Chief Procurement Officer

SUMMARY:
Chief Procurement Officer

POSITION INFO:

The incumbent will be required to:

• Modernise the state procurement system to be fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective
• Enable an efficient, economic, effective and transparent utilisation of financial and other resources including state assets, to improve service delivery
• Promote, support and enforce the transparent and effective management of state procurement and the sound stewardship of government assets and resources

• An NQF level 8 (Honours) in Accounting / Management / Supply Chain Management / Finance
• A Masters (NQF level 9) in Supply Chain Management qualification will be an added advantage
• 8 - 10 years’ experience at a senior managerial level obtained in a large-scale public and private sector procurement institution
• Knowledge and experience in strategic sourcing, contract administration, and business transformation acumen
• Proven experience in successfully transforming and modernising procurement within a large public entity, multi-national corporation and/or government department
• Experience with Oracle, SAP and/or other equivalent procurement systems
• Proven experience in managing a broad variety of spend categories and an achievement in cost reduction strategies

• Improve performance and efficacy of the state procurement system: Enhance the national procurement framework, procurement architecture and regulations to be aligned and responsive to government policies
• Enhance the state procurement system to address the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), public-private partnerships (PPPs), green procurement and sustainable procurement practices
• Enhance procurement norms and standards, which includes select item codification, catalogues, category and commodity management
• Establish a procurement research capability to support knowledge and information management, which will include procurement data analysis, market trends, forecasts, innovations, business intelligence, category management, classified spend data, process improvement and benchmarks
• Improve governments interface with stakeholders (for example, ease of doing business with government, government policy, and strategic partners)
• Procurement governance, monitoring and compliance: Promote, monitor, assess and enforce compliance with established procurement measures, including procurement policies, regulations, norms and standards
• Develop, implement and monitor procurement performance standards and measurement metrics (performance management system)
• Monitor the performance of state procurement in respect of achieving ‘value for money’ and service delivery
• Monitor supplier performance
• Develop and implement reporting and review systems for procurement-related information
• Analyse procurement data to identify unacceptable trends, assist with recommendations and implement corrective measures
• Investigate procurement systems and recommend improvements
• Investigate complaints/accusations of procurement-related malpractices and facilitate interventions which may include cancellation of bid processes and/or initiation of disciplinary or criminal charges
• Establish required organisational and governance structures, and strategic networks for improved collaboration, accountability and transparency

• Improve the performance and efficacy of the state procurement system as it pertains to strategic procurement, including capital projects, infrastructure and resources
• Support the development of the state procurement system to address the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), green procurement and sustainable procurement practices
• Modernise state procurement by leveraging information technology as it pertains to strategic procurement
• Develop and implement a national procurement strategy and/or a framework for critical and high value procurement projects to drive efficiencies and continuous improvement across government
• Manage the client interface with National Treasury for all complex, critical, high-value and/or high-risk procurement projects through their full project lifecycle  

• Manage transversal and term contracts for common goods and services, critical materials and resources
• Manage vendor selection, product selection, vendor management, tender processing and management, catalogue/vendor bulletin database management, management information, and quarterly Gazette publications 
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• Develop and implement minimum competencies required to perform procurement functions in government, including processes for the vetting of procurement officers; and career-development practices for procurement officials to maximise their human potential
• Develop and implement national interventions that will contribute to improved procurement capacity and performance
• Promote and maintain a procurement culture that embodies professional integrity and ethics
• Provide support to all stakeholders on procurement matters through advice, guidance and technical assistance.

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