Summary
Date Posted: Friday, November 26, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The successful candidate will be reporting to the Managing Director and will solely be responsible for overseeing all purchasing activities. He/she will ensure that procurement activities across OEZL are accomplished in adherence with The OESA Group policies and in a cost-effective, quality and compliant manner.

Principal Accountabilities:
• Participate, in collaboration with Group Procurement Manager, to the design and implementation of effective procurement strategies and procedures at Group level
• Support OEZL in developing and implementing innovative and sustainable procurement policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Maintain the Group’s minimum control standards and align OEZL Procurement procedure accordingly
• Achieve cost savings & improve OEZL’s suppliers performance and preferential procurement spends
• Enforce local content preferential procurement and develop local suppliers
• Set up a Procurement dashboard and KPI’s to monitor the performance
• Perform vendor evaluation and suppliers’ audit (including financial, technical, and commercial risk analysis) and site audits where applicable
• Lead tender process with relevant Department Managers
• Negotiate supplier agreements and manage supplier and vendor contracts to identify possible cost savings
• Certify and approve existing portfolio of suppliers with relevant Department Managers in line with HSSEQ guidelines
• Set up and maintain supplier database (including KYC, Contracts and Tax certificates) in accordance with Group Procurement procedures and policies
• Issue Purchase Orders within stipulated SLA (Service Level Agreement)
• Generate monthly procurement reports, track spend against budget, identify and investigate unusual items and report accordingly
• Identify action tasks to be migrated from Finance to Procurement Department:
• Mandatory KYC for Qualified Suppliers
• Vendor Qualification Process
• Manage the Capex Request Process
• Ensure total compliance with the Oryx Energies/Groups’ Anti-Corruption and Bribery Policy during execution of duties

Know-how and experience required:
• 3+ years’ professional experience in procurement or purchasing; experience in the oil and gas industry, an advantage.
• Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain or Finance
• Full grade 12 school certificate with five credits (English and Mathematics inclusive)
• Good knowledge of Zambia Public Procurement Act
• Results & customer oriented with sense of initiative
• High levels of integrity, a must
• Ability to communicate in a persuasive & clear manner at all levels
• A reliable team player, able to meet strict deadlines
• Rigorous, entrepreneurial thinking able to analyze large amounts of data and draw conclusions
• Must be registered with ZIPS and possess a valid driver’s license
• Computer literate MS Office and relevant Procurement applications
• Fluent in English

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
The Human Resource & Communications Officer
Oryx Oil Zambia Limited
Plot No. 875 Zambia Road
P. O. Box 230074
Ndola
Interested persons should apply enclosing Academic and Professional Qualifications, plus a Comprehensive CV: stating the Position in the Subject Line of the email to – admin.zambia@oryxenergies.com  not later than 3rd December, 2021.

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