KwaZulu Natal
Welcome by the President of SAPICS, Mungo Park, Senior Director Account Solutions,
08:30 – 08:40
Consumer & Retail, DSV South Africa
Building your own personal Brand Equity
Temitope Ogunfayo CPIM, Head of Supply Chain, Procter & Gamble, Nigeria
08:40 – 09:30
In today’s world, it takes more than performance to get ahead in your supply chain career, whether you are an
employee or entrepreneur. While performance is the entry point for career excellence, you need more than that
to get ahead – you need a good image, and a wide range of exposures. This presentation will introduce you to and
explain the PIE model, emphasizing on what counts and equip you with a tool kit that will enhance your leadership to manage
your career as a supply chain professional. It will also provide guidance and coaching for others in your team. It will help you
build your personal brand, by focusing on:
Proactive (rather than reactive) performance management.
Creating a winning image of, and for yourself
Using a network of supporters (mentors and sponsors) to create a meaningful development plan
Integrated business planning (IBP) is the leading competitive differentiator. Where
are you on this journey to success?
Douglas Kent SCOR-P, Managing Director, PwC, USA
09:30 – 10:20
Executives require further integration of key business decisions and financial planning into the process where
successful IBP implementation can provide tremendous results to both bottom-line as well as top-line performance.
This presentation provides an intimate look at what successful achievement of IBP requires, how to prepare for organizational
adoption, and a roadmap to successful implementation and change management. African-relevant industry examples will be
presented. This segment’s conclusion will provide opportunities for your personal involvement in creating industry leading best
practices & thought leadership!
10:20 – 10:50
Tea and Coffee
International Logistics – The value of visibility and collaboration
Bronwyn Engelbrecht, Strategic Sourcing Manager, Busby, South Africa - winner of the
SAPICS Award for the best written paper from a practitioner at SAPICS2016 -and Gerrit
Fourie, Divisional Executive for Supply Chain Solutions, Santova Limited, South Africa
10:50 – 11:30
The strategic partnership between The House of Busby and Santova Logistics proved that significant time and cost
benefits can still be realised in modern international supply chains. Applying joint optimisation principles the team
realised a 17% annualised actual cost saving, as well as a 20% improvement in ex works to primary DC lead time
performance. The presentation explains the strategy, approach and execution that resulted in the business benefit
of a complex Supply Chain environment, actively sourcing from 60+ ports into 20+ active divisions. Attendees will
take away practical examples of the improvement initiatives, relevant to multiple industries.
Environmental Economics – Supply Chain Solutions When Zero Counts
Marilize Worst BCompt Honours, Managing Director, SmartMatta, South Africa
11:40 – 12:20
12:20 – 13:30
There is a growing understanding of the value of waste by companies. The move from considering waste
management merely as a cost saving exercise to seeing it as a value-add to the bottom line is slowly infiltrating
forward thinking businesses’ strategies. Making the real and utmost difference requires rethinking waste as an integral
component of your supply chain. Rethinking your supply chain as a continuous positive development cycle that preserves and
enhances natural capital, optimises resource yields and minimises system risks – often referred to nowadays as a circular
economy and closed loop approach which optimises value throughout the life cycle of products.
Lunch
Supply Chain Management within the Public Sector
13:30 – 14:10
Sandile Ngcobo, MCIPS, MBA, Deputy Head: Supply Chain Operations, eThekwini
Municipality, South Africa
During this presentation Sandile Ngcobo will draw from his experience to outline best
practice policies in public sector and how these can be achieved. The presentation will highlight strategic sourcing, spend
analysis, tactical negotiating and systems tools. Practical examples will be shared.
Building high performing Supply Chain Teams during ‘the war for talent’
Chantal Kading, Managing Director, The People Shop, South Africa
14:20 – 15:00
There has been a seismic shift in ‘the war for talent’. Mc Kinsey coined this term in their ground breaking study
as a strategic business challenge and a critical driver of corporate performance, as a result of recent economic
and social forces this challenge will persist into the future. In order to win the war, Organisation need to
becoming more attractive to talented individuals, build a culture devoted to high performance, engage and growth their A, B
and C players. Key factors for building high performing teams will be discussed, as well as strategies from industry to aid
organisation in the shift from talent retention as an activity, to creating a culture of talent development.
15:00 – 15:30
Tea and Coffee
Social Supply Chains: tune in or fade out
Juanita Vorster, Owner and Strategist, At That Point PR Agency, South Africa
15:30 – 16:10
A social supply chain understands that valuable data comes from everywhere and that immediate e action on the
data is fast becoming the separator between success and survival. Supply chain professionals need to understand
that the data freely available through social sharing channels must become an integral part of both strategic planning and
operational execution. This session will not focus on the marketing aspects of tools such as Facebook and Twitter, but rather on
the value available from integrating social data into supply chains.
Sustainable and Green Procurement – You have the power to protect the future
Lorraine Jenks, Founder and Professional Speaker, Hotelstuff/Greenstuff, South Africa
16:20 – 17:00
Every product has an impact on the environment every step of the way through its entire lifespan. Every person
has a responsibility to make better choices about everything we buy, do, eat, drive, play or work with every
day. Supply Chain Professionals have a critically important role to play and they have the power to protect the
future. Only when people understand the “Why” will they bother about the “What” and finally care about the “How” to make
better choices. Lorraine Jenks will explain how easy this can be. She will share stories, challenges, solutions and templates that
will help you make responsible, sustainable, green and ethical choices.
Our thanks to Chantal Kading who will be spending time with student attendees providing them with guidance on compiling professional CVs,
interview techniques, the corporate world and how get ready for the working world. Chantal is the founding member and Managing Director
of The People Shop, a Career Consultancy and Executive Search and Recruitment firm to the Supply Chain Management Profession. Chantal is
passionate about driving Professionalism within the Supply Chain Profession..
The KwaZulu Natal Regional Conference is sponsored by
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