Roles & Responsibilities:

• Ensuring procurement of goods and services adheres strictly to government regulations.

• Continuously exploring alternative and improved sources for goods and services.

• Negotiating favorable contract pricing and payment terms.

• Planning and scheduling deliveries of critical and essential items.

• Maintaining effective communication with suppliers to ensure timely deliveries using the most suitable procurement methods.

• Keeping an updated contract register, monitoring renewal timelines, and initiating tender processes at least 90 days before contract expiration.

• Authorizing all purchase orders.
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• Monitoring market trends and price fluctuations across key spending categories, while building industry knowledge to identify new sourcing opportunities that support both supply continuity and business needs.

• Collaborating with user departments on sourcing key materials—including fertilizers, agrochemicals, packaging, food ingredients, irrigation systems, and equipment parts—ensuring efficient and timely procurement at both corporate and local levels.

• Conducting cost and price analyses on essential supplies, including calculating landed costs, to assess pricing competitiveness and fairness.

• Reviewing purchase requisitions for accuracy, completeness, and proper authorization in line with the company's financial approval policies.

• Leading tendering processes for all contracted goods and services, organizing supplier visits, tender openings, evaluations, and awarding contracts to the most responsive bidders.

• Acting as a liaison between suppliers and Accounts Payable to promptly resolve invoice discrepancies or payment issues.

• Overseeing the entire importation process—ensuring all required documentation is complete, customs entries are submitted on time, duties are paid, and working with clearing agents to expedite shipment clearance.

• Handling escalated accounting disputes or discrepancies between suppliers and the Accounts Payable team.

Minimum Requirements:

• A master’s degree in Purchasing & Supplies Management.
• A bachelor’s degree in Purchasing & Supplies/Accounting/Finance or a related business field.
• 5+ years’ working experience in a comparable role.
• Professional Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies Management.
• Experience in working with automated eProcurement systems