Caylim - B-BBEE Transformation and Sustainability Manager at MTN Group

Designs and implements B-BBEE strategies aligned with corporate goals to foster transformation and compliance.

Builds and maintains strategic relationships with government, regulators, and industry partners.

Leads projects from inception to completion, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

Ensures organizational adherence to governance codes, legislation, and industry best practices.

Develop and implement B-BBEE strategy in alignment with organizational strategy.. Develop B-BBEE business plan and set realistic targets to ensure the achievement of objectives.. Advise MTN Board and Executive Committee on implementing high level strategies for the organisation to add value to the B-BBEE scorecard.. Incorporate the policies, guidelines and procedures defined by Procurement Tender Committee Review to MTN procurement strategy.. Set B-BBEE Targets per Exco member as direct reports of the Group CEO.. Develop a buy-in mission, vision and core values, which contains all dimensions of a best in class buying program and is shared by top management of all key functions.. This involves analysing new trends in the buying environment, identifying the need for new mission, vision & core values, communicating those needs to key stakeholders.. Develop a long-term capability plan that enables the realization of the buying Vision.. This involves an understanding of the long-term business objectives and requirements.. Develop and continually update the operating model that enables the realization of the buying vision.. Identify areas where value can be added and exploited further, where value is being destroyed, where value is latent, and act accordingly.. Consider future consequences of actions on the viability of the business.. Discuss current environment and how this will impact MTN as a business both now and in the future.. Ensure B-BBEE virtual strategy consolidation and facilitate the process.. Conduct ongoing analysis of B-BBEE initiatives and new business enablement requirements.. Coordinate planning analysis and business case definition of strategic projects and facilitate the decision-making process to agree on B-BBEE priorities.. Enhance B-BBEE policies to align the new amended B-BBEE Codes.. Continuous align business changes to B-BBEE operational framework requirements.. Ensure procurement compliance with B-BBEE objectives.. Create and set B-BBEE targets in consultation with internal customers.. Monitor and categorise B-BBEE spend in accordance with the DTI good codes of practice.. Set up enterprise development strategy.. Monitor performance of B-BBEE suppliers in line with the overall procurement strategy – remove barriers of entry and promote acceptable criteria of performance standards.. Ensure spend of small SME’s and engendered companies.. Design monthly reports in line with the categories as defined in the good codes of practice.. Ensure the funding of enterprise development in line with the good codes of practice.. Ensure the creation of B-BBEE awareness and establish B-BBEE Transformation Committee to manage the Group’s overall B-BBEE performance objective.. Conduct ongoing analysis of B-BBEE needs and requirements and align the operational environment.. Identify B-BBEE and transformation initiatives and new business enablement requirements.. Consult with supply chain community across business to ensure that there is consistent implementation, monitoring and reporting of B-BBEE.. Enhance B-BBEE policy to align it with the new ICT Sector Codes as approved by the DTI.. Continuously align business changes to the BEE operational framework requirements.. Develop an Enterprise and supplier development strategy corporate wide and implemented it.. Implementation of strategy throughout business.. Developed and implemented setting aside certain procurement spend for developed suppliers as an exit strategy.. Develop suppliers in alignment with the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice, giving preference to regional suppliers; and establish partnerships with other stakeholders where hubs are available.. Ensure that all SD and enterprise development opportunities are identified and supported to maximise benefits to the supplier base and MTN - Both for internal businesses and external suppliers (Identifying opportunities for Enterprise Development with strategic suppliers, and preferential procurement spend with strategic suppliers with good B-BEE contribution levels for strategic commodities and SD opportunities).. Develop and manage the MTN’s supplier development targets for delivery on MTN-wide strategy.. Set appropriate preferential procurement targets and ensure set targets are met.. Co-ordinating and manage supplier development strategies across MTN’s procurement.. Support cross-functional sourcing teams and supplier groups to ensure SD becomes entrenched.. Support procurement sourcing teams with drawing up of evaluation criteria, RFP documents (i.e. support documents for the high value tender gateway review process).. Manage the MTN’s relationship with one or more national and multinational suppliers and co-ordinate incubation & supplier development opportunities (i.e. set aside/redirect procurement opportunities for Black businesses).. Implement training and create awareness on supplier development related issues including Preferential Procurement and Enterprise Development in MTN.. Lobby Exco support and buy-in for relevant SD initiatives.. Deploy skills development initiatives within immediate team for delivery of capacity development initiatives, in line with Human Resources Centre’s of excellence strategies.. Develop and ensure delivery of key B-BBEE objectives in the transformation strategy.. Keep the organization well-informed with the relevant changes in legislation.. Identify, assess and prioritise the applicable regulatory requirements to comply with.. Provide compliance advice and services to compliance stakeholders.. Setting up a Transformation Committee with the organization and coordinate meetings.. Setting targets for different B-BBEE element champions and monitoring them.. Developing strategies for different stakeholders or B-BBEE elements owners.. Setting up of both regional and national EE forums and coordinate meetings.. Coordinate and making sure that matters below addressed. These include, but are not limited to: Employment Equity Plans and Targets for all divisions – both males and females aligned to Economic Active Population (EAP) of the country.. Impact of Employment Equity on MTN’s B-BBEE Scorecard.. People with disabilities (PWDs).. Salary benchmarks and disparities.. Skills Development (i.e. Bursaries, training and development).. Developing EE improvements strategies for different stakeholders.. Monitor budget expenditure and periodically report B-BBEE financials.. Keep organization well informed with relevant legislation changes.. Develop and implement B-BBEE reporting tool (i.e., BEE123).. Benchmark buying results and capabilities against best practice and international standards of performance to identify challenges and relative positioning.. Analyse performance against targets to improve performance in overall managerial processes, tactical processes and operational processes.. Record and report savings achieved.. Develop and manage contract compliance strategy: On a monthly basis, develop contract compliance report that tracks through Key Performance Indicators, supplier performance and internal customer’s contract compliance.. Develop and propose to executive committee an annual category buying plan that contains (i.e. for Group wide) procurement: Buying performance targets (volume, price, timing), Capability development needs, Strategic sourcing project to be set up per major categories.. On a monthly basis, ensure the development of category performance report.. On a quarterly basis, ensure the development of Supply Chain Performance Report which includes: Analyse results against targets, Initiate Process/ Organisation/ System Optimization, Agree benchmark framework, Identify improvements since last benchmark, Develop benchmark reports and present findings to the tender committee.