Procurement Specialist

About the role
As the Procurement Specialist, your role is to perform operational tasks for all procurement requirements in a given or group of product categories, adhering to category strategy, in line with its financial and operational requirements. Participate in managing vendor accounts, establishes strong inter departmental relationship and provides time bound execution of tenders. Work directly with end users to define specifications to execution of order. To enable procurement department to offer best in class procurement to user department across the company. Interface with internal customers and suppliers to ensure best value for the company in line with its strategic, financial and operational requirements.

Job Responsibilities

• Plan procurement activities in line with Category Plan, assisting with plan as required, meeting timeframes as agreed with user department. Forward planning for Procurement Activities to achieve all projects competitively and on time. 

• Identifies and proposes cost savings opportunities for QR Group to reduce total spend. 

•Responsible for development of savings solutions and benchmarking of industry standards. 

• Recommend process improvements to reduce RFQ timelines. Assist in ensuring that organizational requirement of goods and services are met through an open and fair process of tender. 

•Responsible for negotiations planning and execution with suppliers on costs, commercial and contractual terms. Track supplier performance to circumvent issues and achieve higher service levels for QR. 

• Conducts a market search to identify a potential supplier as well as to maintain and promote sound relationships with suppliers and business community. 

• Strive to assist the procurement department to achieve best value, quality and delivery terms, at all times for goods and services procured on behalf of the organization. 

• Complete end to end Tenders including all documents required as per relevant Policies. Provide regular status updates to internal user departments and suppliers on procurement tenders, acting as primary point of contact. 

•Act as a primary point of contact for internal user department procurement queries, projects and data requests. 

• Proactively manage internal user expectations and use best endeavours to meet reasonable user delivery requirements for projects.

 •Negotiation with suppliers on costs and commercial terms for medium to high value goods and services as required.

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