| Mathews Motswi | |
| I look for opportunities to deepen my understanding and insight | Consistently |
| I believe that people are more than their work and I am spiritually emotionally and socially considerate | Consistently |
| I take time to think about work and the changes happening around us | Consistently |
| I see how the work done today affects work that may be required tomorrow | Consistently |
| I consider and discuss how decisions and actions could affect other work groups | Consistently |
| I share information and listen to others to make better decisions | Consistently |
| I pay attention to local and international current affairs which impact our business | Consistently |
| I take time to understand the rest of our business | Consistently |
| I look for ways to improve our business processes and for reducing siloes | Consistently |
| I am very aware listen really well and notice important clues that are not obvious to others | Consistently |
Please provide examples of how you demonstrate systems thinking and sense-making ability in your career (Approx 100-300 words) | |
| I demonstrate systems thinking and sense making by consistently connecting decisions, risks, people and processes across the broader value chain. In my current role as Materials Planning lead at Valterra Platinum, I apply this capability by balancing cost efficiency, sustainability and community impact. As we explore Low Cost Country Sourcing (LCCS), I assess geopolitical risks, logistics complexity, lead time volatility and environmental considerations, while also ensuring our host communities remain included in opportunities such as repairs and services. I work with sustainability teams and all operational sites to align supply risk plans and ensure inclusive procurement continues to support long term regional resilience. At Exxaro, I demonstrated strong systems thinking when implementing the Operational Excellence strategy aligned to the Market to Resource model. This required integrating insights across market demand, product specifications, operational constraints, maintenance strategies and life of mine planning. By linking market expectations to operational decision making, I helped shift the business toward system wide optimisation rather than siloed improvements. At Vodacom, I strengthened these capabilities through supply chain technology transformation programmes that required understanding complex, multi market interdependencies. I worked closely with network teams across eight Vodacom markets—South Africa, Lesotho, Tanzania, Mozambique, Egypt, Ethiopia, DRC and Kenya—to identify cross market opportunities, unlock economies of scale and design solutions that respected different regulatory environments and operating conditions. This required synthesising diverse data, cultural contexts and technical constraints to develop scalable digital solutions that delivered value at both local and group level. Across all my roles, I have shown the ability to step back from activity, interpret complexity, integrate information and design solutions that work for the entire system—operationally, commercially and socially. |
