Job Details

Coca-Cola Beverages Zambia works with the world’s most cherished trademark and invests in the most exciting events. Our Office currently has the following opportunity available for a dynamic individual with energy and initiative, keen to impact from the outset.

The intern must be 25 years and below. The position falls under the Finance Department and will report to the Procurement Manager.  The main responsibilities of the Procurement Intern – Buyer are to manage local purchasing requests in collabaration with the procurement manager and guarantees efficient contract implementation and site (s) acceptance. Also manages and closes out related procurement queries.

• Ensure that procurement policies and procedures are complied with at plant level.
• Provide support to ALL Business Proffessional Services

Manage Local purchase requisitions according to defined strategies and frameworks (mainly for indirect categories)

• Verify purchase request compliance, validity, completeness and ensure correct buying channel utilization. if required align with stakeholders on missing specification, check startegic sourcing feasibility and escalate if possible.
• Resolve queries and issues with purchase request and purchase orders including issues related to specification, material group assignment,quality quantity and price.

Drive execution of local, low value purchase requisitions

• Process purchase requisitions and purcahse orders
• Expedite and follow-up on purchase orders, resolve procurement related client/supplier follow up questions and update purchase orders.

Close/ change/modify purchase orders related to spot buys.

• Manage requisitions changes or close PO if no longer needed.

Support strategic sourcing initiatives

• Provide insights on local supplier market
• Support the development of the contract implementation plan

• Bachelor’s Degree in Purcahsing and Supply or Diploma in CIPs
• Master Data Management.
• Compliance, Governance and Ethics.
• Stakeholder relationship management
• Customer Service Orientated
• Active engagement.