Job Title: Procurement
Officer
Job Code: PO/BD/160530
Number of
Positions Open: 1
Reports To:
Materials Manager
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Closing Date: Open Until
Filled
Summary: Our client
is a FMCG Company looking for a Procurement Officer.
Job
Summary: Responsible
for the supply of products and services essential for our company’s operations.
You will strategize to find the most cost-effective deals and suppliers.
The
Procurement Officer’s role is to discover the best ways to minimize our
procurement expenses so that the company can invest in its growth and people.
Primary Responsibilities:
Primary Responsibilities:
- Enforce
procurement compliance as per the company’s guidelines.
- Device
and implement effective sourcing strategies to discover the most
profitable suppliers and initiate business partnerships.
- Lead
the supplier appraisal and selection process.
- Negotiate
with Vendors to secure the highest value for money and most advantageous
terms for the company.
- Initiate
the ordering of the necessary goods and services and expedite their
delivery.
- Examine
and re-evaluate existing contracts in line with performance.
- Liaise
with the company attorney on legal interpretation of contracts.
- Perform
risk analysis regarding supply contracts and agreements.
- Effectively
collaborate with demand owners and budget owners for clarity of
specification and early influencing of specifications to meet the company
objectives.
- Collaborating
with demand owners to ensure effective supplier performance appraisals are
conducted in line with the contracts and to manage supplier phase out
phase in process.
- Foresee
alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers.
- Anticipate
unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control
strategies.
- Control
spend and build a culture of long term savings on procurement costs.
- Track
and report key performance metrics to improve effectiveness.
- Create
and maintain accurate supplier master data in the system.
- Manage
the performance monitoring process for;
1. APT
(Average Payment Time)
2. MAVERICK
Spend.
3. Spend
coverage.
4. COC (Code
Of Conduct).
5. Procurement
Savings.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Relevant
University degree and CIPS qualifications with minimum 2 years’ experience
in procurement.
- Knowledge
of sourcing techniques and market understanding.
- Strong
negotiations and networking abilities.
- Aptitude
in decision making and working with numbers.
- Attention
to detail and accuracy.
- Strong
leadership capabilities.
- SAP
user.
How to
Apply:
Interested candidates holding the necessary requirements, good performance and
/ or references are encouraged to apply with detailed CV’s, inclusive of names
and contacts of 3 referees, current telephone number and email address by
scrolling down and clicking on: Procurement
Officer
Kindly include your current and expected remuneration in your application.
Kindly include your current and expected remuneration in your application.