(685) Strategic Sourcing Consultant: Information Technology - FSD
Detailed description The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
Define own work plan and deliverables with guidance from the Category Lead.
Source IT-related goods and services in accordance with the SARB’s Procurement Policy and relevant legislation, including the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003.
Source IT-related goods and services, including, but not limited to, market research, the preparation of requests for tender/proposal/quotation/information, the evaluation of bids, commercial negotiations, recommendations for supplier awarding as well as the preparation and presentation of submissions to relevant committees.
Manage the entire value chain of requisitioning, including the contracting cycle.
Collate and analyse spend data for the execution of IT category management initiatives and the provision of management information.
Keep abreast of developments in the procurement field to ensure best practice at the SARB.
Keep abreast of technology advancements and their effect on the costs of goods and services to be procured.
Perform spend analyses and formulate category strategies that will lead to benefits (cost reduction or cost avoidance) without causing supply risks.
Ensure that the contracts between the SARB and suppliers are commercially sound.