Procurement Officer at Novo Developers

Job Summary

• Responsible for the effective and efficient management of the procurement process and supply base.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Initiate purchase orders for materials in line with approved procedures, standing orders, financial controls and guidelines.
• Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms; procure all supplies and consumables; disburse to staff as required.
• Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of items to be ordered; Ensure products and supplies are high quality and in line with the detailed specifications
• Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships.
• Maintain records of purchases, pricing, and other important data and keep standardized tracking records of all orders made.
• Maintain and update database of vendors information; ensuring a minimum of 3 vendors for items to be supplied.
• Receive all orders from vendors ensuring quantity and quality are consistent with documentation on the Local Purchase Order (LPO).
• Co-ordinate the correspondences with the UREL central procurement team and make standardized requisitions of International procurements and follow up with requisitions to ensure timely delivery of items.
• Estimate and establish cost parameters and budgets for purchases; Review and analyze all vendors/suppliers, supply, and price options
• Create and maintain good relationships with vendors/suppliers.
• Develops plans for purchasing equipment, services and supplies.
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
• Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients and carry out periodic price checks on existing contracts.
• Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements.
• Control spending and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.