Procurement Officer at African Foundries Limited

Description

• As the Procurement Officer, you will be responsible for managing the procurement process and ensuring the organization secures high-quality goods and services at competitive prices.
• You will identify and develop best-in-class suppliers while overseeing contract negotiations and maintaining strong relationships with both suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Your goal is to drive cost savings and improve procurement processes to enhance operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop best-in-class suppliers.
• Preparing proposals, requesting quotes & negotiating purchase terms and conditions.
• Preparing and issuing purchase orders and agreements.
• Monitoring supplier performance and resolving issues and concerns.
• Drive cost savings by lowering the total cost of acquisition through effective negotiations, value analysis and process improvements
• Establish and maintain good supplier and internal customer relationships that foster an environment of collaboration and trust
• Coordinate with project team & suppliers to shorten ordering and supply lead-times to meet project delivery timelines.
• Plan, track and managed orders to meet delivery requirements.
• Able to travel to meet vendors and suppliers as necessary
• Drive Productivity & manage Inflation.
• Closely monitor the fluctuations in the international market and propose the strategy for procurement to HOD for efficient decision-making
• Preparation of comparison table, evaluation against their proposal and negotiation with vendor for timely delivery with required level of quality of material meeting the expectations Technical Specifications
• Application to finance department for new vendor registration in the system as and when required.
• Ensure to follow the process of Purchasing documentation and ensure to file the documents for Audit compliance.
• New supplier development for alternate materials / current supplies locally.
• Submission of documents to finance department for payment like indent, PO and work completion certificate etc.

Qualifications
Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Logistics, or a related field.

Experience:

• 3 - 5 years of experience in procurement, purchasing, or supply chain management within a corporate or industrial setting.
• Proven experience in contract negotiation and supplier management.
• Familiarity with procurement software and systems.
• Experience in cost analysis, vendor evaluation, and market research.
• Experience in a similar industry (e.g., manufacturing, etc.) may be preferred.