Reports To: Manager - IT and Technology Sourcing

Division: Finance

Mission:
To procure and ensure the delivery of quality goods and services in direct support of the MTN business, at the right prices and costs, within the stipulated lead time, and at the right place.
To ensure that all purchase orders passing through for payment within MTN Finance comply with the standard best practices and policies governing them.
Description:
Validate and approve purchase orders within prescribed limits and escalate purchase orders above limits.
Coordinate the monitoring of purchase orders raised on the computerized system.
Ensure that complete records of purchase orders are properly kept (data packs) and ensure adequate documentation of buying activities in the purchase log.
Review relevant procurement documentation, including PR and PO, and ensure all relevant information is properly captured on the same and that user departments have access as may be required for tracking.
Communicate procurement activities to user departments and liaise with all stakeholders to ensure that process efficiency is upheld.
Ensure stakeholder compliance with policies and procedures and adherence to all SLAs relating to the procurement unit.
Ensure the user department gets their PR or PO issues resolved amicably.

Education:
First degree in any related discipline
Fluent in English
PGD, MBA, and CIPS will be an added advantage.

Experience:
3–7 years’ experience in an area of specialization, with experience in supervising others
Experience working in a medium organization
Experience in the purchasing function,
Proficient in MS Office applications and other Microsoft tools
Ability to understand Oracle Fusion and apply it to work