The commercial category buyer is responsible for procurement of materials and equipment required for the execution of sales and marketing functions. (Items required for the effective operation of the commercial functions).

Duties & Responsibilities

• Plans and executes the procurement functions as per the commercial plan of the company

• Collects purchase order and purchase requisitions

• Delivers purchased items and orders as required

• Conducts market assessment/study

• Gets a release letter from concerned body and prepare for inspect imported goods

• Submits shipping documents and others to transistor

• Follow up status of transistor on clearing goods in all stages (inspection, phase office, duty, assessment, finance, investment, check, warehouse charge)

• Receive all imported goods from customs and Facilitate logistics to deliver goods to user department

• Clear imports at National Bank of Ethiopia on time before getting on delinquency list

• Sourcing at least 3 supplier/quotations per material

• Ensure that all PR/PO are done through computer software

• Avoid as much as possible single sourcing and incase it is mandatory a special approval is needed.

• Performs other similar tasks as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Department    Office of the Supply Chain

Reports to    Manager, Procurement

Job Requirements

Academic requirement: 

• MA/MSC/BA/BSC in Supply Chain Management/ Logistics/

• Procurement / Management or related fields of study

Work experience: 

• 4/6yrs of relevant experience in beverage industries

Additional Competencies:

• Systems thinking

• Knowledge of the local and international procurement practices

• Negotiation skills

• Customer handling skills

• Planning, monitoring and evaluation

• Emotional maturity

• Computer literate in especially business applications

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants can apply Using THIS LINK