PROCUREMENT OFFICER  242 views

The position requires the incumbent to be responsible for all Procurement activities within the organization.

Duties And Responsibilities

Receive purchase requisitions from user departments, assess them and accurately prepare a Request for quotation immediately.

Communicate with user departments to cross deliveries as per request as well as ensuring that deliveries tally with the end user expediting on local and foreign orders.

Update outstanding orders in excel everytime and report immediately to Finance Manager.

Send Request for quotation using email immediately to different suppliers and make follow ups and get three quotations for each request.

Submit orders twice or thrice per week to the Accounts Department for funding.

Coordinate daily with stores on stock levels and top ups of all items that affects production such as Workshop consumables and fuels for the purposes of re ordering where necessary.

Negotiate for the best value (price, quality and payment terms) with suppliers when every purchase is done.

Negotiate and manage long term pricing agreements on critical commodities qnd liaising with suppliers both local and foreign/overseas in terms of stock requirements, pricing and delivery dates, whenever necessary following laid down procedures adhering to purchasing policy.

Update a peice comparison sheet daily and weekly and present it to user departments so that they can make informed decisions.

Qualifications And Experience

Bsc or Higher National Diploma in Purchasing and supply.

Knowledge of procurement procedures standards and policies, oversee drive, ehance and optimise the business requirements system used.

Knowledge of spare parts in the automotive industry is an added advantage.