HST Consulting is looking for experienced, energetic, and committed professionals for the posts of Purchasing Manager for one of its high-profile clients: Jotun Ethiopia Paint Manufacturing PLC.

HST is a knowledge company operating in Ethiopia which provides a broad range of professional services to clients across various industries. It supports its clients insolving their business growth, operational, human capital, financial, tax, governance,risk, and compliance related challenges through locally relevant solutions. One of the specific services that HST offers to its clients is the recruitment of the professional staff they need to fill their critical high-level leadership positions. HST has been engaged by Jotun Ethiopia Paint Manufacturing PLC to undertake the recruitment of Purchasing Manager and Senior HR Officer for its Factory which is located in Adama Industrial Park.

The Purchasing Manager is expected to lead and manage Operational Purchasing to ensure optimal inventory and availability of Raw Materials (RM), Purchased Finished Goods (PFG), and/or Direct Packaging Materials (DPM), based on Group Purchasing’s (GP) regional and global agreements (or local agreements if delegated by the GP category team), policies and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the local function in line with Leadership Expectations and tools to develop, coach, and guide its members to ensure a workforce that is

• competent, engaged, and enabled to meet Jotun’s current and future needs.

• Facilitate cross-functional cooperation and ensure optimal Raw Material, Finished Goods Packaging Material planning and execution and that all are ordered in line with price agreements and allocations given by Group Purchasing category managers.

• Effective and continuous follow-up of purchase orders, communicating issues as needed.

• Follow up and report to local management and Group Purchasing on agreed on local KPIs for Indirect Materials and Raw Materials price development and participate in local management meetings as and when agreed with the local management.

• Evaluate optimal logistics solution, considering packaging type and size, lot size, use of distributors, transport, local customs regulations, local laws, etc., for all RMs and communicate the findings to relevant GP category managers.

• Support Group Purchasing category managers in identifying potential local suppliers and maintaining existing relationships (including supplier audits and participation in supplier meetings on request from GP category managers).

• Manage all IM spending in close cooperation with GP and internal stakeholders (user departments) and ensure the appropriate use of ERP.

• Source, select, and approve suppliers for designated Indirect Material categories in close cooperation with relevant user departments (including supplier audits when relevant).

• Ensure the best possible agreements for designated Indirect Material categories, according to the purchasing objectives, by following the Tactical Purchasing Process and utilizing relevant contract formats (including frame agreements, etc.).

Job Requirements

Required Education, Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher within a relevant field.

• 3 - 6 years of relevant experience in purchasing in a manufacturing company

• Leadership experience is essential.

• Project Management experience is essential.

• Willing to travel frequently as part of the job requirements.

• Experience with, and good understanding of, ERP and planning processes.

• Experience in extracting and analyzing large amounts of data using excel or similar applications.

Required Competencies:

• Networking: builds a useful network of contacts and relationships and utilizes it to achieve objectives.

• Systematic Approach: uses a methodical and systematic approach; plans ahead, defines clear priorities and allocates resources effectively.

• Constructive Teamwork: co-operates well with others; shares knowledge, experience and information; supports others in the pursuit of team goals.

• Analysis & Judgment: quickly understands and analyzes complex issues and problems; comes up with sound and rational judgments.

• Initiative & Responsibility: acts on own initiative, makes things happen and accepts responsibility for the results.

• Influence: makes an impact; convinces and persuades others; promotes plans and ideas successfully.

• Compensation and Benefit: Competitive compensation and benefit package

How to Apply

• Submit your application letter and relevant documents in person to the Human Resources Office located at Wollo Sefer, Mina Building, 4th Floor or via email: recruitment@hst-et.com 

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for next stage of evaluation.