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00:04:48dear viewers, welcome to your
00:04:51program Question de femmes with the
00:04:54women of SNPC Distribution on the
00:04:58role of women within SNPC Distribution, first
00:05:02step Pointe Noire, the economic capital, we
00:05:06went to meet the field actors, in
00:05:09individual interviews. They told us about their reality on
00:05:13the ground, their challenges and their
00:05:16hopes. My name is Mandelo
00:05:20Jennifer, a commercial agent at SNPC Distribution
00:05:23Ponor, you have to organize yourself in such a
00:05:26way that by week or that
00:05:30there are outings outside for
00:05:34prospecting clients and then inside
00:05:37the office here for all that is management,
00:05:40follow-up of each client, price, administration and
00:05:44all. Already every day we organize
00:05:48ourselves to prospect and follow up with each client every
00:05:51day, who are your clients at SMPC
00:05:54distribution and what are their expectations? We have all
00:05:58clients both industrial and commercial and
00:06:01the expectation of each client is to be delivered on time.
00:06:05And what do you like most about your job? It's being able to
00:06:09participate in the distribution
00:06:12in Pointe Noire and in the southern zone, that's it. Finally, what does
00:06:16SNPCD distribution mean to
00:06:19you? Well, for me it's already
00:06:23trust, the trust to distribute a
00:06:27quality product to retain
00:06:31customers, to contribute to the
00:06:33building,
00:06:35I am employed at SNPC Distribution as
00:06:39Hygiene, Safety and Environment Manager. My
00:06:42name is Mbongoelogo Rodia Cristelle, I have always been
00:06:46driven by the vision of wanting
00:06:49to be able to master all the processes of my
00:06:52structure and to be a versatile
00:06:56collaborator in order to add
00:06:59value to my company. I first started at the
00:07:03Commercial Department as Commercial Manager for
00:07:06several years and thanks to the
00:07:09mobility policy implemented by the
00:07:13General Management, I requested a transfer to
00:07:16the Operations Department and
00:07:19since then I have held the position of Hygiene,
00:07:22Health and Environment Manager within the Operations
00:07:26Department. Being new to the
00:07:29field, I benefited from the
00:07:32training organized by the General
00:07:35Management of SNPC
00:07:38Distribution and I continue
00:07:40to train myself. In my
00:07:44beginnings as HSE manager, I
00:07:47encountered difficulties in establishing a
00:07:51real H&S culture within our entire
00:07:55distribution network and to achieve this, I had
00:07:59to be very rigorous,
00:08:02strengthen awareness and
00:08:05communication and today I can say
00:08:08that the teams have aligned and
00:08:11gradually we are moving towards
00:08:14the effective impregnation of the
00:08:17H&S culture
00:08:20and at SNPC Distribution we are lucky to have a General
00:08:24Manager who cares about women's emancipation and
00:08:27gender equality. He
00:08:29gives all these women the opportunity
00:08:32to hold, according to their skills, the same positions of responsibility as
00:08:36men. I am living
00:08:37proof.
