Senior Officer: Procurement – SWAKOP URANIUM

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To prepare, examine, analise, negotiate and revise bidding documents and contracts that involve the purchase of goods and services such as equipment, materials, supplies, or products in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Key Performance Areas:

• Execute transactional procurement tasks with high quality delivery standards in order to meet business objectives.
• Organize resources into a series of planned activities in order to achieve specified outcomes in a defined time period/span.
• Co-ordinate negotiations with major suppliers in an effort to obtain more advantageous terms of business.
• Draft a robust contract that accurately captures the commercial and legal terms, agreed between the Company and related supplier.
• Manage the contractual relationship with the supplier.
• Respond to customer needs by placing orders and resolving issues and monitoring Service Level Agreements (SLA).
• Negotiate preferred supplier discounts and effect cost reduction.
• Ensure that contracts are up-to-date and electronically available at all times.
• Maintain all contract documentation and ensures that files are maintained in a logical and sound sequence.
• Ensure that contracts meet pertinent legal contractual requirements at all times.
• Identify potential contract items and take the necessary steps to ensure such items are added to existing contracts or appropriate contracts to be established.
• Verification of supplier invoices and supporting documentation in line with contractual agreements and submit to relevant section for Goods Receipt.

Requirements and experience:

• B- Tech / Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain management / Procurement Management or related field.
• 5 Years’ experience in the preparation, administration and monitoring of bidding documents and contracts.
• Advanced Certificate in Contract Administration will be an added advantage.
• Experience in contract/purchase order management and administration.
• Experience in using office support systems (e.g. SAP and Microsoft Office).
• Experience in a procurement function involved in high risk, high value, complex work services and supplies covering a range of commodities.
• Experience in preparing, reviewing technical terms and conditions and/or commercial schedules.
• Experience in designing professional contracts preferred.
• Relevant Exposure in the Mining Industry would be an added advantage.
• Code B or BE/ CE Driver’s License.