Supply Chain Management Practitioner: Policy and Implementation, Ref No. DSD 86/2024 R1 at Western Cape Government

Job Purpose

• The Department of the Social Development, Western Cape Government has an opportunity for a suitably qualified and competent individual to develop and implement Supply Chain Management policies, systems and processess.
• This post is stationed in Cape Town, CBD.

Minimum Requirements

• An appropriate 3-year National Diploma/B-Degree (equivalent or higher qualification)
• A minimum of 3 years experience in a supply chain management environment.
• Recommendation: None.

Key Performance Areas

• Develop and review departmental policies
• Build capacity among internal and external stakeholders
• Develop, implement and maintain control framework for supply chain
• Develop standard operating procedures
• Review and align delegations
• Identify needs for policies, guidelines, norms and standards in respect of all SCM practices and provide advice in the development thereof
• Give inputs in the development of provincial policy positions
• Conduct policy evaluation
• Develop and implement strategies to communicate SCM policy matters.

Competencies

Knowledge of the following: Policy Development

• Financial norms and standards (Public Finance Management Act – PFMA, National Treasury regulations – NTR’s, Provincial Treasury Directives/Instructions – PTI’s)
• Budgeting processes
• National and Provincial instruments and legislation pertaining to human resources
• Financial norms and standards (Public Finance Management Act – PFMA, National Treasury regulations – NTR’s
• Provincial Treasury Directives/Instructions – PTI’s)
• Financial management processes
• Strategic Sourcing and Preferential Procurement / BEE
• Procurement activities
• Industry trends and best practices per commodity groups
• Procurement best practices including sourcing strategies and the different mechanisms for procurement
• Procurement policies/procedures/contract management
• Records management, inclusive of registry services, and policy and procedures governing these functions
• General support service such as transport management and policy and procedures governing these functions.

Skills needed:

• Analytical and strategic thinking
• Budgeting; Written and verbal communication
• Numeracy; Computer literacy
• Conflict resolution
• Monitoring, evaluation and reporting
• Presentation
• Problem solving
• Research.
• Ability to analyse, conceptualise and implement policy.

Closing Date: 2025/08/18