Job Title: Director: Global Business Services and HR
Company: BASF
Sibonakaliso Shabangu is the director of global business services and HR at BASF.
His journey at BASF began in 2018, progressing through roles such as supply chain operations manager, head of supply chain and logistics for market area Africa, and head of HR for the region.
Before joining BASF, he worked at Philips Lighting as a supply chain improvement manager and spent close to seven years at Shell in multiple roles, including planning optimisation manager and logistics contract manager.
Sibonakaliso holds an MBA from Henley Business School, a master’s degree in supply chain management from the University of Johannesburg, and a postgraduate diploma in business administration from Wits Business School. His qualifications also include an honours and bachelor’s degree in geology from Wits University, and a certificate in digitalisation strategy from Columbia Business School.
Work:
2023 - Present Director: Global Business Services and HR, BASF
2023 - 2023 Head of Human Resources: Market Area Africa, BASF
2020 - 2022 Head of Supply Chain and Logistics: Market Area Africa, BASF
2018 - 2020 Supply Chain Operations Manager, BASF
2015 - 2018 Supply Chain Improvement Manager, Philips Lighting
2012 - 2015 Planning Optimisation Manager, Shell (Belgium)
2010 - 2012 Logistics Contract Manager, Shell
2009 - 2010 Business Analyst (Supply and Distribution), Shell
2008 - 2009 Specialist Projects Analyst, Shell
Education:
2023 MBA, Henley Business School
2020 - 2020 Certificate in Digitalisation Strategy, Columbia Business School
2013 - 2014 Master’s Degree in Logistics, Materials & Supply Chain Management, University of Johannesburg
2011 - 2011 Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration, Wits Business School
2008 - 2008 Honours Degree in Geology/Earth Science, University of the Witwatersrand
2003 - 2007 Bachelor’s Degree in Geology/Earth Science, University of the Witwatersrand
About BASF: BASF is a global chemical company providing a wide range of products for industries such as agriculture, automotive, construction, and consumer goods. The company develops and manufactures chemicals, plastics, performance products, and agricultural solutions.
