Procurement Officer at CyberSOC Africa®

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Primary Responsibilities

• Assist in the selection of appropriate suppliers and contractors, to promote good procurement practice with due regard to sustainability, ethical purchasing standards and costing.
• Draft an appropriate service level agreement to properly evaluate the performance of suppliers, and report on this on a regular basis.
• Work with internal stakeholders determine procurement needs, quality and delivery requirements.
• Responsible for order placement timing, supply / demand alignment, material replenishment and supplier performance
• Monitor, evaluate and improve supplier performance, according to an appropriate Service Level Agreement, on a continuous basis.
• Control and monitor expenses against approved budgets.
• Develop sourcing strategies.
• Maintain contracts with vendors.
• Review and finalization of framework documents (NDA, reseller agreements, partner agreements, KYC, DDQ, etc.) and coordination with legal where required.
• Preparing and tracking overview of all project procurement activities
• Connecting with customer success to track license expiries / creating reminders in ticketing system
• Maintenance of expenses in project budget files
• Requesting quotations and ensuring competitive pricing (benchmark with historical quotes)

Qualifications

• 1 - 3 years working experience
• BSc / HND from a reputable college / university
• Procurement Certifications will be an added advantage.

Comptencies:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Highly accurate working approach and meticulousattitude
• Well experienced in the usage of Excel
• Independent self-starter with attention to detail
• Possesses integrity and ability to maintain accurate and confidential records.
• Ability to organize workload, adapt quickly to change, and deliver under the pressure of deadlines.