Manager: Strategic Sourcing (ICT, CRE & Professional Services) (10583) Jobs

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  • Full Time
  • Pretoria, South Africa

The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is the nation’s tax collecting authority. Established under the South African Revenue Service Act 34 of 1997 as an autonomous agency, we administer the South African tax system and customs service. Our main functions include collecting and administering all national taxes, duties, and levies.

Manager: Strategic Sourcing (ICT, CRE & Professional Services) (10583)

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification Bachelors, Higher National Certificate
  • Experience 8 – 15 years
  • Location Gauteng
  • City Pretoria
  • Job Field Procurement / Store-keeping / Supply Chain

Job Purpose

Develop and implement category management strategies to deliver value through strategic sourcing for specific categories. Create implementation plans for a range of strategic commodities and manage the related teams. Execute strategic sourcing initiatives in the SARS supply chain management area to build 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, including 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, including 3-4 years at junior management level.

Job Outputs

Process

  • Support and develop small BEE and SME businesses by providing guidance.
  • Help staff solve complex problems outside standard policies.
  • Ensure SARS needs are met by coordinating contract negotiations, supplier communications, or procedure changes for customer satisfaction.
  • Make sure procurement follows all laws, Treasury rules, and SARS policies.
  • Contribute to sourcing and procurement strategies for specific commodity areas.
  • Manage staff schedules, including assignments, training, vacations, breaks, overtime, backups, and shift rotations.
  • Handle tender management by reviewing tenders, recommending actions, and adjudicating in line with authority levels.
  • Manage vendor performance.
  • Apply risk management to high-value, high-risk procurement activities.
  • Work with users to unpack technical and user specifications.
  • Drive tactical implementation for business unit excellence and performance improvement.
  • Direct, control, coordinate, and optimize budgeted resources to meet objectives and deliver results.
  • Develop and implement practices aligned with operational policies and procedures.
  • Implement tactical strategy and delivery plans to achieve operational targets.
  • Plan work outputs, coordinate interdependent activities, and set priorities, standards, and procedures for tactical implementation.
  • Identify interconnected problems, assess impacts, and develop and implement best-fit solutions.
  • Provide reports on performance against plans and progress on short-term initiatives to realign tactics as needed.
  • Recommend and implement changes to improve processes, systems, policies, and procedures.
  • Communicate policy changes, progress on objectives, and success factors to stakeholders.
  • Use business reports to measure success and adjust tactical strategy.

Governance

  • Implement governance, risk, and compliance policies in your area to manage risks.
  • Manage or advise on applying policies in specific functional areas.

People

  • Create a positive work environment to motivate employees and boost productivity.
  • Develop and implement people capacity plans aligned with delivery targets and budgets.
  • Improve organizational efficiency by addressing development needs and providing tools for staff.
  • Set performance expectations into clear metrics and goals to deliver services and achieve objectives.

Finance

  • Prepare budgets aligned with tactical plans, monitor actual spending, control costs, and report on efficiency.
  • Implement and monitor financial controls, cost management, and governance in your area.

Client

  • Build long-term relationships with vendors and end-users.
  • Strengthen relationships and implement service level agreements to promote SARS with stakeholders.
  • Develop practices that build service excellence and encourage great client service.
  • Manage a service culture that fosters rewarding relationships and feedback for 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 Analysis
  • 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

Compliance Competency

  • Compliance to Procurement Principles and Legislation
  • GOC Confidential
  • Finance for Procurement Professionals
  • Procurement Process Management (PPM) Advance
  • Procurement Contract Selection and Legal Advance
  • Risk Management (Risk) Advance
  • Negotiation Skills (Neg) Advance
  • Supply Base Analysis (SBA) Advance
  • Customer/Client Management Advance
  • Contract Management (CM) Advance

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