Apprentice Procurement Officer (Technical) at Precision Air Tanzania

To implement and maintain cost effective procurement requirements in the form of purchase, hire, lease and entire supply chain management thus facilitating shareholders return on investment, and customers' satisfaction.

Responsibility:

• Facilitate the determination and preparation of budgets for materials and supplies.
• Ensure stakeholders adhere to laid down procurement procedures and policies to improve current practices and reduce costs.
• Understand needs of internal customers focusing on specifications, lead times and liaising with external parties to ensure timely delivery of the respective needs.
• Prioritize sourcing and ordering on the basis of AOGs, Critical, Normal , Scheduled and Unscheduled requirements in order to reduce
• Lay grounds for supply chain management reflected in receipt of duly detailed and approved Purchase Requisitions, CAPEX Forms, timely requests for quote (RFQs), Comparative cost analysis, award, order tracking and timely delivery
• Monitor supply markets and trends (e.g. material price increases, shortages, changes in suppliers) and interpreting the impact of these trends on company strategies in order to deliver the best value for money and increase in profits.
• Review purchase requests to ensure that the materials and supplies purchased have the greatest value for organizational needs.
• Prepare purchase orders strictly in the accounting system and ensure approval and signature of the approved signatories
• Purchase materials and services according to sound purchasing procedures and practices.
• Obtain, verify and provide information related to purchases and matters to user departments, vendors and contractors; provide technical information and assistance to user departments; review requisitions for completeness and accuracy to obtain information related to price, product quality and delivery time lines.
• Undertake Supplier rationalization, development and performance rating to ensure timely deliveries and quality assurance including supplier database maintenance.

Skill :

• Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Team player with high integrity
• Good presentation skills
• High personal integrity, dependable, positive
• Ability to work with minimum supervision

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Inventory accuracy
• Minimum stock levels follow up
• Timely requisitions
• Zero damage/spoilage
• Zero opportunity cost
• Zero obsolescence
• Zero findings by the regulators and any other Auditor (internal/External)

Qualification Required:

• Bachelor Degree in Procurement and Supply Chain or Procurement and Logistics.
• Computer Application and knowledge in any Financial and Procurement System
  Registration- Registered by Procurement,
• Supplies, Professionals and Technicians Board(PSPTB) Certifications- certified as Supplies.
• Procurement Professional by PSPTB or any accredited professional body an added advantage Field.
• Field or Internship level of experience or One year and above an added advantage