Recruitment notice: Position: Procurement buyer  City, Country: Douala, Cameroon 

Position: Procurement buyer

City, Country: Douala, Cameroon

Publication date: Wednesday February 28, 2024

Desired start date: March 15, 2024

Type of contract: CDD/CDI

Mission of the position

Ensure relationships with suppliers in carrying out the different stages that govern the purchasing and supply process: identifying and choosing the best products to purchase.

Main responsibilities

• Apply the overall inventory management strategy dictated by the market and decided by the group  • Develop and propose to General Management a multi-annual purchasing program with a view to defining the Group’s purchasing policy

• Negotiate contracts and markets

• Develop calls for tenders or specifications for suppliers/service providers

• Analyze responses to calls for tenders and assess the ability of suppliers to respond to requests • Manage the sourcing of new components/products and prospect international markets • Find suppliers at the best quality prices

• Ensure compliance with established purchasing margins

• Handle dispute files with suppliers or carriers

Key skills required 

Knowledge 

• Minimum Bac +3 (Commerce or Engineer) with a specialization in Supply Chain Management Transport and Logistics/foreign trade/international trade.

• Minimum 02 years of experience in a similar position

• Knowledge of: Negotiation techniques, Contractual obligations (conditions for establishing contracts), Purchasing standards and procedures, Purchasing techniques.

Know-how

• Relational qualities and sense of human relations

• Capacity for initiative and adaptation, strength of proposals

• Ability to work independently • Rigor and method

• Respect for data confidentiality • Listening skills and teaching skills • Strength of conviction and argumentation • Availability

• Professional Ethics.

Disclaimer : This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skills, efforts, duties and responsibilities associated with the position.

HOW TO APPLY

Files MUST ONLY include:

1. Cover letter addressed to the General Director of one (01) page maximum;

2. CV;

All files MUST be submitted in PDF format and renamed as follows: “File name_your name” e.g. ” CV_your name “.

You can apply by sending your applications to the following address : rhrecru90@gmail.com mentioning “ Supplier Buyer ” in the subject line.

Deadline for receipt of applications: March 5, 2024 at midnight Cameroon time. NB: No application submitted via any channel other than that indicated above will be considered. Incomplete applications, applications received after the deadline, applications not following the instructions above will be rejected. Applications will be recorded and processed as they are received. The company reserves the right to close the process before the deadline indicated above. Only the preselected candidates will be contacted.