Purchasing Manager
Expert Consultancy
Arusha
Expert Consultancy
Strategy HR & Management Solutions Consulting firm.
We are currently looking to hire for the above position for our client operating Lodge and Luxury Camps in Serengeti National park.
Position Summary
The Purchasing & Planning manage all aspects involving prepared culture media stock demand vs stock availability, production planning and procurement of materials and services and for the lodge/camps operation, maintaining reliable and cost competitive sources of supply.
Key Responsibilities
📌 Manage the Procurement process for lodge and camps at an economical cost. Responsible for the purchasing budget as set by the Lodge/Camp manager.
📌 Resolve issues with Vendors
📌 Execute and manage contracts with suppliers, in accordance with Lodge guidelines, to optimize service, quality and cost
📌 Develop and drive cost reduction/operation programs consistent with the objectives set by the Lodge/Camps leadership
📌 Manages store operation planning and scheduling as determined by customer orders
📌 Manages stock levels of product, raw materials and goods in order to ensure uninterrupted operation of supply to customers.
📌 Plans, organizes and manages accurate monthly stock counts of goods stock and annual (or at intervals requested by the Lodge/Camps leadership) stock counts of goods, services and others materials required.
📌 Responsible for a sourcing savings tracking system to provide sourcing data for Monthly Operation Reviews and Quarterly Operation Reviews.
📌 Establishes common benchmarks and conducts regular reviews of purchasing processes to ensure best practices are driven
📌 Providing meaningful and timely reports with regard to KPI’s, including feedback at Tier meetings
📌 In conjunction with our Vendors, develop, implement, and track programs for improving Vendor selection, quality, delivery and performance, and total ownership to ensure that Vendor performance standards are met.
📌 Create Operation processes around lean sourcing, supplier evaluation, price inflation management and supplier risk management.
📌 Improve the functional excellence of the sourcing practices, particularly with respect to food Sourcing, to achieve supplier rationalization and reduction in transactions
📌 Represent the Purchasing Department at internal meetings, Divisional meetings and Supplier meetings
📌 Manage purchasing involvement in the Lodge process
📌 Purchasing Manager at Expert Consultancy
Additional Responsibilities
🔺 Own staffing, development and performance management including coaching, training and qualification of department teams to ensure the acquisition of all necessary skills to operate, maintain, changeover and troubleshoot autonomously in a safe and quality manner.
🔺 Take accountability for the results of the department, and responsibility for the decisions made.
🔺 Establish and maintain the standards for your department for safety, quality, appearance, attendance/cover, and other operating systems.
🔺 Set daily direction for your departments by effectively leading tiered meetings, including leading the Tier reviews.
🔺 Most importantly, you must motivate the individuals within department, and develop them into a strong, autonomous and engaged team
🔺 Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
Certified Purchasing Manager or similar relevant qualification is essential
💥 4- 6 years’ experience in Procurement
💥 Commercially, legally & fiscally astute
💥 Demonstrated ability to take initiative and exercise astute business judgement to drive performance
💥 Ability to coach and mentor other people and influence direction
💥 Ability to communicate complex issues in an easy-to-understand manner
💥 Strong Project Management Skills, including the ability to initiate projects
💥 Drive for Results – High level of technical and leadership skills and the ability to train/coach others.
💥 Decision Quality – Attention to detail and a systematic approach.
💥 Role Model Leader – Hands on approach and flexible attitude to daily work/responsibilities, ability to lead by example
💥 Problem Solving -Effective in technical and organizational troubleshooting to root cause.
💥 Communicates Openly – able to communicate effectively within and between teams and is effective in giving and receiving/acting upon feedback.
💥 The ideal candidate for this position will need to be self-starting, focused on developing their personal and technical skills and should also be able to demonstrate leadership skills/capabilities.
💥 Extensive knowledge of Pastel and/or SAP applications and its wider capabilities i
💥 Procurement applications
💥 Excellent computer skills with a good depth of application knowledge
Apply
If you meet the above requirements kindly send your application clearly indicating “Purchasing Manager Vacancy:” on the subject line on before 15th September, 2022 [email protected]
