Procurement Superintendent at PRIMERO Transport Services Limited

Job Description

• Devise and employ fruitful sourcing strategies
• Discover the most profitable suppliers and initiate business partnerships
• Negotiate with external vendors to secure the most advantageous terms
• Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services
• Finalize details of orders and deliveries
• Examine and re-evaluate existing contracts
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
•  Collaborate with key persons to ensure the clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
•  Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
•  Anticipate unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies
•  Perform risk management regarding supply contracts and agreements
•  Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement cost
•  Liaise with Finance department to resolve supplier payment issues.
•  Requests for quotation taking into account whole life costing, sustainability and ethical purchasing
• Promote good procurement practice supporting requesters in allocated budget areas
• Identify and deliver efficiency savings and improved contractual arrangements
• To supervise the purchase order processing activity
• Check validity of requests to purchase, obtaining any additional necessary paperwork and manage any non-compliance requests.
• Liaise with requester / departmental contacts to ensure timely resolution of queries

Education/ ProfessionalQualification 

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Accounting required (MBA preferred)
Experience 

10+ years’ experience in procurement or purchasing 
 KEY SKILLS & COMPETENCIES REQUIREMENTS

• Project Management
• Relationship Management
• Results-Focused
• Aptitude For Technology
• Professionalism
• Analytical Skills
• Negotiation Skills