Responsibilities:

• Conducting procurements, identifying preferred suppliers, and demonstrating value for money.
• Process and complete procurement requests in a detailed, efficient, and timely manner.
• Developing and implementing yearly procurement plans for projects as assigned to him/her.
• Developing, managing, and overseeing relationships with service providers and suppliers
• Drafting contracts with suppliers.
• Tracking contracts with service providers and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of services.
• Ensuring a monitoring system is in place for procurement to ensure all service provision is transparent and quality controlled, and ensure the program continuously obtains best price and value for money.
• Actively participate in the execution of strong inventory management practices in procurement stores – including data management, best practices etc.
• Developing best practices for mitigating risk through enhanced quality assurance mechanisms for procurement material.
• Minimum Requirements:

  Education:

  • University degree in Procurement, Business Management, purchasing and supply, or other supply chain management related field or related field, a master’s degree will be an added advantage.
  • Valid membership and certification from CIPS (UK) and or the Zambia Institute of Purchasing and Supply (ZIPS).
  • Solid and demonstratable knowledge of contracting and procurement and reliable in analytical judgments.

  Experience:

  • Minimum 4 years working in a Procurement Officer role related to donor funded development projects.