Procurement Officer
Username Investment
- Nairobi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Must have Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement / Supplies or a Business field from a recognized institution.
- Must have a Graduate Diploma in Purchasing & Supplies (CIPS) or its equivalent.
- Must be a valid member of Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM).
- Computer Literate (with strong Microsoft Excel skills).
- Minimum of Four (4) years’ experience in procurement/supply chain.
- Procurement Officer or in a comparable and relevant position, preferably within the corporate sector.
- Proven experience in working with procurement ERP systems.
- Competent, hardworking, determined and integrity driven person.
- Excellent Interpersonal Relations with internal and external customers.
- Aptitude in Decision Making and working with numbers.
- Planning & Organizational Skills.
- Negotiation Skills.
- Analytical Skills.
- Accuracy with attention to detail.
- Leadership & teamwork.
- Provide support and guidance to user departments in the development of specifications.
- Ensure efficient and cost-effective sourcing and delivery of materials, services and/or equipment to user departments.
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies for spend management, supplier development and management, category buying, contracts, vendor managed inventory and rating processes amongst others.
- Lead supplier pre-qualification, selection and development processes, quotation, and tender processes in a timely and transparent manner.
- Ensure cost-effectiveness, quality and timely procurement and delivery of all supply’s services.
- Manage development and preparation of contracts and ensure all contracts renewals reviews are done on time.
- Prepare appropriate financial, inventory and other reports; and
- Any other responsibilities that may be assigned to the job holder by the supervisor from time to time.
- Ensure compliance to procurement process as per policy and the guidelines.
- Implement effective sourcing strategies to identify the most profitable suppliers and initiate business partnerships.
- Control spend and build a culture of long term savings on procurement costs.
- Ensure efficiency in the end-to-end procurement process.
- Conduct supplier appraisal and selection process.
- Effectively collaborate with demand owners/users for clarity and early influencing of specifications to meet the objectives.
- Examine and re-evaluate existing contracts in line with performance.
- Conduct supplier performance evaluation and liaise with Users to close identified gaps.
- Track and report periodic key performance metrics and reports to improve effectiveness.
- Conduct market intelligence for supply market awareness and related trends in order to assess present, future category items availability and prices.
- Provide inventory management services; monitoring, controlling and replenishing stock levels in stationery stores, kitchen stock levels; proper issuing and distribution of the same to offices and branches.
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