Job Title:  Procurement Assistant                            

Reports To:       Head of Procurement

Key Responsibilities:

  • Preparing monthly order for chicks to be placed on farms as per sales projection.        
  • Ordering of feedstuffs for the farmers.         
  • Preparing farm reconciliation reports.        
  • Reconciliation of the chicks and feedstuffs between statement and farm deliveries.         
  • Arranging payments to food suppliers.         
  • Keeping the relationship between food suppliers and the company.         
  • Preparing slaughter plan to the farmers and slaughter house.         
  • Preparing chicken delivery schedule.
  •  Arranging payments for the slaughter service.         
  • Following up farm’s performance, plan to get the right size of chicken per sales requirement.          Purchasing and maintaining buffer stock of both Fillets and humps.         
  • Maintaining re-ordering level of the food products (Fillets and Humps, orders from Mtanga).         
  • Keeping food product supplier’s database up to date.         
  • Contracting new suppliers.         
  • Buying price control from the suppliers.         
  • Liaising with all other departments in the organization in the procurement processes.
  • Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience required for this Role Skills


Skills:

  • Negotiation Skills         
  • Financial Acumen
  • Enterprise Resources Planning – Sage
  • Cost Management Skills
  • Contract Management Skills
  • Strategic Sourcing Skills
  • Compliance rate
  • Compliance to ESG policies.
  • Supplier defect rate
  • PO and invoice accuracy
  • Rate of emergency purchases
  • Supplier lead time
  • PO cycle time
  • Vendor availability
  • Cost per invoice and PO
  • Procurement ROI and benefits
  • Price Competitiveness


Job Experience:

  • An understanding of relevant Food handling industrial policies and procedures.
  • Minimum of two years’ experience in Procurement & Supplies or Supply Chain Management.

Education:

  • First Degree in Procurement and Supplies or in Supply Chain Management.
  • Professional Certification i.e, Certified Procurement and Supplies Professionals (PSPTB) will be an added advantage.


Competencies required for this Role

  • Communication skills.
  • Interpersonal skills.
  • Analytical, decision making, problem solving.
  • Computer literacy.
  • People management.
  • Technical skills and knowledge.



HOW TO APPLY:

Frostan Ltd is an equal opportunity employer and the position is open to all.
Qualified candidates should submit a CV and relevant certificates. 
Only candidates with the required experience will be contacted.
Submissions to be sent to: Email:  hr@frostan.co.tz 
Closing date:07 January, 2022 .