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Zamura Job Descriptions

Job Title:

Purchasing Manager

Application Deadline: 31-Mar-2025


Job Description

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for maintaining necessary stock levels for all supplies, raw materials, and consumables, ensuring delivery on time at affordable costs and specified quality. The Purchasing Manager will manage the procurement system from supplier relationship to delivery and payment of goods.


Reports to: Managing Director (MD)

Supervises: Purchasing Clerk

Works with (Internal): CFO, Live Production, Feedmill, Processing, Sales, and Accounting

Relates with (External): Suppliers and Vendors, Clearing Agents and Transporters, Government and community leaders


Summary of Key Job Tasks & Responsibilities:

  1. Develop and maintain supplier networks throughout the region, continent, and larger international markets,

  2. Negotiate purchasing terms and manage contracts/agreements to ensure price, quality, and timeline compliance,

  3. Work with feedmill, lab, and live production teams to schedule purchases and continuously improve purchasing systems,

  4. Coordinate and track inventory controls to trend usage and project upcoming purchasing needs,

  5. Trend prices and volumes in local, regional, and international markets to improve upcoming purchases and advise the Zamura teams,

  6. Travel throughout the region to inspect and buy goods directly on the market or from the farmers,

  7. Work with accounting and legal teams to ensure purchasing terms (payments and deliveries) are fulfilled by both parties,

  8. Develop and maintain supplier/transporter database, purchasing records, form letters and contracts, exemption notes, quality certifications, and related documentation for Zamura’s purchasing systems and processes,

  9. Develop and maintain working relationships with stakeholders in regulatory and clearing agencies,

  10. Remain literate in laws and policies impacting Zamura procurement, engaged in policy making on Zamura’s behalf, and proactive in creating systems and processes to ensure Zamura is always compliant with regulatory bodies,

  11. All other tasks assigned.


Skills/Requirements:

  1. Diploma in any agriculture business, logistics, or purchasing field OR 5+ years’ experience in procurement.

  2. Computer literate (MS Office and Excel, email).

  3. Willingness to travel.

  4. Multiple languages preferred: English, Kinyarwanda, Swahili, French

  5. Good communication skills (timely, clear, persuasive, collaborative)

  6. Proactive and urgent work ethic.

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