Procurement Learner Zuziwe Sibiya 

Ofunda ophikweni lokuthenga izimpahla uNksz Zuziwe Sibiya

Procurement learnership gives Zuziwe a boost

At age 22, Zuziwe Sibiya from the Nhlungwane area is off to a good start, learning as much as she can from the ZAC procurement division. 

Zuziwe who started working in February 2022, is based at the ZAC stores and holds a diploma in shipping logistics from the Durban University of Technology. 

The procurement manager has tasked Zuziwe with the responsibility of checking stock control and making sure that they avoid stock-outs as much as possible. This requires great focus, and people skills as she interacts with colleagues and suppliers. 

Ahead of the opening of the Mngeni shaft, Zuziwe also had to learn a lot about processing tenders. Observing her seniors and managers at the department has helped Sibiya pick up a great work ethic. 

I’m learning a lot, not only from the people that I’m working with but also from the managers because sometimes I go there for them to authorise signatures for the stocks.  So, I see how they work.  They take their job very seriously,” she remarks. 

Zuziwe also recognises the value of having soft skills around people. Working at ZAC has taught me the value of being proactive in ensuring that she meets deadlines, being respectful towards others, and handling a busy work environment.

Ukuthwasela umsebenzi wokuthenga izimpahla kukhuthaze uZuziwe 

Uluqala kahle uhambo lwakhe lokuqala ukusebenza uNksz Zuziwe Sibiya waseNhlungwane oneminyaka ewu-22 njengoba efunda izinto eziningi ophikweni lokuthenga izimpahla eZAC.

UNksz Sibiya, oqale ukusebenza ngoNhlolanja wango-2022, usebenza ezitolo eZAC kanti une-Diploma in Shipping Logistics yaseDurban University of Technology. 

Umphathi wophiko lokuthenga izimpahla unike uNksz Sibiya umsebenzi wokubheka ukuthi banesitoko esanele nokuqikelela ukuthi abaphelelwa yizinto. Lokhu kudinga umuntu ozonaka izinto futhi okwazi ukuphilisana kahle nabantu ngesikhathi esebenzisana nabalingani bakhe namakhasimende abo.

Ngaphambi kokuvulwa komgodi iMngeni Shaft uNksz Sibiya kudingeke afunde nokuthi kwenziwa njani uma kukhishwa amathenda. Ukubuka ukuthi zenza kanjani izimenenja zakhe kumsizile wafunda izinto ezinhle.

“Ngifunda okuningi, hhayi nje kubantu engisebenza nabo kodwa nakubaphathi ngoba kwesinye isikhathi kufanele ngiye kubona ukuze basayine izinto ezithengwayo. Ngakho ngike ngibone ukuthi basebenza kanjani, bayawuhlonipha umsebenzi wabo,”  usho kanje. 

UNksz Sibiya uyasibona nesidingo samakhono okuthiwa ama-soft skills uma usebenza nabantu. 

“Ukusebenza eZAC sekungufundise ukubaluleka kokusukuma uyenze into ukuqinekisa ukuthi umsebenzi uyawuphothula ngesikhathi esibekiwe, ukuhlonipha abanye abantu nokusebenza endaweni lapho kuhlale kumatasa khona.”