Requirements
- Professional Supply Chain Management membership, preferably CIPS
- Relevant Post-graduate degree in Supply Chain Management/Logistics Management which includes specialising in public sector procurement.
- 7 to 9 years experience as a Senior Manager in Supply Chain Management
- A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of relevant and applicable SCM best practices as incorporated into the SCM field and in legislation.
- Demonstrable understanding of legislative interpretation and change management, and track record of successfully providing advice on complex SCM matters
- Be highly self-motivated needing minimal supervision
- Excellent negotiation and networking skills
- Experience in contract management is essential.
- Knowledge of relevant legislations: PPPFA, BBBEE, PFMA, Tourism Charter, and Corporate Governance.
- Financial management.
- Leadership and analytical skills.
- Business communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic direction of SCM to the Board, Managing Executives, and the departments.
- Develop and implement SCM Strategy.
- Develop and implement SCM policies, processes, and systems.
- Design and lead legislative and best practices, with enabling systems, particularly transformation within SCM.
- Ensuring quality assurance of key submissions, including regulatory reporting, bid submissions, and bid specifications.
- Influence and monitor SCM planning and key performance indicators.
- Responsible for all SCM-related legislative and stakeholder reporting.
- Provide strategic advice and guidance to the Organisation on drafting and negotiating service contracts.
- Provide training and advice to SANParks staff on the SCM process.
- Develop and monitor SLA and OLA (operational level agreement), and monitor compliance.
- Identify, mitigate, and manage enterprise-wide SCM risk and related risk.
- Provide administrative support to the Organisation.
- Manage performance and development of staff.
- Ensure compliance with the regulatory framework: reporting and policy alignment.
- Implement the BBBEE, PFMA, PPPFA, etc.
Documents required
Interested persons who meet the above-stated qualifications should forward their applications which should consist of a cover letter, detailed Curriculum Vitae, certified copies of qualification(s) and Identity Document, certified within the past 6 months.
Applicants in possession of foreign qualifications are to submit evaluated results by the South African Qualification Authority.