A leading multi-national
company in the Wholesale Telecommunications Infrastructure provision market,
who provide a focused range of services, in the East and Central African
region, delivering sustainable value to customers, is looking to fill the role
of Procurement Manager.
Purpose of the role
The purpose of this role is
to manage the procurement process on projects and day to day operations,
consistent with the internal requirements based on corporate & group
policy, best practices.
The incumbent will be
charged with developing & building long term relationships with vendors
& vendor evaluation.
While ensuring there is
cost savings on procurement of goods and services.
Key Outputs/Deliverables
- Clarifies
team purpose and goals; builds team commitment and strengthens team's
collective skills and work approach, oversees operational budget, and is
accountable for team and individual performance.
- Driving cost
efficiencies across functions, developing and building long term
relationship with vendors, vendor evaluation & selection, resolution
of delivery & billing problems.
- Overall
responsibility for the procurement process on project, day-to-day
operations of the company & regional offices
- Recommend
& establish procurement strategy and detailed procedures consistent
with corporate and group policy, project requirement and best practices
legal and ethical.
- Developing
commercial principles for contracts limited to procurement strategy,
commercial strategy, evaluation strategy, negotiation strategy, contract
management strategy and exit strategy
- Approval of
purchase orders, ensure proper consummation of all purchases, agreements
and contracts relating to procurement of goods and services.
- Assemble
contract documentation, including technological components, provided by
the project team
- Ensure that
accurate plans, risk and issues with logistics and customs clearances for
various items imported for the company and exemptions facilitations
- Liaise with
clearing agents for timely clearance of goods
- In
coordination with departmental representatives, is responsible for
ensuring that appropriate authorizations and documentation are obtained
for procurement activities & capital expenditure requests.
- Review and
submission of monthly management reports on a timely basis as is required.
- Management of
the organizations vehicle fleet
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Ensure
processing of all purchase orders a period not exceeding 3 working days.
- Quarterly
team performance evaluations
- Customs
clearance of goods a period not exceeding 5 working days.
- Weekly
importation update report to management by Friday COB.
- Monthly
procurement activities report to management by the 5th of every month. To
include company vehicles, insurance claims & purchase orders.
- Cost
efficiencies & savings as per operational budget & on procurement
of goods and services.
- Adherence to
the procurement procedure guideline
- Manage and
motivate two direct reports
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum of 5
year’s relevant experience in procurement management services
- B.Commerce
Graduate Degree
- Professional
Certification (CIPS)
- Negotiation
& Supplier Management Certification
- Previous
Team/People management experience
- Ability to
use computers accounting packages; MS Office products, MS Access, MS Word,
MS Excel, MS PowerPoint etc.
- MS Excel
skills and ability to create financial models
- An
undergraduate degree in engineering is desirable. MBA degree and/or
accounting qualification is also desirable.
- Ability to
perform a broad range of specialized activities related to Admin
management, and performance evaluation, monitoring of transactions and
reporting.
- Prior
experience with office automation and ERPs Software is desirable
- Effectively
communication and report writing skills
- Demonstrated
openness to change and ability to manage complexities and remains calm, in
control and good humored even under pressure.
- Highly
motivated with a strong sense of urgency and attention to detail; with
energy and a positive, constructive attitude and focuses on result for HR
and Administration clients.
- A strong
commitment to excellence and high standards of integrity, professionalism,
loyalty, honest, respect, open mindedness, open communication and business
ethics is required.
How to apply:
If you are interested in
the position and have the skills and talents our client is looking for, we
would like to hear from you.
Please forward a copy of
your updated resume, and your current salary and benefits package to
info@dorbe-leit.co.ke before close of business 07th January 2013.
Only successful candidates
will be contacted.
For more vacancies visit
our website www.dorbe-leit.co.ke