00:08:46I am Mrs. Aline Goma, Logistics
00:08:49Service Manager at SNPC Distribution
00:08:53Pointe Noire, I cover the Pointe
00:08:56Noire area and the south area, notably Niari,
00:09:00Buenza and Lekoumou. So, it has several
00:09:04missions, focusing mainly on
00:09:07fuel deliveries to service stations and
00:09:11to customers. It is called
00:09:14enterprise customer. So the stockout obviously
00:09:17starts with stock management, we have a
00:09:20daily stock management follow-up that
00:09:24we do and so this stock is renewed each time as
00:09:27needed and that's why at our
00:09:31level there are rarely stockouts at the
00:09:34stations. I consider this job like any
00:09:38other job, so there is no easy
00:09:41job and I don't say either that it's difficult because
00:09:45if we say it's difficult it's like we don't have the capacity to ensure
00:09:49it. So I find it like any job, I do it day by day and
00:09:52every day we try to adapt more
00:09:56deeply, to root ourselves more deeply, to learn
00:10:00every day. I am divided between the
00:10:02office and the field, meaning that at the
00:10:06office I do all the office work, all the
00:10:09office work and on the field,
00:10:12I am, I check the trucks
00:10:15that are being loaded at the log depot, I follow their delivery until
00:10:19they reach the customer, and
00:10:22then I also track the return. The transporters who bring me
00:10:26invoices, I process them until I
00:10:29send them to accounting for payment, in short, I would
00:10:33say that the main mission is
00:10:36the delivery of
00:10:38fuel
00:10:41to our service stations and to large
00:10:44account customers, we call them the CNIs, meaning
00:10:48large customers, industrial customers, we
00:10:51have several outside our stations and every
00:10:54day we deliver them as needed,
00:10:58today, I manage this department, I have with me
00:11:01collaborators that I manage on a
00:11:05daily basis, and I also take this opportunity to
00:11:09thank my hierarchy who thought I was capable
00:11:12of holding this position, I am holding it, I am very proud and
00:11:16I am also proud for my hierarchy who saw what potential
00:11:20I had, thank
00:11:21you.
00:11:47Uh dear viewers from Congo
00:11:49and elsewhere, happy to meet you again in the context of your
00:11:53program Question de femmes. After Pointe Noire, here we are back
00:11:57in Brazzaville, here we
00:12:00are at the headquarters of the
00:12:02General Management of SNPC Distribution,
00:12:06we will together discover the
00:12:09gems of this entity in the
00:12:13oil and gas sector, that's
00:12:16it. How do you explain the cost control to someone who
00:12:19doesn't know this function? So for
00:12:23someone who doesn't know this function, the definition of cost control that I will
00:12:26give is very simple: cost control can be defined
00:12:30today as the guardian of the proper
00:12:33use of a company's financial resources.
00:12:36The objective of the cost controller that I am today is to
00:12:40ensure that expenses are incurred in a useful
00:12:43and justified manner and that these
00:12:46expenses create value. The
00:12:50primary responsibility of cost controllers is to ensure
00:12:53that all financial resources used by
00:12:57the company are used optimally
00:13:00and in accordance with the
00:13:03objectives set. You will ask me how
00:13:07this happens concretely. Management controllers or cost
00:13:11controllers have the mission to
00:13:14ensure that each expense
00:13:17is incurred in strict
00:13:20compliance with the approved
00:13:23budgets. These expenses should also comply with the company's
00:13:28and, of course, meet the strategic
00:13:31objectives of the company. Also, and
00:13:35I like to conclude on this question, I like this
00:13:39small definition that says that cost controllers
00:13:43aim to help the company spend better
00:13:47rather than spend less, and it is in this that the whole
00:13:50nuance lies, so you ensure the
00:13:53company. The good management of the company's
00:13:56expenses, very good. But
00:14:00madam, what is the most complex challenge you face in your
00:14:04function? One of the most complex challenges we face in
00:14:07our profession is to reconcile two
00:14:11requirements that may seem totally
00:14:14opposite, meaning that we must maintain cost
00:14:17control while allowing the various departments to have the
00:14:21necessary resources for their activities. So Mrs.
