Purchasing Supervisor

• Position: Purchasing Supervisor
• Number of positions: 01
• Work Location: Douala

About the Position

As part of strengthening our team we are recruiting a Purchasing Supervisor responsible for driving and supervising procurement activities while ensuring compliance with deadlines costs and quality requirements.

Main Objectives

Develop and implement procurement strategies and policies in order to optimize purchasing activities and achieve savings.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks

• Plan and supervise purchasing and procurement operations;

• Identify evaluate and monitor suppliers;

• Negotiate contracts terms and conditions with suppliers in order to obtain favorable prices and contractual agreements;

• Ensure the availability of products and materials necessary for activities;

• Manage the ordering process ensuring that orders are created issued and tracked accurately and within the allotted deadlines;

• Supervise and advise the purchasing team;

• Ensure inventory monitoring in collaboration;

• Analyze costs and propose optimization solutions;

• Produce reports and purchasing tracking dashboards.

Required Profile

• Hold a Bachelor's/Master's degree (Bac3/4) in purchasing logistics accounting-management commerce or a related field;

• Have 2 to 5 years of experience in a similar position related to purchasing or procurement;

• Master purchasing techniques negotiation and supplier management;

• Good command of computer tools especially Excel;

• Have a strong sense of organization analysis and negotiation;

• Be rigorous responsive and able to work under pressure;

• Have excellent team spirit and a sense of responsibility.