Job Title: Purchasing Manager
Organisation: Future Options Consulting Ltd
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Future
Options Consulting Ltd is an online recruitment services which now seeks to
recruit on behalf of its valued Client, an established business group that
deals in printing. The printing solutions include industrial and commercial
printing which includes printing of labels and packaging with HP Indigo 6800
and printing of photo specialty, marketing collaterals, and publishing using HP
Indigo 5600.
Options Consulting Ltd is an online recruitment services which now seeks to
recruit on behalf of its valued Client, an established business group that
deals in printing. The printing solutions include industrial and commercial
printing which includes printing of labels and packaging with HP Indigo 6800
and printing of photo specialty, marketing collaterals, and publishing using HP
Indigo 5600.
Job Summary: The Purchasing
Manager will plan, organize and supervise the comprehensive purchasing
functions for the business, daily activities and negotiate terms and conditions
with vendors and/or service providers in line with the organization’s financial
objectives, policies and procedures.
Manager will plan, organize and supervise the comprehensive purchasing
functions for the business, daily activities and negotiate terms and conditions
with vendors and/or service providers in line with the organization’s financial
objectives, policies and procedures.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Forecast levels of demand for services and products
to meet the business needs and keep a constant check on stock levels. - The jobholder will develop policies and
guidelines for location and selection of vendors of materials, equipment
and supplies, to determine and maintain availability and quality. - Maintain purchasing information, files and
records for the purpose of ensuring the availability of documentation and
compliance with established policies and regulatory guidelines. - Prepare and process requisitions and purchase
orders for supplies and equipment and approve purchase orders on the basis
of approved quotations - Regularly analyze and study markets and
delivery systems in order to assess present and future material and
equipment availability. - Develop and monitor implementation of
purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
- Actively participate in the development of
specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials. - Arrange for disposal of surplus or unused,
unwanted or hazardous materials in line with the relevant guidelines and
policies. - Keenly review, evaluate, and update
specifications for issuing and awarding bids and prepare bid awards
requiring board approval
Key Performance Indicators
- Efficiently manage stock level s at all times
- Developed procurement processes and
procedures - Developed vendor accreditation guidelines
- Procurement policy and procedure compliance
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Purchasing
Manager vacancy should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing or
Procurement. - Certified purchasing Manager is an added
advantage. - A minimum of five years’ experience in a
similar role in a reputable organization. - Previous experience in negotiating purchasing
terms with existing and prospective suppliers. - Good leadership skills
- High degree of integrity
- Good negotiation skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications
skills - Computer literacy i.e. High level of
technical proficiency the MS Office suite – Word, Excel, and Outlook and
Oracle financial systems.
How to Apply:
All
candidates should send their applications with updated curriculum vita via
E-mail addressed to: The Director, Future Options Consulting Ltd, 4th Floor,
Diamond Trust Building, Kampala Road, P.O. Box 34934, Kampala, Uganda
candidates should send their applications with updated curriculum vita via
E-mail addressed to: The Director, Future Options Consulting Ltd, 4th Floor,
Diamond Trust Building, Kampala Road, P.O. Box 34934, Kampala, Uganda
E-mail
to: [email protected]
to: [email protected]
NB: Please include the title of the position for
which you are applying in the subject line of the email.
which you are applying in the subject line of the email.
Deadline: 20th June, 2016
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