solar power panels, solar geysers, generators, furniture, partitioning systems for offices, carpet replacements)

Facilities Management (Gastronomy / Canteen services, security services)

Production (various production equipment and spare parts – electrical / mechanical, wheel alignment testing equipment, jigs / clamping stations / measuring machines)

Logistics (airfreight / sea freight / road transportation, trolleys, racking, material handling equipment, packaging, warehousing requirements)

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Retail procurement for dealerships (General maintenance of building facility, after market fitments to vehicles, vehicle accessories, tyres, dent repairs, glass replacement, transportation of vehicles, furniture, partitioning systems for offices, security guarding services and cash collections)

July 2007 - Volkswagen South AfricaSeptember 2007

Senior Buyer

The identification & development of local and import parts in order to meet project requirements.

Establish benchmark pricing and perform value analysis to ensure competitiveness.

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Conduct quotes and sourcing activities via various purchasing systems & prepare and present recommendations for managerial decision making purposes.

Seek & develop new supply sources, nationally and internationally. Negotiate supplier price adjustments.

February 2002- Volkswagen South AfricaMay 2005

Graduate Trainee and Junior Buyer Component Exports

Liaising with European / Asian VW colleagues and customers for existing & future export projects from South Africa

Sourcing and development of local component manufactures Volume forecasting Price negotiations Preparing business plans to the steering committee for project sign-off

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SKILLS and ABILITIES

Confident, motivated and an approachable individual

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Loyal team player as well as strong leadership aptitude

Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Ability to interpret and use numerical and statistical data

Ability to work well under pressure

Ability to perform research within the business management field

ACHIEVEMENTS

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- June 2011 – April 2012 I successfully concluded the sourcing of professional consultants within the building industry to design a new production facility for the Mercedes-Benz C Class, which will be launched in March 2014. The budget was reduced to ZAR 28 mil, we managed to source the required services at 25% below the budget. The project lead-time was also reduced by 20% due to pending internal approvals; this caused us to react quickly, make speedy but precise decisions and negotiations, work longer hours and still ensure that our procurement guidelines and processes were adhered to. The appointment of the main building contractor was also a success in terms of having extensive experience, excellent quality & a good BBBEE rating. Construction value ZAR 166 mil.

- April 2011 – May 2012 I facilitated the scope of work and procurement in a greenfield project, to source professional consultants and building contractors for the 1st TruckStore facility in South Africa. Project value ZAR 12 Mil.

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- May 2012 – September 2012, I successfully concluded one of our largest Logistics Services contracts with a value of ZAR 500 Mil (with good saving results).

- May 2012 – April 2013, I was second to lead the Procure To Pay procurement system implemented for the MBSA retail division. (SMH Dealerships).

- July 2013 – September 2013, I successfully negotiated 5 contracts for the SMH dealer network achieving savings / rebates for the group. Contract(s) value ZAR 40 Mil.

- March 2014 – July 2014, Supported Constantia Kloof dealership with upgrades to their new and pre-owned showroom area and back of house offices. Project value ZAR 6 Mil.

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- June 2014 – December 2014, Supported the Dealer Network Tyre Project team with procurement of tyre fitment and balancing machines. Project value ZAR 6 Mil.

- Aug 2014, Successfully appointed a general planner / project manager for designing a test track facility. Phase 1 Project value ZAR 25 Mil.

- Oct 2014 – Dec 2014, Supported Century City dealership with upgrades to their AMG facility. Project value ZAR 4 Mil.

- February 2015 – Current, Supporting Paarl with sourcing all workshop & IT equipment, furniture, shop-fittings, signage for their new dealership. Project value R7.1 Mil.

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PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSIONS

2014 - Nivarde has continued to be a valued member of the team, both in terms of purchasing performance & leadership behaviour. He has delivered good purchasing results and in addition, met his OBE & Blanket Order target for the year.

He interacts well with his colleagues both in the IPS environment as well as within the organization. Very Positive feedback has been received from his internal customers. He takes ownership & accountability for his responsibilities both inside & outside his scope of work, which is noted both by the internal customers as well as through setting an example for the team.

I would like to see more attention to detail in assigned tasks, as well as application of the Lead Yourself & Lead Others development course, in seeing the bigger picture in terms of overall team strategy.

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REFERENCES

Hullet Prince

Procurement Manager

Mercedes-Benz South Africa

Cell: 082 560 0236

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Shaun Williams

Junior Manager Procurement

Mercedes-Benz South Africa

Cell: 082 220 9207

Stanley Hotlman

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Character Witness

Head nurse at Life Hospital (East London)

082 531 2910