1. JEREMY JOHN
26 Elray Avenue Diploma Member CIPS
Johannesburg, SA
BBusScience
Phone +27 76 584 9822 Languages: English,
E-mail jeremyjohnza@gmail.com Afrikaans, Arabic
PROFILE
A Procurement Professional with over nine years international experience in the petrochemical,
construction, hotel real estate development, telecommunications and automotive industries
Key achievements include:
• As a key member of the Procurement Team, directed data migration for Oracle
implementation company wide, resulting in a successful Go Live that contributed to
winning the “Most Improved Procurement Team 2012”
• As Financial Consultant at a telecommunications company, discovered the source of lost
income and recouped 40% of losses in the form of credit notes from the supplier
• As Inventory Planner, reduced inventory by 10% without reducing sales or availiability of
stock
KEY SKILLS
• Process improvement • Tendering
• Strategic sourcing • Project management
• Category management • Contract negotiation
CAREER SUMMARY
2015-Present JOHN FAMILY TRUST JOHANNESBURG
Researcher
2014-2015 SAUDI ARAMCO SAUDI ARABIA
Cost Engineer
2013-2014 MULTISOURCE TELECOMS JOHANNESBURG
Accounts Payable Officer
Financial Consultant
2009-2012 TOURISM DEVELOPMENT & INVESTMENT COMPANY (TDIC) ABU DHABI
Buyer
2007-2008 McDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL DUBAI
Maintenance Repair Operations Supervisor
2005-2007 AUTOZONE (PTY) LTD JOHANNESBURG
Planner

2. CAREER HISTORY
2015-Present JOHN FAMILY TRUST JOHANNESBURG
Researcher
John Family Trust is a legal entity that owns property and vehicle assets that it
trades for the purpose of bequeathing an inheritance to the children of the
trustees.
Reporting to the trustees, responsible for all research relating to the
administration and trading of the trust, as well as the maintenance of the assets
thereof
Achievements include:
• Provided information that led to the successful purchase of three assets
significantly below market prices, leading to savings of approximately
34% of the market value of those assets.
2014-2015 SAUDI ARAMCO SAUDI ARABIA
Cost Engineer
Saudi Aramco is the state-owned oil company of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
and a fully integrated, global petroleum and chemicals enterprise, recognized as
the world’s most valuable company.
Reporting to the Head of Department of Gas Operations Capital Project
Management; responsible for all the cost engineering activities including capital
budget forecasting, SAP system project updates and contract payment
administration.
Achievements include:
• Selected to handle the cost processes and procedures for a new team
created to set up streamlined project management processes to realise a
reduction of two years in lead times through reducing bureaucratic
inefficiencies
2013-2014 MULTISOURCE TELECOMS JOHANNESBURG
Accounts Payable Officer
Financial Consultant
Mulitsource is a long-standing South African company which provides fully
integrated, end-to-end telecommunications solutions, products and services.
Reporting to the Finance Director; responsible for cash management of the
business, ensuring that local and international creditors were paid on time and
finding, eliminating and recouping losses suffered by XConnect, a subsidiary of
Multisource.
Achievements include:

3. • As Financial Consultant at XConnect, discovered the source of 98% of
lost income and recouped 40% of losses in the form of credit notes from
the supplier.
2009-2012 TOURISM DEVELOPMENT & INVESTMENT COMPANY (TDIC) ABU DHABI
Buyer
TDIC is a master developer owned in part by the Government of Abu Dhabi with
assets in excess of US$ 35 bn. The company is developing Abu Dhabi’s most
prestigious residential and commercial projects, including Saadiyat Island.
Reporting to the Director of Global Procurement; responsible for the procurement
strategy, as well as the actual procurement of the company’s fleet; marketing;
information, communications and technology; and facilities management goods
and services. Conducted vendor appraisals. Seconded to the Oracle Team
project mid 2011 as data migration lead.
Achievements include:
• Secured savings in excess of USD 5 M per year through a shift in
procurement strategy and negotiations with key suppliers
• Directed the successful migration as data migration lead on the Oracle
Project Team, which meant a successful Go Live that consequently lead
to my department winning the “Most Improved Procurement Team,” at
CIPS Middle East 2012.
2007-2008 McDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL DUBAI
Maintenance Repair Operations Supervisor
McDermott International is an engineering, procurement, construction and
installation company with operations in the Americas, Middle East, the Caspian
Sea and the Pacific Rim.
Reporting to the Financial Director; responsible for the purchasing of all
construction yard and office requirements and managing the department to
ensure optimal productivity from staff.
Achievements include:
• Developed sound relationships with critical suppliers, resulting in
USD10m worth of savings through partnering and joint planning.
2005-2007 AUTOZONE (PTY) LTD JOHANNESBURG
Planner
AutoZone is the largest privately owned automotive parts retailer and wholesaler
in Southern Africa and currently has a range exceeding 75,000 parts.
Reporting to the Inventory Optimization Manager; responsible for the optimized
forecasts upon which the system creates daily buy plans, and for purchasing the
right stock at the right time to allow for maximum sales.
Achievements include:

4. • Reduced inventory by 10% without reducing sales or availiability of stock.
• Generated USD 700 k from cash saved through reduced cash outflows.
• Wrote a redeployment module that saved approximately USD 100 k per
month.