This month SmartProcurement profiles Armstrong Ngcobo from SAA
Full name: Armstrong Ngcobo.
Position: Chief Procurement Officer.
Your organisations’ procurement exspenditure: ±R17-billion a year.
Who does P & SM report to: Chief Executive Officer.
Private sector OR Public sector: Public sector.
Core business activity of the enterprise: Passenger and Cargo Airline.
Number of people in your P & SM organisation: 42.
Management motto: If it’s to be, it’s up to me.
Membership of professional bodies: IPSA & IOD.
What is your vision for P & SM: Bringing value into the organisation through efficient and effective P &SM.
Personal best achievement: B Com honours degree.
Most important commodities: Jet Fuel, IT, Inflight and Hotels.
The person that has had the biggest influence on your life: My dad, Levy Ngcobo.
The person that has had the biggest influence on your career: Too many, it would be unfair to name only one.
Person you would most like to meet: King Goodwill Zwelithini ka Dinizulu.
Businessperson who has impressed you most: Cyril Ramaphosa.
Your favorite South African organisation: South African Airways.
Your favorite global organisation: Coca Cola.
Your philosophy about life: “Credibility is like a mirror: It only takes a moment to get cracked and is never quite the same when you try to repair it.”
Favourite reading: Biographies.
Favourite music: Gospel music, irrespective of genre.
Favourite sport: Soccer, Rugby and Cricket.
Favourite website: Wikipedia.
Hobbies: Golf.
Car: Toyota Prado.
Married: To Refilwe Ngcobo, for 14 years.
Children: My 13-year old daughter, Buhle, and my 9-year old son, Musa.
