Assistant Director: SCM Client Support (Vhembe) (LPT)

DUTIES: KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: Provide SCM capacity building for suppliers. Participate in the development of SMME Capacity Building Programme for SMMEs on public sector procurement for the district. Mobilization of SMMEs for the Capacity Building workshops / roadshows. Conduct workshops and awareness roadshow with suppliers and communities on public sector SCM policies and procedures updates. Provide support to suppliers on completion of Standard Bidding Documents. Provide support to supplier on access to central supplier database and other procurement platforms (SCM ICT). Provide walk-ins and online support to suppliers on new registration into the National Central Supplier database. Provide walk-ins and online support to suppliers on update of their information into the CSD. Provide support and capacitate suppliers on accessing government tender opportunities on e-tender Portal. Provide support and capacitate suppliers on accessing SCM Policy information from government departments and OCPO website. Provide capacity to suppliers on state procurement systems (CSD RFQ FUNCTIONALITY, E- SUBMISSIONS). Provide walk-in and online support to suppliers with uploading of quotation submissions through the CSD RFQ Functionality. Capacitate suppliers through workshops on the process of the CSD RFQ to upload and check progress on the system. Provide walk-in and online support to suppliers for the e-submissions of tenders. Capacitate suppliers through workshops on the process of e-submissions. Manage resources allocated including HRM within the sub-directorate. Sign performance agreements with the subordinates. Assess the bi-annual and annual performance of the sub-ordinates. Manage the leaves of staff members. Transport management – usage of GG vehicles allocated to the district. Stores management issues.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS: Knowledge of variety of work ranges and procedures such as: Knowledge of public sector SCM policies and procedures. Technical/standards/procedures. Finance. Planning and organising. Computer. Needs and priorities of the department. Legal background. and apply policy. Analytical and communication. Ability to operate computer. Adaptability during changes to meet the goals. Financial Management. Policy formulation. Leadership. Research. Strategic Management.