Duties & Responsibilities
The Supply Chain Management Department is made up of Warehousing & Distribution, Fixed Assets, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Performance & Contracts Admin, Strategic Sourcing and Tactical Sourcing. Although each section has a manager, the Contracts and Tenders Department will be managed by the Senior Manager Contracts and Tenders.
Job Description:
To develop, manage and execute the Contracts and Tenders compliance frameworks to enable execution of procurement services in line with the governance frameworks as well as to provide tender office management to ensure operational efficiency and compliance.
Responsibilities:
- Identify and implement strategic objectives of the Contracts and Tender Department
- Develop and implement performance measures for the respective areas
- Analyse, investigate, assess, identify and manage tenders, value for money strategies
- Manage the day-to-day functioning of the Contracts and Tenders Department
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to review and clarify requirements to ensure the required outcomes are achieved
- Implement the agreement/contract deliverables in accordance with the agreed upon performance requirements
- Monitor agreements/contracts tenure to ensure that agreements/contracts renewal/termination at the appropriate date
- Provide support to the relevant role players in the unbundling/renewal/amendment to agreements/contracts
- Ensure good governance within the division in line with corporate governance guidelines and other related legislation
- Build and foster a culture of good governance, customer service, honesty and integrity, and world-class delivery in the division/unit
Desired Experience & Qualification
- Bachelors Degree in Purchasing and Supply Chain or Equivalent
- 5 years experience in SCM environment
- At least 3 years’ experience in managing medium to large teams
- Experience working with ERP systems
- High degree of knowledge of SCM Modules on various ERP suites
- Knowledge of accounting/finance principles and procedures
- Experience in a managerial position
- Experience and knowledge of all MS packages (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)
Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:
- Must be able to identify and mitigate risk in the procurement environment
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Good presentation skills
- Knowledge of MS Office suite
- Ability to maintain effective relationships with a wide constituent group of University employees, students, external funders, other universities, and the public, negotiate effectively with stakeholders
- Keep abreast of the changes in state legislation and supply chain management regulations
- Be result-oriented, have strong organizational skills, self-motivated and proactive
- Work comfortably in a highly collaborative setting
- Be meticulous and have a keen eye for detail, identify and mitigate risks
- Ability to influence others and gain commitment
- Maintain high level of integrity and ethical standards
- Have exceptional problem-solving skills, and the ability to remain calm in times of uncertainty, conflict, and stress
- Ability to exercise judgement in providing support and make quick and effective decisions
- Monitor and assess team performance, provide regular constructive feedback to ensure continuous improvement
Enquiries:
Enquiries regarding job content: Mr Angelo Griffiths at Tel: (011) 559-6670
Enquiries regarding remuneration and benefits: Mr Lithale Mnqandi (HCM Business Partner) at Tel: (011) 559-4014
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