Key responsibilities:
- Create purchase requisitions on a daily basis with accuracy, manage and timeously respond to all standard inquiries;
- Check requisitions for adherence to processes, accuracy and completeness;
- Manage all standard RFP and RFQ transactions above R30k (VAT inclusive);
- Consistently identify new technically compliant, transformed and competitive suppliers of goods and services required to deliver on the CSIR’s procurement requirements;
- Continuously follow up on all quotations, ensure competitiveness and compliance of all quotes before forwarding to clients;
- Ensure that suppliers required to deliver goods and services are appropriately registered;
- Expedite orders to ensure timely delivery and excellent service to all clients;
- Create cost savings opportunities and ensure the CSIR’s improvement in preferential procurement on a year on year basis;
- Measure supplier performance and evaluations, update and keep all procurement records;
- Maintain relationships with suppliers to monitor adherence to service level agreements and manage transactional aspects of specific supplier contracts / agreements;
- Provide relevant procurement information, assess and implement automated and streamlined actions to improve service delivery to the organisation;
- Manage procurement activities throughout the purchasing and supply chain including procurement activities resulting from CSIR client contracts and CSIR tender proposals;
- Conduct analysis on procurement spend and BBBEE per division/portfolio as and when required;
- Ensure alignment and compliance between client agreements / CSIR tender proposals and procurement activities;
- Keep up to date with market trends and new technologies in the procurement arena and react to changes in demand;
- Ensure that purchasing activities comply with relevant legislation, CSIR policies, procedures and all applicable standards.
Qualifications, skills and experience:
- A National Diploma in supply chain management or equivalent qualification with at least three years’ experience in a supply chain / procurement management environment;
- Attention to detail and the ability to meet demanding deadlines;
- Good understanding of designated sector procurement;
- Thorough working experience on construction related tenders/ICT commodities;
- Good understanding of the CIDB Act;
- Good understanding and experience of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO);
- Problem solving, negotiation and communication skills;
- E-procurement knowledge, sourcing and buying skills;
- Thorough understanding of the business processes;
- Teamwork, flexibility and adaptability skills;
- Self-management and assertiveness skills;
- Financial knowledge and numerical skills;
- Customer service and quality orientation.
Closing date: 25 October 2019
PLEASE NOTE THAT FEEDBACK WILL BE GIVEN TO SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES ONLY.
For more info, please contact the CSIR Recruitment Centre on 012 841 4774 or email us at [email protected] Donot send your application to this mailbox.
The CSIR is an equal opportunity employer. As such, it is committed to the Employment Equity Act of 1998. By applying for this position at the CSIR, the applicant understands, consents and agrees that the CSIR may solicit a credit and criminal report from a registered credit bureau and/or SAPS (in relation to positions that require trust and honesty and/or entail the handling of cash or finances) and may also verify the applicant’s educational qualifications and employment history. The CSIR reserves the right to remove the advertisement at any time before the stated closing date and it further reserves the right not to appoint if a suitable candidate is not identified.