This month SmartProcurement profiles Mogamad Rafique Jassiem from the Oceana Group.
Full name: Mogamad Rafique Jassiem
Position: Executive: Group Procurement
Your organisation’s procurement expenditure: Approximately R5-billion p/annum
Who does P & SM report to: The CFO, who is currently also our acting CEO
Private sector or public sector: Private sector
Core business activity of the enterprise: Fishing
Number of people in your P & SM organisation: 4 direct-reports and a total of 66 P & SM staff in the organisation
Management motto: Be the leading converter of fishing rights into value
Personal motto: Be yourself, enjoy the now and always try to strive for balance
Professional body memberships: CIPS
What is your vision for P & SM: To develop commercially astute procurement teams (divisional and central) working in a co-ordinated manner to achieve optimal balance between operational excellence, cost optimisation and risk mitigation
Personal best achievement: Being a husband and father
Most important commodities: Fishing gear, fuel, vessel repairs and maintenance as well as packaging and freight
The person that has had the biggest influence on your life: My Mother
The person that has had the biggest influence on your career: There are too many to merely single out one
Person you would most like to meet: There are so many: Cyril Ramaphosa, Nicky Oppenheimer, Jürgen Klopp and Elon Musk would be those near the top of my list
What do you like most about your job: I mostly enjoy constant interaction with new people, solving new challenges every year and being able to influence and assist in Southern Africa’s economic transformation
Is there anything you dislike about your job: No, I am truly blessed to be in such a rewarding role surrounded by good people in a vibrant company. It is also a major bonus that I work in one of the most beautiful cities in the world
Businessperson who has impressed you the most: Once again, there are too many to merely single out one – in procurement you meet impressive businesspeople all the time
Favourite quote: Dimming someone else’s light won’t make yours shine any brighter
Your favourite South African organisation: Oceana
Your favourite global organisation: Tesla
Your philosophy about life: Don’t carry baggage; it’s not needed for the moment that has passed or the moment that is about to come. Rather live akin to a traveller, from moment to moment, enjoying each one as well as the pauses between them
Favourite reading: The Holy Quran
Favourite music: Jazz
Favourite sport: Football
Favourite website: www.google.co.za
Hobbies: Distance running
Car: My wife’s mini-van
Married: Yes, for 15 wonderfully blessed years and counting
Children: 2 boys and 2 girls
Twitter handle: With so little time these days, my social network ‘footprint’ is restricted to Linkedin.com
Facebook: As above
