Head Procurement - Head Office (Grade 18)
Procurement, Purchasing And Supply Chain Management Jobs
Job Description
NSSA is an organization undergoing a transformation journey to position itself as a modern and relevant entity that delivers real value to its members through responsive social security services. In addition, we strive to stimulate economic activity, generate foreign currency, and create jobs for the benefit of Zimbabweans. The new NSSA conducts its business in an honest accountable, and transparent manner and we seek to recruit like-minded individuals in the following areas:
Reporting to the General Manager, the successful candidate will deliver the Authority's procurement strategy, ensuring adherence to procedures, policies and standards, providing commercial guidance, tendering, contracting and supplier management.
Duties and Responsibilities
Key Outputs:
• Oversee and champion the articulation and development of the overall Procurement function strategy and ensure alignment with NSSA's corporate strategy, business goals and objectives.
• Set up and maintain a control framework to ensure that all procurement activities are effectively managed and are in accordance with the Authority's and Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) policies and procedures.
• Set up a process of review for all contracts, supplies and suppliers ensuring that maximum value for money benefits are achieved through supplier rationalisation and maintaining an approved supplier list.
• Ensure effective contract management across the Authority with regular reviews, development of Service Level Agreements and key performance measures.
• Build and develop good relationships with key suppliers to ensure best value for money and internal customer satisfaction with services provided.
• Assist all departments on how to come up with purchasing
• Approve of specifications for competitive purchasing, informal tenders and formal tenders to avoid re-run costs which impact the Authority negatively.
• Draft all tender letters and requests to the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) for purposes of reviewing and editing the required detail.
• Approve of competitive thresholds and informal tender thresholds to safeguard adherence to the Public Procurement Et Disposal of Public Assets Act.
• Recommend disposal of immovable assets in the Authority to ensure that value creation is achieved at the end of the depreciation life of an asset.
• Superintend over internal auctioning of immovable assets to ensure that the Authority gains from depreciated assets.
Qualifications and Experience
Qualifying Requirements
• A BSc Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business Management or equivalent.
• A minimum of 5 years proven working experience in procurement , 3 of which should have been at senior management level.
Key Competencies and Characteristics
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in "reading" the market.
• Talent in negotiations and networking.
• Good knowledge of supplier or third-party management software.
• Aptitude in decision making and working with numbers.
• Experience in collecting and analysing data.
• Sound knowledge of Public Sector procurement procedures.
• Excellent people management skills.
How to Apply
Those interested in pursuing this opportunity should either hand delivery their applications with CV's and certified copies of professional qualifications to NSSA House Cnr Sam Nujoma (2nd Street)/Selous Avenue Harare. Or, alternatively post their applications to; The Deputy Director- Human Resources National Social Security Authority P.O. Box CY 1387 Causeway Harare. OR Email : April21recruits@nssa.org.zw To reach not later than close of business on Friday 2 April 2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
