Position title
Officer - Stores and Purchase
Hiring organization
Employment Type
Full-time
Industry
Agriculture
Job Location
Zimbabwe
Valid through
July 2, 2023
Description
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is an international non-profit organization that undertakes scientific research for development.
ICRISAT offers a rewarding career opportunity in dryland agricultural research to have a lasting impact on millions of lives and communities. The state of the art research infrastructure with high performance culture, ICRISAT provides global exposure and learning.
Responsibilities
- Processing of Requests for Purchase, sending out enquiries, compilation of quotations, preparation of purchase orders, follow up with suppliers and clearance of imported materials and goods.
- Maintains and updates all connected registers, records and files
- Arranging the receipts of catalogues from suppliers, maintains a record of sources of supply, and estimates maximum and minimum order requirements of stock items, initiates action for purchase in time in coordination with requisitioners.
- Reviews and follows up on purchase requisitions regarding specifications, quantities, methods of delivery, pre award review and planning.
- Analyzing and evaluating the database information regarding vendor’s performance as regards to quality, prices, delivery, equipment and procurement.
- Checking and accounting of all materials and goods ordered for official use and maintains correct records on an up-to-date basis in terms of quantities and cost.
- Ensuring efficient and effective management of the central stores.
- Periodic inventory to initiate action to estimate and replenish stock items
- Issues, receiving and dispatching assets and goods into and out of the station against documents
- Reviewing of slow moving and non-moving items, maintain and adjusting records (bin cards) showing the movement of cards showing the movement of cards into and out of the stores.
- Maintaining of good housekeeping of the stores and warehouse
- Prepare Material Request issue report monthly and charge recovery and submit to Finance.
- Monitor movement assets
- Receiving and issuing of fuel and does fuel reconciliations
- Listing of all purchases for the month and submit to Finance for recovery purposes
- Submitting of fuel tax refunds every month for tax refunds by ZIMRA
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Commerce Degree (e.g. Accounting, Business Studies, Purchasing & Supply Chain Management, etc.)
- Full Membership of Chartered Institute of Purchase and Supply is a distinct advantage.
- Minimum of 2 years related sector work experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge of local and international procurement practices.
- Proficiency in Accounting Packages, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
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