Procurement Officer
2025-04-29T11:53:35+00:00
Kenya Airways
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http://www.kenya-airways.com/
FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Transportation & Logistics
2025-05-08T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
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Kenya Airways, the leading African airline flying to more African destinations than any other carrier, takes pride in being at the forefront of connecting Africa to the world and the World to Africa through its hub Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
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Procurement Officer
Brief Description
- The candidate will implement and maintain cost effective procurement requirements for the Kenya Airways Group of companies to achieve a safe, sustainable and reliable Supply Chain and increase shareholder value and organizations profit.
Detailed Description
Principal Accountabilities (Responsibility)
Buying/Sourcing
- Balance daily sales returns and raise cash receipts and bank daily sales in compliance with
- Ensure 100% compliance on e-sourcing tool to execute sourcing activities
- Manage end to end purchase to pay process
- Review PDI and confirm need before processing the PO. Align with user on need and budgetary allocation/availability
- Process PO within approved TAT 12 hours for stock items, 72 hours for non-stock item to ensure 100% delivery to the business.
- Expedite on released orders as per delivery schedule. Ensure supplier adheres to quality, compliance and invoice accuracy.
- Analyses supplier performance and use discretion to decide which supplier delivers best value to fulfil user needs
- Participates in supplier engagement and development work in achieving delivery of consistent Quality within specifications.
- Maintain Supplier Procurement trends to offer visibility of volume/value growth position.
- Manage project financials ensuring value for external relationships and driving efficiencies in every approach.
- Adhere to KQ Procurement buying policies & procedures in all sourcing undertaking.
- Perform periodic spend analysis and market research.
- Organizational Goals
- 100% system usage on all sourcing activities
- Drive supply optimization and harmonization initiatives.
Suppliers Management
- Supplier engagement, relationship management and KPI Accountability.
- Prepare reports on supplier performance to ensure timely deliveries and quality assurance.
- Organize and facilitate periodic meetings with key stakeholders to review supplier performance & strategies to improve the same.
- Enable and exploit supplier innovation to deliver competitive advantage and cost reduction.
- Manage day to day relationship with the supplier.
Contract Management
- Evaluation of supplier performance against specified performance indicators and SLA’s to ensure adherence to key contract milestones.
Reporting
- Provide monthly reports on procurement KPI’s against internal user targets to ensure alignment.
- Provide supplier performance reports for monitoring and evaluation.
Savings
- Deliver saving through ensuring pricing on PO matches the contracted rates to support the business financial objectives.
- Ensure all sourcing is within allocated budget allocations.
Job Requirements
Qualification (Minimum)
- Business or relevant degree in Supplies Management or equivalent from recognised institution.
- Understanding of INCO TERMS.
- Good grasp of Supply Chain
- Familiar with Supply chain software to help procurement record transactions, manage supplier information.
- Familiar with Inventory management systems to understand impact of inventory tracking and ordering processes and with various software used to manage inventory.
- Adept at using Microsoft Office applications – from Microsoft Word, used to create correspondence and reports, to Excel, used for producing spreadsheets on supply costs and comparisons.
- Knowledge of tender procedures.
- 2 years relevant experience.
Additional Details
Other Skills
- Must have great communication skills.
- Negotiation skills.
- Analytical skills.
- Track record of Integrity and ability to commit to driving compliance and accepting responsibilities of New SC values.
