ENTERPRISE & SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST ( 12 Months Contract)

SUMMARY:
Responsible for the national procurement of goods, services and travel management, while ensuring compliance with National Treasury Regulations. Responsible for negotiating terms and favourable conditions; driving improved supplier service levels; minimizing risk while improving  business results; and standardizing and automating business and procurement best practice processes.

POSITION INFO:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (NQF Level 7) in Supply Chain Management or related

• Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) membership added advantage

• 7 years experience in Supply Chain Management with experience gained as an Enterprise Supplier Development Specialist/Officer.
• 3 years experience in Junior Management/Supervisory role

• Good understanding of the SCM Policy

• In-depth knowledge of supply chain end-to-end processes and best practice

• SCM system knowledge

• Good understanding of Public Procurement Legislation e.g. PPPFA, National Treasury Regulations, B-BBBEE
• Contract management

• National Treasury’s framework contracts

• High levels of competence on the skills below is a requirement:
• Specialist knowledge of National Treasury Regulations
• Specialist knowledge of CIDB procurement and prescripts
• Strategy implementation
• Industry benchmarking
• Market Analysis
• Advanced MS Excel and presentation
• Advanced report writing and presentation

• Guide, monitor and lead all Preferential Procurement, Enterprise and Supplier development and Socio-economic initiatives across the organization
• Developed and implemented a BBBEE and Preferential Procurement Strategy and shared with all stakeholders
• Lead initiatives aimed at maximizing the BBBEE scorecard points, with particular focus on Enterprise and Supplier Development and Socio-Economic Development
• Ensure SAMSA Transformation Agenda is archived
• Ensure Compliance to all relevant prescripts governing the SCM fraternity
• Responsible for ensuring that SAMSA has meaningful specific goals
• Each Procurement Event is assessed for specific goals and evaluated accordingly (To avoid irregular expenditure / audit findings)
• Attend Bid Specification Committees & Bid Evaluation Committees to provide guidance on ESD and Compliance matters
• Conduct Market Analysis for each Bid to ensure an accurate procurement strategy is used
• Develop an internal supplier database

• Ensure rotation of service providers for RFQs and Bids
• Monitor and evaluate supplier utilisation and performance.
• Keep a record of non-complying suppliers captured on the system.
• Assist with specification review to assist suitable shortlisting of supplier selection from the database
• Responsible for Tender and RFQ Bids Closing and Opening process
• Observe the tender proceedings, to ensure proper processes are being followed and records are maintained
• Produce Monthly and Quarterly reports to National Treasury and various governance structures
• Keep proper records to ensure Audit readiness and Attend to Audit matters
• Conduct Suppliers Forums to ensure SAMSA has a huge market outreach
• Conduct Supplier Relationship Management
• Provide ESD specialist advise to Management
• Lead the B-BBEE verification audit and preparation to ensure that SAMSA’s B-BBEE certificate is renew on time
• Advise Management on initiative to employ in improving B-BBEE level of SAMSA
• Maintain ESD and Spend Analysis register
• In coordination with the SCM:SM, works with the appropriate staff to ensure a clean and timely year-end audit.
• Work with / be part of the Asset Disposal Committee.
• Prepares and presents, or assists in presenting, information to EXCO, Centre Heads, Staff and administrative personnel concerning issues and requests related to the SCM: Senior Manager’s delegate.