Practitioner: Supply Chain Management at South African National Parks (SANParks)

Requirements

• Must be in a possession of a National Diploma in Supply Chain Management/ Logistics or National Diploma in Financial Management or Accounting with relevant experience.
• Degree would be an added advantage.
• Experience in construction related procurements will be advantageous.
• Should have 2 – 4 years’ experience in a Supply Chain Management.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Knowledge of Public Finance Management Act.
• Knowledge of Preferential Procurement Policy Framework.
• knowledge of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act.
• Knowledge of CIDB prescripts.
• Knowledge of SANParks Business will be an added advantage.
• Legal knowledge in relation to Supply Chain Management.
• Working knowledge of Applicable legislation, National Treasury guidelines and procurement processes applicable to SOE and or government departments.
• Knowledge of Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.
• Must be Computer literate.
• Should have Managerial, Analytical, Negotiation, Facilitation, and Organizing Skill.
• Applicant must be flexible and have the ability to meet tight deadlines and work with minimum supervision and or without supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review of specifications and Issue Requests for quotations, evaluate quotes, recommend successful bidder.
• To maintain regional contracts registers used as mechanisms to monitor annual payments to service providers.
• To coordinate the identification of regional procurement needs as informed by the Annual Procurement Plan, Demand Management Plan and Budget.
• To provide expert advice to end-users regarding the development of short- and long-term service level agreements for repeat purchases in conjunction with the Supply Chain Corporate Office.
• To build, maintain and manage stakeholder relations.
• To monitor and report on supply chain transactions as per the directive from Corporate Supply Chain Office.
• To manage risks associated with the procurement of services and goods.
• To manage an auditable administrative system of the region’s assets.
• To continuously manage and appraise submissions of the supplier database.
• To coordinate and maintain the pre-vendor qualification directory.
• To continuously evaluate the quality of goods and services rendered by the suppliers and assess their performance.
• To perform any other responsibilities as assigned to by the supervisor.
• Coordinate the bid specification, bid evaluation, and bid adjudication committees, and ensure the proper functioning of the committees including all record keeping and secretariate functions.
• Maintaining of the deviation, variation, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure registers.
• Coordinate efficient contract management activities.
• Coordinate the demand Management process in accordance with the supply chain management policy and legislative requirements.
• Timeous reporting of supply chain management activities and annual procurement plan.
• Implement preferential procurement and Broad-Based Economic Empowerment
• Respond to request for information requested by auditors within a two-day turnaround time.

Closing Date

• 06 November 2025