Assessment of Factors Affecting Public Procurement Performance in Case of Wollega University

The purpose of the study was to assess factors affecting public procurement performance in case study of Wollega University. Specifically, the study examine the variables supplier management, staff competency and inventory management that affect the performance of public procurement. The study was used an explanatory design of research. The study employed stratified with simple random sampling technique to select the respondents. The sample size of the study is 276 respondents from academic and administrative staffs who currently working at Wollega University. Questionnaire and interview as a data collection instrument were used accordingly, The collected data was statistically analyzed by using descriptive statistics, and inferential statics was developed to identify the significant effect of independent variable on dependent variable. Findings indicate that supplier Management followed by inventory management and staff competency are the major factors that affect public procurement and they have a significant positive effect on procurement performance. Finally the study recommends that, chooses suppliers with who have the capacity to deliver, and building truths’ relationship with them, improve their store management system by assigning qualified staff and applying a collective effort on developing continuous training programs to perform the effectiveness of procurement practice in the institution.