Planning and Budgeting:

• Supervise the execution of the department’s objectives, initiatives, plans, policies and procedures


• Support in developing the annual budget, including Financial and Human Resources requirements

Supplier Relations:

• Manage vendor registration and supplier relations


• Standardize the criteria for supplier registration and maintain supplier registration portal


• Enforce criteria for vendor qualification and review vendor credentials

Purchase Standardization:

• Provide approval for list of suppliers and maintain vendor database in the system


• Review internal purchase requests and convert them to purchase orders


• Approve list of bidders for tendering process and look for localizing suppliers

Policies, Processes and Procedures:

• Support in monitoring day-to-day activities to ensure compliance with stipulated policies and procedures


• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems and processes taking into account leading practices, changes in business environment, cost reduction and productivity improvement.

People Management:

• Actively participate in on-the-job training, mentoring and coaching of subordinates


• Provide clear direction, prioritize tasks, assign and delegate responsibility and monitor the workflow


• Promote a high-performance working environment embracing SANS’s values

Job Details

Preferred Candidate