Procurement Officer
Hong Kong based company into Hospitality Industry, looking for a
Procurement Officer
The person is responsible for the procurement and supply chain management, to ensure effective management and coordination of all procurements and supplies for the company. In addition the post requires in establishing and following the procedures and policies for the supply management system.
Location: Colombo - Battaramulla
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Direct responsibility for procurement, sourcing and managing the supply chain to source for bids, projects and for the company.
• Identifying the primary source for materials, supplies, ingredients, tools and accessories, spare parts, equipment’s, machineries and etc.. and source for the company.
• Reviews transactions for adequate specifications and scope of work, proper descriptions and completeness of information.
• Determines appropriate procurement contract type and solicitation model.
• Prepares the right solicitation document such as invitations for bids, requests for proposals, request for information and prequalification, creating purchase orders, evaluating bids and making awards.
• Conducts pre/bid/proposal conferences. Answers the bidders/offers questions.
• Conducts a preliminary review of bids and proposals.
• Conducts a cost and price analysis for the received offers/proposals.
• Prepares the award packages and secure the necessary approvals and consents depending on the procurement type and threshold.
• Prepares a thorough and comprehensive award file with all supporting documents.
• Conducts in-depth research, benchmarking and trend analysis regarding changes that occur in marketplace of the assigned portfolio.
• Contacts vendors to resolve contractual problems and to gain knowledge of the products, sources, prices, marketing practices.
• Any other tasks assigned by the procurement department head or the reporting superior
Qualification & Experience:
• A Bachelor degree in business administration or any other comparable studies is required.
• Experience in procurement preferably for up to 2-3 years
• High level of analytical skills and scientific thinking. The ability of make sound business judgment.
• Experience in contract management, performance assessment, dispute resolution, and problem solving.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluency in English languages is a must.