Mamo Tjale

Mamo is an experienced public procurement and supply chain management professional with over 20 years of experience in the public sector. My experience spans strategic procurement planning, contract management, demand and acquisition management, and the interpretation and application of SCM legislative and regulatory frameworks. Mamo holds a Diploma in Purchasing Management and a B-Tech Degree in Logistics Management from Tshwane University of Technology.

SCM Sourcing: Specialist at ESKOM (2026-09 – Present)

• Ensure that all business, commercial and technical stakeholder relevant for the category, have engaged and shared understanding exist with respect to the strategic sourcing plan
• Co-ordinate and comply with PUBLIC FINANCE MANGEMENT ACT, TREASURY REGULATIONS, PPPFA, BBBEE
• Managing contracts from the tendering phase to project close-out, ensuring a reduction in contract management costs
• Stakeholder relations and communication, monitoring and reporting and Assets and resource management
• Manage the coordination, review and monitoring of contract compliance by determine whether products/service are delivered at the right time, of the right quantity, right products right place right conditions right quality and the right price according to contract
• To oversees the preparation and maintenance of legal documents relating to a project or service being delivered to their employers by external providers.
• Administering all contracts between suppliers/service providers within the department in accordance with policies, and legal requirements and in compliance with supply chain policies.
• Develop and participate in the development of the supply chain strategy of the organization
• Implementation of Government procedure, supply chain management framework and process, organizational and Government structure
• Ensuring robust contract management and review processes and procedures are in place, managing and mitigating risk in the organisation
• Negotiating contractual arrangements with suppliers, minimising business risk
• Oversee organization management of the strategic sourcing, procurement, contracting, and evaluation of services
• Follow the 7x7 strategies sourcing
• To provide procurement advice to internal clients on procurement strategies to optimally serve business needs
• Ensure continuous improvement in all areas of involvement
• Negotiations, Lead and drive saving initiatives
• Ensuring the section achieves a percentage saving on all purchasing, put in place monitoring arrangements for delivering and acceptance of goods and also suppliers s performance
• Participate and provide advice at tender Specification meeting to ensure that supply chain management policies are compiled with tenders
• Provide advice on compliance and supply chain management related matters as required at the tender Evaluation Committee meeting
• Establish industry based tender compliance requirements through reviewing the scope of the terms of reference and integrating the compliance requirements into the tender documentation
• Establish and issue tender enquiry of the completion of complex contracts, place tender advert in the media
• Receive, Evaluate, control, manage tenders and the communication of the outcome and maintain the contract register for tenders
• Draft and submit report for supply chain management compliance through checking submission with explanation against the requirements as per terms of reference
• Place orders and contracts on SAP System
• Establish contract award and manage the loading of contracts on contract management system
• Develop and implement contract management and procurement frameworks, sourcing strategies, negotiations agreements, drafts and manage contracts
• Develop and implement new system, best practice, inventory control, demand planning in order to meet the department sourcing requirements
• Mentorship and Coaching
• Perform sole adjudication by approving purchase orders for procurement in line with the delegated authority level and supply chain management policy requirements
• Follow the elements of negotiation model
• Provide training and advisory service to the buyers and advise on policies and procedure
• Established a centralized procurement function to conclude contract for e-procurement
• Work on special projects as requested by management support all level of management in the department

SCM Sourcing: Specialist at SAFCOL (2025-06 – 2026-08)

