Head, Procurement Management Unit

Head, Procurement Management Unit 

10.1 Principal duties and responsibilities

• Heads the Procurement Management Unit;

• Ensures that Corporation’s policies, strategies, standards and procedures on procurement;

• Ensures timely availability of quality goods and services to support business operations, maintain optimum stock and reduce stockholding value;

• Develops long-term and short term procurement plans in liaison with user departments;

• Ensures that all procurements meet the Corporation’s quality specifications and standards;

• Organizes and manages procurement through the Corporation’s Tender Board/Committee;

• Provides secretariat services to the Corporation’s Tender Board;

• Prepares budget for the unit and ensures its effective control;

• Prepares timely and accurate reports and distributes to appropriate users;

• Coordinates the preparation and implementation of annual procurement plans;

• Coordinates training for the subordinate staff.

• Conducts open performance review and appraisal of subordinates and gives feed back;

• Develops individual objectives/targets and performance standards as part of the individual performance agreement in consultation with the immediate superior; and

• Performs any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by superior.

10.2 Professional Qualifications and Experience

Holder of a Masters Degree in Procurement Management and Logistics, fully registered as Certified Procurement and Supplies Professional (CPSP) or equivalent from a recognized Institute with 8 years experience in materials management

10.3 Competence among others are:-

• Computer literacy is essential;

• Ability to communicate with excellent writing skills;

• Ability to supervise and direct junior staffs.

10.4 Remuneration

According to STAMICO schemes of service in the salary scale of STAMICO - Salary Scale SMC 9.

General Conditions for all Candidates

(1) Preference will be given to those with experience in the mining industry;

(2) Candidates should submit a hand written application accompanied by the following:

(i) Detailed C.V with three referees who can be contacted;

(ii) Copies of relevant certificates to support qualifications;

(iii) Two recent passport size photographs; and

(iv) Reliable working telephone and e-mail address.

(3) Employed applicants should channel their application through their current employer.

(4) All applications should be addressed to the following physical address:

Director General,

STATE MINING CORPORATION

Plot No. 417/418 – United Nations Road, Upanga P.O. Box 4958,

DAR ES SALAAM

(5) Sealed envelope should indicate position applied.

(6) Closing date for receiving applications will be Monday 28th

October, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.

(7) Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview through their addresses and those who will not be contacted should consider themselves unsuccessful.

General Conditions for all Candidates

(1) Candidates should submit a hand written application accompanied by the following:

(i) Detailed C.V with three referees who can be contacted;

(ii) Copies of relevant certificates to support qualifications;

(iii) Two recent passport size photographs; and

(iv) Reliable working telephone and e-mail address.

(2) Employed applicants should channel their application through their current employer.

(3) Age Limit: All applicants must be less than 54 years old at the date of application.

(4) All posts have a five years contract renewable on mutual agreement.

(5) All applications should be addressed to the following physical address:

Chairman,

STAMICO Board of Directors, STATE MINING CORPORATION

Plot No. 417/418 – United Nations Road, Upanga P.O. Box 4958,

DAR ES SALAAM

(6) Applicant’s envelope should indicate position applied.

(7) Closing date for receiving applications will be Monday 28th October, 2013 at 3:30 p.m.

(8) Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview through their addresses and those who will not be contacted should consider themselves unsuccessful.