BUYER (2) -NGARA& DAR ES SALAAM

Position Summary:

Tembo Nickel is seeking to recruit Buyers to join the Tembo Nickel Project Team. This role will be responsible for procurement of goods and services. The successful candidate will play a key role to ensure timely procurement of goods and services required by various internal and external stakeholders. The successful candidate must demonstrate a high level of integrity and teamwork.

The successful candidate will report to the Procurement Manager.

Duty Station: Tembo Nickel Project Site- Ngara and Dar Es Salaam

Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluate MRP daily, generate purchase orders in a timely manner, resolve material issues/shortages, support responsible inventory management practices and reporting to help achieve KPI goals.
• Negotiate pricing and terms for parts and services and establishes strategic stocking plans and/or blanket purchase agreements with vendors, subject to management approval.
• Manage day to day relationship ownership of active suppliers and assess supplier risk and develop mitigation plans.
• Maintain accurate supplier and part information in SAP/Pronto.
• Acquiring quotations from Third Party and Tembo Nickel vendors.
• Review purchase requisitions for completeness and accuracy.
• PO Creation and Transmittal & PO related services for multiple segments of Tembo Nickel.
• Assist in execution of PO changes.
• Delivery follow-ups and PO confirmation with Supplier.
• PO status tracking and expediting.
• PO closeout support during project finalization
• Support sourcing options for non-critical parts (i.e., distribution for standard parts).
• Supervise PO status reports and work to resolve discrepancies
• Support invoice processing via purchasing tools.
• Support Purchasing Master Data efforts like new vendor and material master creation.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics Management or Business Administration.
• 5 years of work experience in procurement or as a Buyer.
• Conversant with procurement systems like SAP, pronto etc.
• Excellent analytical and judgment skills. Strategic sourcing, opportunity analysis, and highly effective communication and negotiation skills are essential.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, prioritize appropriately and handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously with various cross functional teams.
• Membership of PSPTB is mandatory.
• Excellent knowledge of local content legislation is an added advantage.