Company Overview

Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Nation Media Group (NMG), is Tanzania’s largest independent news network with an award-winning presence in print and digital media, and exciting new ventures in innovation and events ecosystems. We are publishers of leading national news brands Mwananchi, The Citizen and Mwanaspoti in print and digital formats, and proprietors of the Mwananchi Digital suite of products and Nation ePaper and EGazeti web platforms. Mwananchi Communications Limited is market-driven with a clear mission to empower the nation. We are audience-led and procurement-driven with a clear mission to empower the nation.

Purpose:

Support the implementation and execution of the courier strategy for all MCL products. The role involves assisting in courier operations to maximize sales revenue, ensure sustainable business growth, and achieve set targets while maintaining high service standards.

Main Responsibilities:

• Receives, reviews and approves IPRs within authority limits.
• Gets approval from Section Managers and MD for IPRs above authority.
• Prepare annual procurement plan and monitor its execution.
• Coordinate purchases for major expenditure through tender board.
• Negotiate commercial terms with suppliers.
• Ensures that IPRs are promptly issued for goods and services and LPO/FPOS that goods and services ordered are approved.
• Follow up and ensure that goods and services ordered are actually delivered as per specifications and on-order.
• Monitor consumption, stock and re-order level.
• Ensure that all returns, stock, printed waste, miscellaneous disposable assets and materials are sold in accordance with the approved procedure.
• Liaise with user departments to ensure that all office utilities are readily available and cost effectively used.

Additional Duties:

• Monitors all insurance matters to ensure adequate cover, settlement of claims and update records.
• Perform annual supplier’s evaluation and communicate feedback for improvements.
• Manage supplier relationship.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

• Academic: Basic University Degree in Procurement and Supplies from a Reputable Institution.
• Experience: 3 – 5 years’ work experience in a similar role in a reputable organization.
• Professional: Accredited certification of Procurement.

• Receives, reviews and approves IPRs within authority limits.
• Gets approval from Section Managers and MD for IPRs above authority.
• Prepare annual procurement plan and monitor its execution.
• Coordinate purchases for major expenditure through tender board.
• Negotiate commercial terms with suppliers.
• Ensures that IPRs are promptly issued for goods and services and LPO/FPOS that goods and services ordered are approved.
• Follow up and ensure that goods and services ordered are actually delivered as per specifications and on-order.
• Monitor consumption, stock and re-order level.
• Ensure that all returns, stock, printed waste, miscellaneous disposable assets and materials are sold in accordance with the approved procedure.
• Liaise with user departments to ensure that all office utilities are readily available and cost effectively used.
• Monitors all insurance matters to ensure adequate cover, settlement of claims and update records.
• Perform annual supplier’s evaluation and communicate feedback for improvements.
• Manage supplier relationship.

• Basic University Degree in Procurement and Supplies from a Reputable Institution.
• Accredited certification of Procurement.