To develop procurement strategy that enables effective and efficient purchasing of all key company requirements (raw materials, services ); developing long-term mutually beneficial relationships with a core number of key suppliers to ensure continuity of supply, best quality and lowest prices. As Executive Team member, to jointly be responsible for contributing towards the achievement of the company’s strategic and operational targets and overall business aims.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops and implements procurement strategy for purchasing management so as to ensure procurement needs of functional units are satisfied in full, on time, within budget and to the agreed quality.
• Develops long-term mutually beneficial relationships with a core number of key suppliers to ensure continuity of supply, best quality and keenest prices.
• As Executive Team member contribute to overall Company strategic planning and development
• Monitors and evaluates effective implementation of Company Procurement policies and procedure.
• Conducts market research on a periodic basis to identify potential sources of suppliers for each of the items purchased by the company
• Ensures that suppliers’ database is maintained properly and up dated regularly.
• Ensure that requirements (specifications) are developed as complete and accurate as possible
• Coordinates and supervises the preparation and sale (distribution) of tender document for the procurement of equipment, machineries and other supplies and accordingly invite bidders, and evaluate offers; ensure all bidding processes adhere to Company Procurement Policies and procedures.
• Involve actively in the supplier evaluation process
• Negotiates for best purchasing package (in terms of quality, price, term, delivery and service) with suppliers and sub-contractors assigned.
• Manages Purchasing function to ensure materials are purchased cost effectively and available for production when required.
• Ensures all competent quality execution of all regular purchasing duties and administrative works
• Keeps complete updated purchasing records/data (including list of current and potential suppliers) and pricing are available.
• Coordinates with user functional units in the purchasing scope of different materials.
• Collaborates with Production, Quality Control, and Sales teams to identify or qualify new suppliers.
• Handling and monitoring of claims to suppliers and vendors for defectives, shortage, and missing parts.
• Liaises with commercial banks, insurance companies, customs, Ethiopian Shipping Lines and other concerned Government Agencies, in matters related to import of goods, payment modalities, tax issues, shipment, etc.
• Makes close follow up of the status of overseas orders.
• Monitors and coordinates deliveries of items between suppliers (Local and overseas).
• Monitors supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements.
• Collaborates with Production, Quality control, and other Teams to identify or qualify new suppliers.
• Manages contracts arising from procurement decisions to the best advantage of company
• Ensure that suppliers are evaluated on a periodic basis
• Produces(and submit to the CEO) procurement related reports based on the company policies.

Job Requirements

10 years of procurement experience in manufacturing with BA degree in engineering/supply China management or any other related fields