Officer: Logistics Management

Road Accident Fund; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Road Accident Fund in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced Logistics/Procurement professional to maintain and optimize RAF's procurement and asset disposal processes. You will plan and oversee the flow of goods, manage fleet and disposal activities, and ensure compliance with PFMA and Treasury regulations.

Join a team committed to ethical governance, value-for-money procurement, and stakeholder service excellence as RAF continues to modernize its supply chain operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree/Advanced Diploma in Logistics Management/ Supply Chain Management/ Finance related qualification.
• Relevant 3 years’ experience in a Logistics Management related environment.
• Experience in the Administration of Asset Disposal.
• Experience in procurement/ supply chain management within SoEs will be an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Draft needs assessment plan and conduct market analysis.
• Assess quotations for value for money and procurement decisions.
• Ensure PFMA and Treasury rules are followed in acquisitions.
• Identify optimal suppliers and service providers.
• Implement logistics management processes and procedures.
• Assist in vehicle procurement and maintenance records.
• Manage asset disposal processes and reconciliation reporting.
• Support regulation and management reporting.

Skills

Planning

Organizing

Judgement

Ethics

Client service

Analytical skills

Research skills

Records management

Asset disposal

Bargaining power

Education

Bachelor’s in Logistics

Job description

The Road Accident Fund’s mission is t o provide timely and equitable assistance to those affected by motor vehicle accidents through the provision of appropriate social benefits to ensure financial relief and recovery for qualifying individuals.

Purpose of the Job: To maintain logistics operations within RAF and to implement processes of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient, cost-effective flow of materials, in-process inventory, finished goods, assets and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption for the purpose of conforming to customer (internal/external) requirements.

Key Performance Areas

• Draft needs assessment plan for dealing with issues such as identifying future needs (forecasting); frequency of need; linking requirements to the division’s budget; conduct an expenditure analysis; and conducting market analysis.
• Research and check to determine that goods/services to be procured have not already been provided for or transferred from another location.
• Assist in the categorization of applications received from Service Providers/ Vendors, referring to regulatory mechanisms and procedural guidelines to differentiate and/ or allocate applications.
• Assess value for money in terms of quotations received.
• Ensure that the department correctly apply principles of PFMA and Treasury regulations with acquisitions.
• Identify the ideal source of procurement and the best suited service providers to deliver on the requirements.
• Implement logistics management processes and procedures.

Fleet Management

• Assist in the identification and purchasing of vehicles for deliveries and service.
• Contribute to the maintenance of detailed records of vehicle servicing and inspection.
• Participate in the booking of servicing and maintenance when required to minimize downtime and maintain schedules.

Disposal management

• Receive the list of approved items for disposal from Asset Management.
• Arrange for the Service Provider to view the disposal Assets.
• Participate and monitor the physical collection of asset items by Security officials
• Compile Asset Disposal reconciliation reports after execution of the approved disposal method and submit to senior for verification.

Reporting

• Assist in the preparation and submission of regulation reports.
• Contribute to the development of functional reporting systems for management, project or performance reporting.

Stakeholder Management

• Assist with inquiries and requests for information from both internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to the maintenance of relationships with vendors, service providers or procurement teams and ensure that all relevant procured items are invoiced and paid on time.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Logistics Management/ Supply Chain Management/ Finance related qualification.
• Relevant 3 years’ experience in a Logistics Management related environment.
• Experience in the Administration of Asset Disposal.
• Experience in procurement/ supply chain management within SoEs will be an added advantage.

Competencies required.

Behavioral

• Planning, Organizing and Coordinating
• Personal mastery
• Judgement and decision making
• Ethics and values
• Client services orientation

Technical

• Understand the asset depreciation process.
• Asset lifecycle management.
• Compliance and governance.
• Logistics management.
• Analytical skills.
• Research skills.
• Records management.
• Understanding of asset disposal management processes and procedures.
• Understand the buying and bargaining power

Road Accident Fund Values

• Integrity
• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence
• Empathy

NB: “RAF offers Total Employment Cost packages with no additional contributions from the Employer, successful candidates are required to structure their packages in a manner that will suit their needs”

The Road Accident Fund subscribes to the principles of employment equity and preference will be given to People with Disabilities.

Applicants who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks from the closing date can consider themselves unsuccessful.

Security Vetting shall be conducted on all prospective employees.

It is the applicants’ responsibility to have foreign qualification evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such evaluation.