Job Title: Purchasing Officer
Organisation: Umeme
Limited
Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Ref:
CCD 8
CCD 8
Reports to:
Purchasing Manager
Purchasing Manager
About Umeme:
Umeme
Limited is an Electricity Distribution Company listed on the Uganda
and Nairobi Securities Exchange, with Actis’ Infrastructure 2 fund as a
majority investor. Actis is a leading investor in the emerging markets,
managing over US$4.8bn worth of investment on behalf of more than 100
institutional investors, including the Commonwealth Development Corporation
(CDC), a UK Government owned company.
Limited is an Electricity Distribution Company listed on the Uganda
and Nairobi Securities Exchange, with Actis’ Infrastructure 2 fund as a
majority investor. Actis is a leading investor in the emerging markets,
managing over US$4.8bn worth of investment on behalf of more than 100
institutional investors, including the Commonwealth Development Corporation
(CDC), a UK Government owned company.
Job Summary: The Purchasing
Officer will receive periodic and ad-hoc requirements and requests from users
for non-network goods, consumables and services and ensure that these
requirements are filled efficiently, economically, to users’ satisfaction and
in compliance with the company’s purchasing procedures. He/ she will also
ensure that appropriate contracts for supply are in place for non-network goods
and services.
Officer will receive periodic and ad-hoc requirements and requests from users
for non-network goods, consumables and services and ensure that these
requirements are filled efficiently, economically, to users’ satisfaction and
in compliance with the company’s purchasing procedures. He/ she will also
ensure that appropriate contracts for supply are in place for non-network goods
and services.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Receive and verify requests from users for
non-network goods, consumables and services - Confirm that requests comply with periodically
approved operating budgets for all departments - Provide user defined final specification to
internal Contracts and Supplier Relations section and assist in sourcing
potential suppliers - Place orders against contracts in time to meet
user - Monitor and inform users on pending orders and
service delivery
- Perform any other duties as assigned by
supervisor
Qualifications, Skills
and Experience:
and Experience:
- The applicant should hold a good technical
university degree and/ or international CIPS qualification - At least three years’ experience in fulfilling
non-technical purchasing requests in a large complex organisation,
operating to best practice international standards. - Possess good communication skills and
experience of interacting with senior engineering, finance and supporting
functions - Excellent practical capability in sourcing and
evaluating consumables and services of appropriate quality and value to
meet user requirements - Proven ability to comprehend, sensitively
evaluate and make arrangements for non repetitive requests for travel
arrangements, workshops and conferences, training and other employee
related services - Good knowledge and experience of utilizing
modern enterprise wide information systems to support the function. - Proven impeccable integrity in business
dealings and adherence to organisational policies, code of business
conduct, standards, and health and safety policies.
How to Apply:
If
you believe you are the ideal candidate and desire a career in Umeme, please
send your application and CV clearly detailing your suitability for the
position in terms of required qualifications and experience to: [email protected]. UMEME is an
equal opportunity employer: Any influence-peddling will lead to automatic
disqualification.
you believe you are the ideal candidate and desire a career in Umeme, please
send your application and CV clearly detailing your suitability for the
position in terms of required qualifications and experience to: [email protected]. UMEME is an
equal opportunity employer: Any influence-peddling will lead to automatic
disqualification.
Deadline: Friday,
20th December 2013 by 5:00p.m.
20th December 2013 by 5:00p.m.
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