Procurement Officer 2

Procurement Officer

Purpose:

His/her principal role will be to coordinate the sourcing, procurement, and management of supplies and vendors in the company. He/she will define the purchasing strategy in collaboration with the general management of the company and ensure its implementation through a targeted choice of products / services and suppliers. This position is ideally suited to an experienced procurement professional who has worked with the multinational FCMG manufacturing organization. He/She will work in the Finance department.

KEY ROLE

Operational duties

• Prospect, draft bids and select suppliers capable of meeting the strategic needs of the company
• Negotiate with suppliers the supply conditions in terms of cost, quality, lead time, and terms of payment...
• Advise and support the management in the implementation of the purchasing policy and the setting of objectives of optimization of costs, quality and deadline
•  Build and manage supplier quality and develop long-term relationships with preferred suppliers•
•  Identify, anticipate and manage supplier risks
•  Ensure the smooth delivery of items until delivery to the departments concerned.
•  Set up and follow the indicators of its activity.
•  Control procurement procedures and contract execution.
•  Define with the services concerned the control points to optimize the internal control of the purchasing chain and contribute to budgetary control of expenditure

• Sourcing and liaising with the key consultants and suppliers
• Negotiate prices / commercial terms and prepare contract documents and finalize contracts with selected suppliers.
• Conflict resolution with Suppliers and Contractors and achieve favorable results.
• Co-ordinate with the Logistics and Documentary teams and resolve commercial issues.
• Ensuring the yearly budget is met.

Requirements

Qualifications, Skills and Experience.

• At least a Bachelor’s degree in Business administration, Finance, Supply Chain, or related discipline required
• Minimum of 06 years of related, with relevant experience in a plant is preferable
• Supply chain, Sourcing, SAP proficiency or other certifications are preferred
• Strong reporting and analytics capabilities required
• Good negotiation and cost management skills
• Integrity & Customer focus oriented.

Women candidatures are strongly encouraged!