Senior SCM Clerk & Procurement Lead

Rural Connect; Noord-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 304,000 - 372,000; Full time

Job summary

Rural Connect in Noord-Kaap, South Africa, is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Manager with 3–5 years of SCM experience and a valid driver’s license. The role covers demand, procurement, logistics, and contract management in a government-aligned framework.

You will support Bid Committees, assist with tender tasks, and ensure compliance with prescripts. Applicants should have knowledge of PFMA, Treasury regulations, LOGIS, and related policies, with strong problem solving and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Senior/Grade 12 certificate or relevant qualification.
• 3 to 5 years experience in Supply Chain Management.
• Valid unexpired driver’s licence.
• Knowledge of SCM administration procedure.
• Knowledge of financial legislation.
• Knowledge of Government Logistics Management System and LOGIS.
• Knowledge of PFMA, Treasury Regulation and SCM Practice notes.
• Knowledge of supply chain management.
• Knowledge of procurement policies and legislation.
• Disciplinary knowledge of labour law.
• Knowledge of treasury regulations.
• Knowledge of dispute resolution policies.
• Understanding Social and Economic development issues.
• Basic Financial Management.
• Knowledge Management.
• Problem solving and analysis.
• People and diversity management.
• Client orientation and customer focus.
• Efficient communication skills, accountability and ethical conduct.

Responsibilities

• Render demand, acquisition, logistics and contract management support services.
• Render the supply chain management administrative roles.
• Follow relevant policies and regulations in supply chain management activities.
• Facilitate the procurement planning, acquisition and logistics of goods and services.
• Capture the acquisition requests on electronic purchasing system.
• Provide a Secretarial support function to Bid-Committees.
• Provide administrative duties during the tender/bid briefing sessions.
• Assist with the tender compilation of bid documents and confirm if it is in line with applicable SCM prescripts and processes.
• Respond to specific queries during the tender/bid briefing sessions.
• Open bid documents and check the responsiveness and non-responsiveness of documents.
• Provide assistance in the review of the scope of the Terms of Reference (TOR).
• Assist with the monitoring of validity period of closed tenders.
• Assist in the co-ordination and execution of the bidding process.
• Arrange and attend bid Evaluation committee 133 meeting.
• Prepare register for bidders.
• Prepare scoring model/tender recommendation and evaluation reports.
• Preparation/ screening of recommendation for Adjudication.
• Supervise the Logistical Management Processes and compliance thereof.
• Ensure orders for correct goods and services are placed, checked, verified, received and paid to correct Supplier.
• Assist in updating the Contract registers and contract management.
• Supervise the Supply Chain Management financial and human resources.
• Manage personnel in accordance with human resource prescripts and DPSA PMDS process.
• Check the compliance with SCM prescripts and processes.
• Render administrative services to supply chain Acquisition Management.
• Assist in implementation of SCM policies, processes, and procedures.

Skills

Supply chain management

Procurement policies

Treasury regulations

PFMA

LOGIS

Labour law

Problem solving

Communication skills

People and diversity management

Ethical conduct

Job description

Rural Connect in Noord-Kaap, South Africa, is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Manager with 3–5 years of SCM experience and a valid driver’s license. The role covers demand, procurement, logistics, and contract management in a government-aligned framework.

You will support Bid Committees, assist with tender tasks, and ensure compliance with prescripts. Applicants should have knowledge of PFMA, Treasury regulations, LOGIS, and related policies, with strong problem solving and communication skills.