DISTRICT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER – NGARA

Position Summary:

Tembo Nickel is seeking to recruit a District Business Development Officer to join the Tembo Nickel Project Team. This role will be responsible for identifying potential suppliers within Ngara district and to develop them as long-term partners of Tembo Nickel.

The successful candidate will report to the Procurement Manager

Duty Station: Tembo Nickel Project Site- Ngara

Duties and Responsibilities

• Help to prospect and identify potential new suppliers on targeted commodities in line with the relevant managers.
• Coordinate with Community Relations in developing plans on how local suppliers withing Ngara district can be developed and supported.
• Identify internal supply opportunities and share with local suppliers within Ngara district.
• Perform maturity assessment to assess overall supplier capability and drive performance improvement plans.
• Train suppliers in Ngara district on issues relating to compliance including issues relating to tax and other regulation.

• Drive continuous improvement of supplier’s quality, cycle, and delivery performance through Six Sigma quality tools.
• Coach, mentors, develop, and at times lead training on quality methods & processes
• Establish and maintain supplier performance metrics (cost, delivery, service, quality, innovation, social responsibility) together with the sourcing team.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Accounting, Material Management, Supply Chain, Logistics Management or Business Administration.
• 5 years of work experience in inventory management.
• Conversant with inventory management systems.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, prioritize appropriately and handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously with various cross-functional team.

How to Apply

Applicants are invited to send their resumes indicating the role title in the subject via email to jobs@tembonickel.com

Application closing date is 30^th October,2022

Note: We are committed to provide equal employment opportunities based on merits and we do not charge candidates any fees in the whole recruitment process

Tembo Nickel offers a competitive remuneration package and ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.