• Lead Procurement Strategy: Direct strategic procurement operations, ensuring alignment with business goals while managing a team and driving efficiency across regions.• Supplier Governance and Risk Management: Oversee key supplier relationships, ensuring compliance with SLAs, reducing costs, and mitigating supply chain risks through regular audits and assessments.• Contract Negotiation and Dispute Resolution: Lead high-value contract negotiations in consultation with Group Procurement and resolve commercial disputes to secure favorable terms and maintain smooth operations.• Spend Analysis and Reporting: Provide detailed reports and spend analysis to senior leadership, offering insights for cost-saving opportunities, budgeting, and decision-making.• Cross-functional Project Leadership: Lead cross-functional teams on strategic procurement projects, ensuring successful execution and alignment with organizational goals.• Supplier Compliance and Continuous Improvement: Ensure supplier adherence to ethical standards, while continuously optimizing procurement processes for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

• Conduct thorough research to identify potential vendors and assess their capabilities and reliability.• Lead end-to-end procurement activities, consistently achieving exceptional results and driving cost savings.• Implement effective supplier performance management strategies to cultivate strong relationships.• Skillfully negotiate contract terms and pricing, ensuring favorable conditions and sustainable partnerships.• Track and monitor orders, ensuring timely delivery and addressing any potential issues.• Conduct quality checks on purchased products to ensure compliance with standards.• Maintain accurate records of purchases, invoices, and contracts.• Prepare comprehensive reports on purchases, including cost analyses and supplier evaluations.• Proactively manage stock levels and initiate purchase orders to optimize inventory.• Collaborate with warehouse staff to ensure proper storage and organization of purchased products.• Conduct regular supplier performance reviews and provide feedback.• Manage supplier contracts, including renewals, amendments, and terminations.• Foster collaboration with cross-functional teams and align procurement activities with project requirements and objectives.• Stay updated on industry trends and developments through participation in trade shows and networking events.

• Monitor stock levels and identify purchasing needs• Research potential vendors• Track orders and ensure timely delivery• Update internal databases with order details (dates, vendors, quantities, discounts)• Conduct market research to identify pricing trends• Evaluate offers from vendors and negotiate better prices• Prepare cost analyses• Maintain updated records of invoices and contracts• Follow up with suppliers, as needed, to confirm or change orders• Liaise with warehouse staff to ensure all products arrive in good condition

• Expedition of orders to ensure that suppliers deliver on time• Preparations of tender evaluation reports and ensuring timely submission to ZPC• Providing secretarial duties during tender opening and calculation of procurement committee meeting packs• Procurement of both low and high value materials for the organization.• Preparation of tender documents and inquiries• Carrying out Purchase to Pay duties• Tender closing, opening and preparations of tender opening minutes• Evaluation of tenders and inquiries and resolution of tender queries • Participating in regional stock counts• Processing of requisitions into bid assessment for the procurement committee for creation of Purchase orders• Maintain supplier relationships to enhance prompt responses to requirements.• Preparation of reports on procurement processes and update of vendor information