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New Job Opportunities in Development Bank of Zambia: Assistant Procurement Officer

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DEVELOPMENT BANK OF ZAMBIA

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ) is a development finance institution that influences the environment for access to finance for development by offering innovative, tailor-made financing solutions, advisory services, and technical support to viable local enterprises.

The Bank is looking for suitably qualified persons to apply for the following position:

ASSISTANT PROCUREMENT OFFICER (1)

JOB SUMMARY

To assist, facilitate and ensure timely acquisition of goods and services for the Bank.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Negotiating for the best possible terms and placing contracts for the supply of goods and services to meet planned internal customer requirements.
  • Timely sourcing of goods, works, and services in line with the Public Procurement Act and Regulations
  • Evaluate received quotations and make commercial recommendations in accordance with the public procurement guidelines and regulations
  • Engage commodity suppliers/service providers and integrate them into the Banks’ continuous transformation efforts.
  • Expedite approved orders to ensure timely delivery of goods and services.
  • Develop and maintain a culture of procurement cost savings through industry best practices
  • Liaison with Inventory section and end users in managing inventory levels on a continuous basis.
  • Liaison with end-users on the needs for consumables that should be placed on Framework Purchase Agreements.
  • Evaluate contracted vendors’ performance
  • Preparation of weekly status reports
  • Raise Departmental purchase requisitions
  • Timely verification of Suppliers invoices and processing payment
  • Providing secretarial duties during tender opening
  • Assist in timely circulation of Procurement Committee Meeting packs
  • Assist in the preparation of Procurement Plans
  • Filling and Maintaining proper procurement records
  • Perform any other duty as assigned by the Procurement Officer.

 

Skills and Specifications

  • Skillful application in the ability to work in ways that achieve remarkable performance
  • Basic application in the ability to embrace the changing business environment skillful application in the ability to work with others to make a real difference
  • Basic application of the ability to make informed and effective decisions
  • Basic application of the ability to create innovative solutions to business challenges
  • Result oriented,
  • High integrity;
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills including effective report writing

Education, Experience, and Qualifications:

  • Fall Grade 12 School Certificate;
  • Degree in Purchasing and Supply or Graduate Diploma of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS);
  • Must be a Member of the Zambia Institute of Purchasing & Supply (ZIPS) or CIPS;
  • Working knowledge of the Public Procurement Act No. 12 of 2008;
  • Must possess not less than 3 years experience in procurement in a busy environment.

Interested candidates who meet the minimum qualifications should submit their applications, CVs and Copies of Certificates to the undersigned:

Head Human Resource Procurement & Administration
Development Bank of Zambia,
P.O. Box 33955
Lusaka

Applications should be received not later 1st March, 2018.