About the role
You will be responsible to perform operational tasks for all procurement requirements in a given or group of product categories, adhering to category strategy, in line with its financial and operational requirements. Participates in managing vendor accounts, establishes strong inter departmental relationship and provides time bound execution of tenders. Works directly with end users to define specifications to execution of order. To enable the procurement department to offer best in class procurement to user departments across the Company, interfacing with internal customers and suppliers to ensure best value for the Company in line with its strategic, financial and operational requirements.
Some of the tasks include:
• Plan procurement activities in line with Category Plan, assisting with plan as required, meeting timeframes as agreed with user department. Forward planning for procurement activities to achieve all projects competitively and on time. Strive to assist the Procurement Department to achieve best value, quality and delivery terms, at all times for goods and series procured on behalf of the organisation.
• Responsible for negotiations planning and execution with suppliers on costs, commercial and contractual terms (negotiation with supplies on costs and commercial terms for medium to high value goods and services as required).
• Provide regular status updates to internal user departments and suppliers on procurement tenders, acting as primary point of contact. Assist in ensuring that organizational requirement of goods and services are met through and open and fair process of tender.
• Act as a primary point of contact for internal user department procurement queries, projects and data requests. Proactively manage internal user expectations and use best endeavours to meet reasonable user delivery requirements for projects.
• Recommend process improvements to reduce RFQ timelines.
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