Department: Procurement / Supply Chain Management
Reports To: Head of Supply Chain
Job Level: Management
Supervises: Procurement Officers
Job Purpose:
To provide strategic leadership and professional management of the organisation’s procurement function, ensuring timely, transparent, high-quality, cost-effective and compliant acquisition of goods, services and works.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement the annual procurement strategy and plan.
- Oversee the end-to-end procurement process.
- Manage competitive bidding and tender processes.
- Manage supplier relationships and performance.
- Negotiate and oversee procurement contracts.
- Ensure cost optimisation and value for money.
- Ensure procurement governance and compliance.
- Identify and mitigate procurement risks.
- Maintain accurate and auditable procurement records.
- Prepare procurement reports, expenditure analysis and dashboards.
- Provide statutory procurement reports to the regulator.
- Coordinate procurement audits and corrective actions.
- Provide professional procurement advice to management.
- Lead, develop and manage the procurement team.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Commerce, Business Administration or related field.
- Professional procurement/supply chain qualification such as CIPS and membership of a recognised professional body preferred.
- Master’s Degree is an added advantage.
Experience:
- Minimum 7 years’ relevant procurement/supply chain experience.
- At least 4 years’ experience at management/supervisory level.
- Experience in strategic procurement, tender management, supplier and contract management, compliance, negotiations and risk management.
Core Competencies:
Strategic Procurement Management, Supply Chain Management, Tender & Bid Management, Contract Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Negotiation, Procurement Compliance, Risk Management, Cost Management, Procurement Analytics, Governance, Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Decision-Making, Problem Solving, Integrity and Ethical Conduct.
Closing Date: 28 September 2026
Apply: recruitment@rstp.org.sz
