Procurement Officer – Route Buying Jobs – Olam Uganda Ltd

Organisation: Olam Uganda Ltd
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Head of Procurement-Cocoa
About US:
Olam
Uganda Ltd is a subsidiary of Olam International which is a leading global
integrated supply chain manager and processor of agricultural products and food
ingredients, supplying various products across 16 platforms in 70 countries.
Job Summary: The Procurement Officer – Route Buying will be in
charge of the timely procurement and delivery of high quality, correct price
agro products and the proper processing of assigned customer orders through
selection and evaluation of suppliers’ performance.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Responsible for procurement of Cocoa as per
    projected volumes and set quality standards over specified timelines.
  • In charge of maintaining stock ledgers,
    expense ledgers, agent lists and timely update of outstanding report.
  • Ensure proper fund management through full
    documentation and accountability of funds through timely settlement of advances.
  • In charge of identifying and recruiting
    competitive farmer and agent groups.
  • Responsible for the daily coordination with
    suppliers at various trading centres
  • Managing procurement operations in the
    designated buying zones.
  • The Procurement Officer will provide guidance
    on cocoa product information updates and changes in price, qualities and
    market updates.
  • The Procurement Officer will offer guidance
    on how to handle special orders and agreed payment terms.
     
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant should preferably hold a University
    Degree in Procurement, Business Administration/ Management or its
    equivalent.
  • A minimum of three to four years’ experience
    across any agro products procurement and field/route
  • Able to manage logistical issues related to
    trucks.
  • Able to make the plan and execute the route
    buying.
  • Able to project available volume and plan the
    share of Olam
  • Able to travel on bike within the radius of
    25km on daily basis on plan route
  • Correct reporting, documentation and on time
    accountability
How to Apply: 
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send an updated CV to;
martin.osembo@olamnet.com and nakyejwe.v@olamnet.com. Please send an updated CV
and don’t attach academic documents. The attachments should not exceed 2 MBs.
Deadline: 20th May 2016
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