Vacancy Title: Procurement Officer
Type: FULL TIME
Company: Kijani Forestry
Duty Station: Kampala, East Africa, Uganda
JOB DETAILS:
Key Responsibilities:
- Review company purchases and identify opportunities for cost reduction.
- Cultivate and manage relationships with vendors.
- Analyze pricing trends and market conditions to inform procurement decisions.
- Lead sourcing events and negotiate contracts with suppliers.
- Stay updated on industry trends to enhance procurement strategies.
- Support the development of new policies and procedures to drive savings.
- Monitor and evaluate savings against targets.
- Lead research efforts to validate savings projections and improve supplier negotiations.
- Assist in selecting appropriate suppliers, ensuring ethical purchasing standards.
- Maintain contracts with vendors and review inventory as required.
- Monitor delivery times and resolve order discrepancies.
- Collaborate with the finance department for timely invoice submission.
- Maintain organized procurement documentation and ensure accuracy.
- Identify and report potential risks in the procurement process.
- Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to address contractual issues.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience.
- Experience in a fast-paced/startup environment is desired but not essential.
- Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
- Leadership and team management experience.
We look for people who are:
- Caring: We empathize with and consider the needs of others. We conduct business with compassion.
- Passionate: We are enthusiastically committed to the vision of positively impacting people’s lives through planting trees.
- Innovative: We are willing to take big, bold, calculated risks to address the scale of the problem we’re solving. We remain open to considering new and novel solutions.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure:
Send your CV and cover letter to this link: Online Application Link
