Principal Procurement Officer

Principal Procurement Officer I - (D2)

Duties and Resposibilities

1. Advice the Ministry on stock range of different quantities of supplies to ensure that adequate stocks are held to meet the demand.

2. Monitors contractual agreements to ensure compliance, recommends amendments and extensions to contracts and advice on contractual rights and obligations.

3. Facilitates bulk procurement of supplies to ensure compliance with local procurement programme.

4. Conducts market research to ensure that advertised specifications are aligned to the new product developments.

5. Analyses material equipment losses; investigates losses; discusses findings with management; recommends policy and procedure changes; prepares and coordinates the implementation of changes.

6. Authorizes purchase orders of authorized limit and submits exceeding amount to the supervisor for approval.

Qualifications and Requirements

- A Bachelor's Degree in Procurements Supply Chain Management, Business Administrations, Economics, Bcom or related field, A Master's Degree in the same field will be an added advantage.

- A minimum of ten (10) years relevant experience two (2) of which should have been served at the level of D3 in the Public Service or equivalent in a Parastatal or Private sector organisation.

Competencies

- Managing Vision and Purpose

- Analytical and Strategic Thinking

- Decision Quality

- Innovation Management

- Strategic Management

- Building Effective Teams

- Communicating Effectively

- Planning and Execution

- People Management and Development

- Integrity and Trust

Special Working Conditions

Important

- All applications from serving Public Officers MUST are routed through their Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Departments. Applications NOT routed will not be considered. Only short listed candidates will be responded to.

The Following should be provided:

i) Date of First Appointment

ii) Present post scale and date of appointment thereto

Salary and Benefits

D2 (P231 709 - P255 828) per annum

Benefits:

1. Optional contributory Medical Aid Scheme (Government pays 50% and employee pays 50%)

2. Contributory Pension Fund Scheme (Government pays 15% and the employee pays 5%)

3. 30 working days leave per annum

Contacts

Applicants:

Quote the Vacancy Code No. of the post and give the following details:-

a) Full names, address, date and place of birth

b) Brief summary of career with duties (Curriculum Vitae)

c) Recent certified copies of certificates and national Identity Card

d) At least two (2) recent references

Applications should be addressed to -

Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Agriculture

Private Bag 003

Gaborone

Or hand delivered to the following physical address:

Ministry of Agriculture

Fourth floor - Office No. 424

Closing date: 29th January 2016 at 1630 hrs

For further information please contact Agness Tsele - 3689074 and Rosticah K. Dimo - 3689057

Source:Daily News, Monday 18 January 2016