Procurement Officer at African Foundries Limited

Job Description

• The Procurement Officer manages and directs the purchasing of all the goods and services the company needs.
• Also responsible for identifying potential supplier sources, conducting interviews with potential vendors, negotiating favorable supplier agreements and managing supplier and vendor contracts.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adequacy of bid specifications and preparation of sourcing related documents
• Process Navision transactions and monitor contract executions; termination, renewal, or amendment of terms
• Identify and deliver savings on spend under management.
• Support business partnering of assigned business units and deliver on approved SLA.
• Track, and report key functional metrics in line with departmental objectives.
• Assist the Procurement Manager in establishing strategic relationships with key suppliers
• Handle performance issues and escalate, as necessary.
• Liaise with the store and ensuring all criteria/approval/specifications are met
• Reconcile or resolve value discrepancies and proper registration of all invoices
• Coordinate and carry out regular market surveys to ensure that the Company's vendors and suppliers are supplying at competitive price.

Qualifications

• BSc/HND in any related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of cognate experience in a similar capacity.

The Person Must:

• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Have people and project management skills.
• Have great persuasive and negotiation skills.
• Possess analytical skills and critical thinking with good attention to detail.