Procurement Assistant at Sobetra Internation Company

As a procurement assistant, you will help procurement manager to ensure that the business has a constant supply of materials or equipment. You will work primarily in an administrative capacity, doing tasks such as scheduling material purchases and deliveries and verifying current inventory.

 Responsibilities:

• Overseeing and supervising employees and all activities of the purchasing department.
• Preparing plans for the purchase of equipment, services, and supplies.
• Following and enforcing the company’s procurement policies and procedures.
• Reviewing, comparing, analyzing, and approving 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.
• Researching and evaluating prospective suppliers.
• Preparing budgets, cost analyses, and reports.

Qualifications

• Education/Training: Bachelor Degree in Procurement from a recognized University;
• Experience: At least 3 years of working experience and knows Nairobi extremely well
• Duty Station: Kenya with a possibility of relocation within East Africa;