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Junior Procurement Officer

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Procurement

About this role

No two days are ever the same in procurement, which ranges from purchasing stationery to procuring brand-new cranes for the job site.

Your role is to ensure that all necessary tools, equipment, spare parts, components, services and contracts are purchased as required, and coordinate the delivery of these items to site.
An important aspect of your job is comparing quotations from potential suppliers.
You work with business managers to assist with improvements and streamlining of processes to reduce costs, and identify purchasing activities to achieve best value for money by considering Total Cost of Ownership.

Key Skills

  • Good head for numbers
  • Attention to detail
  • Understanding of procurement processes
  • Digital skills to use purchasing softwares

Qualifications

  • For a Junior Procurement Officer at DP World, we would typically hire someone with 3-4 years of relevant procurement experience and strong procurement knowledge
  • CIPS qualification desirable

What can I do now?

  • Do your homework! Research how procurement processes work at different companies, and what software they use
  • Develop your digital skills; see if there are any YouTube training videos on procurement softwares
  • Look into Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply *CIPS) qualification and consider applying

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