Senior Procurement Officer

We employ 4,200 people across underwriting, claims, actuarial, IT and customer service. Licensing (property and casualty, life and health) is paid for, with study time during work hours.

About the role

This is a backfill for a team member who moved to another team. DR Mutual runs purchasing in SAP. You will place POs, negotiate pricing and keep suppliers on schedule. This is a full-time remote role. We use an employer of record in Ghana, so you get a proper employment contract, not a freelance agreement. Core hours overlap with US Central time, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CT. Clear written English is a must, as the team works across time zones.

Job duties

• Issue purchase orders from approved requisitions and MRP signals in SAP
• Expedite late orders and keep production planning informed
• Follow purchasing policy and approval limits
• Resolve invoice and receiving discrepancies with accounts payable
• Qualify new suppliers with quality and finance
• Manage blanket orders and consignment agreements
• Negotiate pricing, lead times and payment terms with suppliers

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of purchasing or procurement experience
• Comfortable pushing suppliers on dates and price
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, NetSuite or another ERP purchasing module
• Advanced Excel for bid comparisons and spend analysis
• Strong negotiation skills, with examples of savings you delivered
• Organised with dozens of open orders at a time

Rate: GHS 12,500 - GHS 16,500 a month

What we offer

• Health insurance through our employer-of-record partner
• Co-working space stipend
• Paid sick days
• Flexible hours
• Wellness allowance
• 20 days paid time off

Candidates must be eligible to work in Ghana.

We may close this posting early once we have enough applications.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at DR Mutual Corp..