Procurement Officer at AfriPrecast Ltd | Kigali :Deadline: 07-06-2023

OVERALL, PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The purpose of this role is to support the department and company in  implementing Procurement  Plan  related to procuring, storing, and distributing goods or services and maintaining stock levels.

The Procurement Officer is responsible to participate in the development and implementation of procurement processes and procedures throughout the organization with an objective of ensuring compliance to the law and any other regulations.  Introduce and implement the business partnering with in company.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Procurement Officer has to report to the Procurement Manager and is assigned the following duties and responsibilities:

Procurement Strategic Planning

• Provide the key information to Develop and updating the organizational Procurement procedural Manuel,
• Participate in Formulation of periodical procurement Plans& Policies according to organizational objectives,
• execute the procurement Plan.

Technical & Administrative Tasks

• active participation in Preparation of procurement budget and ensure the activities within budget.
• Provide technical & Professional Advice to Legal Representative for legal proceedings related to Procurement.
• purchase of goods and services for a company.
• Liaises with key company employees to determine their product and service needs.
• Nurtures relationships with suppliers to negotiate the best prices for company.
• Identifies and researches potential new suppliers.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities to achieve financial goals.
• Identify areas for improvement to continually drive performance and business results.
  
  
  

QUALIFICATION AND DESIRED SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS

• Degree in Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain or related fields
• Organizational Skills, ability to set priorities and meet challenging deadlines
• Self-motivated Individual with Initiative, Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
• More than 2 years’ of experience in a similar position of Procurement role
• Membership of relevant Professional body in good standing
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office – Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• Ability to lead teams and empower staff
• Ability to communicate and cooperate with everyone in the organization
• Ability to communicate effectively in a multicultural environment
• Ability to focus on high quality execution and lead audit assignments.
• High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills
• Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda