Procurement Specialist job at Hitachi Construction Machinery Zambia
Website :
100 Days Ago
Linkedid Twitter Share on facebook

Vacancy title:
Procurement Specialist

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Consulting , Category: Admin & Office ]

Jobs at:

Hitachi Construction Machinery Zambia

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, February 03 2025 

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka, South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, January 29 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

Similar Jobs in Zambia
Learn more about Hitachi Construction Machinery Zambia
Hitachi Construction Machinery Zambia jobs in Zambia

JOB DETAILS:
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The Procurement Specialist – Contracts will be responsible for the following tasks:
1. Contract Drafting and Review:
Prepare and assist in the drafting of contracts for suppliers and service providers.
Ensure that contract terms are clearly defined, compliant with internal standards, and aligned with business objectives.
Collaborate with relevant internal teams (e.g., compliance) to ensure contract terms meet operational needs.
Issuing Purchase Orders related to Contracts.
2. Contract Negotiation:
Support the negotiation of contract terms, focusing on the operational aspects, such as delivery schedules, payment terms, and service level agreements.
Work with suppliers and partners to finalize contracts, ensuring that terms are favorable and reflect operational priorities.
3. Contract Management:
Coordinate the ongoing management of assigned contracts from execution through to completion, ensuring all contractual obligations are met by both parties.
Track key milestones, deadlines, and deliverables within contracts to ensure timely performance.
Maintain accurate and organized records of all contracts, ensuring easy retrieval and documentation of updates or changes.
4. Supplier and Vendor Coordination:
Act as a key point of contact between internal teams and external suppliers or vendors regarding contract execution.
Expedite Delivery and execution of Contracts and PO’s.
Monitor supplier performance to ensure compliance with agreed terms, including product/service delivery, quality, and timelines.
Liaise with suppliers to resolve any operational issues related to contract execution, such as delays or non-compliance.
5. Contract Amendments and Renewals:
Handle requests for contract amendments or renewals, ensuring that any changes are appropriately documented, reviewed, approved and that terms are renegotiated as needed.
Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to ensure timely processing of contract renewals and amendments.
6. Operational Reporting:
Track the status of all active contracts and provide regular updates to relevant internal stakeholders.
Prepare reports on key contract performance metrics, such as supplier performance, contract milestones, and compliance.

Qualifications & Experience
Grade 12 Certificate.
Degree in Purchasing and Supply, Business Administration or any Supply Chain related Course.
Minimum 3 years’ experience in procurement in Mining/Factory/Industrial environment.
Previous proven experience in Contracts end to end management will be an added advantage.
Member of Zambia Institute of Purchasing and Supply (ZIPS).
All Qualifications must be validated by Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA).

Job Specific Competencies
Contract Management Expertise
Attention to Detail
Negotiation Skills
Communication & Listening Skills
Risk Management
Project Management & Planning Skills
Analytical Skills
Attention to Compliance
Technology Proficiency
Customer and Supplier Relationship Management

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified, Click here to apply.


All Jobs

QUICK ALERT SUBSCRIPTION

Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Monday, February 03 2025
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 29-01-2025
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 29-01-2025
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 29-01-2077
Apply Now

Caution: Never Pay Money in a Recruitment Process.

Some smart scams can trick you into paying for Psychometric Tests.
22.159MBMemory Usage97.29msRequest Duration
Joomla! Version4.4.10
PHP Version8.1.32
Identityguest
Response200
Templatejl_education_pro
Database
Server
mysql
Version
10.5.29-MariaDB
Collation
latin1_swedish_ci
Conn Collation
utf8mb4_general_ci
$_GET
[]
$_POST
[]
$_SESSION
array:1 [ "joomla" => "***redacted***" ]
$_COOKIE
array:1 [ "1deb24708f7a51ca02b447b7f6862276" => "1e9164c8484908c0a9dc9972c48395f3" ]
$_SERVER
array:64 [ "USER" => "greatzambiajobs" "HOME" => "/home/greatzambiajobs" "SCRIPT_NAME" => "/in...
session
array:3 [ "counter" => 2 "timer" => array:3 [ "start" => 1746871910 "last" => 1746871910...
registry
array:3 [ "data" => [] "initialized" => false "separator" => "." ]
user
array:18 [ "id" => 0 "name" => null "username" => null "email" => null "password" => "***r...
jsjobcur_usr
0
jsjobconfig_dft
array:171 [ "actk" => "0" "applybuttonredirecturl" => "http://www.greatzambiajobs.com/how-to-app...
JSItemid
"190"
  • afterLoad (4.12MB) (16.18ms)
  • afterInitialise (11.13MB) (56.77ms)
  • afterCache (5.76MB) (23.81ms)
  • 1 x afterInitialise (11.13MB) (58.36%)
    56.77ms
    1 x afterCache (5.76MB) (24.47%)
    23.81ms
    1 x afterLoad (4.12MB) (16.63%)
    16.18ms
19 statements were executed6.49ms32.38KB
  • SELECT @@SESSION.sql_mode;49μs1.57KB/libraries/vendor/joomla/database/src/Mysqli/MysqliDriver.php:334Copy
  • SELECT `data` FROM `icop0_session` WHERE `session_id` = ?127μs1.63KBParams/libraries/vendor/joomla/session/src/Handler/DatabaseHandler.php:261Copy
  • SELECT `session_id` FROM `icop0_session` WHERE `session_id` = :session_id LIMIT 174μs1.63KBParams/libraries/src/Session/MetadataManager.php:187Copy
  • UPDATE `icop0_session` SET `guest` = :guest , `time` = :time , `userid` = :user_id , `username` = :username , `client_id` = :client_id WHERE `session_id` = :session_id340μs992BParams/libraries/src/Session/MetadataManager.php:316Copy
  • SELECT `id`,`rules` FROM `icop0_viewlevels`127μs1.55KB/libraries/src/Access/Access.php:955Copy
  • SELECT `b`.`id` FROM `icop0_usergroups` AS `a` LEFT JOIN `icop0_usergroups` AS `b` ON `b`.`lft` <= `a`.`lft` AND `b`.`rgt` >= `a`.`rgt` WHERE `a`.`id` = :guest110μs1.64KBParams/libraries/src/Access/Access.php:868Copy
  • SELECT `value` FROM `icop0_admintools_storage` WHERE `key` = 'cparams'67μs856B/administrator/components/com_admintools/src/Helper/Storage.php:120Copy
  • SELECT `option`,`view`,`query` FROM `icop0_admintools_wafexceptions`58μs960B/plugins/system/admintools/src/Utility/Cache.php:196Copy
  • SELECT `params` FROM `icop0_extensions` WHERE `type` = 'plugin' AND `folder` = 'system' AND `element` = 'admintools'133μs2.09KB/plugins/system/admintools/src/Utility/RescueUrl.php:324Copy
  • SELECT * FROM icop0_rsform_config204μs1.5KB/administrator/components/com_rsform/helpers/config.php:52Copy
  • SELECT `value` FROM icop0_acym_configuration WHERE `name` = 'level'149μs856B/plugins/system/acymtriggers/acymtriggers.php:639Copy
  • SELECT `value` FROM icop0_acym_configuration WHERE `name` = 'active_cron'94μs856B/plugins/system/acymtriggers/acymtriggers.php:639Copy
  • SELECT `value` FROM icop0_acym_configuration WHERE `name` = 'cron_next'45μs856B/plugins/system/acymtriggers/acymtriggers.php:639Copy
  • SELECT `value` FROM icop0_acym_configuration WHERE `name` = 'queue_type'46μs856B/plugins/system/acymtriggers/acymtriggers.php:639Copy
  • SELECT *,(subpath=1 AND LOCATE(sef_link, '%2Fjobs%2Fjob-detail%2Fjob-Procurement-Specialist-job-at-Hitachi-Construction-Machinery-Zambia-71756%2F')=1) inSub FROM icop0_jlexblock WHERE ((mt_fullsite=1 AND mt_index=1) OR ((`sef_link`='%2Fjobs%2Fjob-detail%2Fjob-Procurement-Specialist-job-at-Hitachi-Construction-Machinery-Zambia-71756%2F' OR (subpath=1 AND LOCATE(sef_link, '%2Fjobs%2Fjob-detail%2Fjob-Procurement-Specialist-job-at-Hitachi-Construction-Machinery-Zambia-71756%2F')=1)) AND mt_fullsite=0)) AND published=1 ORDER BY mt_area DESC,id ASC158μs4.23KB/plugins/system/jlexblock/jlexblock.php:150Copy
  • SELECT *,(subpath=1 AND LOCATE(sef_link, '%2Fjobs%2Fjob-detail%2Fjob-Procurement-Specialist-job-at-Hitachi-Construction-Machinery-Zambia-71756%2F')=1) inSub FROM icop0_jlexblock WHERE ((mt_fullsite=1 AND mt_index=1) OR ((`sef_link`='%2Fjobs%2Fjob-detail%2Fjob-Procurement-Specialist-job-at-Hitachi-Construction-Machinery-Zambia-71756%2F' OR (subpath=1 AND LOCATE(sef_link, '%2Fjobs%2Fjob-detail%2Fjob-Procurement-Specialist-job-at-Hitachi-Construction-Machinery-Zambia-71756%2F')=1) OR `list_var` LIKE '%com_jsjobs%') AND mt_fullsite=0)) AND published=1 ORDER BY mt_area DESC,id ASC256μs4.25KB/plugins/system/jlexblock/jlexblock.php:150Copy
  • SELECT s.id, s.template, s.home, s.title AS long_title, s.params FROM icop0_template_styles AS s WHERE s.client_id = 0 AND s.template = 'jl_education_pro' ORDER BY s.id214μs3.7KB/libraries/gantry5/src/classes/Gantry/Joomla/StyleHelper.php:69Copy
  • SELECT `session_id` FROM `icop0_session` WHERE `session_id` = ?99μs1.63KBParams/libraries/vendor/joomla/session/src/Handler/DatabaseHandler.php:291Copy
  • UPDATE `icop0_session` SET `data` = ? , `time` = ? WHERE `session_id` = ?4.14ms912BParams/libraries/vendor/joomla/session/src/Handler/DatabaseHandler.php:318Copy