Summary
Date Posted: Friday, February 24, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Western Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited (WWSSCL) regulated by National Water Supply and Sanitation Council (NWASCO), is a commercial utility engaged in the business of providing quality water supply and sanitation services to its customers in the Urban and Peri – Urban areas of Western Province. Western Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited, an equal opportunity employer, seeks to recruit a highly qualified and experienced individuals to fill the above position.

Unit: Procurement Unit
Reporting to: Managing Director
Location: Head Office:-Mongu


Responsibilities
To manage the supply chain function by procuring goods and services for WWSC in order to support smooth and efficient operations and service delivery.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Receives and scrutinizes purchase requisitions to ensure correctness of specifications and approved by authorized signatories.
• Maintains and updates regularly the list of suppliers in conformity with Company procedures and guidelines.
• Sends enquiries to suppliers as per approved suppliers list or the suppliers used before.
• Raises purchase orders to selected suppliers and makes follow ups with suppliers to collect goods or ensure timely delivery of the same.
• Makes follow ups with suppliers to ensure compliance to specifications and delivery deadlines as to ensure timely receipt of specified goods and services.
• Organizes in consultation with the chairperson the monthly management procurement committee meetings and acts as secretary/records proceedings and decisions reached to guide procurement of goods and services for the Company.
• Prepares bidding documents for formal tenders and manages tender closing and opening, tender evaluations and contract awards to ensure competitive tendering and adherence to Company procedures.
• Sources for new sources of supply, negotiates with suppliers’ better terms on prices, credit terms and discounts to ensure cost saving.
• Prepares timely procurement reports in order to facilitate decision making.
• Implements the Performance Management Systems (PMS) in order to improve employee productivity in the District.
• Participates in the Annual Budgeting to ensure that the unit operates within an approved Annual Budget.
• Performs any other duties as assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

Qualifications and Experience
• Full Grade 12 Certificate
• Degree in Purchasing and Supply or CIPS Level -6
• Member of Zambia Institute of Purchasing and Supply (ZIPS).
• Five (5) years’ experience in purchasing and supply.

Required competencies/Personal qualities.
• Knowledge of Company tender procedures.
• Knowledge of the ZPPA Act and its regulations.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Good communication skills.
• High integrity and confidentiality.
• Dependable.
• Basic computer skills (Word processing and spreadsheets)

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested candidates must email their applications accompanied with detailed curriculum vitae, certified professional certificates and names of three referees not later than 4th March, 2023 to the following address:
The Managing Director
Western Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited,
Plot # 149
Independence Road
P.O BOX 910445,
MONGU
Or email to: nancy.nyambe@wwsc.co.zm,henry.kashoki@wwsc.co.zm 
Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated to, which will include the mode of conducting the interview.



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