Job Opportunity at Puma Energy, Procurement Officer

Procurement Officer

Puma Energy

August, 2023

Main Purpose:

Reporting to the Country Finance Manager, the Country Buyer will be responsible for efficient planning and cost effective Procurement system that supports country operations through timely availability of goods and services required for company operations

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

Roles and Responsibilities:

Analyses suppliers, the spend and communicating with the business partners and thus identifying opportunities to bring in efficiency
Provide a “one stop” procurement service to the Company and business units teams
Manage the Vendor and PO generation process within the applicable ERP system when implemented
Ensure the on-going assessment, accreditation, development and maintenance of relationships with key local suppliers
Apply sourcing and market knowledge to the country’s third party spend, proving the value of procurement skills
Directly handle the sourcing of goods and services for the designated country and business needs with the delegated levels of spend
Accountable for assuring that the business partner requirements are met while optimizing value
Negotiate, prepare (using templates) and execute contracts and purchase orders for designated country
Develop, track and monitor “scorecards” with suppliers and business partners to ensure continuous improvement
Effectively align and coordinate work with the business partners and obtain periodic customer feedback to improve service delivery.
Attend meetings, conferences etc as may be required and travel to other countries as may be required
Prepare, manage and maintain a data base of products and services purchased and of the local suppliers in the designated country

Skills and Requirements:

Tertiary qualification in Supply Chain Management or equivalent
3 to 5 years in a Procurement role or buying function
Qualified procurement practitioner
Excellent track record of successful career in Finance/procurement with at least 5 years’ experience in similar roles.
Familiarity with Oil industry is preferred
Ability to prepare and interpret complex financial reports
Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Able to work independently and in team, able lead and provide direction to own team
Aggressive and results oriented
Working knowledge of ERP systems. Knowledge of Navision is an added advantage
High computer literacy -Ms office packages especially Excel and PowerPoint
Demonstrate general business acumen
Demonstrate high level of integrity and ethics

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