Assistant Director: Strategic Sourcing

A three-year tertiary qualification (NQF level 7) in Business Management/ Purchasing/ Supply Chain Management (SCM)/ Procurement Management. 3-5 years’ experience in Transversal Sourcing as an administrator in procurement and/or supply chain managerial position. Knowledge of procurement best practices including sourcing strategies. Experience in vendor management and BBBEE /SMME development. Experience and understanding of the South African market.

Duties

To provide Transversal Sourcing services to the Gauteng Provincial Government. Improve tender process and reduce turnaround times from 120-90 days. Finalise award of contract within agreed SLA. Contract Management: Manage contract to client satisfaction and increase customer satisfaction and submission of status report. Obtain minimum satisfaction level form customer service. Facilitate that the contract is visible on the system (SRM & /SAP R3) Increase BBBEE preferential procurement spends from 60% to 70%.

Applications must be submitted on new z83 form, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at The Completed and signed form should be accompanied by a recently updated CV only specifying all experience indicating the respective dates (MM/YY) as well as indicating three reference persons with the following information: name and contact number(s), email address and an indication of the capacity in which the reference is known to the candidate. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified documents on or before the interview date following communication from HR.

Suitable candidates will be subjected to Personnel Suitability Checks (criminal record, citizen, credit record checks, qualification, and employment verification). Confirmation of final appointment will be subject to a positive security clearance. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered. The persons appointed to this position will be subjected to a security clearance. SMS candidates will be required to undergo a Competency Assessment as prescribed by the DPSA. All shortlisted candidates, including SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.

One will be a practical exercise, and the other will be an Integrity (Ethical Conduct) Assessment. Gauteng Provincial Treasury (GPT) reserves the right to utilise practical exercises / tests for non-SMS positions and during the recruitment process (candidates who are shortlisted will be informed accordingly) to determine the suitability of candidates for the post(s). GPT also reserves the right to cancel the filling / not to fill a vacancy that was advertised during any stage of the recruitment process. Prospective applicants must please use the new Z83 which is effective as of 01 January 2021.

Employer

Gauteng Treasury

Johannesburg

Closing Date

09-11-2026

Criteria Questions

Do you have a three-year tertiary qualification (NQF level 7) in Business Management/ Purchasing/ Supply Chain Management (SCM)/ Procurement Management? Do you have 3-5 years’ experience in Transversal Sourcing as an administrator in procurement and/or supply chain managerial position? Please Notes : Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If you do not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.