Procurement and Logistics Officer 80 views

Nunhems Ethiopia PLC, established in 2015, is the Ethiopian entity of BASF Vegetable Seeds and part of the German Group  BASF. BASF has activities in the Chemicals, Agricultural Solutions, Performance Products, Functional Materials and Oil and Gas Sectors. At BASF Vegetable Seeds we are dedicated to producing market-oriented vegetable varieties and seed products under the brand Nunhems and are committed to our customers.

Nunhems Ethiopia PLC is now recruiting qualified and result oriented Procurement and Logistics Officer.

The Procurement and Logistics Officer develops, implements, and manages all Logistics processes and activities for procurement processes for inbound and outbound logistics for Nunhems Ethiopia PLC. The Procurement and Logistics Officer acts in partnership and alignment with local, regional and global BASF colleagues and domestic and international suppliers.

Your responsibilities:

• Identify and pre-qualify suppliers and ensure rationalization of the supplier base and maintain vendor master data.
• Obtain quotations from suppliers and negotiate best prices and procure goods and services efficiently and ethically.
• Liaise with the relevant government bodies, customs, insurance companies, and banks to ensure permits for imports and exports are processed and received within stipulated timelines and in line with pertinent regulations.
• Process export documents and monitor dispatch of export consignments till arrival at final destination.
• Follow up import orders and ensure that all shipping documents are correct and in line with Ethiopian regulations.
• Liaise with clearing and forwarding agents and ensure that goods are cleared into the country or shipped out of the country and that import / export procedures and customs regulations are followed.
• Ensure all procurement activities comply with Nunhems Ethiopia procurement policy and Ethiopian regulatory requirements.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports for logistics and procurement for use by Management.

Your place of work:

• You will be based at the BASF Vegetable Seeds office at Addis Ababa. Occasionally you will be required to travel to the BASF Vegetable Seeds production farm at Arerti.

Your qualities:

• Obtained at least a BA Degree within Business Administration or Procurement or Supply Chain Management
• Must have at least three years of proven work experience in similar position and knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Good communication skills and report writing and record management skills.
• Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to work under pressure and with minimum supervision.
• Strong command of the Amharic and English language, both verbal and written.
• Must have excellent computer literacy skills in Microsoft applications.
• Affinity with agriculture and experience in multinational companies are a big plus.