Job Description:
Job Title: Procurement Officer- Manufacturing.
Reporting to: Technical Projects Manager
Locations: Nairobi
Number of Positions: 1 Position
Gross Salary: 80,000 ( with other benefits)
Job Purpose:
- To effectively and efficiently coordinate technical activities by planning, directing, preparing reports and ensuring smooth day to day operation in the department as well as ensuring timely installation of projects.
- Procure local goods and services at competitive rates within the procurement policy guidelines.
- Coordinate the prequalification of all local suppliers and maintain such records in the system.
- Fast track delivery of ordered local goods and services to meet the end user requirements.
- Track and report on procurement savings initiatives.
- Track and report on local suppliers performance on a monthly/quarterly basis.
- Champion departmental kaizen processes.
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
- Liaise with key stakeholders/demand owners; Marketing, Warehouse and Technical to understand the scope and specs of their demands/requisitions.
- Widely source for the required goods and services to ensure value for money for the organization while striving for a win – win solution with the suppliers.
- Establish and maintain in the vendor master data ideal payment terms for each local vendor.
- Share procurement decisions sheets with the demand owners and approvers to keep them updated on the purchase progress and decisions.
- Process local LPOs within 8 hours after requisition and approval in 24 hours and follow up for the delivery of goods/services as per the lead times agreed upon.
- Share Monthly procurement savings report.
- Update Quarterly price reviews and file signed copies for Audit/Referral purpose.
- Create and maintain Nav contracts for all local contractual services.
Key Results:
- Timely delivery for local goods and services & zero stock outs of locally sourced goods (internal NPS).
- Transparency and high-level integrity in the procurement process.
- Updated procurement reports/records.
- Robust high performance supplier base.
- Value for money; Procurement savings.
- Key Stakeholder engagement (Demand Owners).
Key Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree or diploma in Procurement/Supply Chain Management
- A minimum of one-year experience preferably in a busy procurement department
- Proven high ethical standards with good communication, problem-solving, and networking skills
- Knowledge of organizational effectiveness and operations management
- High integrity and honesty
- Highly organized and able to meet deadlines
How to Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates should apply through Career Page latest Thursday 1st June 2023. We dont charge candidates for job placements