hellen shilwatso
About Candidate
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Mature, empathetic and professional
• Independent self-starter with attention to detail
• Possesses integrity and ability to maintain accurate and confidential records
• Able to collaborate with and motivate others
• Amicable
• Ability to organize workload, adapt quickly to change, and deliver under the pressure of deadlines
Location
Education
• Assist in the selection of appropriate suppliers and contractors, to promote good procurement practice with due regard to sustainability, ethical purchasing standards and costing
• Draft an appropriate service level agreement to properly evaluate the performance of suppliers, and report on this on a regular basis.
• Work with internal stakeholders (teachers or operations staff) to determine procurement needs, quality and delivery requirements.
• Responsible for order placement timing, supply / demand alignment, material replenishment and supplier performance
• Monitor, evaluate and improve supplier performance, according to an appropriate Service Level Agreement, on a continuous basis
• Control and monitor expenses against approved budgets
• Develop sourcing strategies
• Cost saving budgeting and targeting
• Set and plan how to achieve supplier accreditation and service level management
• Payment terms negotiation, optimization and management
• Maintain contracts with vendors
• Review inventory and update as required
high school education
Work & Experience
Research suppliers of goods and services
• Gather quotes, proposals, and purchase terms and conditions
• Execute the purchase of goods or services approved by management
• Evaluate and negotiate vendor contracts
• Track inventory and submit purchase orders as needed
• Recommend new products, services, or materials in keeping with industry trends
• Research suppliers of goods and services
• Gather quotes, proposals, and purchase terms and conditions
• Execute the purchase of goods or services approved by management
• Evaluate and negotiate vendor contracts
• Track inventory and submit purchase orders as needed
• Recommend new products, services, or materials in keeping with industry trends
• Assist in the selection of appropriate suppliers and contractors, to promote good procurement practice with due regard to sustainability, ethical purchasing standards and costing
• Draft an appropriate service level agreement to properly evaluate the performance of suppliers, and report on this on a regular basis.
• Work with internal stakeholders (teachers or operations staff) to determine procurement needs, quality and delivery requirements.
• Responsible for order placement timing, supply / demand alignment, material replenishment and supplier performance
• Monitor, evaluate and improve supplier performance, according to an appropriate Service Level Agreement, on a continuous basis
• Control and monitor expenses against approved budgets
• Develop sourcing strategies
• Cost saving budgeting and targeting
• Set and plan how to achieve supplier accreditation and service level management
• Payment terms negotiation, optimization and management
• Maintain contracts with vendors
• Review inventory and update as required
• Receive orders from various departments
• Initiate and keep track of orders
• Receive, inspect and distribute orders
• Reconcile or resolve order discrepancies with supplies.
• Monitor delivery times to ensure they are on time
• Maintain good relationships with suppliers and renegotiate prices on a regular basis
• Coordinate annual overseas orders.
• Keep daily records
• Bar code assets and update asset register
• Annual asset stock take
