Director: Local Government Supply Chain Management (PT 13/2022) at Western Cape Government

Job Purpose    
The Western Cape Government is looking to employ a dynamic, high performing individual to effectively manage the Directorate: Local Government Supply Chain Management. This is a demanding and exciting position at the head of a high performing Treasury team. 

Minimum Requirements    

• A appropriate B degree;
• A minimum of 6 years relevant middle management experience; 
• The successful completion of the Senior Management Pre-entry Programme (see paragraph 4 in notes below). 

Key Performance Areas    
Line Management: Strategic management, guidance and advice in respect of local government supply chain management and asset management. This includes the following functional areas of service delivery:

• Setting best practice norms and standards.
• Ensure and enforce compliance, i.e. proper assessment, guiding and monitoring to norms and standards.
• Support and assist municipalities to improve their functional capacity.
• Manage information and collate data related to bid awards to assess supplier spread, socio-economic (BEE and buy local) impact and actual bid practices.
• Guide appeal processes and responding to supplier complaints after due process has been followed.
• Assess alleged malpractices and possible collusive tendering practices and recommend to the relevant Council.
• Guide and assist municipalities with asset management implementation
• Supporting municipalities through technology efficiencies to improve supply chain management and asset management governance and performance.
• Foster BBBEE / SMME development (shared across the provincial and municipal spheres), which would include developing relationships with specifically SMME vendors in support of a preferential procurement strategy.

Strategic Management:

• Define and review on a continual basis the purpose, objectives, priorities and activities of the Directorate.
• Participate in the Branch strategic planning process.
• Active involvement in the development and management of the strategic and business plans for the Directorate.
• Evaluate the performance of the Directorate on a continuing basis against pre-determined key measurable objectives and standards.
• Report to the Senior Executive Manager on a regular basis on the activities of the Directorate.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and prescripts in respect of adequate and appropriate record keeping of the activities of the Directorate, and of the resources employed by it.

Human Resource Management:

• Participation in the recruitment of staff in the numbers and grades appropriate to ensure the achievement of the Directorate’s Business Plan.
• Motivate, train and guide staff within the Directorate, to achieve and maintain excellence in service delivery.
• Actively manage the performance, evaluation and rewarding of staff within the Directorate.
• Monitor information capacity building within the Directorate.
• Active involvement in the compilation of a human resource plan, a service delivery improvement programme, and an information resources plan for the Directorate.
• Promote sound labour relations within the Directorate.
• Actively manage and promote the maintenance of discipline within the Directorate.

 Financial Management:

• Active participation in the budgeting process at Branch level.
• Preparing of the Annual and Adjustment Budgets for the Directorate.
• Assume direct responsibility for the efficient, economic and effective control and management of the Directorate’s budget and expenditure.
• Assume direct responsibility for ensuring that the correct tender and procurement procedures are adhered to in respect of purchases for the Directorate.
• Report to the Programme Manager on all aspects of the Directorate’s
• Perform diligently all duties assigned by the Programme Manager.
• Assume overall responsibility for the management, maintenance and safekeeping of the Directorate’s
• Ensure that full and proper records of the financial affairs of the Directorate are kept in accordance with any prescribed norms and standards.

Competencies    
Knowledge

• Knowledge of the human resources management function.
• Knowledge of Constitutional, legal and institutional arrangements governing the South Africa public sector
• Knowledge of provincial policy development processes.
• Knowledge of the policies of the government of the day.
• Knowledge of strategy development, strategy management and strategy monitoring and review processes.
• Knowledge of financial management processes.
• Proven knowledge on Strategic Sourcing and Preferential Procurement / BEE.
• Broad knowledge on procurement activities.
• Knowledge on industry trends and best practices per commodity groups.
• Knowledge of procurement best practices including sourcing strategies and the different mechanisms for procurement.
• Knowledge on Procurement policies/procedures/contract management.
• Research and reporting procedures.
• Client needs, planning and organising interpretation of policy matters.
• Knowledge of financial norms and standards (Public Finance Management Act – PFMA, Municipal Finance Management Act -MFMA, National Treasury regulations – NTR’s, Provincial Treasury Directives/Instructions – PTI’s).
• Knowledge of Infrastructure and Asset Management

Skills

• Excellent networking and network formation skills.
• Strong conceptual and formulation skills.
• Strong leadership skills with specific reference to the ability to display thought leadership in complex applications.
• Team building and strong inter-personal skills.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Outstanding planning, organising and people management skills.
• Computer literacy skills.

Remuneration    

• All-inclusive salary package of R 1 073 187. 00 per annum (Level 13). 

Closing Date: 4th, July 2022