Engineering Procurement Officer at May & Baker

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To ensure strategic sourcing and procurement of engineering items, consumables, equipment, laboratory materials, services, and projects in a timely and cost-efficient manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures prompt procurement of engineering spares, laboratory consumables, equipment, projects and services in line with company’s procurement policy.
• Liaises with user departments and suppliers to ensure that items/services procured meet required specifications.
• Conducts regular market/price intelligence survey to ensure competitiveness on items and services procured.
• Ensures purchase orders are executed promptly as required to foster effective delivery of purchased materials/services for uninterrupted operations.
• Works with a cross-functional team to schedule and monitor assigned projects and ensure they are completed within the stipulated budget and time frame.
• Develop service level agreements with vendors and contractors.
• Conducts the annual vendors’/contractors’ performance evaluation process, prepares the performance evaluation report and gives recommendations to concerned stakeholders.
• Establishes mutually beneficial, ethical and healthy relationships with vendors/contractors to achieve quality standards and improvements on a continuous basis.
• Prepares monthly reports on procurement activities.
• Any other responsibility as assigned by the Head, Planning and Procurement

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE:

• In-depth knowledge of best practices in procurement and supply chain management
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong negotiation skill
• Must have an eye for detail, a drive for efficiency, and a passion for creativity and innovation
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with external and internal stakeholders
• Analytical and Proactive
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, ERP – Microsoft Navision

QUALIFICATION:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline. A Master’s degree would be an added advantage.
• Membership of relevant Professional bodies
• Minimum of 4 years cognate experience in similar role.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

• Purchase requisition processing as per agreed lead time
• Procurement cost reduction and avoidance
• Timeliness of purchase and deliveries
• Frequency of deviations from contracts terms and agreed service level
• Openness, transparency and efficiency of the procurement process