(1097) Strategic Sourcing Consultant : Operations - FSD

South African Reserve Bank; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

The South African Reserve Bank is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Consultant: Operations in Pretoria. This role involves defining deliverables, sourcing operations-related goods, managing contracts, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies, along with strategic initiatives for cost reduction. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree and relevant procurement experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or Supply Chain Management.
• 5-8 years’ experience in procurement or supply chain management.

Responsibilities

• Define work plan and deliverables with Category Lead guidance.
• Source goods/services in adherence to procurement policies.
• Manage value chain of requisitioning and contracting.

Skills

Procurement Best Practices

Market Research

Commercial Negotiations

Category Management

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or Supply Chain Management

Job description

Job title : (1097) Strategic Sourcing Consultant : Operations - FSD

Job Location : Gauteng, Pretoria Deadline : July 23, 2025 Quick Recommended Links

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The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas :

• Define own work plan and deliverables, with guidance from the Category Lead.
• Source operations-related goods and services in adherence to the SARB’s Procurement Policy and relevant legislation, including the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act53 of 2003.
• Source operations-related goods and services, including but not limited to, market research, the preparation of requests for tender / proposal / quotation / information, the evaluation of bids, commercial negotiations, recommendations for supplier awarding, as well as the preparation and presentation of submissions to relevant committees.
• Manage the entire value chain of requisitioning, including the contracting cycle.
• Collate and analyse spend data for the execution of operations category management initiatives and the provision of management information.
• Keep abreast of developments in procurement to ensure the SARB applies best practices.
• Keep abreast of technological advancements and their effect on the costs of the goods and services to be procured.
• Perform spend analyses and formulate category strategies that will lead to benefits (cost reduction or cost avoidance) without causing supply risks.
• Ensure that the contracts between the SARB and suppliers are commercially sound.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of :

• a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or Supply Chain Management, or an equivalent qualification; and
• a minimum of five to eight years’ experience in a procurement or supply chain management environment, of which two to three of those years are related to strategic / complex sourcing.

The following would be an added advantage :

• Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply certification.