Chief Director: Strategic ProcurementPretoria

Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required, coupled with a minimum Bachelor’s Degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration or Strategic Sourcing.
• Registration with a relevant supply chain professional body will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience at a senior managerial level obtained in the development, implementation and management of large-scale public and/or private sector strategic procurement projects.
• Knowledge and experience in strategic sourcing, contract administration, and business transformation.
• Knowledge and experience in leveraged gains from strategic procurement within a public entity, multi-national corporation, or government department.
• Knowledge and experience in the development, implementation and management of systems and processes pertaining to procurement.

Duties

• Strategy and Policy Management: design and develop national strategy and implementation plan for SCM Governance, Monitoring and Compliance framework.
• Review policies as follows: engage stakeholders on submissions of SCM reports, criteria, and schedules; assist with information in support of enforcement agencies' strategies; manage the SCM Restricted Suppliers List; and providing SCM case information updates to databases.
• Provide input into the development of SCM policy, norms, standards, frameworks and guidelines.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
• Engage stakeholders in the establishment of governance, monitoring and compliance strategies for improved SCM collaboration.
• Manage adherence of stakeholders on compliance to SCM policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Manage awareness sessions on SCM compliance with legislative documents with stakeholders.
• Monitoring and Evaluation:
• Assist with the report on Government Agencies and proposed enforcement processes.
• Assist with the management of the SCM Restricted Suppliers List in line with said guidelines.
• Manage the development of a monitoring and evaluation system on the performance of the SCM framework.
• Knowledge and Information Management:
• Assist with research initiatives on current trends, and good practices in the management of SCM.
• Manage the recommendation of solutions for SCM governance processes.
• Assist with the updating of the SCM governance, monitoring, and compliance of the Knowledge and Information Management platforms.
• Implementation of a generic state procurement system for all spheres of Government:
• Develop and implement a procurement regulatory environment that is responsive to the policy goals and objectives of government.
• Influence government spending to contribute to sustainable economic, social, and environmental development.
• Modernise state procurement by leveraging information technology.
• Leverage the benefits of strategic sourcing and achieve savings on government spending.
• Improve the performance of state procurement in respect of achieving ‘value for money’ and service delivery.
• Improve the performance and efficacy of the state procurement system.
• Develop the State Procurement system for Government:
• Improve the performance and efficacy of the state procurement system as it pertains to strategic procurement, including capital projects, infrastructure and resources.
• Support the development of the state procurement system to address the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), green procurement and sustainable procurement practices.
• Modernise state procurement by leveraging information technology as it pertains to strategic procurement.
• Implement a national procurement strategy:
• Develop and implement a national procurement strategy to drive efficiencies and continuous improvement across government.
• Develop and implement a national strategic sourcing strategy and/or framework for critical and high-value procurement projects.
• Develop and implement a national strategic sourcing strategy for common goods and services.
• Perform commodity management.
• Client centricity, projects and risks management:
• Manage the client interface with National Treasury for all complex, critical, high- value and/or high-risk procurement projects through their full project lifecycle.
• Manage a system for assessing, monitoring and evaluating complex, critical, high-value and/or high-risk procurement projects.
• Coordinate the governance and oversight of complex, critical, high-value and/or high-risk procurement projects.
• Manage national supply chain risks through risk monitoring, prediction and mitigation.

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Notes from the department

• Effective from 7 April 2021, the National Treasury now utilises an e- Recruitment System which means all applicants must login/register to apply for positions, we only accept hand delivered/posted applications should an applicant prove that he/she tried to apply via e-Recruitment with no success and the National Treasury ICT unit was unable to assist.
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• Certain documentation will still be required to be uploaded on the system such as copies of all qualifications including National Senior Certificate/Matric certificate, ID, etc., however these documents need not be certified at point of application, however certification will be required prior to attending the interview.
• Please note:
• All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.
• One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment.
• Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process.
• It should be noted that the National Treasury does not support the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in any of its recruitment and selection processes and will disqualify an application if it picks up the use of AI when completing assessments without acknowledging the source of information.
• Successful completion of the Nyukela Public Service SMS Pre- entry Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government, available as an online course on https://www.thensg.gov.za/training- course/sms-pre-entry-programme/, prior to finalisation of appointment, is a requirement for all SMS positions.
• 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 qualifications, criminal and SA citizenship checks will be conducted on all short-listed candidates and, where applicable, additional checks will be conducted in line with the new DPSA Directive effective 01 April 2024.
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• 4 of 2013.
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