Deputy Director: Demand And Acquisition

In brief

**Overview** This role is for a Deputy Director: Demand And Acquisition within the Supply Chain Management Directorate of the Gauteng Department Of Co-Operative Governance And Traditional Affairs, located in Johannesburg. The position offers an annual salary of R932,292 (all-inclusive package). **What you will do** The Deputy Director will be responsible for: * **Managing the process of request for demand and acquisition of goods and Services:** This includes compiling annual demand plans aligned with departmental operational plans, monitoring lead time responses, analyzing and processing procurement transactions, overseeing stores management, monitoring SAP transactions, advising management on procurement policies (bidding process, contract management, tender administration reforms), and engaging business units regarding their demand plans. * **Managing and implementing systems to ensure deliveries of goods, services and payments:** This involves ensuring received goods and services align with purchase orders and are in good condition, capturing RLS-02 (Good Confirmation) on time, constant follow-ups on outstanding orders, monitoring and advising on price differences (tolerances), speeding up outstanding payments (Cockpit Web cycle, missing GRV’S), attending to internal and external queries within two days, maintaining a query register, processing invoices timeously (within 10 days), expediting deliveries, and engaging business units on invoice statuses, maintaining reorder levels for store items, and ensuring proper signing of internal requisition forms. * **Ensuring the provision of secretarial support in the departmental demand committee:** This includes compiling BAC (Bid Adjudication Committee) agendas correctly, distributing agendas and minutes two days prior to meetings, checking and ensuring minutes are correctly taken and clients informed of outcomes, acting as an advisor to adjudication evaluation panels, arranging ad hoc meetings and recording deliberations, coordinating and supporting the development of request for proposal/specifications, ensuring projects align with departmental strategic objectives, aligning procurement and demand plans to the budget and submitting to GPT on time, supporting business units to develop specifications/Terms of reference, and reviewing specifications and Terms of reference before submission to Bid Committees. * **Managing the Sub-Directorate:** This involves general management of the Sub-Directorate, conflict resolution within the team, management of skills development plans, PMDS (Performance Management and Development System), leave management, and management of audit findings and queries. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Matric plus NQF level 7 in Supply Chain Management / Logistics or relevant qualification. * Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience at an Assistant Director level in Demand Management environment. * Knowledge and understanding of legislative and policy framework regulating Asset Management processes, procedures, and systems. * Knowledge of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). * Knowledge of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA). * Knowledge of PPPFA Regulations. * Knowledge of SCM Practice notes. * Knowledge of All SCM Prescripts. * Asset Management skills. * Analytical Skills. * Project Management Skills. * Report writing skills. * Communication Skills. * Conflict management skills. * Interpersonal Skills. * Planning and Organizing skills. * Leadership Skills. * Financial Skills. * A valid drivers’ licence. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate is a professional with an NQF Level 7 qualification in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or a related field, coupled with significant experience (3-5 years at an Assistant Director level) specifically in a Demand Management environment. Applicants should possess comprehensive knowledge of legislative frameworks pertinent to asset management and supply chain practices, including PFMA, PPPFA, and SCM prescripts. The role requires a diverse skill set encompassing asset management, analytical, project management, report writing, communication, conflict management, interpersonal, planning, organizing, leadership, and financial abilities, along with a valid driver's licence. The suitable candidate will be capable of leading demand and acquisition processes, managing supplier relations, overseeing payment and delivery systems, providing critical support to departmental committees, and effectively managing a sub-directorate. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/gauteng-department-of-co-operative-governance-and-traditional-affairs-vacancies-from-dpsa-circular-38-of-2026#spani-ref-refs-057054 Source: govpage

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• At least 3 years of experience.

• SAP
• Project management

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