Procurement Manager / Procurement Supervisor

Role Description We are seeking a results-driven and well-organized Procurement Manager / Procurement Supervisor to oversee purchasing activities, manage supplier relationships, and ensure the timely and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services. This role is essential to maintaining efficient procurement operations, controlling expenditure, and supporting the company’s overall business objectives. The successful candidate will coordinate with internal departments, evaluate supplier performance, negotiate commercial terms, and ensure that procurement activities meet operational requirements and established company policies. Strong analytical skills, sound commercial judgment, and the ability to manage competing priorities are important for success in this position. Key Responsibilities • Plan, coordinate, and oversee daily procurement activities in line with operational requirements and business priorities. • Identify, evaluate, and develop relationships with reliable suppliers, vendors, and service providers. • Request and compare quotations, assess proposals, and negotiate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and contractual conditions. • Review purchase requests to ensure accuracy, budget alignment, and compliance with internal approval procedures. • Prepare, process, and monitor purchase orders, ensuring that goods and services are delivered according to agreed specifications and timelines. • Monitor supplier performance, product quality, delivery reliability, and service standards. • Maintain accurate procurement records, supplier databases, contracts, and purchasing documentation. • Analyze purchasing trends, market conditions, and expenditure data to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve procurement efficiency. • Coordinate with finance, operations, warehouse, logistics, and other departments to maintain smooth purchasing and supply processes. • Resolve supplier-related issues, including delivery delays, discrepancies, quality concerns, and invoice differences. • Support inventory planning and replenishment activities to help prevent shortages, overstocking, and unnecessary expenditure. • Ensure procurement practices follow company policies, ethical standards, and applicable regulatory requirements. • Prepare procurement reports, monitor key performance indicators, and provide updates on purchasing activities and supplier performance. • Guide procurement team members, distribute workloads, and monitor task completion where supervisory responsibilities apply. • Recommend improvements to procurement procedures, supplier selection, contract management, and purchasing controls. Qualifications • A diploma or bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Logistics, Finance, or a related field is preferred. • Strong understanding of purchasing procedures, supplier evaluation, quotation analysis, and purchase order management. • Excellent negotiation, communication, and relationship-management skills. • Ability to assess supplier proposals, compare costs, and make commercially sound purchasing decisions. • Good analytical and problem-solving abilities, with attention to detail and accuracy. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, and familiarity with procurement or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. • Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple purchasing requirements and deadlines. • Knowledge of budgeting, cost control, inventory coordination, and contract administration. • A professional approach to confidentiality, ethical sourcing, and compliance with internal procurement policies. • Ability to collaborate effectively with suppliers, colleagues, and stakeholders across different departments. • Leadership, coordination, and team-support skills appropriate to the scope of the position. • A proactive mindset with a focus on operational efficiency, supplier reliability, and continuous improvement. • The ideal candidate is commercially aware, dependable, and committed to maintaining transparent purchasing practices while delivering value, quality, and efficiency throughout the procurement process. Show more Show less

A diploma or bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Logistics, Finance, or a related field is preferred. Strong understanding of purchasing procedures, supplier evaluation, quotation analysis, and purchase order management. Excellent negotiation, communication, and relationship-management skills. Ability to assess supplier proposals, compare costs, and make commercially sound purchasing decisions. Good analytical and problem-solving abilities, with attention to detail and accuracy. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, and familiarity with procurement or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple purchasing requirements and deadlines. Knowledge of budgeting, cost control, inventory coordination, and contract administration. A professional approach to confidentiality, ethical sourcing, and compliance with internal procurement policies. Ability to collaborate effectively with suppliers, colleagues, and stakeholders across different departments. Leadership, coordination, and team-support skills appropriate to the scope of the position. A proactive mindset with a focus on operational efficiency, supplier reliability, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate is commercially aware, dependable, and committed to maintaining transparent purchasing practices while delivering value, quality, and efficiency throughout the procurement process.

Plan, coordinate, and oversee daily procurement activities in line with operational requirements and business priorities. Identify, evaluate, and develop relationships with reliable suppliers, vendors, and service providers. Request and compare quotations, assess proposals, and negotiate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and contractual conditions. Review purchase requests to ensure accuracy, budget alignment, and compliance with internal approval procedures. Prepare, process, and monitor purchase orders, ensuring that goods and services are delivered according to agreed specifications and timelines. Monitor supplier performance, product quality, delivery reliability, and service standards. Maintain accurate procurement records, supplier databases, contracts, and purchasing documentation. Analyze purchasing trends, market conditions, and expenditure data to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve procurement efficiency. Coordinate with finance, operations, warehouse, logistics, and other departments to maintain smooth purchasing and supply processes. Resolve supplier-related issues, including delivery delays, discrepancies, quality concerns, and invoice differences. Support inventory planning and replenishment activities to help prevent shortages, overstocking, and unnecessary expenditure. Ensure procurement practices follow company policies, ethical standards, and applicable regulatory requirements. Prepare procurement reports, monitor key performance indicators, and provide updates on purchasing activities and supplier performance. Guide procurement team members, distribute workloads, and monitor task completion where supervisory responsibilities apply. Recommend improvements to procurement procedures, supplier selection, contract management, and purchasing controls.