00:14:24Tina, you know... that in a company, a
00:14:28company cannot develop without investing and every
00:14:32investment requires an outflow of
00:14:35funds and as cost controllers we have
00:14:38the obligation to objectively
00:14:40analyze the relevance of this expenditure,
00:14:44its level of priority and of course
00:14:49the company, that's one of the challenges, the
00:14:53second challenge that we have as cost
00:14:56controllers is at the level of data processing, cost controllers
00:15:00must have the ability to
00:15:04transform data so that it is useful for decision
00:15:08making at the management level. So madam,
00:15:11according to you, how do women contribute to
00:15:15enriching strategic functions within
00:15:18companies? Madam Tina, I will tell
00:15:21you very honestly, I think that competence has no
00:15:25gender, to be a good cost
00:15:29controller, it requires very
00:15:32good analytical skills, it
00:15:35requires rigor, it requires
00:15:38also technical
00:15:41skills that we are obliged to have to
00:15:45be able to do our job well, but besides that, we also
00:15:49need a certain
00:15:51listening and a mastery of all the
00:15:55trades, so for me
00:15:58there is no problem for women to
00:16:01occupy these strategic positions, and today for me
00:16:04the issue is not to know why a woman should
00:16:08occupy such and such a position, the issue for me today is rather
00:16:12to be able to offer opportunities
00:16:15to women to be able to express their potential, Mrs. Michelle
00:16:19Opera, for those who do not know this profession, what is the role
00:16:22of a sales administration
00:16:26department within SNPC
00:16:28Distribution? So the sales administration department
00:16:32is the department that handles all the administrative management of sales within a
00:16:36company. From the customer's order, to delivery tracking,
00:16:40invoicing and collection. And within
00:16:43SNPC Distribution, this department plays a central
00:16:47and strategic role because it forms the link between customers,
00:16:51sales teams and internal departments such as the logistics
00:16:54department, the operations department, accounting and
00:16:57collection. Uh, according to you, what qualities make a
00:17:01woman strong in a position of responsibility at
00:17:05SNPC Distribution? So a woman who
00:17:09aspires to occupy a position of responsibility must distinguish
00:17:12herself by integrity,
00:17:15competence, leadership,
00:17:18resilience and self- assurance,
00:17:21meaning she must have confidence in her abilities. I could also
00:17:24say that the true strength of a woman in a position of
00:17:27responsibility does not lie only in wanting to control
00:17:31everything, but in her ability to inspire
00:17:33confidence, to develop others and to achieve results with
00:17:37professionalism and respect, that's what we call being
00:17:40a leader, isn't it? That's right madam, that's it.
00:17:44Uh, what message would you like to send to
00:17:48young women who aspire to hold positions of
00:17:51responsibility in sectors like that of petroleum
00:17:54product distribution? So to all these
00:17:58women who aspire to hold a position of responsibility in the petroleum
00:18:01product distribution sector, I would like to send this message:
00:18:05dare to believe in your potential, never let
00:18:08stereotypes or prejudices define your limits
00:18:12because your credibility is built by your
00:18:15professionalism, invest continuously in your
00:18:18training and don't be afraid to face new
00:18:22challenges because each experience is an opportunity to
00:18:26show your skills and
00:18:29to show your worth, that's all I can say, to conclude,
00:18:33how do you appreciate the representation of
00:18:36women? within SNPC Distribution? So I
00:18:40think that within SNPC Distribution, women are very well represented
00:18:44in the sense that there are several women who are heads of
00:18:47department and I think that
00:18:51women are well represented and there
00:18:55the company. What is your message to the
00:18:58young girl who admires you at this moment? So I
00:19:02would tell this young girl to believe in herself, not to
00:19:06give up. Because today women
00:19:09in society are somewhat in the minority, but
00:19:13we also have our place because like men we
00:19:16are also capable through our skills and that
00:19:20we also have our place within companies especially in the
00:19:24petroleum product distribution sector, thank
00:19:27you very much, another lady in our field of women's
00:19:31universe, women's question,
00:19:34her name is Mrs. Gambili.
00:19:37Andrea Akoli is the service manager
00:19:41at the general management of SNPC
00:19:45Distribution. Madam hello.
00:19:47Hello. So, Mrs.
