Head of Procurement at Starzs Investment Company Limited (SICL)

Job Description

• To ensure that all required products/items are procured at the best rate and right quality.
• Ensure that an effective standard inventory system and tracking of all items or product on both Technical and other items are in place.
• This position provides supports to the procurement and warehousing team in developing, maintaining, reviewing and executing Starzs’s procurement processes and policies.

Responsibilities

• Checks supplier's recommendations and proposals to ensure that they are consistent with the company’s regulations before engagement.
• Ensure that request is being treated accurately base on quotation received from vendor for material or equipment from both Head office and vessel.
• Implements selection of supplier/vendors and evaluation procedure.
• Maintains and regularly update adequate records of vendors/suppliers list
• Design and implement vendors/suppliers registration process
• Negotiates new supply agreements and re- negotiates existing agreements to ensure cost saving and value add to the Company.
• Maintain adequate price list of all purchases and supplies.
• Monitor internal procurement systems and processes to ensure compliance is achieved across the organisation.
• Possess adequate knowledge of inventory management.
• Have good knowledge of market/supply engagement and know the strengths and weaknesses of suppliers/vendor.
• Conducts checks to ensure suppliers render services in accordance with regulations and agreement.
• Ensure adequate review and implementation of the ordering, receiving, and approval processes.
• All the necessary invoices related to any supply of items must be sent to accounts department after getting approval for payment.
• Adequate management of the P2P process.
• Always interfaces with each Unit /Departmental Head in order to plan and prioritize purchasing activities to support the business operations.
• Periodically report supplier/vendor nonconformity to Management promptly in order to review business relationships.
• Periodic Inventory count both in the office and at all warehouse locations
• Periodic inventory count on all vessels when at port.
• Possess ability to innovate, initiate and restructure processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Purchasing and Supply, Economics, Accounting, Engineering or any other numeric courses.
• 3 -5 Years hands on experience in procurement / warehousing role
• A professional certification in purchasing and supply will be an added advantage.
• MBA will be an added advantage.

Skills Required:

• Must be a people person
• Excellent written and communication skill
• Data analysis skill
• Good understanding of supply chain management procedures
• Ability to use supply management software, ERP and Microsoft office tools
• Inventory management knowledge.