• Provides professional advice, expertise and practical assistance to the staff in reviewing scope of work, contractor pre-qualification, completion of tender documents, contract negotiation, finalizing contract documents
• Co-ordinate and comply with PUBLIC FINANCE MANGEMENT ACT, TREASURY REGULATIONS, PPPFA, BBBEE
• Managing contracts from the tendering phase to project close-out, ensuring a reduction in contract management costs
• Ensure continuous improvement in all areas of involvement
• Place orders and contracts on SAP System
• Negotiations, Lead and drive saving initiatives
• Conduct geographic analyses of suppliers & monitor alignment to business requirements and objectives
• Identify opportunities for enhancing operational excellence and cost
• Develop best practice processes & works with other departments to enhance the SAGE X3 ERP process
• Coordinate competitive sourcing processes with internal stakeholders (e.g., RFI/RFP)
• Facilitate vendor agreements and contracts in partnership with Business and Legal Counsel
• Monitor major vendor performance with business unit relationship owners
• Ensure value for money & promotes cost saving measures
• Develop expertise & benchmarking knowledge of assigned categories & major vendors
• Collaborate & communicate with Manager: Bid Management to align financial commitments of all pre-approved budgets
• Advise & make recommendation on potential problems and solutions experienced by end users
• Monitor compliance with legal, contractual, financial, and commercial requirements by business departments
• Contribute to SAFCOL to achieve a clean administrative audit outcome, from a unit perspective
• Provide auditors with the required information on queries • Produce timely status reports for strategic sourcing
• Monitor & manage or escalate risk related to strategic sourcing activities • Conduct site visits, where required
• Develop & maintain effective working relationships with senior management, key stakeholders, and suppliers
• Proactively identify new potential suppliers in line with growth in the industry & actively drives and monitors the use of accredited suppliers

Procurement Advisor (Tenders, Reports and Contracts) at Mulimisa Consulting (2022-02 – 2025-05)

• Provides professional advice, expertise and practical assistance to the staff in reviewing scope of work, contractor pre-qualification, completion of tender documents, contract negotiation, finalizing contract documents
• Co-ordinate and comply with PUBLIC FINANCE MANGEMENT ACT, TREASURY REGULATIONS, PPPFA, BBBEE
• Managing contracts from the tendering phase to project close-out, ensuring a reduction in contract management costs
• Ensure continuous improvement in all areas of involvement
• Negotiations, Lead and drive saving initiatives
• Establish tender enquiry for the completion of complex contracts
• Tender Administration, Evaluate and control tenders, Establish contract awards
• Expedite the delivery of orders, Stock supplementary and stock replenishment
• Payment of stock purchases, transport and posting, Inventory control
• Assists in the preparation and presentation of cost and schedule forecasts and any other special project performance / status reviews as required.
• Assists in the preparation of proposals, client presentations and contract negotiations
• Represents the Corporation at pre-tender meetings for tender clarification, negotiation and optimization of work scope.
• Assists in developing tenders and bids for future work for the Company and to ensure all tender and contract development activities are in accordance with company procedures and technical work instructions
• Maintains contractual records and documentation such as receipt and control of all contract correspondence, customer contact information sheets, contractual changes, status reports and other documents for all projects.
• Provides guidance on tenders and contract matters to the Corporation
• Provides training to employees and clients in contracting practices, processes, policies and procedures.
• Monitors and reports compliance by company employees with established procedures.
• Works with risk management department to identify risks and implement mitigation
• Ensures that signed contracts are communicated to all relevant parties to provide contract visibility and awareness, interpretation to support implementation.
• Monitors and contract close-out, extension or renewal.
• Manages operational activities of the Legal Department.
• Liaises with internal and external stakeholders; as required.
• Performs any other related duties and responsibilities consistent with the job title/position
• Assists in developing and implementing procedures for contract management and administration in compliance with company policy

Supply Chain Management Senior Advisor (Sourcing Specialist) at Eskom Holdings Limited (Megawatt Park) (2012-08 – 2021-02)

Strategic Sourcing (Supply Chain Management)