00:19:50Gambili Andréa Akoli,
00:19:54you are service manager at the
00:19:59SNPC Distribution, does
00:20:02being a woman sometimes influence your
00:20:05way of approaching clients? So I would
00:20:08say no, women are perceived as more
00:20:12accessible to listening, which
00:20:15promotes immediate trust with clients. What is
00:20:18your greatest satisfaction when you conclude a
00:20:21partnership or retain a client? So
00:20:25reaching an agreement with a client gives a real sense of
00:20:28pride first because the negotiation
00:20:32work requires effort,
00:20:36so... we feel relieved once
00:20:39we succeed in it, it requires a lot
00:20:42of effort, it requires a lot, but you do it well, yes, and you
00:20:46like what you do too, but what is your
00:20:50view on the place of women and commercial development
00:20:54professions? Well, you see me, I am the head of
00:20:57the industrial client relations department at
00:21:00SMPC distribution, so to say that today women
00:21:04are progressing, women hold
00:21:07important places and positions in companies today and at
00:21:10SNPCD solution,
00:21:13there are
00:21:15many women who hold important
00:21:18positions. Very good, perhaps a message to the
00:21:22young girl who wants to get into commercial like
00:21:26you. I would tell all these women who want to get into a
00:21:29commercial profession, it requires a lot
00:21:33of effort, a lot of dynamism, it requires a lot of
00:21:37thought, a lot of intelligence, especially to
00:21:41reach an agreement and a lot of
00:21:43sacrifice also because it takes a lot of
00:21:45time.
00:23:20the Commercial Director of SNPC
00:23:22Distribution, Mrs. Goma
00:23:26Ekuyangala, thank you for joining
00:23:29us on this magnificent set at
00:23:32the Elbosuit, I specify that she is not
00:23:35alone, she is surrounded,
00:23:38could you introduce yourselves in turn? I am Michel Opera,
00:23:42Sales Administration Service Manager at SNPC Distribution. My
00:23:46name is Mrs. Douren Niumassila, I am a commercial agent at the pc
00:23:50distribution, so I am Mrs. Gombili Ibam, Head of
00:23:53Industrial Client Relations Service at SMPC
00:23:57Distribution. So madam Commercial
00:24:00Director, the floor is yours, you are our principal guest, you
00:24:06ASNPC Distribution,
00:24:09how do you support your teams to achieve
00:24:13their objectives? Thank you Madam Kaba and thank you for this
00:24:17opportunity today to come and receive
00:24:20the ladies of SNPC Distribution on your set
00:24:24and to put us forward so that people know that today it's our
00:24:28role to
00:24:30employ women and not just employment but also to
00:24:34empower them. So as Commercial Director, my
00:24:37role of support is one of the
00:24:40main levers of performance.
00:24:43Supporting my collaborators on a daily basis begins first
00:24:47with setting clear objectives
00:24:51and sharing them because it is not enough to just give objectives, but they must be
00:24:54accepted and understood by the collaborator and
00:24:58also the daily
00:25:00support in the mission
00:25:04which in our activity can
00:25:07change day by day depending
00:25:10on the activity and the context
00:25:13and when it is necessary to go down, I am a
00:25:17field person so when there are moments of
00:25:21high tension or other activities that
00:25:24require my presence, we discuss the difficulties
00:25:27encountered on the field according to what
00:25:31each person may encounter, so it is different for a pump attendant or
00:25:34another who is mainly in the
00:25:37office and the missions are the same so it is in the
00:25:41discussion, it is in the repositioning also the change
00:25:44of strategies also to value them, it is very important when
00:25:47there is success, when there are successes and also to
00:25:51reframe, to advise when things are not going well, in moments of doubt, in moments of full
00:25:55success, I am here, my role is to ensure that everyone does their part
00:25:58so that we achieve the objectives, but since when have you held this position?
00:26:03Uh, 5 years today, 5 years already, yes, that's it. But
00:26:06what do you expect from a good collaborator? A good
00:26:10collaborator for me is someone who listens, they can
00:26:13already, performance is essential, but also
00:26:16discipline, diligence, and in the sector
00:26:20in which we are, it's also integrity, it's also integrity because
00:26:23we are the front office or the visible
00:26:27part of the first company of Congo and
00:26:30we need the behavior, the savoir-être. And the savoir-faire
00:26:33constitutes an undeniable value. Are you
00:26:37proud to be a commercial director in a
00:26:40large company like SNPC Distribution? Well,
00:26:44very proud, I think who wouldn't be? And for that
00:26:47I think I thank, as do my collaborators who
00:26:51are here on this set, our General Manager,
00:26:55Mr. Tedy Christelle Sassou Guesso for his management and his
00:26:58openness to placing women at the center of his missions, so...
