AN ASSESSMENT OF PROCUREMENT PRACTICE IN ETHIOTELECOM

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess foreign procurement practices in ethiotelecom. The issues studied include identify the merits and drawbacks of the purchasing policy, guidelines and manual, examining foreign purchasing and assess their importance and related challenges and make viable recommendations to improve foreign purchasing practices. To this end, the researcher has collected data from primary sources using questionnaires, interview and referred secondary sources including the procurement manuals other documents related to purchasing in ethiotelecom. In addition, secondary sources also have helped the data collection. Methodologically, this study was designed to be descriptive.The major findings of the study indicate that the international procurement practice is not well performed by End-users, Procurement staff, suppliers and stakeholders of ethiotelecom foreign Procurement who are participating directly or indirectly in the foreign procurement of the company. The researcher recommended to the Management of the department and specially sourcing department to create opportunities for appropriate training, to create long term strategic supplier relationship for strategic items through establishing a suppliers list registration system , create win-win and smooth relationship with suppliers,end users, suppliers and the stakeholders using awareness creation events, and to enhance feasible and efficient procurement process which save time and resource substantially