A fast growing manufacturing company and a
major player in personal care and consumer products with presence in over 10
African countries wishes to recruit additional associates as part of its
expansive penetration program.
Procurement Manager
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, leading, and implementing procurement, planning, and logistics processes to ensure timely availability of quality and optimal cost of raw materials, finished products and services to support achievement of company objectives
Duties and Responsibilities
Procurement Manager
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, leading, and implementing procurement, planning, and logistics processes to ensure timely availability of quality and optimal cost of raw materials, finished products and services to support achievement of company objectives
Duties and Responsibilities
- Implementing
and deploying the procurement strategy and policies through appropriate
plans
- Implementing
the strategic selection of suppliers and monitoring their performance to
maximize quality, service and cost
- Developing
and managing supplier relationships
- Bench
marking and implementing professional best practice policies and
procedures in procurement to achieve cost reduction
- Ensure
compliance with relevant legislation and standards
- Training,
motivating and evaluating departmental staff to achieve highest levels of
performance
- Ensure
compliance with inventory holding levels internally.
- Examining
the procurement processes and taking remedial measures for cost reduction
- Overseeing
the tendering process from bid document preparation to contracting.
- Identification
of reliable sources of supply and ensuring that the flow of materials
remains unhampered.
Skills and Specification
- Strong
verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong
interpersonal skills as he has to maintain very good relationships with
different sets of people.
Education and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in Supply Chain Management or a related field from a recognized
University
- Higher
Diploma in purchasing and supplies management will be an added advantage
- Basic
knowledge in Accounting
- Registered
KISM Member.
- Modern
Supply Chain Management
- Experience
in Overseas Sourcing
- Wide
experience ( 5 years and above) in procurement and sourcing in a busy
organization
- Familiar
with Instruments of relevant government legislations and requirements
regulating and Governing imports.
- Experience
in manufacturing industry will be an added advantage.
Interested and qualified applicants who wish to
be considered for the positions are invited to direct their applications,
stating the position they are applying for in the subject line to:-
hrv2013@gmail.com
So as to be received latest by 29nd August, 2011 attaching a detailed CV stating your age, education, professional qualifications, experience, current remuneration, names, telephone and e- mail contacts of three referees.
So as to be received latest by 29nd August, 2011 attaching a detailed CV stating your age, education, professional qualifications, experience, current remuneration, names, telephone and e- mail contacts of three referees.
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