Assistant Director: SCM Demand and Contract Management

Requirements

• A three-year tertiary qualification (NQF level 7) in Supply Chain/ Procurement/ Finance/ Law/ B-Tech in Logistics.
• Drivers licence.
• 3 - 5 years’ experience in the Demand and Contract Management environment as an administrator/at functional level.
• Knowledge of Public Service Act and regulations.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices and concepts.
• Knowledge of National and GPG Treasury Regulations.
• Knowledge of GPG delegation of authority requirements and policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of GPG financial and administration processes, policies and procedures.

Duties

• To supervise and render a contract administration service through the monitoring, reporting, and execution of amendments, additions, adjustments, variations and addenda to contracts.
• To supervise and render a contract administration service through the monitoring, reporting, and execution of amendments, additions, adjustments, variations and addenda to contracts.
• Coordinate (synergise), review, research, analyse and plan the procurement needs of the department.
• Coordinate review, collect and collate information for the annual Procurement and demand plan.
• Supervise and compile tender/quotation specifications as required.
• Supervise, monitor contract compliance by determining whether product/services are delivered at the right time, of the right quantity, right products, right place, right conditions, right quality and right price according to the contract.
• Supervise and monitor supplier performance according to the contract and service level agreement.
• Supervise employees to ensure an effective demand management service and undertake all administrative functions required with regard to financial and HR administration.
• This would, inter alia, entail the following:

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Notes from the department

• Applications should be submitted online and must be accompanied by a recently updated CV specifying all experience indicating the respective dates (MM/YY) as well as indicating three reference persons with the following information: name and contact number(s), email address and an indication of the capacity in which the reference is known to the candidate.
• Pre-entry SMS certificate is compulsory for SMS appointments.
• To access the SMS pre-entry certificate course and for further details, please click on the following link: https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/.
• For more information regarding the course please visit the NSG website: www.thensg.gov.za Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified documents on or before the interview date following communication from HR.
• Suitable candidates will be subjected to Personnel Suitability Checks (criminal record, citizen, credit record checks, qualification, and employment verification).
• Confirmation of final appointment will be subject to a positive security clearance.
• It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
• Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered.
• The persons appointed to this position will be subjected to a security clearance.
• All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to technical exercise and interview.
• Following the technical exercise and interview, a maximum of three (3) SMS candidates will undergo psychometric assessments to assess cognitive capabilities, behavioural preferences, emotional intelligence, and integrity.
• All shortlisted candidates, including SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.
• One will be a practical exercise, and the other will be an Integrity (Ethical Conduct) Assessment.
• Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process.
• Gauteng Provincial Treasury (GPT) reserves the right to utilise practical exercises / tests for non-SMS positions and during the recruitment process (candidates who are shortlisted will be informed accordingly) to determine the suitability of candidates for the post(s).
• GPT also reserves the right to cancel the filling / not to fill a vacancy that was advertised during any stage of the recruitment process.