Senior Specialist : SCM Demand and Acquisition at University of Fort Hare

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in procurement, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or any relevant qualification (NQF7).
• 7 years’ experience in Procurement/Supply Chain/ Logistics management or strategic sourcing roles, preferably in higher education or public sector organizations at least 3 years at a supervisory role
• Technical and Systems Proficiency on MS and any relevant ERP System (Enterprise Resource Planning - ERP, Microsoft Suit - MS)

DUTIES:

• Contribute to portfolio strategy & facilitates implementation of plan
• Set goals, objectives & priorities aligned with strategy for portfolio
• Manage human resources & other resources as per structure
• Engage with internal stakeholders to facilitate objectives achievement
• Manage & implement special projects as directed by senior leadership
• Monitor results, measures & business process execution against approved plan
• Submit progress reports on plan achievement & emerging issues
• Plan & prepare for the budget process for own portfolio
• Implement & manage financial management protocols & prescripts
• Manage & monitor budget expenditure within the portfolio
• Manage resource economically & prevent unauthorised, wasteful expenditure
• Stay abreast with the procurement policy framework
• Disseminate policy & procedures to internal stakeholders
• Implement approved procurement policies and procedures
• Monitor supplier compliance with BBBEE requirements
• Monitor maintenance of SCM supplier / contracts database
• Report on procurement statistics, metrics, savings / continuous improvement
• Report on projects/initiatives with commensurate savings
• Provide input into the procurement strategy development
• Analyse supply chain demand planning requests received from stakeholders
• Analyse market trends, assess suppliers & add to supplier list
• Interpret data analytics from tools to monitor demand process performance
• Manage the SCM Demand & Acquisition end-to-end processes
• Manage the bidding process for procurement projects
• Monitor & controls accurate record keeping of procurement processes
• Report to management the status of demand & acquisition process outcomes
• Evaluate outsourced contracts/SLA's/Suppliers
• Provide input in the Procurement & Supplier Management Policy
• Implement supplier management and procurement policy and procedures
• Liaise with strategic suppliers on special matters/issues
• Monitor correctness of bid documents / tenders / contracts / SLA's
• Report on contractual issues, metrics and other related information