Job Purpose

The Purchaser is responsible for the rapid execution of day-to-day market buying. This is a field-active role focused on sourcing immediate project needs, collecting proforma invoices, and ensuring the fastest possible turnaround for "off-the-shelf" materials and services.

Job Summary

Position Title: Purchaser/Purchasing officer

Reports To: Procurement and Logistic Manager

Direct Reports to: Procurement and Logistic Team leader/Supervisor

Duty Station: Addis Ababa Head Office

Salary & Benefits: Negotiable, commensurate with qualifications and experience

Duties and Responsibilities

• Local Market Sourcing: Physically or digitally source construction-related items, tools, and consumables from markets.

• Competitive Bidding: Obtain at least three price quotations from legal, registered suppliers for every purchase to ensure market-best pricing

• Reporting & Transparency: Maintain the Daily Purchase Log and ensure all quotes are documented and filed for audit purposes.

• Financial Integrity: Manage petty cash or credit accounts with 100% receipt accuracy and timely reconciliation.

• Emergency Response: Execute urgent, short-notice "situational orders" to prevent site delays, ensuring materials reach the end-user within the minimum lead time.

• Sample Management: Coordinate with technical engineers to provide physical samples or documents from the market for technical approval before buying.

Job Requirements

Job Specification

Educational Qualifications

• Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Purchaser, business administration or related field.

Professional Experience

• Minimum of 2–4 years of progressive experience in supply chain officer, purchaser and/or logistic officer role.

• Experience working in fast-paced, project-based environments such as real estate, construction, civil engineering industries is highly desirable.

Required Skills & Competencies

Core Professional Skills

• Strong understanding of contract management, follow up and supervision, bidding practices.

• Experience in workforce planning, training needs analysis, and program evaluation.

• Strong reporting, documentation, and analytical capability.

Behavioral & Functional Competencies

• Teamwork – Strong ability to collaborate across functions and lead teams.

• Multi-Tasking – Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight timelines.

• Reporting – Ability to produce clear, accurate, and decision-oriented reports.

• Proactiveness – Anticipates organizational needs and initiates timely solutions.

• Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

• High level of integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.

How To Apply

Interested and qualified applicants are required to submit the following documents:

• A Cover Letter

• An Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV)

• Clear scanned copies of supporting documents

All documents must be enclosed into a single PDF file.
Please ensure that the title of the position is clearly written in the Subject Line of your application email as: Subject: Purchaser/Purchasing officer .

Applicants may apply through Ethiojobs or via the company email: hr@ovid-realestates.com
 

Job Requirements Master's Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Purchase & Supply Management, Business Administration or in a related field of study with relevant work experience How to Apply Submit your application and CV along with supporting documents Via email: hr@ovid-realestates.com