Procurement Officer at Givanas Group of Companies

Job Description

• Obtains cost estimates for materials, supplies, and services
• Discovering profitable suppliers and initiate procurement partnership
• Identifies potential vendors / suppliers, gathers and analyses information on them; recommends prospective vendors to top management
• Prepares vendor contracts and negotiates terms with vendors
• Maintains inventories of raw materials, parts, and supplies and maintains records
• Orders materials from approved suppliers
• Reviews, analyses receiving / inspection documentation; forwards receiving paperwork to Accounting for vendor payment
• Maintains records of approved suppliers and periodically evaluates vendor performance
• Determines the disposition of nonconforming materials with the Quality Control Manager and heads of requesting units.
• Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries.
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
• Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
• Taking responsibility for providing monthly feedback to HOD on status of capital projects.
• Responsible for generating monthly procurement reports, identify and investigate unusual items and report accordingly.
• Responsible for attending to queries from business units and vendors with reference to purchase orders and receipts of goods.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• 1-2 years of procurement experience within a fast-paced manufacturing industry or similar industry.
• Technical awareness
• Fluency in English
• Excellent Excel and Power point skills is a must
• Market intelligence
• Teachable personality
• Proven Negotiation skills & Excellent Communicator
• Leadership skills & Co-ordination
• Strong admin and follow up skills
• Integrity
• Ability to work on target
• Management/ Purchasing and Store Keeping experience is highly required.