Job Title: Senior Purchasing Officer
Employer: Umeme Limited
Duty Station: Kampala
Application Deadline: 10th January 2014
Ref: CCD 7
Reports to: Purchasing Manager
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare the company’s periodic materials usage and purchasing plan in line with departmental material requirements and periodically approved capital and operating budgets for all departments
- Receive and verify specifications for materials and services from users
- Place orders with approved suppliers against existing contractual arrangements in time to meet project plans and operational requirements
- Generate reliable reports on pending orders and service delivery
- Monitor order processing, delivery schedules and overall supplier performance
- Ensure compliance with the company’s purchasing and associated financial procedures and processes
- Ensure that materials and services are provided to users as requested and as necessary to achieve the company’s core objectives.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should possess a technical university degree and/ or international CIPS qualification
- At least five years’ experience in purchasing in a large complex organization operating to best practice international standards.
- Good working knowledge of electricity network materials and construction methodology
- Good communication skills and experience of interacting with senior engineering, finance and supporting functions
- Experience in power utility companies is desirable
- Good knowledge and experience of utilizing modern enterprise wide information systems to support the function.
- Proven impeccable integrity in business dealings and adherence to organizational policies, code of business conduct, standards, and health and safety policies.
How to Apply:
If you believe you are the ideal candidate and desire a career in Umeme, please send your application and CV clearly detailing your suitability for the position in terms of required qualifications and experience to: recruit.hr@umeme.co.ug. UMEME is an equal opportunity employer: Any influence-peddling will lead to automatic disqualification.