Buyer Procurement 

About This Job:

Q-Sourcing Limited trading as Q-Sourcing Servtec is a manpower management solutions firm operating in the East African Region in the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Sudan. On behalf of our client, we are looking for a competent, skilled, and experienced Buyer Procurement to work in Kampala.

 Job Purpose:

The Buyer assists the Procurement Director in executing purchasing strategies. The Buyer’s primary responsibility is to support in the timely purchase of supplies and services at the best total overall cost, quantity and quality.

The incumbent will support agreements with new or existing Preferred Suppliers in order for the company to realize greater benefits and/or cost avoidance in ways that additional profits can be documented, audited, and become a part of the increased overall profits for the organization and its stockholders. They will also be responsible for ensuring strict adherence to the procurement process and all internal/external controls.

 Key Roles and responsibilities

• Being the first point of contact for the internal customers for all procurement requests using the MPR tool on Odoo ERP system.
• Review and negotiate contracts/prices/SLA’s and work closely with vendors and internal stakeholders to procure services and goods in a timely, ethical and competitive manner in adherence with the company Procurement policy.
• Initiate the P2P Process: PR/PO setup accuracy, track and manage PR’s through the purchasing cycle, new vendor on-boarding, legal review, strategic sourcing involvement and PO approval.
• Ensure company-wide procurement/sourcing process adherence and 3rd party exposure is mitigated.
• Communicate and establish lead teams in defining RFX documents, vendor selection, negotiation and contract development.
• Provides information (specification’s, availability, lead time’s, make or buy, lease or own, rent or hire etc) to internal customers.
• Develop robust relationships with strategic vendors. Establish, define and govern the relationship to ensure we get the best service and there is mutual benefit to both parties.
• Understanding supplier capacity and capability to proactively identify supply risks and impact to the business and ensure continuous improvement.
• Regular visits to suppliers to ensure consistency of capability.
• Utilize spend analytics tools to identify opportunities for savings vs budgeted cost.
• Develop and maintain the fixed asset register.
• Manage contracts and documentation to support purchase requests
• Route contracts for signatures.
• Educate and train end users on procurement process
• Run detailed monthly reports for business owners
• Special projects as they occur including process improvement change management.

       Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement/Finance/BA/Economics/Accounting or a related field required.
• Professional certification will be an added advantage.
• Strong negotiating skills
• Comprehensive understanding of MS Excel, MS Word and industry standard purchase order software platforms

How to apply:

All candidates who meet the criteria outlined as above are encouraged apply under the job vacancy “QSSU-CU-BP-BUYER PROCUREMENT”.

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Note: Deadline for applications is not later than 5:00 pm, Friday February 05th, 2021.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.