Procurement Manager / Procurement Supervisor

We are seeking a results-driven and well-organized Procurement Manager / Procurement Supervisor to oversee purchasing activities, manage supplier relationships, and ensure the timely and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services. This role is essential to maintaining efficient procurement operations, controlling expenditure, and supporting the company’s overall business objectives. Key Responsibilities: • Plan, coordinate, and oversee daily procurement activities in line with operational requirements and business priorities. • Identify, evaluate, and develop relationships with reliable suppliers, vendors, and service providers. • Request and compare quotations, assess proposals, and negotiate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and contractual conditions. • Review purchase requests to ensure accuracy, budget alignment, and compliance with internal approval procedures. • Prepare, process, and monitor purchase orders, ensuring that goods and services are delivered according to agreed specifications and timelines. • Monitor supplier performance, product quality, delivery reliability, and service standards. • Maintain accurate procurement records, supplier databases, contracts, and purchasing documentation. • Analyze purchasing trends, market conditions, and expenditure data to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve procurement efficiency. • Coordinate with finance, operations, warehouse, logistics, and other departments to maintain smooth purchasing and supply processes. • Resolve supplier-related issues, including delivery delays, discrepancies, quality concerns, and invoice differences. • Support inventory planning and replenishment activities to help prevent shortages, overstocking, and unnecessary expenditure. Qualifications: • A diploma or bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Logistics, Finance, or a related field. • Strong understanding of purchasing procedures, supplier evaluation, quotation analysis, and purchase order management. • Excellent negotiation, communication, and relationship-management skills. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, and familiarity with procurement or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. • Leadership, coordination, and team-support skills appropriate to the scope of the position.