Company: The South African Revenue Service (SARS)
Industry: Government
Deadline: Not specified
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: Bachelors, Higher National Certificate, Matric
Experience: 8 – 15 years
Location: Gauteng
City:
Field: Procurement / Store-keeping / Supply Chain
Job Title: Manager: Strategic Sourcing (ICT, CRE & Professional Services) (10583)
Job Purpose
- To develop and deploy category management strategies to deliver value through strategic sourcing for designated categories, formulate implementation plans for a portfolio of strategic commodities and manage relevant commodity teams. To execute strategic sourcing initiatives relating to SARS supply chain management area of operation, leading to the creation of a competitive, fair, equitable, transparent and cost-effective procurement system.
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualification & Experience Required
- Relevant Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) AND 8-10 years’ experience in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business, Finance, or a similar environment, of which 3-4 years at junior management level.
Minimum Functional Requirements
- Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years related experience in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business, Finance, or a similar environment, of which 3-4 years at junior management level.
Job Outputs:
Process
- Actively support and develop accredited small BEE and SMEs through providing guidance.
- Assist staff to resolve complex or out of policy operation problems.
- Ensure that the needs of SARS are met and take appropriate actions by co-ordinating the implementation of contract negotiation, communication with suppliers or modifying procedures to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Ensure that the procurement function complies with all statutory and Treasury requirements and SARS policies and procedures.
- Responsible for contributing to the development of sourcing and procurement strategies for specific commodity areas.
- Responsible for staff scheduling to include: work assignments/rotations, employee training, employee vacations, employee breaks, overtime assignment, back-up for absent employees, and shift rotations.
- Responsible for tender management, by reviewing all tenders and recommending and adjudication in line with delegations of authority.
- Responsible for vendor performance management.
- The application of risk management techniques to high value, high-risk procurement activities.
- Unpacking technical and user specifications with users.
- Act as the bottom-line drivers of tactical implementation within the context of business unit excellence and performance improvement.
- Direct, control, coordinate and optimise budgeted resources to meet specific objectives and deliver agreed results and productivity requirements.
- Ensure the development and implementation of a practice in alignment with operational policy and procedural frameworks.
- Implement tactical strategy and delivery plans through the development of operational activities, ensuring the achievement of operational targets.
- Plan for handling work outputs, pull together interdependent activities & specify priorities, standards & procedures to ensure tactical implementation.
- Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives; implementing best practice solutions.
- Provide periodic reports on performance against plan & progress on short-term initiatives & use to realign tactical plan and objectives appropriately.
- Recommend changes to optimise processes, systems, policies and procedures, and execute the implementation of change and innovation initiated by the organisation.
- Timeously communicate top down policy and associated single practice area modification, objective achievement progress and critical success factors to impacted stakeholders.
- Use the insights gained through integrated business reports to measure success & realign tactical strategy implementation objectives appropriately.
Governance
- Implement governance, risk and compliance policy in own practice area to identify and manage governance and risk exposure liability.
- Manage and or advise on the translation and application of policy in a specific functional area.
People
- Create a positive work climate & culture to energise employees & give meaning to work, minimise work disruption and maximise employee productivity.
- Develop & implement appropriate people capacity plans in line with delivery & efficiency targets, on budget & in partnership with specialised area.
- Plan & implement enhanced organisational efficiency by identifying and addressing development requirements & providing tools for people resources.
- Translate performance expectations into specific metrics and goals to identify and provide effective services, solve problems, and achieve objectives.
Finance
- Draw up a budget aligned to tactical delivery plans, monitor planned vs. actual, minimise expenditure and report on cost efficiency.
- Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of accountability.
Client
- Structure long-term vendor and end-user relationships.
- Build strong relationships and implement service level agreements that promote SARS with internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop and ensure implementation of practices which builds service delivery excellence and encourages others to provide exceptional client service.
- Manage an integrated service excellence culture, which builds rewarding relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service.
Behavioural competencies
- Fairness and Transparency
- Accountability
- Honesty and Integrity
- Conceptual Thinking
- Championing the Mandate
- Influencing Others
- Mobilising Teams
- Driving for Excellence
- Leveraging Diversity
- Accurate Understanding
- Developing Others
- Trust
- Respect
- Problem solving and analyses
- Building Sustainability
Technical competencies
- Functional Policies and Procedures
- Tax Knowledge
- Financial Acumen
- Risk Management
- Managerial Budgeting
- Effective Business
- Problem Analysis and Judgement
- Planning, Management and Measurement
- Decisiveness
- Business Acumen
- Negotiation Skills
- Expenditure Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Procurement and Asset Management
