Procurement Officer at Square Kilometre Array South Africa

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Procurement Officer at Square Kilometre Array South Africa

Procurement Officer at Square Kilometre Array South Africa (SKA SA)
Permanent Junior position
Pinelands, Cape Town, Western Cape
Market Related salary

About the Position

SKA SA has an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Officer to join our Cape Town based Supply Chain Management team. The main of this role is to provide procurement expertise and assist stakeholders in planning, development, sourcing and managing procurement arrangements to effectively meet organisational and business objectives.
Minimum education requirement:
Diploma in Finance or Public Administration or Supply Chain Management
Minimum work experience required:
2 years’ experience in the public sector supply chain management
Duties:
Support a culture of quality customer service in the organisation
Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the services provided and relay to stakeholders
Identify and respond quickly to customer needs
Consider customer service requirements and develop solutions to meet needs
Resolve complex customer issues and needs
Cooperate across work areas to improve outcomes for customers
Represent the organisation in an honest, ethical and professional manner and encourage others to do so
Demonstrate professionalism to support a culture of integrity within the team/unit
Set an example for others to follow and identify, and explain ethical issues
Ensure all relevant stakeholders understand the legislation and policy framework within which they operate
The ideal candidate will have the following competencies:
Ability

  • communicate effectively both verbally and written
  • deal with confidential information is essential
  • display planning and organisational skills
  • display financial management skills
  • display assertiveness
  • display efficiency and accuracy with attention to detail
  • exercise good judgement
  • display business acumen
  • display good negotiation skills
  • Experience

 

  • contract management
  • tender processes
  • sourcing quotations
  • Knowledge

computer literacy (essential)
Government procurement regulations, PFMA and Treasury Regulations
About The Employer
The South African SKA Project (SKA SA) is a project of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), administered by the National Research Foundation (NRF). SKA SA is responsible for coordinating Africa’s involvement in the design and construction of the Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope, the design and construction of the Karoo Array Radio Telescope (MeerKAT) and the African VLBI Network (AVN), as well as the development of skills required to design, build and operate these instruments.
As a business unit of the NRF, SKA SA is committed to employment equity and redress
Type of employment: Permanent