ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: SCM RISK AND PERFORMANCE

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: SCM RISK AND PERFORMANCE

REF NO: S020/2025
Division: Office of the Director-General (ODG)
Purpose: To oversee contract management and SCM performance, and to support the coordination of travel arrangements.

SALARY: R468 459 – R551 823 per annum (benefits not included)
CENTRE: Pretoria

REQUIREMENTS: A Grade 12 certificate and a National Diploma (at least NQF level 6) or Bachelor’s degree (at least NQF level 7) in Travel, Tourism, Supply Chain Management or Business Management. A minimum of 3 years’ experience in logistics, supply chain management, contract management, travel, transportation and hotel bookings. Knowledge of the Public Service framework on travel coordination and SCM, of policy analysis and research, and of practice notes on government travel directives and related matters.

DUTIES: Key outputs include:

Coordinate travel arrangements and verify payments:

• Engage service providers on their offerings and confirm bookings.
• Work with travel bookers to enable planned travel.
• Track divisional travel needs to ensure compliance and alignment with the travel budget.
• Advise stakeholders on travel matters that affect their budgets.
• Check all payments against government rates set out in contract terms and conditions.
• Negotiate discounted rates with service providers.
• Confirm that service providers comply with travel and accommodation industry requirements.

Monitor deviations relating to flights, accommodation, car hire, venue hire and conferencing:

• Report any losses the organisation incurs through cancellations and negligence.
• Provide spend analysis by category, such as venue hire and conferencing.
• Report to management on savings, exceptions, corporate travel and deviations.

Ensure compliance with travel policy and procedures:

• Develop and align the travel policy and monitor adherence, including the types of vehicles permitted for hire.
• Check that trip authorisation forms are valid before travel takes place or travel plans are amended.
• Monitor the use and distribution of road travel credit cards to service providers.

Monitor supplier performance:

• Carry out quarterly performance reviews of contracted service providers, including site visits.
• Benchmark against industry best practice, analyse the findings and recommend corrective measures for continuous improvement.

Contract management:

• Develop and review departmental policies on contract management and administration.
• Receive contract agreement requests and coordinate their drafting with Legal Services.
• Keep records up to date and liaise with stakeholders to finalise and obtain approval of contract agreements.
• Ensure efficient and effective contract administration by tracking performance, ensuring compliance and handling any changes or issues that arise.
• Submit weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on contract administration.

SCM performance and risk management:

• Identify risk areas in SCM operations and recommend corrective actions for implementation.
• Monitor contract extensions, variations and expansions, as well as irregular, wasteful and unauthorised expenditure, and report these to the relevant authorities.
• Produce a quarterly review report on SCM performance and action plans.

ENQUIRIES: Enquiries only (no applications): Recruitment.Enquries@treasury.gov.za

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