Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Receive purchase requirements and support with the issuing orders in accordance with specifications required.
• Record all details for all tenders, contracts, purchase requisitions and purchase orders in a purchasing database.
• Critically and in detail evaluate contracts, ensuring no legal conflicts, loop holes or onerous clauses, discuss the proposed changes with the board, and implement decisions made.
• Source, deal and negotiate with suppliers
• Draft detailed technical proposals (product catalogue) for the client for the products being offered. 
• Draft complete, detailed technical specifications for the RFQ process, against which orders can be placed. 
• Prepare the required procurement documents, and review and process purchase requisitions in line with company policies, procedures and processes.
• Support with the technical evaluation process and the commercial evaluation of acceptable bids; support with the preparation of award recommendations for suppliers.
• Support with the follow up with suppliers on the receipt of required materials in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensure the delivery of procured products/services to the relevant parties in the company.
• Support with the periodic market research and stay abreast on new products, equipment and services emerging in the market.
• Support with the updating of database on active contracts, reports on status and expenditure.
• Follow up with company functions and campuses about supplier evaluation forms to verify that purchase requests/specifications are up to standards
• Take full responsibility for the execution of orders, delivery on time and within budget, within the constraints of the company’s policies, procedures and approvals. 

Required Skills or Experience

• 10 Years + experience in procurement in technical arena’s such as engineering, automotive or oil and gas
• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required e.g. Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Commerce.
• Full English proficiency are required.
• Intermediate computer literacy is required; MS Office