• Ensure that all business, commercial and technical stakeholder relevant for the category, have engaged and shared understanding exist with respect to the strategic sourcing plan
• Co-ordinate and comply with PUBLIC FINANCE MANGEMENT ACT, TREASURY REGULATIONS, PPPFA, BBBEE
• Managing contracts from the tendering phase to project close-out, ensuring a reduction in contract management costs
• Stakeholder relations and communication, monitoring and reporting and Assets and resource management
• Manage the coordination, review and monitoring of contract compliance by determine whether products/service are delivered at the right time, of the right quantity, right products right place right conditions right quality and the right price according to contract
• To oversees the preparation and maintenance of legal documents relating to a project or service being delivered to their employers by external providers.
• Administering all contracts between suppliers/service providers within the department in accordance with policies, and legal requirements and in compliance with supply chain policies.
• Develop and participate in the development of the supply chain strategy of the organization
• Implementation of Government procedure, supply chain management framework and process, organizational and Government structure
• Ensuring robust contract management and review processes and procedures are in place, managing and mitigating risk in the organisation
• Negotiating contractual arrangements with suppliers, minimising business risk
• Oversee organization management of the strategic sourcing, procurement, contracting, and evaluation of services
• Follow the 7x7 strategies sourcing
• To provide procurement advice to internal clients on procurement strategies to optimally serve business needs
• Ensure continuous improvement in all areas of involvement
• Negotiations, Lead and drive saving initiatives
• Ensuring the section achieves a percentage saving on all purchasing, put in place monitoring arrangements for delivering and acceptance of goods and also suppliers s performance
• Participate and provide advice at tender Specification meeting to ensure that supply chain management policies are compiled with tenders
• Provide advice on compliance and supply chain management related matters as required at the tender Evaluation Committee meeting
• Establish industry based tender compliance requirements through reviewing the scope of the terms of reference and integrating the compliance requirements into the tender documentation
• Establish and issue tender enquiry of the completion of complex contracts, place tender advert in the media
• Receive, Evaluate, control, manage tenders and the communication of the outcome and maintain the contract register for tenders
• Draft and submit report for supply chain management compliance through checking submission with explanation against the requirements as per terms of reference
• Place orders and contracts on SAP System
• Establish contract award and manage the loading of contracts on contract management system
• Develop and implement contract management and procurement frameworks, sourcing strategies, negotiations agreements, drafts and manage contracts
• Develop and implement new system, best practice, inventory control, demand planning in order to meet the department sourcing requirements
• Mentorship and Coaching
• Perform sole adjudication by approving purchase orders for procurement in line with the delegated authority level and supply chain management policy requirements
• Follow the elements of negotiation model
• Provide training and advisory service to the buyers and advise on policies and procedure
• Established a centralized procurement function to conclude contract for e-procurement
• Work on special projects as requested by management support all level of management in the department

Senior Buyer (Supply Chain Management) at Eskom Holding Limited (Megawatt Park) (2007-08 – 2012-07)

E-Procurement Contracts

• Co-ordinate PUBLIC FINANCE MANGEMENT ACT, TREASURY REGULATIONS, PPPFA, BBBEE
• Consolidate maverick spend and Place contracts on e-procurement and SAP System
• Provide training to end user, regions and power stations buyers
• Participate on e-procurement workshops, Roll out contracts
• Maintain presence and visibility at regions and power stations
• Receive, Evaluate, control and manage tenders
• Ensuring the section achieves a percentage saving on all purchasing, put in place monitoring arrangements for delivering and acceptance of goods and also suppliers s performance.
• Participate and provide advice at tender Specification meeting to ensure that SCM policies are compiled with tenders
• Provide advice on compliance and SCM related matters as required at the tender Evaluation Committee meeting.
• Establish industry based tender compliance requirements through reviewing the scope of the terms of reference and integrating the compliance requirements into the tender documentation
• Establish and issue tender enquiry of the completion of complex contracts and manage contracts and Place contracts and contracts on SAP System
• Draft and submit report for SCM compliance through checking submission with explanation against the requirements as per terms of reference
• Establish contract award and manage the loading of contracts on contract management system

Buyer (Supply Chain Management) at Eskom Holding Limited (Duvha Power Station) (2006-02 – 2007-07)

• Initiate procurement process
• Co-ordinate and comply with PUBLIC FINANCE MANGEMENT ACT, TREASURY REGULATIONS, PPPFA, BBBEE
• Ensure continuous improvement in all areas of involvement
• Negotiate, Lead and drive saving initiatives
• Ensure tender enquiry for the completion of complex contracts and Manage contracts
• Evaluate and control tenders
• Perform sole adjudication
• Place order and contract on SAP system and award contracts
• Expedite the delivery of orders
• Provide advisory services and comply with governance requirements
• Perform any other legitimate activity as required

Procurement Officer at Department of Transport (2004-03 – 2006-01)

• Co-ordinate and comply with PUBLIC FINANCE MANGEMENT ACT, TREASURY REGULATIONS, PPPFA and follow the elements of supply chain
• Ensure that all purchases are done according to existing state contract and prescript and ruling of state contract and stay up to date on changes.
• Formulating and implementing stores policy procurement policy
• Maintain and authorize orders on LOGIS and LOGIS on line according to the approved procurement advise
• Obtain quotation from the supplier when items are ordered on a non-contractual basis
• Ensure correct placement of order to the supplier
• Capture requisitions on LOGIS online
• Ensure the prices on the system correspond with the one on the quotation and if not amend on the system (LSRM)
• Amend information on the system (LSLG) whenever processing new order
• Register supplier on iqual database and update existing information on iqual database
• Capture all authorized orders, tenders, and contracts awarded on the iqual database
• Receiving of stock, checking quantity and quality of stock
• Render a professional and cost-effective assets management to NDOT
• Stock takes according to paragraph 38 of PFMA and chapter 10.1.1 of National Treasury Regulation
• Accounting and administration of stores
• Storage and safekeeping of redundant assets
• Maintenance of assets register
• Asset’s identification and bar-coding assets inspection and verification
• Management and reporting losses and damages
• Draw up annual stock tacking report

Provision admin clerk at Dept. of water affairs and forestry (2001-03 – 2004-02)

• Capturing log sheet and additional maintenance and paying of access claims, insurance premium and tracker insurance for subsidized vehicle through persal and BAS system
• Co-ordinate and comply with PUBLIC FINANCE MANGEMENT ACT, TREASURY REGULATIONS, PPPFA, BBBEE
• Develop, implement and maintain policies, procedure and manuals related to the management of records and Record keeping for all application and vehicles already delivered
• Handle queries regarding the payment of fuel allowance and access claims for subsidized vehicle and Handle queries regarding the progress of quotation and delivery vehicle
• Liaising with maintenance service provider to capture officials and officials’ kilometers

Senior Provisioning Administration Clerk at Statistics South Africa (2001-01 – 2001-02)

• Co-ordinate and comply with PUBLIC FINANCE MANGEMENT ACT, TREASURY REGULATIONS, PPPFA and follow the elements of supply chain
• Ensure continuous improvement in all areas of involvement.
• Manage and coordinate facilities management and coordinate auxiliary support services
• Booking flight through travel agencies and booking hotel accommodation directly or through travel agencies
• Booking venues for conference, workshop and seminar
• Negotiating low rates for stats S.A conference and preparing written officials orders
• Liaising with travel and other service provider and users
• Matching invoice with orders and verifying the correctness of both
• Preparing orders for payment and send to payment clerk

Provisioning Admin clerk at SA Management Development Institute (1998-07 – 1999-12)

• Co-ordinate and comply with PUBLIC FINANCE MANGEMENT ACT, TREASURY REGULATIONS, PPPFA
• Placement of orders and contract administration and follow the elements of supply chain
• Develop, implement and maintain policies, procedure and manuals related to the management of records,
• Ensure continuous improvement in all areas of involvement
• Establish tender enquiry for the completion of complex contracts
• Tender Administration, Evaluate and control tenders, Establish contract awards
• Expedite the delivery of orders, Stock supplementary and stock replenishment
• Payment of stock purchases, transport and posting, Inventory control

B-Tech Degree in Logistics Management – Tshwane University of Technology (2007)

Purchasing Management Diploma in Purchasing Management – Tshwane University of Technology (1999)

Senior certificate (Matric) Grade 12 – Makgoka High School (1995)