Procurement Officer

Job Description

Responsibilities:

Continuously identifying major procurement opportunities that will enhance profitability.

Estimating and establishing cost parameters and budgets for purchases.

Providing active benchmarking data and analysis to ensure the company achieves continued value and the lowest possible pricing across the entire supply chain.

Driving the costings function of the tendering process, providing the project team with accurate data on existing and new supplier costs, industry benchmarked costs and the company’s inventory and goods needs per project.

Creating and maintaining good relationships with vendors/suppliers.

Reviewing and analysing all vendors/suppliers, supply and price options.

Negotiating the best deal for pricing and supply with the supplier and ensuring that the products and supplies are high quality.

Preparing purchase requisitions and developing plans for purchasing products and services.

Creating and maintaining an inventory of all incoming and current supplies.

Maintaining accurate records of purchases by generating weekly procurement reports/data and identifying and investigating unusual items and reporting accordingly.

Maintaining and updating the list of suppliers and their qualifications, delivery times.

aaMaintaining appropriate formalised purchasing policies, compliance, procedures and best practice across the business.

Actively monitor the external business environment, including competitor and potential competitor products and services, and be fully aware of changes in the inflationary and purchasing environment.

Requirement

An outstanding team player and a self-starter, able to work on own initiative with minimum supervision.

Great at staying calm and diplomatic under intense pressure.

Able to manage own time and prioritise work to ensure deadlines are met and targets achieved, and take personal responsibility for own work and actions.

Excellent organisational, management and communications skills.

Able to maintain confidentiality and demonstrate tact and diplomacy at all times.

Able to work accurately with excellent attention to detail at all times.

Able to develop excellent working relationships both internally and externally.

Able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and a professional manner and approach.

Able to cope well when under pressure from competing priorities, unpredictable requests and interruption.