Procurement Category Lead-CRES at Absa Bank Limited
- Nairobi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead RFQs/RFPs and sourcing events for this category,
- Develop tender documentation, evaluation criteria, and supplier scorecards.
- Coordinate technical and commercial evaluations with user departments.
- Recommend suppliers for approval in line with governance threshold
- Work with Legal to negotiate contracts ensuring terms mitigate risks and align with Bank interests.
- Ensure contract accuracy, enforceability, and timely approvals.
- Conduct vendor selection in line with policy, due diligence, and compliance requirements.
- Conduct onboarding for newly selected suppliers (registration, due diligence, KYC, etc.)
- Monitor supplier compliance with contractual obligations, SLAs, and KPIs.
- Hold regular performance reviews and document supplier performance issues.
- Resolve service delivery gaps in collaboration with suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Maintain a register of contracts with renewal/expiry alerts.
- Ensure timely renewal or re-tendering to avoid supply disruptions.
- Tracks spend against contracts and highlight variances or risks.
- Keep contract records up to date and audit ready.
- Convert approved requisitions into POs in the e-procurement system (e.g., Coupa).
- Follow up on deliveries and services for branches and departments.
- Escalate delays, quality issues, or non-conformance to Category Manager.
- Ensure timely GRN confirmation and support payment processing.
- Monitor and control all work flow ensuring all requests received from the business are actioned to meet designated deadlines.
- Ensure that requests received are in order in all aspects to facilitate compliance with sourcing procedures.
- Manage medium/long-term relationships with suppliers
- Appraise and recommend selection of suppliers and service providers to ensure that the Bank is leveraging it’s purchasing power
- Ensure compliance to the Group Procurement policy , ABC policies, ABKE procurement policy and CBK guidelines.
- Deliver savings targets, cost avoidance, and process efficiencies for this category.
- Develop and agree service level agreements with internal customers
- Develop and manage strategic long-term relationships with major suppliers to maintain quality service to the bank
- Monitor achievement of SLAs by suppliers and ensure that SLAs with internal customers are met
- Undertaking negotiations with suppliers for goods
- Develop and deliver appropriate sourcing strategies
- Use/modify suitable standard forms of contracts to govern commercial activity
- Partner with internal stakeholders (Branches & R, IT,) to understand requirements and align sourcing with operational needs.
- Pursue self-development to increase personal effectiveness, acknowledging strengths and areas for development.
- Stationery: Cheque books, plastic cards, office supplies, controlled & general office stationery
- Courier & Car Hire Services: Inter-branch, same-day, long-term and ad hoc hires
- Consumables: Tea, milk, bread, sugar, toiletries
- Small Equipment: Note counters, cheque scanners, card printers
- General Services: Cleaning, sanitary bins, waste disposal, grounds maintenance, small repairs
- Outsourced Support Services: Auctioneers, debt collectors
- Bachelor's degree and Professional qualifications
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