JOBURG MARKET - PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST

 
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Process complex and unique purchasing transactions according to the company, municipal, provincial and governmental policies and procedures, examines and analyzes departmental purchase requisitions and orders for completeness and accuracy of information; contact department or initiator to clarify or complete information, determines method to process requisition based on rand amount, timelines required, existing open contracts and/or competitive bidding, identifies and selects supplier to procure requisitioned commodities, meeting criteria such as price, quantity, quality and delivery date, implement the identified needs and develops and refines specifications for commodities, supplies or equipment, updates records and files and secure samples, descriptions, photos, or information for departments, interprets and communicates bidding procedures to departments, assists departments with initiating requisitions and orders and solves problems with orders, writes and distributes complex and technical tender invitations or requests for proposals; receives and analyses tenders, quotes, proposals and awards the contract, resolves bidding problems between department and vendors and bid committees, negotiates contracts and tender proposals, seeks new sources of supplies for goods and services and secures terms favourable to JFPM. Develop, maintain and update bid register. Compile reports on all matters concerning bid processes. Co-ordination of the bids process value chain. Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned