Responsibilities & Skills:
- Assist in the selection of appropriate suppliers and contractors, to promote good procurement practice with due regard to sustainability, ethical purchasing standards and costing
- Draft an appropriate service level agreement to properly evaluate the performance of suppliers, and report on this on a regular basis.
- Work with internal stakeholders (Warehouse, Provincials Team and PMO) to determine procurement needs, quality and delivery requirements.
- Responsible for order placement timing, supply / demand alignment, material replenishment and supplier performance
- Monitor, evaluate and improve supplier performance, according to an appropriate Service Level Agreement, on a continuous basis
- Control and monitor expenses against approved budgets
- Develop sourcing strategies
- Cost saving budgeting and targeting
- Set and plan how to achieve supplier accreditation and service level management
10. Payment terms negotiation, optimization and management
11. Maintain contracts with vendors
12. Review inventory and update as required
13. Receive orders from various departments
14. Initiate and keep track of orders
15. Receive, inspect and distribute orders
16. Reconcile or resolve order discrepancies with supplies.
17. Monitor delivery times to ensure they are on time
18. Maintain good relationships with suppliers and renegotiate prices on a regular basis
19. Coordinate annual overseas orders.
20. Keep daily records
21. Bar code assets and update asset register
22. Annual asset stock take
23. Accounts to be submitted for payment to vendors on time
24. Administration and reporting as necessary
25. Make or purchase policy analysis and recommendations
26. Lease or purchase policy evaluation and recommendation Procurement Officer Skills and Requirements
Procurement Officer Skills and Requirements
- Ability to negotiate contracts
- Ability to multitask, priorities, and manage time efficiently
- Excellent communication skills
- Accurate attention to detail
- Goal-oriented, organized team player
- Ability to work well with management and staff at all level
- A Degree in Purchasing and Logistics, Purchasing and Supply, Business Studies, Supply Chain
Management or Marketing.
- Bachelor Degree in Management
- QuickBooks knowledge is must.
