Procurement Officer

About the Role

As a Procurement Officer, you will be responsible for coordinating an organisation’s purchasing activities, ensuring the timely and efficient acquisition of goods and services. The position reports to the Senior Procurement Officer & Deputy Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Finding synergies and standardising needs where possible to source widely.Preparing Tender invitations as per the Joint Venture process and launching tenders
• Developing Tender analysis and negotiation strategy
• Participating in technical and commercial interviews with short-listed vendors
• Negotiating to obtain the best conditions and fit the budget.
• Recommendation to the Production team and management
• Preparing and reviewing contracts
• Contract execution follow-up
• Helping to prepare KPIs and updating the database
• Organise local purchases for the project
• Establishes all the documents necessary to ensure efficient purchasing

• Participates in consultation with suppliers. 

Qualification & Experience

• Degree in Management, Purchase, Procurement
• Previous professional experience in procurement
• Excellent relationship skills
• Methodical and meticulous with common sense
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to critique, recommend and implement initiatives that seek efficiencies either from a process or systems perspective