Procurement Officer at Mukuru

Procurement Officer

An exciting opportunity exists for a Procurement Officer to join our Cape Town Office. The main purpose of this role is to ensure the sales team has sufficient marketing collateral, stock and stationary at all times. The Procurement Officer reports directly to the Sales Operations Manager. This position is responsible for ensuring that sufficient levels of marketing materials, flyers, sales stock and stationary is always available to the sales team. They are required to manage the sales events calendar in order to ensure marketing collateral is ordered for each event.

The Procurement Officer liaises extensively with the Regional Supervisors, Info Centers as well as external partners to ensure stock never runs out. Internal Liaison takes place with the sales team and marketing. External liaison takes place with service providers and partners.

Duties and Responsibilities (include but is not limited to):

• To ensure sufficient sales materials and stock are available to the sales team at all times
• Coordinate the ordering of all marketing materials for the sales department
• Ensure orders are placed timeously to ensure no regions are without sales marketing material
• Ensure sales marketing material is sent and delivered correctly to each region
• Order new signage when required
• To oversee the sales events calendar to ensure adequate marketing collateral is available for all events
• Monitor the sales events calendar
• Identify items and quantities that will be required for the events
• Place orders and ensure delivery for each event
• To liaise extensively with the Marketing department to ensure trade materials for sales teams are available at all times
• Act as the key liaison with the Marketing department
• Coordinate the design of trade materials and sales collateral
• To liaise with the relevant partners to ensure sales marketing material is available
• Conduct site visits to identified stores monthly and build beneficial relationships with the managers
• To monitor procurement expenditure and create and submit monthly reports
• Collect all monthly sales procurement statistics
• Identify ways to save on procurement expenditure while not compromising on quality
• Report on savings achieved by ordering efficiently
• Maintain asset register for sales (i.e. vehicles)
• To conduct general people management functions to ensure the effective running of the sales team
• Liaise closely with the Sales Development Manager to maximise output of the Sales team. example: recruitment and training of Sales staff
• Assist the Sales Development Manager where needed to achieve operational efficiencies within the sales department
• Coach and mentor direct reports
• Complete performance management activities and reviews with direct reports

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 or equivalent (Essential)
• 2 years sales operation experience (Essential) or 1 years Procurement experience (Essential)
• Knowledge of Mukuru products and services
• Knowledge of sales and marketing principles
• Knowledge of administration processes
• Knowledge of marketing collateral
• Knowledge of procurement methodology

Additional Skills:

• Verbal and written communication skills
• Selling skills
• Time management skills
• Organisational & administrative skills
• Interpersonal skills