Assistant Director: Supply Chain Management at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

Experience:

• Appropriate experience in supply chain management within a public sector environment. Appropriate supervisory experience.

Minimum Educational Qualification:

• Appropriate 3-year Diploma/Degree or related field.

Duties

• Manage demand and acquisition management, including the development and coordination of the EMS annual demand and procurement plan and execution of compliant procurement processes. Coordinate and support bid committee processes, including specification drafting, bid evaluations, compliance checks and implementation of committee resolutions. Administer and monitor contracts, maintain a comprehensive contract register and ensure supplier performance, renewals, extensions and quality control. Manage asset, warehouse and disposal functions, including maintaining the EMS asset register, conducting stock takes across 52 stations and overseeing warehouse operations. Ensure SCM governance and compliance, including reporting, audit responses, irregular expenditure monitoring, DICU assessments and implementation of corrective actions. Compile and submit all required SCM reports, including monthly, quarterly and annual compliance reports and RFI file maintenance. Manage and develop SCM staff, including performance management, training coordination, discipline, recruitment and workload planning.