Senior Procurement Officer
2025-05-30T09:39:47+00:00
Western Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited (WWSSC)
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Nonprofit, and NGO
Transportation & Logistics
2025-06-09T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
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RESPONSIBILITIES
To manage the supply chain function by procuring goods and services for WWSSC in order to support smooth and efficient operations and service delivery.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Receives and scrutinizes purchase requisitions to ensure correctness of specifications and approved by authorised signatories.
- Maintains and updates regularly the list of suppliers in conformity with Company procedures and guidelines.
- Sends enquiries to suppliers as per approved suppliers list or the suppliers used before.
- Prepares purchase orders to selected suppliers and makes follow ups with suppliers to collect goods or ensure timely delivery of the same.
- Makes follow ups with suppliers to ensure compliance to specifications and delivery deadlines as to ensure timely receipt of specified goods and services.
- Organizes in consultation with the chairperson the monthly management procurement committee meetings and acts as secretary/records proceedings and decisions reached to guide procurement of goods and services for the Company.
- Prepares bidding documents for formal tenders and manages tender closing and opening, tender evaluations and contract awards to ensure competitive tendering and adherence to Company procedures.
- Sources for new sources of supply, negotiates with suppliers’ better terms on prices, credit terms and dis-counts to ensure cost saving.
- Prepares timely procurement reports in order to facilitate decision making.
- Implements the Performance Management Systems (PMS) in order to improve employee productivity in the unit.
- Participates in the Annual Budgeting to ensure that the unit operates within an approved Annual Budget.
Performs any other duties as assigned by the supervisor from time to time.
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Full Grade 12 Certificate
- Degree in Purchasing and Supply, CIPS Level -6 or the equivalent.
- Member of Zambia Institute of Purchasing and Supply (ZIPS).
MINIMUM RELEVANT PRE- JOB EXPERIENCE
- Three (3) years’ experience in purchasing and supply
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES/ PERSONAL QUALITIES
- Ability to use Zambia e-Government Procurement System (e-GP System)
- Knowledge of the ZPPA Act and its regulations.
- Good negotiation skills
- Good communication skills
- High integrity and confidentiality
- Dependable.
Receives and scrutinizes purchase requisitions to ensure correctness of specifications and approved by authorised signatories. Maintains and updates regularly the list of suppliers in conformity with Company procedures and guidelines. Sends enquiries to suppliers as per approved suppliers list or the suppliers used before. Prepares purchase orders to selected suppliers and makes follow ups with suppliers to collect goods or ensure timely delivery of the same. Makes follow ups with suppliers to ensure compliance to specifications and delivery deadlines as to ensure timely receipt of specified goods and services. Organizes in consultation with the chairperson the monthly management procurement committee meetings and acts as secretary/records proceedings and decisions reached to guide procurement of goods and services for the Company. Prepares bidding documents for formal tenders and manages tender closing and opening, tender evaluations and contract awards to ensure competitive tendering and adherence to Company procedures. Sources for new sources of supply, negotiates with suppliers’ better terms on prices, credit terms and dis-counts to ensure cost saving. Prepares timely procurement reports in order to facilitate decision making. Implements the Performance Management Systems (PMS) in order to improve employee productivity in the unit. Participates in the Annual Budgeting to ensure that the unit operates within an approved Annual Budget. Performs any other duties as assigned by the supervisor from time to time.
Ability to use Zambia e-Government Procurement System (e-GP System) Knowledge of the ZPPA Act and its regulations. Good negotiation skills Good communication skills High integrity and confidentiality Dependable.
Full Grade 12 Certificate Degree in Purchasing and Supply, CIPS Level -6 or the equivalent. Member of Zambia Institute of Purchasing and Supply (ZIPS). MINIMUM RELEVANT PRE- JOB EXPERIENCE Three (3) years’ experience in purchasing and supply
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Vacancy title:
Senior Procurement Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Transportation & Logistics]
Jobs at:
Western Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited (WWSSC)
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, June 9 2025
Duty Station:
Mongu | Mongu | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, May 30 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
RESPONSIBILITIES
To manage the supply chain function by procuring goods and services for WWSSC in order to support smooth and efficient operations and service delivery.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Receives and scrutinizes purchase requisitions to ensure correctness of specifications and approved by authorized signatories.
- Maintains and updates regularly the list of suppliers in conformity with Company procedures and guidelines.
- Sends enquiries to suppliers as per approved suppliers list or the suppliers used before.
- Prepares purchase orders to selected suppliers and makes follow ups with suppliers to collect goods or ensure timely delivery of the same.
- Makes follow ups with suppliers to ensure compliance to specifications and delivery deadlines as to ensure timely receipt of specified goods and services.
- Organizes in consultation with the chairperson the monthly management procurement committee meetings and acts as secretary/records proceedings and decisions reached to guide procurement of goods and services for the Company.
- Prepares bidding documents for formal tenders and manages tender closing and opening, tender evaluations and contract awards to ensure competitive tendering and adherence to Company procedures.
- Sources for new sources of supply, negotiates with suppliers’ better terms on prices, credit terms and dis-counts to ensure cost saving.
- Prepares timely procurement reports in order to facilitate decision making.
- Implements the Performance Management Systems (PMS) in order to improve employee productivity in the unit.
- Participates in the Annual Budgeting to ensure that the unit operates within an approved Annual Budget.
Performs any other duties as assigned by the supervisor from time to time.
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Full Grade 12 Certificate
- Degree in Purchasing and Supply, CIPS Level -6 or the equivalent.
- Member of Zambia Institute of Purchasing and Supply (ZIPS).
MINIMUM RELEVANT PRE- JOB EXPERIENCE
- Three (3) years’ experience in purchasing and supply
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES/ PERSONAL QUALITIES
- Ability to use Zambia e-Government Procurement System (e-GP System)
- Knowledge of the ZPPA Act and its regulations.
- Good negotiation skills
- Good communication skills
- High integrity and confidentiality
- Dependable.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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