Procurement Specialist - Raw Material

Roles and Responsibilities:

• In conjunction and coordination with the concerned parties in the supply chain department, assure getting the right kind of PI’s from foreign suppliers and submit to banks for possible forex allocation; 

• Schedule, Control & Monitor domestically sourced category purchases ensuring lowest TCO while managing desired quality, inbound freight optimization while selecting, developing and promoting local suppliers, developing enduring relationships ensuring JIT management controls.

• Participate and contribute, to product development activities including TCO of formulation, packaging and efficacy to the new product development committee. 

• Supports the product development & technology initiatives for the category. 

• Manage Procurement cost. 

• Maintain minimum procurement operation. 

• Assure maximum inventor turnover. 

• Devise innovative and accepted ways to ensure minimum time that floated bids stay in the procurement cycle. 

• Set a standard and follow-up efficiency towards minimum response time to demand request. 

• Schedule, Control & Monitor Import Category purchases ensuring lowest TCO while managing desired quality, inbound freight optimization and timing, ensuring minimum inventory levels and cash flow management with due regard to economic pressures & FX availability. 

• Ensure all activities related to the function comply with relevant Acts, legal demands and ethical standards. 

• Participate in the company’s management team meetings, strategy, Health & Safety program, insurance/benefits committees and others as required.

• Meet targets articulated in supply chain plans, product development briefs in terms of product quality, timeliness and cost. 

• Resolve quires which can come from 3rd party stack holders. 

• Be responsible and accountable for sourcing and supplying specific Category. 

• Closely interact and support Technical & Sales and Marketing management teams.   

• Represent the company as the ‘Procurement Office Representative’ of Repi Wilmar on Category Suppliers/Vendors. 

• Manage Planning, sourcing and appointing of all inputs to the company which Repi acquires for its manufacturing and other needs; 

• Make sure that PO is issued or contractual service agreement is made with selected suppliers; 

• Assure on time settlement of Documents with Finance; 

• Track weekly the stock/inventory status of the Category items based on inventory policy and trigger  reorder decisions. 

• In congestion with Logistic division, plan delivery of products on JIT.   

• Over look in close team work approach with Quality Control incoming materials by such methods as physical counts, random  weight checks, request advising or rejection of   any spoiled commodity, reconditioning of underweight bags, etc. 

• Implement systemic contract management control points by Compiling and submit correct and reconciled delivery documents, invoices for payment process. 

• Other related tasks

Job Requirements

Requirement:

• BA in BA Degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Transport Management, Business Management, Accounting or any other related field of study

• Minimum 5 years’ which one (1) years as Senior Procurement Officer/Procurement/Category Specialist or equivalent capacity preferably in FMCG industry.    

• SAP knowledge 

• Negotiation skill

How To Apply

Apply through Ethiojobs:- Procurement Specialist - Raw Material - Fill this this form  - https://forms.gle/pinBQ6ymRPzqbzTW8 or through email - hana.seyum@et.wilmar-intl.com