Procurement Officer (Agri)

Summit Recruitment and Search Africa is a leading Recruitment and Executive Search agency head quartered in Kenya providing outstanding talent to a wide range of companies and NGO’s in various business sectors across Africa.

Our client a prominent Agri company is seeking to hire a Procurement officer to be based in Nairobi, Kenya. He /She will be responsible for Overseeing all activities of the purchasing department including equipment, services, and supplies. The successful candidate Must have 5+ years of experience as a procurement officer preferably in the Agri sector.

Key Requirements:

• Overseeing and supervising employees and all activities of the purchasing department.
• Preparing plans for the purchase of equipment, services, and supplies.
• Following and enforcing the company’s procurement policies and procedures.
• Reviewing, comparing, analyzing, and approving products and services to be purchased.
• Managing inventories and maintaining accurate purchase and pricing records.
• Maintaining and updating supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, etc.
• Maintaining good supplier relations and negotiating contracts.
• Researching and evaluating prospective suppliers.
• Preparing budgets, cost analyses, and reports.

Qualifications:

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree.
• Must have 5+ years of experience as a procurement officer preferably in Agri.
• Proven proficiency in Microsoft Office and purchasing software.
• Must possess strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Must have good analytical, accounting and strategic thinking skills.
• Supervisory and management experience.
• Attention to detail.

Salary: Monthly Gross Salary of Ksh. 80,000 (Approx. 657 USD)
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Career Level: Mid Level
Job Type: Full Time
Deadline for applications: 9th December 2022

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