Procurement Officer at DEBSWANA DIAMOND COMPANY

Title: Procurement Officer

Closing Date: 7 March 2023

Location:

Gaborone, BW

Description:

Purpose of the Role

To co-ordinate the contracting process for Small Works and to provide support to Contract Administration within Materials

Recommends and incorporates cost saving initiatives into budgets
Prepares and issues tenders enquiries to approved Debswana suppliers taking cognizance of ethical, accuracy, timeframe, best practice directives and client orientation requirement
Attends site meetings to provide guidance on proposed changes in line with terms and conditions of contract as well as take minutes for such meetings
Verifies that the requistions are duly authorized and that proposed tenderers are registered with Debswana.
Compiles commercial evaluation of tenders and makes commercial recommendations as appropriate, ensuring equity, accuracy, and fairness
Arranges and attends post tender clarification meetings to provide technical advice, compiles and distributes minutes of such meetings
Analyses and responds to queries relating to tenders , escalating technical or commercial queries as appropriate
Develops contracts for small works according to the standard operating procedures , taking cognizance of authorisation levels, industry best practice standards , legal and ethical requirement
Prepares amendments on prices or schedules and advises affected parties
Prepares and generates notifications on expiry dates of contracts and updates the procurement database
Maintains effective supplier relationships in accordance with best practice and ethics directives by:
Carries out administrative functions of the section, taking cognizance of the need to create a clear audit trial by:

Adheres to Safety, Health and Environment policies and procedures in areas of responsibility

2 years post qualification experience or equivalent with 1 year in contract management environment

Permanent Contract