Procurement Superintendent

LonAdd HR Consultancy Plc (www.lonadd.com) is a Recruitment & Outsourcing Company based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with branch offices in Dukem and Hawassa. We are looking to recruit a qualified-on Procurement Superintendent for our client Tulu Kapi Gold Mine.

Job Purpose 

To provide direct output support to the Commercial Manager in the execution of a procurement management plan and to ensure that all procurement related obstacles are removed to achieve objectives and a specialized/professional procurement service is rendered to the operations. 

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Maintaining sound internal and external customer relationships
• Ensuring compliance and governance to procurement and commercial processes and procedures as well as exercising the prescribed policies.
• Purchasing and Procurement of needed materials and services on behalf of internal customers as and when required.
• Reporting and corrective action of the procurement function to ensure a quality service to customers.
• Cost Control to remain within the prescribed financial parameters and budgets – pursue cost containment of procured services and material but without compromising on quality of procured materials and services.
• Commodity plan that complies with standardization within the function to enable end users and materials as well as supply chain to be more efficient.
• Contract administration in all cases of external suppliers and services.
• Facilitating the Tender Process in all cases of external suppliers and services.

Key Skills/Experience Required

• Minimum of 10 years’ operational experience in a procurement role.
• Experience in the mining industry.
• Sound knowledge of Ethiopian regulatory framework and applicable legislation
• SAP or similar ERP Super user experience
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Experience with the coordination off procurement services in the West Wollega Region.
• Proof of excellent communication with all stakeholders at different levels.

Minimum Required Qualifications

•  Related Bachelor’s degree – Commercial, Procurement
• Post graduate qualifications will be advantageous.