At Jumia, mobility is at the heart of our people development approach. This job board helps us establish more transparency in available opportunities in the company to promote mobility.
You need to follow simple guidelines:
- Before applying, make sure you discussed the opportunity with your direct manager and both of you agree that this is positive for your development (Direct manager to draft a recommendation letter).
- Please ensure there is a match in level & location.
Job Overview:
An Admin Manager is responsible for organizing and supervising purchasing functions; managing daily activities in purchasing to include day to day and capital projects purchases; managing contracts including administering, negotiating, reviewing, renewing, filing, and evaluating for availability, price, term, and quality of products. Coordinating bid process and ensuring compliance with procurement conflict of interest policies and regulations in addition to Supervising the day-to-day operations of the administrative department and staff members.
- Lead and direct the work of purchasing clerks including hiring, training and supervising.
- Contract management to include all aspects (e.g. administer, review, manage, file, evaluate, analyze, and negotiate).
- Negotiate or renegotiate and administer contracts with vendors.
- Administer bidding process and contracts (e.g. prepare specifications, evaluate bids, recommend vendors, etc.).
- Research and evaluate vendors/contracts to ensure it is in compliance with government regulations (e.g. vendor debarment and suspension regulation).
- Evaluate vendors to ensure its performance is aligned with established specifications.
- Evaluate order and bid documentation.
- Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
- Review and maintain a good record of purchasing files and records (purchase orders, contracts, etc.) to ensure its compliance with company policies and procedures and ensure the availability of documentation.
- Backup purchasing clerk to include ordering of supplies/goods, equipment and material, reviewing, and processing/issuing of purchase order.
- Review and monitor capital purchases to ensure its compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Identify opportunities for cost savings.
- Compile data from a variety of sources for analyzing and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures and monitoring of purchasing processes.
- Continually improve purchasing methods/processes.
- Response to inquiries from internal and external sources in providing information, direction, and or appropriate referrals.
- Special projects and/or other duties as assigned.
Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree in business administration, Accounting or related field required.
- Minimum 5+ years of work experience in purchasing related field preferred.
- Proven experience as administration Lead.
- Demonstrates aptitude and precision working with numbers.
- Knowledge of purchasing policies processes, and procedures.
- Knowledge and ability to negotiate best.
- Proficient in MS Office.
- Very strong leadership skills.
- An analytical mind with problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Very good organizational and multitasking abilities.
