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Applicants are therefore invited to fill the vacant position of Procurement Officer, a permanent role tenable in Blantyre. The Successful candidate will be reporting directly to the Procurement Manager at Head Office.\nKEY PURPOSE OF THE ROLE\nThe Procurement Officer is responsible for managing the full spectrum of the supply chain function in terms of strategic sourcing, policy and governance, people management, contracts management, asset management. The incumbent is accountable for achieving results through others over periods of up to a year.\nDUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES\nLocating sources for supplier and service to achieve value for money.\nMaintaining relationship with suppliers and negotiate for best deals with vendors to get best prices.\nDeveloping and implementing procurement best practice strategies and policies.\nEnsuring compliance to systems and procedures on procurement and supply management.\nEnsuring compliance and governance for procurement behaviour.\nIdentifying cost savings/cost avoidance opportunities and implementing change management processes to shift organisational procurement behaviour to achieve value for money. \nEngaging business units and strategic stakeholders to maintain relationships that assist the procurement strategy.\nContinuously driving process improvement to achieve operational excellence. \nMonitoring and scanning external sources of data and share with management.\nResponsible for evaluating 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