Logistics Jobs - Purchasing Manager at Movit Products

Organisation: Movit Products

Duty Station: Kampala,

Uganda

Reports to: Head of Supply

and Chain

Movit Products

Limited is one of the Leading Cosmetics Manufacturers in the Great Lakes

region. Movit Products Ltd, a cosmetic manufacturing company was formed after a

careful assessment of the community development needs, a feeling of Ugandans as

well as a trend in global development.

Job Summary: The Purchasing

Manager will be responsible for coordinating all company purchasing processes and

transactions

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

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The incumbent will procure goods and services for

the company

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Develop policies, procedures and ways of improving

procurement processes, supply networks to reduce cost reduction& process

improvement

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Keenly analyze trends and market conditions for the

present and future pricing, availability, lead-time, and capacity of goods and

services.

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Interview, identify, and qualify potential new

vendors or suppliers in order to secure more cost-effective sources of products

and services

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The incumbent will manage procurement team staffing,

including recruitment, supervision, scheduling, development, evaluation, and

disciplinary actions.

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Oversee and supervise all the purchasing activities

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Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders

for supplies

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Regularly review payment claims/invoices and

business term details before processing of payments

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Manage business relationship with key suppliers

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

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The applicant should hold a good bachelor’s degree

in procurement & supply management or BBA-procurement with a post graduate

qualification in a similar field

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Professional Purchasing qualification- CIPS will be

an added advantage

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At least six years’ work experience in a purchasing

or procurement capacity, with at least 3 years supervisory experience at a

senior management position

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Working knowledge of purchasing regulations, laws

and Procedures

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Broad knowledge, familiarity and technical

competence with purchase management software and/or automated procurement

systems

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Skills in Supplier market trends analysis and leverage

 

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Able to timely manage and give solutions to enable

the activities, projects and requirements of other departments and functions.

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General knowledge of the FMCG industry, accounting,

finance, marketing, and logistics.

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Excellent contract management skills are essential.

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Effective bartering and negotiation skills.

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Excellent organizational skills

All applicants

are required to download the application form, Download Here

and send the filled application form at the web link below at the bottom of

this page.

NB: Only short listed candidates for interviews will be

contacted. The attached form should not exceed 1 MB.

Deadline: 7^th November 2015.