Meet Afrox’s rising star

She delivers services across the country and offers limitless opportunities to those who are curious about the company.
Tunohole Mungoba
Gabby Tjiroze

Her job is basically buying and enquiring about services and goods for the Afrox Namibia branch.

“Currently I am a one-man show, doing the work in my department countrywide. I enjoy negotiating and partnering with customers and suppliers. The opportunities granted to me has allowed me to expand my skills and grow professionally,” says Shelva-Lee.

She joined Afrox in 2010 as a sales representative and then moved into a supervisory level within the sales department. She later worked her way up and rose to become a procurement officer a year after serving as sales supervisor.

She shared some of her biggest challenges.

“The lack of urgency that we experience in Namibia really puts one behind, and it is quite stressful, especially if you are a fast worker and have deadlines to be meet. I really hope we relook those policies to understand customer service, as service providers in the country,” she said.

Shelva-Lee, who holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree obtained from the Management College of Southern Africa, says she sees herself as a go-getter and is never afraid to take on tasks.

“I am not afraid to ask questions and take on new challenges, and I see a lot of my peers are afraid, because they feel they will be seen as dumb or nagging. The only way to learn is to ask questions. The world that we live in today requires one to ask, as technology evolves,” she says.

A say in the office

“Being the only representative in charge of procurement for a country usually requires a lot of mail checking. I get thousands of mails; replying and meeting people, suppliers and vendors,” Shelva-Lee explains.

She also spoke enthusiastically about what young people could gain by choosing the right career path.

“You should stay committed to your dreams and focus; no success comes easy. It takes hard work, commitment and determination.”

She plans to further her studies and get her MBA and also move up the ranks and expand her horizons, by representing Afrox at a continental level.