Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Provide Strategic Leadership Management to the Supply Chain function by timeously developing and submission of the SCM APP inputs and implementing the SCM operational plan that is aligned with the CHE’s Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan (APP).
• Prepare, review, update, and submit SCM policies, frameworks, systems, processes, and procedures inputs in line with National Treasury legislation and the PFMA.
• Ensure adherence to and compliance with Supply Chain Management (SCM) Policy, the Preferential Policy Framework, the PFMA and other applicable legislation when goods and services are procured.
• Make and submit inputs on the SCM operational risks.
• Develop and implement internal control measures for effective and efficient use of financial and non-financial resources within SCM.
• Develop and implement internal control measures to effectively mitigate SCM’s operational financial and non-financial risks.
• Timeous preparation of the management comments on internal and external audit findings.
• Timeous preparation and submission of the progress report on internal and external audit action plan for SCM.
• Prepare the consolidated Programmes and Subprogrammes Demand Plans aligned to the Programmes and Sub-programmes budget bids submitted as per statutory requirements.
• Ensure timeous finalisation of open purchase orders and commitments Monthly to enforce cost containment when goods and services are procured.

The successful candidate should have:

Honours degree in Supply Chain and Procurement Management or equivalent NQF 8 qualifications. 6 years’ experience in Supply Chain Management, 2 of which at management level. Experience in the public service is essential.