The Skills Required for this role Include:

 Receiving purchase requisitions from end-user departments.

Assessing the supply market for products and services concerning price and quality.

Obtaining quotes from suppliers.

Liaising with requesting departments to assist in defining specifications for requirements to the supplier.

Processing purchase orders (in pastel) and submitting them to respective signatories for authorisation.

Resolving value/quality discrepancies of the supplied items through formal supplier complaintsand following up on feedback.

Ensuring payment/prepayments (if terms require so) are done to suppliers.

Checking GRNs to ensure they are correctly filled in.

Chasing up with suppliers concerning shipment of items.

Communicating with the weighbridge manager to ensure the value/volume of weighable items is appropriate.

Maintaining purchasing records, reports, supplier databases, and price lists.

Performs any other task assigned to him by his superior.

The Required Qualifications are:

 Grade 12 Certificate

Degree in Purchasing and Supply or equivalent.

Minimum 3 years of work experience

Must be a Member of ZIPS

 The Required Attributes Include:

• Communication Skills: be able to communicate in an efficient and clear manner
• Problem-solving skills: able to resolve issues within the department
• Decision making: ability to make decisions
• Mentoring and coaching: mentoring and coaching supervisors and subordinates
• People Management, accountability for performance management, formal and informal development, and succession planning

Interested candidates who meet the criteria above are encouraged to submit their application letters, with a detailed curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, and contact details of three (3) referees to: