Procurement Supervisor

at  Value Edge Management Services Ltd

Value Edge Management Service Limited is a leading business management consulting practice serving clients across Africa. We work in all major sectors of the economy and levels of government engaging highly trained and sector-experienced consultants.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Working with the Head of Procurement to prepare plans for the purchase of raw & packaging materials, equipment, services, and supplies.
• Following and enforcing the company’s procurement policies and procedures. Reviewing, comparing and analyzing products and services to be purchased. Managing inventories and maintaining accurate purchase and pricing records Maintaining and updating supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, etc.
• Maintaining good supplier relations and negotiating contracts. Researching and evaluating prospective suppliers. Preparing budgets, cost analyses, and reports. Monitoring, analysis, and evaluation of intelligence to identify value creating opportunities within the supply chain.
• Support development of category strategies then implement and execute strategy.
• Provide the key local interface between the supplier and internal customers to facilitate the resolution of supplier non-conformance and manage supplier escalation/ re-scheduling. In conjunction with Procurement manager develop and execute procurement strategies.
• Developing/ agreeing with internal customer. Service level Agreements. Risk Management programme and appropriate supply measurement tools to assist in driving continuous improvement.

REQUIREMENTS

• University Degree in any Commercial based-discipline.
• Relevant 3+ years of post qualification — including some quality procurement—functional experience within a forward thinking, fast-paced and value —adding blue —chip FMCG environment.

Please refer the Job description for details