Assistant Officer Procurement
Listing reference: eskom_006050
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 31 July 2026
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Transport and Logistics Management
Location: Deneysville
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Position: Assistant Officer Procurement,
Task Grade: T10,
Area of specialization: To provide efficient and effective procurement of goods and services i.e. high value, high risk timeously, within budget and according to procurement policies, procedures and practices,
Department: Procurement and Supply Chain Management,
Business Unit: Lethabo Power Station,
Location: Free State
Job description
Behavioural
• Integrity
• Honesty
• Trustworthiness
• Professionalism
• Strong ethical conduct
• Honesty
• Trustworthiness
• Professionalism
• Strong ethical conduct
Leadership
• Team player
• Motivating teams
• coaching
• Team player
• Motivating teams
• coaching
Knowledge
• Systems, Applications and Products (SAP) Materials Management module
• Spend analysis
• Strategic commodity/projects sourcing
• Procure-to-pay process
• Financial, total cost of ownership, industry and market analysis
• Commodity and supplier profiling (commodity management)
• Sourcing/procurement strategy formulation and implementation
• Negotiation strategy development and implementation
• Supplier relationship management
• Contract management
• Project management
• New Engineering Contract (NEC) family contracts
• Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) contract
• Forex
• Sourcing and procurement processes
• Service level and framework agreements
• Spend analysis
• Strategic commodity/projects sourcing
• Procure-to-pay process
• Financial, total cost of ownership, industry and market analysis
• Commodity and supplier profiling (commodity management)
• Sourcing/procurement strategy formulation and implementation
• Negotiation strategy development and implementation
• Supplier relationship management
• Contract management
• Project management
• New Engineering Contract (NEC) family contracts
• Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) contract
• Forex
• Sourcing and procurement processes
• Service level and framework agreements
Skills
• Computer literate
• Strong negotiation
• Relationship management
• Strategic thinking and decision making
• Strong analytical
• Strong communication
• Work and interact effectively at senior levels
• Facilitation
• Administrative, attention to detail, methodical
• Business acumen
• Problem solving
• Leadership
• Interpersonal
• Presentation
Key Responsibilities
• Strong negotiation
• Relationship management
• Strategic thinking and decision making
• Strong analytical
• Strong communication
• Work and interact effectively at senior levels
• Facilitation
• Administrative, attention to detail, methodical
• Business acumen
• Problem solving
• Leadership
• Interpersonal
• Presentation
Key Responsibilities
• Execute integrated sourcing and procurement processes
• Execute purchasing of goods, services and manage procurement administration
• Perform dual adjudication of tenders and management of contracts/purchase orders according to set policies and standards
• Consult with supervisor to manage problems, risks and make timeous recommendations
• Negotiate and coordinate conclusion of agreements with suppliers to meet customer expectations
• Build and maintain healthy interpersonal and inter-team relationships
• Access, analyse procurement information independently
• Execute purchasing of goods, services and manage procurement administration
• Perform dual adjudication of tenders and management of contracts/purchase orders according to set policies and standards
• Consult with supervisor to manage problems, risks and make timeous recommendations
• Negotiate and coordinate conclusion of agreements with suppliers to meet customer expectations
• Build and maintain healthy interpersonal and inter-team relationships
• Access, analyse procurement information independently
Minimum requirements
Qualification(s)
• Diploma in Transport/Economics/Commerce/Logistics/Supply Chain Management.at NQF6 with 240 credits
• Diploma in Transport/Economics/Commerce/Logistics/Supply Chain Management.at NQF6 with 240 credits
Related Minimum Experience
• 2 Years sourcing and procurement or related technical experience
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