As an experienced and highly skilled Procurement Officer with more than 10 years of experience analyzing sourcing opportunities; vendor negotiations to achieve business goals, I am confident that I will significantly contribute to the objectives of your organization. From my previous employer, I handled the following: • Draft and Issue the (Expression of Interests) EOI’s for goods and services as and when required and ensure that the organization is compliant to the rules and regulations; • Establish and maintain a supplier database after verifying that companies are relevant to JSI’s requirements, are price competitive, provide the required quality of goods and services, and comply with policies and procedures, terms and conditions as per guidance in the Operations Manual; • Establish a detailed Annual Work Plan in collaboration with the technical staff from requesting departments as necessary; • Establish a detailed procurement plan for required items, according to established guidelines and procedures and in coordination with project staff as necessary; • Establishes the Long-Term Agreements/Contracts for repetitive procurement of Goods and Services, often procured by the organization; contracts finalized and established – Travel Services, ICT Services, Conference and Accommodation, Broker Services for Pension Fund and Medical Aid Scheme and other high value procurements; • Review requisitions for completeness and correctness, issue solicitations (RFQ/ITB/RFP), • Give guidance to the Requesting Departments in developing the PRs and specifications when necessary; • Maintain the Vetted Vendor Database and identify potential new vendors through market research and initiate vetting procedure. • Research specifications and quantities necessary for all items to be procured; :