Procurement Officer at Mabati Rolling Mills Limited (MRM)

Job Description

Responsible for efficient Procurement of local material and services.

Specification

1. Liaise with other departments to forecast on demand of materials and services.
2. Establish good contact with all material and service providers and negotiate better Purchasing Contracts and Payment & other Purchasing Terms.
3. Analyze and recommend Make/Buy or Rent/Buy decisions.
4. Follow up on orders entries with suppliers and continuous correspondence on availability of stocks & shipments.
5. Correspond with Finance department on payment to vendors & Reconciliation of Vendors Accounts.
6. Set and plan how to achieve supplier accreditation and service level management.
7. Recommend Outsourcing Strategy and related Management.
8. Establish prices of goods and services prevailing in the local market for bench marking and to serve as guidance for user budgetary planning.
9. Develop strategy to negotiate prices for regular supplies at competitive pricing.
10. Establish & maintain an effective filling system for easy reference at all times.
11. Maintain a chronological numbering of Purchase Orders and be able to keep records of all local purchase for purposes of determining financial expenses on material.
12. Review purchase policy periodically and recommend changes if required.
13. Manage purchase information and systems, and purchasing services.
14. Prepare and submit Daily/Weekly and monthly reports as required to seniors for Open/Closed PR’s and PO’s, consumables, stocks, vendor management, price and material management among others.
15. Document all purchases regardless of amount and maintain all purchase records.
16. Recommend high spent/high usage items to process owners, managers for corrective actions on regular basis.
17. Ensure all subordinates are trained on SCM processes and SAP.

Requirements

1. Degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management or equivalent qualifications from a recognized University.
2. At least 5 years working experience in a similar work environment.
3. Membership of KISM or CILT or CIPS is preferred
4. Strong verbal and written communication skills.
5. Experience with ERP programs preferably SAP
6. Proficiency in MS Office applications especially MS Excel and MS Word programs