Procurement Assistant Oryx Energies Zambia Limited

ORYX Energies S.A “OESA” is one of Africa’s largest and longest established independent providers of oil and gas products and services. In pursuit of its business strategies in Zambia, the company invites applications from suitably qualified individuals for the position mentioned below, to join its team at ORYX Energies Zambia Ltd “OEZL”, based on the Copperbelt and Lusaka.

The successful candidate will be reporting to the Procurement Officer.

The Procurement Assistant will be based in Lusaka.

Main Responsibilities:

• Support OEZL in developing and implementing innovative and sustainable procurement policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Maintain the Group’s minimum control standards and align OEZL Procurement procedure accordingly
• Achieve cost savings & improve OEZL’s suppliers performance and preferential procurement spends
• Assist Perform vendor evaluation and suppliers’ audit (including financial, technical, and commercial risk analysis) and site audits where applicable.
• Negotiate supplier agreements and manage supplier and vendor contracts to identify possible cost savings
• Certify and approve existing portfolio of suppliers with relevant Department Managers in line with HSSEQ guidelines
• Issue Purchase Orders within stipulated SLA (Service Level Agreement)
• Generate monthly procurement reports, track spend against budget, identify and investigate unusual items and report accordingly
•  Identify action tasks to be migrated from Finance to Procurement Department:
• Mandatory KYC for Qualified Suppliers
• Vendor Qualification Process
• Manage the Capex Request Process
• Ensure total compliance with the Oryx Energies/Groups’ Anti-Corruption and Bribery Policy during execution of duties

Key Working Relations:

Internal

Group Procurement Manager
Group HR Manager
Operations & HSSEQ Department members
Finance, Commercial, Local HR Department

External

Contractors and service providers

Clients

Industry regulators and other relevant authorities

Experience & education required:

2+ years’ professional experience in procurement or purchasing; experience in the oil and gas industry, an advantage.
Degree or Diploma in Procurement, Supply Chain or Finance
Full grade 12 school certificate with five credits (English and Mathematics inclusive)
Good knowledge of Zambia Public Procurement Act
Results & customer oriented with sense of initiative
High levels of integrity, a must
Ability to communicate in a persuasive & clear manner at all levels
A reliable team player, able to meet strict deadlines
Rigorous, entrepreneurial thinking able to analyze large amounts of data and draw conclusions
Must be registered with ZIPS and possess a valid driver’s license
Computer literate MS Office and relevant Procurement applications
Fluent in English

Other Requirements/skills/competencies:

Integrity, rigor and respect of governance principles
Autonomy & responsibility
Risk awareness
Use of synergies, search for efficiency & performance
Role model, people leadership and team development