Procurement Officer (Indirect) at ReelFruit

• The Procurement Officer will be responsible for assisting in administering procurement activities. He/she responsibilities include but not limited to sourcing and managing category based vendor relationships, ensuring availability of goods and services for the organization and optimizing company funds to procure needed goods and services.  

Duties & Responsibilities

 Vendor Management

• Research and evaluate prospective and existing suppliers
• Maintain good supplier relationships
• Onboarding and creation of all Vendors on the ERP
• Maintain and update supplier data/information and documentation
• Ensure Supplier data integrity

Inventory Management & Procurement Planning

• Maintain inventory reorder database for assigned category
• Ensure compliance with the minimum reorder level companywide for the assigned category
• Assist with procurement planning by providing accurate data
• Maintain accurate data of purchases, prices, lead time etc.

Procurement Management

• Process purchase requisitions for assigned businesses or locations
• Manage the successful procurement of office utilities, commodities, services and equipment
• Reconcile or resolve discrepancies with supplies.
• Reconcile departmental requisitions in line with approved requisitions and budget
• Ensure all purchases are in line with the requisition budget
• Ensure negotiation and the best price for the goods and services of the assigned category purchase
• Work with the Procurement lead to ensure complete duties as needed

Optimization of Procurement Processes

• Adhere to procurement policy completely
• Drive staff members\' adherence to procurement policies and processes to maximize efficiency
• Ensure ERP Policies are duly complied with.

Procurement Tracking & Reporting

• Report key functional metrics e.g. Ordering, lead time, savings etc.
• Track procurement activities for Procurement analysis and the dashboard

Educational Qualifications, Experience & Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor\'s Degree in any related field.
• 1 - 2 years of previous experience in a Procurement role.
• Excellent oral, written and active listening communication skills.
• Good interpersonal relationships.
• Coordination, proactivity, creativity and attention to detail.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Customer service orientation.
• Process and results-driven attitude
• Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)