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Acting Group Manager Talent Management
Exxaro ResourcesActing Group Manager Talent Management
Oct. 2022 - Oct. 2023Centurion, Gauteng, South AfricaTo manage the Exxaro Talent Management Framework to support overall business strategy. To provide a capability framework that addresses the business strategy with inputs from key business function stakeholders. Support the Talent Acquisition team to review the recruitment processes and to remove S110 form for line approvals thereby streamlining the internal recruitment process and introduce an employee referral program Ensure the Diversity Equity and Inclusion vendor agreement is in place and deliver on online learning content development for the MyNexxt Learning Management System Provide a Data Science Learning Journey Framework for Digital Value Chain leads and data science enthusiasts. Support the Climate Change team to deliver an online learning experience for employees. Ensure the learning HRD compliance reporting is in support of Workplace Skills plan and Annual Training report processes and adhering to the Social Labour Plans. Additionally, alignment to the Social Impact Strategy Education Pillar Promote a more inclusive continuous learning culture with a focus on on-the- job work exposure, mentoring & coaching and formal training Introduce new management development programmes after tender process completion. Improve the Open-Source learning utilisation for Udemy, Coursera, LinkedIn Learning, OTT University and Open Sesame with more focussed learning paths and supporting professional accreditations Improve the Powering Knowledge utilisation across the SMME BU representation. Yes4Youth partner management and introduced entrepreneurial opportunities post the Yes4Youth programme Support the Women in Mining objectives with various learning & development initiatives like leadership development and mentoring and coaching opportunities. Expand the Talent Pipeline with a stronger Social Impact link and improve the skills development scorecard for Bursar spend. Optimal budget management
Strategic Workforce Planning Manager
Exxaro ResourcesStrategic Workforce Planning Manager
Jan. 2018Pretoria Area, South AfricaTo assess Exxaro’s workforce needs in line with the business strategy. To manage the workforce planning requirements in terms of capability, capacity and competence to deliver current and future strategic goals and objectives. To compile the Exxaro strategic workforce plan to ensure that the right people are appointed in the right place at the right time. To manage the internal talent pipeline by ensuring a consistent flow of suitable young professionals into the Company, taking into consideration the Employment Equity targets of the various employers in the Group of Companies.
Human Resources Business Partner
Nissan Motor CorporationHuman Resources Business Partner
Sep. 2016 - Dec. 2017South AfricaResponsible for aligning business objectives with employees and management. Consultant to Manufacturing management on human resource matters. Collaborates with the HR Centre of Excellence to deliver value adding HR functions to business units. Employee champion and change agent to promote a high performance organisation culture. Accountable for V-up promotion in South Africa and build the leadership capability in continuous improvement.
Organisation Effectiveness Practitioner
Nissan Motor CorporationOrganisation Effectiveness Practitioner
May. 2011 - Aug. 2016Pretoria Area, South AfricaOrganisation Development/Effectiveness: Lead specialist for continuous improvement, project management OD and all related strategy. Support operational excellence by providing correct tools, methods and training to support organisation learning through effective project delivery. As a qualified V-Expert I am responsible to restart the V-up promotion activity focusing on critical issue solving and daily use. V-up is a Nissan management tool for continuous improvement. The Organisation Development initiatives are focussed on ensuring business readiness affected by changes to company strategy.
Programme Manager: Organisational Change Management
Nissan South AfricaProgramme Manager: Organisational Change Management
Jan. 2010 - Apr. 2011Pretoria Area, South AfricaAs part of the SHIFT_NSA Project, perform the role of programme manager. Key performance area was to provide a structured change management approach to support the change across a programme of projects within the organisation. Develop a change management strategy considering the situational awareness of the change. Identify the potential risks and resistance factors and specific plans to mitigate the concerns. Develop the Organisational Change Management (OCM) initiatives and communication plans of various functional areas in support of the strategic programme. Duties include co-ordination of various functional activities which required change management. Responsible for the alignment of change communications to ensure consistent and co-ordinated messages across the organisation. This role had two full-time project resources reporting into OCM as well as part-time resource support from operational business functions.
Process improvement specialist
Nissan South AfricaProcess improvement specialist
Jul. 2009 - Dec. 2009Pretoria Area, South AfricaDevelop an improvement process to manage the request for system changes by providing decision criteria on whether the requests should proceed or be declined. The current process was reviewed and enhanced to improved turnaround on IT small change requests. A decision matrix was developed in order to evaluate the various requests from the business areas. The process was mapped and reviewed for improved monitoring and tracking of various phases such as request assessment, approval, purchasing and delivery. Perform the role of project manager and followed a project management methodology to ensure proper governance. The types of projects included outsourcing initiatives and other strategic initiatives within the business. Project tasks include developing detailed project plans, issue and risk logs and other supporting project governance tools.
Management Consultant
AccentureManagement Consultant
Sep. 2007 - Mar. 2009Management Consultant in Customer Relationship Management Consulting with specialisation in Service Delivery Management and Customer Strategy.
CRM Strategy Advisor
Nissan South AfricaCRM Strategy Advisor
Jan. 2003 - Jul. 2007Joined Nissan SA as a Sales Planning Manager and was responsible for planning and ordering of vehicles as per sales channel requirements. The Sales Planning process also included inventory management. End of 2004 transferred to the newly created CRM department with a role of CRM Manager focused on lead management and CRM programme development. On a part-time basis supported the business on project management of business improvement initiatives. Major achievement was leading a cross-functional team to introduce microdot technology on domestically sold vehicles - a first for the industry on all domestic vehicles.
Marketing Consultant: Business & Data Products campaigns
MTN SAMarketing Consultant: Business & Data Products campaigns
Apr. 2000 - Dec. 2002Understanding customer needs, churn drivers, segmentation market dynamics of SME and corporate market. Ability to identify and pursue retention initiatives to minimise churn. Data analysis, planning, execution and reporting on campaign performance
Senior Marketing Planner
Toyota South AfricaSenior Marketing Planner
Apr. 1997 - Mar. 2000Compiling / developing product briefs, marketing briefs, marketing calendars and market intelligence reports Sales trend analysis and forecasting. Behaviour based segmentation. Designing consumer research, analysing results, and recommending strategies. Profitability analysis from costing exercises. Strategise around product image positioning and media planning. Focussed on two key brands for two years (Corolla and Conquest) and compiled the marketing plan for Condor (MPV).
Marketing Researcher
SpoornetMarketing Researcher
Sep. 1995 - Apr. 1997Market research studies, market segmentation analysis, questionnaire design, and developing a product information reporting system. Co-ordinated the monitoring of new / additional business attained and reported Top Client performance against their budget. Compiled the domestic container budget for the region.

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