Procurement Officer at PPC Limited

Job Purpose

• The procurement officer will; oversee purchases and develop new contracts, play a key role in procuring high-quality and cost-efficient supplies for the organization whilst following procurement procedures, maintain an updated list of current and incoming inventory, and be responsible for approving purchases.

Job Responsibilities

• Implement plans for the purchase of equipment, services, and supplies.
• Complying with the company's procurement policies and procedures.
• Reviewing, comparing, analyzing, and obtaining necessary approvals for products and services to be purchased.
• Managing inventories and maintaining accurate purchase and pricing records.
• Maintaining and updating supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, etc.
• Maintaining good supplier relations and negotiating contracts, ensuring a win-win situation
• Researching and evaluating prospective suppliers.
• Checking the standard and quality of items received according to specification.
• Processing and fast-tracking vendor / supplier payments as at when due.
• Market analysis survey.
• Preparing budgets, cost analysis, and reports on the cost of consumables periodically.

Job Specification

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or related field
• Minimum of 2 years experience as a procurement officer
• Certification in Procurement or Supply Chain. (CIPSCM)
• Must have basic clerical and administrative skills, such as typing / Word Processing, and be computer literate.