Procurement Executive

Position : Agriculture Procurement Executive

Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Reports to: Procurement Manager

Role Purpose: Secure a reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable supply of Crude Palm Oil (CPO), and Palm Kernel Oil (PKO) to meet refinery production plans while improving supplier performance, ensuring quality/spec adherence, and advancing traceability and sustainability standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Sourcing Strategy - Map and segment supplier base (smallholder farmers, outgrower schemes, cooperatives, mills, traders). - Develop balanced sourcing across local and regional suppliers; evaluate import options when needed. - Build long-term supply programs, seasonal plans, and forward coverage in line with S&OP.

Supplier Management and Negotiation

- Lead supplier onboarding, and required documentations - Negotiate prices, volumes, delivery terms (Incoterms), and payment terms aligned to cash-flow targets. - Create supplier development plans: training, agronomy/FFA reduction, yield improvement, and safe practices.

Procurement Operations

- Execute daily/weekly buys of /CPO/PKO/PNK - Coordinate with logistics - Vehicle management Quality, Compliance, and Traceability - Ensure incoming materials meet refinery specs (FFA, moisture, impurities, DOBI). - Implement sampling, testing, and claims processes with QA and labs. - Maintain traceability systems (mass balance/segregated) and support RSPO/ISCC audits.

Quality, Compliance, and Traceability - Ensure incoming materials meet refinery specs (FFA, moisture, impurities, DOBI). - Implement sampling, testing, and claims processes with QA and labs. - Maintain traceability systems (mass balance/segregated) and support RSPO/ISCC audit

Required Qualifications and Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree - 5–8+ years in agri-commodity procurement, preferably palm oil/edible oils in West Africa.

- Proven negotiation and contracting experience with smallholders, cooperatives, and mills.

- Strong understanding of palm oil quality metrics (FFA, DOBI, moisture, impurities) and refinery needs.

- Hands-on experience with ERP systems (SAP/Oracle/Dynamics), advanced Excel, and data analysis.

- smallholder engagement experience is a required

Contact

Rina Arun

9904322770

rina@uhr.co.in