Procurement officer job in Kenya

Procurement Job in Nairobi Kenya: An ICT Solutions company is currently recruiting a Procurement Officer in Nairobi.

The company is currently recruiting a Procurement Officer in Nairobi Kenya.

• Set up a process of review for all Contracts, Supplies and Suppliers ensuring that maximum value for money benefits are achieved through supplier rationalization, developing an Approved Supplier list
• Encourage effective contract management across the business with regular reviews, development of Service Level Agreements and key performance measures
• Build and develop good relationships with key suppliers to ensure best value for money and customer satisfaction with services provided
• Ensure that all areas of concern are identified and addressed as early as possible, with remedial action taken
• Engage with Procurement Consortiums to ensure that value for money and economies of scale are used to company’s benefit, where appropriate
• Monitor trends in supplier and contract base and propose / implement plans to respond to such trends
• Ensure that the central Contract Register is maintained, together with master contracts
• Set up and maintain a control framework to ensure that all procurement activities are effectively managed and are in accordance with the Contract Regulations, Procurement Act and Financial Regulations
• Review and develop the Procurement Strategy covering each of the key business areas
• Develop the Procurement Procedures to ensure that relevant staff know when they are required to engage with the procurement team
• Ensure that the correct procedures are followed in respect of all major procurement activities
• Continually develop procurement expertise across the company to support staff development, knowledge and expertise in procurement activities
• Ensure that the necessary training is provided to the members of the procurement team to enable them to support the business wherever possible
• Identify and develop procurement training for non-procurement staff
• Establish a central procurement plan covering a rolling 3 year period to ensure that all activities can be forward planned and that adequate resources exist
• Engage with the business to identify the key procurement priorities and ensure that resources are assigned accordingly
• Manage the engagement of procurement consultancy where specialist services are required or existing resources cannot meet requirements
• Minimize the use of external procurement consultancy and deliver a value for money service to the business
• Ensure that prices negotiated with suppliers are set a level where company can benefit from savings
• Ensure that, at price reviews, any increases are kept to a minimum and implemented only when fully justified ensuring that point 1 above still applies
• Ensure that all suppliers pricing information is up to date and stored, in accordance with procedures, on the Client Relationship Management System (CRM)
• Maintain accurate and up to date supplier agreements, trading terms and details of rebates for those suppliers within your portfolio
• Carry out pricing audits
• Ensure up to date hard copy price lists and product information are readily available for product management
• Ensure that the Product Managers are kept up to date with supplier details, (prices, product range, key field and office contacts etc.)
• Arrange and attend regular meetings with suppliers both on site and, when  beneficial, at supplier premises
• Accurately invoice rebates from suppliers, based on purchase data received
• Analyze any new supplier proposals including pricing, due diligence reports etc
• Manage own correspondence and administration professionally and efficiently
• Fulfill the day to day operational responsibilities associated with supplier management
• Fulfill the day to day operational responsibilities associated with supplier management

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