Wesgro is the official Tourism, Trade and Investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape.
Our role is to position and market Cape Town and the Western Cape as a desirable place to visit, trade with and invest in.
Wesgro is an agency filled with people passionate about this place we live in, passionate about driving its success and passionate about being innovative and forward thinking!
Wesgro is committed to diversity and inclusivity and strongly encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
This Cape Town-based vacancy is on offer to dynamic individuals with the skills and competencies required to perform in this exciting environment.
This is a permanent position subject to the successful candidate signing a performance agreement. A six-month probation period applies.
An all-inclusive market-related remuneration package will apply.
Reference Number: HSA/08/25
Purpose of the Position:
To lead and guide the provision of Supply Chain Management and Asset Management services in line with applicable legislative requirements and Wesgro policies to enable responsible sourcing, logistics, supplier development, and vendor management as well as the information system needed to coordinate these priorities. This includes ensuring that the principles of good corporate governance are implemented and working closely with the CEO and/or CFO to improve current business operations and revise them to achieve the Agency’s long-term vision.
Requirements:
- Relevant NQF 7 qualification – Commerce or Legal Degree.
- Minimum 6 years’ experience within supply chain management (3 year of that should be management experience) or completed three-year articles with practical audit of supply chain management plus three years management experience.
- CA(SA) advantageous.
- Extensive knowledge of Supply Chain Management principles in the public sector.
- Working understanding of standard of Generally Recognised Accounting Practice (GRAP) or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) relating to assets.
- Working knowledge of relevant Public Sector legislation, e.g. PFMA, National and Provincial Treasury Regulations, Administrative Law.
- Passionate about Cape Town and the Western Cape as well as creating jobs.
Please note that this role is office based.
Key Competences:
- Be a natural networker.
- Be a credible voice and thought leader.
- Fulfil role as nexus between business and government across Wesgro mandate.
- Be able to engage at a high level with public and private sector partners.
- Be able to communicate and present to the Executive Team, CFO and CEO effectively and efficiently.
- Be passionate about managing people, wanting the best out of them and giving them support to grow.
Key Responsibilities:
- Formulate, develop the Wesgro SCM policy, SCM bid committee guidelines, annual procurement plan, asset management plans, procurement processes and procedures, in line with relevant legislative prescripts.
- Socialise the SCM policies and guidelines to internal stakeholders for comprehension and compliance.
- Provide overall leadership, coordination, and technical supervision of Wesgro’s strategic sourcing processes.
- Guide and manage the maintenance of business processes and procedures that results in a compliant end-to-end procurement process.
- Guide and manage contract management activities along with the performance management of service providers.
- Provide sound technical SCM advice.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to enable the timely execution of their procurement requirements.
- Guide the asset team on various technical matters relating to maintaining of a complete asset register and compliance with GRAP Requirements.
- Utilise data and market insights to inform strategic interventions and policy advocacy.
- Drive digital innovation in SCM team.
- Monitor and report on performance, budgets, and impact of SCM activities.
The successful candidate will report to the Chief Financial Officer.
How to apply: Email your most recent CV to [email protected].
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Reference:HSA/08/25
Closing date: 15 August 2025