Job Title: Procurement Manager – Wave Mobile Money Jobs 2022
Organization: Wave Mobile Money
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Wave Mobile Money Profile:
Wave Mobile Money is building a cashless Africa – starting in Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Uganda & now in Mali. Without access to financial institutions, people are forced to keep their savings under the mattress. Small business owners rely on lenders who charge extortionate rates. Parents spend hours waiting in line to pay school fees in cash. We’re solving this by building financial services that just work: no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere. In places where electricity, water and roads don’t always work, you can still send money with Wave.
Job Summary:
We are looking for a Procurement Manager who’s resourceful, organized, and proactive about getting things done. Under the Financial Controller’s supervision, you’ll be responsible for overseeing purchasing activities and, together with the requesting unit ensuring that purchased items are cost-efficient and of high quality.
Roles and responsibilities:
- Oversee all purchasing activities
- Follow, enforce and improve the company’s procurement policies and procedures.
- Prepare plans to purchase equipment, services, and supplies working with the requesting units.
- Review, compare, analyze and approve products and services to be purchased.
- Research and evaluate prospective suppliers
- Evaluate suppliers every year at least
- Maintain and update a vendor master file
- Maintain good supplier relations and negotiate contracts
- Prepare budgets, cost analyses, and reports.
Minimum Qualifications
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in supply chain or business management
- 3+ years of experience in a supervisory capacity as Procurement Manager or a similar position
- Good computer skills, especially in Excel and Word
- Knowledge of procurement software tools
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
- Speak English and another local language fluently
Desired:
- Have experience in logistics or supply chain management
- Are excessively detail-oriented and seek to achieve excellence in everything you do.
- Are a critical thinker that likes to challenge the status quo.
- Are deadline-orientated.
- Are intellectually curious, creative in the way you go about tackling problems, and embrace failure as a means to spark innovation and growth.
- Love owning projects – you’re autonomous yet know when to escalate problems.
- Are comfortable defaulting to over-communication and overreaching when it comes to coordination.
- Know how to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information.
- Adjust quickly to changing priorities and conditions while managing time factors.
- Have excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills
How To Apply for Wave Mobile Money Jobs 2022
All interested and qualified candidates should apply online at the link below.
Closing Date: 27th January 2022
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