Abstract:
The main objective of the study was to assess factors affecting procurement process in the case of
Jimma University. The study was conducted to assess factors affected procurement process in
employ competence, procurement planning, organizational structure and resource allocation.
Descriptive research tabulation design was used in executing the study. The targeted groups of the
study were top level managers, middle level managers and procurement staff who were pertinent to
the procurement process, and had knowledge of procurement. The study was consisted 56
respondents 52 for questionnaires and 4 for interview, who were found in Jimma University.
Accordingly, the sampled technique was purposive because implemented knowledgeable staffs.
Primary data were collected using questionnaire and interview. All respondents filled in and
returned the questionnaire, making the response rate 100%, according to Procurement method
knowledge. Also the inferential statistics were employed in this study. According to the respondents
response the study forwarded the assessment factors that were poor deals or findings in the
procurement process like, Quality is not always achieved, the quality purchased goods by
procurement office is not satisfied, Purchasing is not assisted by technology like computerized
system, the organization not used planned job rotation results, the respondents do not believe in
providing specific mechanisms can monitor and detect misconduct behaviors in their organization
were found by this study in the case of Jimma University and were hampered greatly on the
procurement process service delivery. Independent variables contribute in this study were only
about 77.5% to the procurement process in the case of Jimma University while other factors not
studied in this research contribute 22.5% of the procurement process at Jimma University. In
general the results ‘of this study revealed that 61% of the respondents indicated that procurement
plans in the department impacted positively on procurement performance while the rest (39%) of
them indicated that the procurement plans did not affect procurement performance. As a whole the
study recommends that plans were not static and that preparation of annual procurement plans
should be participatory, frequently reviewed so as to improve on the organization of procurement
process.