00:27:02he had no problem, he did not hesitate when the
00:27:05SNPC portfolio was entrusted to him to give this
00:27:09key position to a woman,
00:27:12that's what we observed, that women are well
00:27:15represented in your company, that's a good
00:27:18thing, but what was the biggest challenge of your career
00:27:22as commercial director? So
00:27:25immediately, two come to mind, but to
00:27:28mention only one, it would be a recent
00:27:32event. So. I found myself for various reasons and then against our
00:27:36will with the availability of all my managers, all my
00:27:39collaborators who held key positions and
00:27:43I found myself alone with interns, we had to continue
00:27:47the activity, we had to continue to compete and continue, we had to
00:27:50continue to achieve the objectives and that was the whole challenge,
00:27:53to find the talent of each person, what they were capable of bringing and
00:27:59challenge was well met, we are there, the results.
00:28:03Easy, but you still succeeded, uh,
00:28:06easy, no, nothing is easy, but it was pleasant
00:28:09because I was lucky to have
00:28:13collaborators who wanted to and who were willing to
00:28:16listening and willing, diligent at the same time, very
00:28:20diligent, of course, have you ever felt
00:28:24that you were not in your place, for example? You know, Mrs.
00:28:27Kaba, of course, I started at SNPC
00:28:31management at 15, meaning I've been a sales director for 5 years, so
00:28:34before that I held other positions, and when you join
00:28:38a company in a given position, you climb the ranks and
00:28:41reach top management. Uh, there's a moment
00:28:45of doubt, there's a moment of doubt, and thank
00:28:48God I think it was still short- lived because I was reassured by
00:28:52the one who entrusted me with the keys, who entrusted me with the reins, so notably my general manager
00:28:56helped me. He was attentive and reassured me in
00:29:00these moments of doubt and uncertainty which, thank God, didn't last.
00:29:03And here we are today.
00:29:07And so, do you think that leadership is defined more by
00:29:11skills than by gender? Well, I think, if
00:29:14today these roles are entrusted to these ladies, it's because I think that
00:29:18gender has nothing to do with it or has very little impact.
00:29:21Today it's about competence, it's about competence and availability,
00:29:25it's what each person can bring
00:29:29to society. You've seen, I think,
00:29:32years ago was still a very masculine profession. You've seen
00:29:36Mrs. Lemba Aline who is the head of logistics, which is still a
00:29:40very masculine profession, especially in the oil industry, and today
00:29:43we have access to all professions. You have female gas station attendants
00:29:47today who, a few years ago, especially 10, 15 years ago,
00:29:50were very rare. Uh, there were very
00:29:54few of them. So I think it's essentially competence,
00:29:57but what is the training policy
00:30:00of SNPC? its distribution in the
00:30:04context of strengthening the capacities of
00:30:07agents. So SNPC
00:30:10Distribution constantly supports and trains
00:30:13its agents. Already, uh,
00:30:17as I was telling you earlier,
00:30:20there's a young team that has just joined, they had to be trained and supported, and we
00:30:24also have the chance to belong to a large group which is SNPC
00:30:28Holding, which is today the largest recruiter, I think, in Congo,
00:30:32hm hm, whose policy is focused on training and
00:30:35strengthening the skills of agents. So we have, through the performance
00:30:392025, benefited from several training courses
00:30:43here as well as abroad, and SNPC Distribution continues
00:30:46to train agents,
00:30:50men and women, in all professions. Okay, seeing you, we feel that women
00:30:54are well represented in your
00:30:57company, well represented.