Senior Procurement Executive Job Opportunity – Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB)

Job Title:        Senior Procurement Executive
Organisation: Uganda
Export Promotion Board (UEPB)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Executive
Director
About US:
Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB)
which is an equal opportunities employer is a semiautonomous public agency set
up by the Uganda Export Promotion Board Act 1996 under the Ministry of Trade,
Industry and Cooperatives with the main objective of facilitating the development,
promotion and coordination of all export- related activities that lead to export
growth on a sustainable basis.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • The
    Senior Procurement Executive will procure goods and services in a timely
    and cost-effective manner,
  • Enforce adhering to procurement regulations (Government or Donor),
  • Prepare and evaluate bidding documents and
    contracts,
  • Formulate appropriate procurement systems,
    procedures and guidelines for the Board;
  • Prepare, administer and issue approved
    contracts,
  • Work closely with suppliers and other stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of
    goods and services done,
  • Guide suppliers and user departments on
    procurement procedures,
  • Keenly verify procurement and disposal
    requisitions,
  • Work closely with end-users to prepare draft
    procurement plan for the
    Board,
  • Prepare and submit periodical reports for the
    Contracts Committee and submitting them to relevant authorities.



Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The
    ideal candidate for the Uganda Export Promotions Board (UEPB) Senior
    Procurement Executive career placement must be a Ugandan who holds an
    Honors Bachelor Degree in the following: Procurement and Supply Chain Management,
    Business Administration, Commerce, Logistics Management or Economics from
    a recognized awarding Institution and should be a full member of CIPS
    (MCIPS).
  • A
    minimum of five years of working experience in a procurement function in a
    public-sector organization or Government of Uganda projects.
  • Procurement, Disposal and Contracts Management,
  • Good planning, organizing and coordination
    skills
  • Information and Communications Technology,
  • Concern for Quality and Standards,
  • Ethics and Integrity,
  • Communication,
  • Time management.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified Ugandan
applicants should send their applications including; cover letter, detailed
curriculum vitae, three referees, copies of certified academic transcripts and
certificates either by hand addressed to :
The Executive Director,
Uganda Export Promotion Board,
2nd floor, UEDCL Towers
Plot 37 Nakasero Road,
P.O. Box 5045, Kampala. Uganda
NB: The
post applied for should be indicated on the right hand top corner of the
envelope.
While we thank all applicants for showing interest, only shortlisted
applicants will be contacted.
Deadline: 29th January 2018 by 5:00pm

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