Job Title: Procurement Manager
Organisation: Ranchers Finest
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer
About Organisation:
Ranchers Finest (U) Ltd is Uganda’s premier meat processing company. Ranchers Finest sets the standard for quality and excellence. We offer the very best in processed meats and sausages, prepared locally and pre-packaged for sealed-in freshness.
Job Summary: This position will spearhead the company’s purchasing process from selecting suppliers to ensuring stock optimization, as well as provide guidance on sourcing and procurement processes. The Incumbent will have the responsibility and accountability for the purchase of goods, materials, and services to ensure that the operational needs are met, considering price, quality, and delivery to ensure continuity of supply while adhering to the company’s policies and procedures on supply chain management.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Leadership & Management
- Provide direct supervision and leadership to the team, including performance management.
- Contribute to the creation and implementation of procurement best practices, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance
General and Task Management
- Set departmental objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports.
- Identifies training needs, develops, and implements training plans, in coordination with the training unit.
- Advise Senior Management Team on procurement components and their implication to the business.
- Contribute to new RFL initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on Purchasing activities.
Procurement Management
- Ensure that purchasing policies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs in terms of price, quality, and delivery targets and which enables the company to function and compete effectively in the market.
- Create and review opportunities to implement best practice purchasing policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve business performance and deliver best value and RFL savings.
- Manage relationships with suppliers and select and develop new suppliers.
- Negotiate and manage contract terms with suppliers to ensure value for money, quality standards and delivery terms with technical and operational input from stakeholders and colleagues.
- Review and negotiate existing agreements to optimize commercial terms.
- Assess tenders from potential suppliers.
- Work with suppliers and have a process in place to measure effective performance, quality and compliance.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance.
- Ensure that professional and consistent supplier management is applied across the supply base.
Financial Budget and Control
- Input to and hold responsibility for department budget
Relationship Management
- Work collaboratively, negotiate and engage with key stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance with the purchasing strategy.
- Communicate with stakeholders the impact of market change and potential effects on supply. Recommend solutions without compromising quality or service while optimising cost.
- Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact.
- Commercially and financially awareness with experience of managing budgets.
- Plan and deliver against project deadlines.
Risk Management and Compliance
- Evaluate the challenges faced and take action to mitigate risks and develop opportunities.
- Closely monitor Procurement processes to ensure efficiency and compliance.
- Monitor all Procurement Standard Operating Procedures to ensure that they are being used in all transactions.
- Ensure that compliance with policies is documented through systematic and random verifications of policy implementation and Procurement records, based on the agreed upon schedule.
- Provide consistent and constructive support to other departments to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
- Ensure there is no negative audit observations/findings related to Procurement. If required corrective actions plans are developed & implemented to address audit findings.
Data Management and Reporting
- Produce periodic reports aimed at monitoring quality and compliance on Procurement processes.
- Develop Procurement-focused indicators and dashboard to measure efficiency and effectiveness.
- Produce relevant reports for management decision making.
Additional Responsibilities
- Lead in the delivery of Procurement projects and other duties assigned by Management.
- Any other duties as assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in purchasing management or related qualification in Procurement/supply chain management.
- Member of The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) is ad added advantage.
- Computer literate, especially Excel skills
Related Minimum Experience:
- Minimum of Three (3) years relevant working experience.
- Extensive experience working in the procurement department in an FMCG environment.
- Proven experience in a purchasing management role, preferably within the humanitarian environment
- Contract management and supplier experience.
- Knowledge and technical understanding of automotive processes and components and supply chain management.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements are invited to submit their applications to [email protected]
Deadline: 17th September 2025
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36