Tembo Nickel: Procurement Officer - Kabanga Site - Ngara

Position Summary

Tembo Nickel is seeking to recruit a Procurement Officer to join the Tembo Nickel Project Team. This role is responsible for the procurement of goods and services. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring timely procurement of goods and services required by various internal and external stakeholders. The successful candidate must demonstrate a high level of integrity and teamwork.

The successful candidate will report to the Procurement Manager. The successful candidate will work on a 6/3 Roster. This is a Fixed Term contract of 1 Year.

Duty Station: Kabanga

Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluate MRP daily, generate purchase orders in a timely manner, resolve material issues/shortages, support responsible inventory management practices and reporting to help achieve KPI goals.
• Negotiate pricing and terms for parts and services and establish strategic stocking plans and/or blanket purchase agreements with vendors, subject to management approval.
• Manage day-to-day relationship ownership of active suppliers and assess supplier risk and develop mitigation plans.
• Maintain accurate supplier and part information in SAP/Pronto.
• Acquire quotations from Third Party and Tembo Nickel vendors.
• Review Purchase requisitions for completeness and accuracy.
• PO Creation and Transmittal & PO related services for multiple segments of Tembo Nickel.
• Assist in the execution of PO changes.
• Delivery follow-ups and PO confirmation with Suppliers.
• ajiraPO status tracking and expediting.
• PO closeout support during project finalization.
• Support sourcing options for non-critical parts (i.e., distribution for standard parts).
• Supervise PO status reports and work to resolve discrepancies.
• Support invoice processing via Purchasing tools.
• Support Purchasing Master Data efforts like new vendor and material master creation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics Management, or Business Administration.
• 5 years of work experience in procurement or as a Buyer.
• Conversant with procurement systems like SAP, Pronto, etc.
• Excellent analytical and judgment skills.
• Strategic sourcing, opportunity analysis, and strong negotiation with highly effective communication skills is a must.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, prioritize appropriately, and handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously with various cross-functional teams.
• Membership of PSPTB is a Must.
• Excellent knowledge of local content legislation is an added advantage.

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 10th July, 2026.

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. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.