Director: SCM Strategic Procurement at National Treasury

Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in any of the following disciplines: Supply Chain Management or Logistics or Purchasing or Management or Commerce;
• A minimum 5 years’ experience at a middle management level (Deputy Director) obtained in Supply Chain Management environment;
• Knowledge of PFMA, Treasury Regulations, SCM Policies and prescripts;
• Knowledge and experience of policy analysis and development;
• Knowledge and experience in strategic procurement;
• Knowledge and experience in gathering, analysing, and dissemination of information;
• Experience in project management; and 
• Successful completion of the Nyukela Public Service Senior Management Leadership 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 an appointment.?

Key Performance Areas

Strategy and Policy:

• Collaborate on and contribute to the design, development and maintenance of a strategic procurement framework including: national guidelines, processes, and standards for strategic procurement, a strategic procurement monitoring and evaluation system;
• Manage the dissemination of the strategic procurement framework to all three spheres of government;
• Provide input into the development of strategic procurement-related government policy, norms, standards, frameworks, and guidelines;
• Manage and support the design and development of a strategic procurement regulatory environment that responds to policy goals and government objectives.

Stakeholder Management:

• Engage with government stakeholders to facilitate and coordinate the development and implementation of strategic procurement strategies and plans (national, provincial, and local spheres);
• Engage with public sector-specific strategic partners to support the development and implementation of strategic procurement strategies and plans;
• Engage with external stakeholders to facilitate and coordinate the development and implementation of strategic procurement services.

Products and Services Management:

• Manage the scoping and analysis of demand management plans, budget documents, procurement plans, Auditor-General (AG) reports, and grant allocations (annually; as required);
• Contribute to and manage the design and development of strategic procurement strategies for universal products and services across government spheres;
• Manage the design and development of strategic procurement work plans for client engagement;

Service Delivery:

• Manage the scoping and analysis of demand management plans, budget documents, procurement plans, AG reports, and grant allocations (annually/as required);
• Manage client environment and strategic procurement related reports and diagnostics;
• Manage the research, development and proposal of strategic procurement solutions for identified strategic procurement projects (client centric / commodity centric) including: strategic procurement best-practices, strategic procurement spend analysis and research, strategic procurement recommendations, strategic procurement recommendations facilitation and implementation.

Monitoring and Evaluation: 

• Collaborate on and contribute to monitoring and evaluation systems for strategic procurement;
• Manage the monitoring, prediction and mitigation of strategic procurement project risks and performance management;
• Manage the monitoring, assessment, evaluation and reporting on strategic procurement projects governance and oversight to measure value for money and leveraging of benefits achievements;
• Manage monitoring and reporting on the progress of strategic procurement interventions;
• Evaluate and report on the impact of strategic procurement interventions including value for money and leveraging of benefits.

Research and Development:

• Manage and perform research and benchmarking on strategic procurement good practice;
• Identify and recommend new and alternative solutions to strategic procurement services;
• Manage and report on strategic procurement trends analysis.

Knowledge and Information Management:

• Manage strategic procurement-related knowledge and information;
• Manage the content of strategic procurement-related KIM platforms.