Buying/Sourcing Balance daily sales returns and raise cash receipts and bank daily sales in compliance with Ensure 100% compliance on e-sourcing tool to execute sourcing activities Manage end to end purchase to pay process Review PDI and confirm need before processing the PO. Align with user on need and budgetary allocation/availability Process PO within approved TAT 12 hours for stock items, 72 hours for non-stock item to ensure 100% delivery to the business. Expedite on released orders as per delivery schedule. Ensure supplier adheres to quality, compliance and invoice accuracy. Analyses supplier performance and use discretion to decide which supplier delivers best value to fulfil user needs Participates in supplier engagement and development work in achieving delivery of consistent Quality within specifications. Maintain Supplier Procurement trends to offer visibility of volume/value growth position. Manage project financials ensuring value for external relationships and driving efficiencies in every approach. Adhere to KQ Procurement buying policies & procedures in all sourcing undertaking. Perform periodic spend analysis and market research. Organizational Goals 100% system usage on all sourcing activities Drive supply optimization and harmonization initiatives. Suppliers Management Supplier engagement, relationship management and KPI Accountability. Prepare reports on supplier performance to ensure timely deliveries and quality assurance. Organize and facilitate periodic meetings with key stakeholders to review supplier performance & strategies to improve the same. Enable and exploit supplier innovation to deliver competitive advantage and cost reduction. Manage day to day relationship with the supplier. Contract Management Evaluation of supplier performance against specified performance indicators and SLA’s to ensure adherence to key contract milestones. Reporting Provide monthly reports on procurement KPI’s against internal user targets to ensure alignment. Provide supplier performance reports for monitoring and evaluation. Savings Deliver saving through ensuring pricing on PO matches the contracted rates to support the business financial objectives. Ensure all sourcing is within allocated budget allocations.
Must have great communication skills. Negotiation skills. Analytical skills. Track record of Integrity and ability to commit to driving compliance and accepting responsibilities of New SC values.
Business or relevant degree in Supplies Management or equivalent from recognised institution. Understanding of INCO TERMS. Good grasp of Supply Chain Familiar with Supply chain software to help procurement record transactions, manage supplier information. Familiar with Inventory management systems to understand impact of inventory tracking and ordering processes and with various software used to manage inventory. Adept at using Microsoft Office applications – from Microsoft Word, used to create correspondence and reports, to Excel, used for producing spreadsheets on supply costs and comparisons. Knowledge of tender procedures. 2 years relevant experience.
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Vacancy title:
Procurement Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics, Category: Transportation & Logistics]
Jobs at:
Kenya Airways
Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, May 8 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 29 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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Kenya Airways, the leading African airline flying to more African destinations than any other carrier, takes pride in being at the forefront of connecting Africa to the world and the World to Africa through its hub Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Read more about this company
Procurement Officer
Brief Description
- The candidate will implement and maintain cost effective procurement requirements for the Kenya Airways Group of companies to achieve a safe, sustainable and reliable Supply Chain and increase shareholder value and organizations profit.
Detailed Description
Principal Accountabilities (Responsibility)
Buying/Sourcing
- Balance daily sales returns and raise cash receipts and bank daily sales in compliance with
- Ensure 100% compliance on e-sourcing tool to execute sourcing activities
- Manage end to end purchase to pay process
- Review PDI and confirm need before processing the PO. Align with user on need and budgetary allocation/availability
- Process PO within approved TAT 12 hours for stock items, 72 hours for non-stock item to ensure 100% delivery to the business.
- Expedite on released orders as per delivery schedule. Ensure supplier adheres to quality, compliance and invoice accuracy.
- Analyses supplier performance and use discretion to decide which supplier delivers best value to fulfil user needs
- Participates in supplier engagement and development work in achieving delivery of consistent Quality within specifications.
- Maintain Supplier Procurement trends to offer visibility of volume/value growth position.
- Manage project financials ensuring value for external relationships and driving efficiencies in every approach.
- Adhere to KQ Procurement buying policies & procedures in all sourcing undertaking.
- Perform periodic spend analysis and market research.
- Organizational Goals
- 100% system usage on all sourcing activities
- Drive supply optimization and harmonization initiatives.
Suppliers Management
- Supplier engagement, relationship management and KPI Accountability.
- Prepare reports on supplier performance to ensure timely deliveries and quality assurance.
- Organize and facilitate periodic meetings with key stakeholders to review supplier performance & strategies to improve the same.
- Enable and exploit supplier innovation to deliver competitive advantage and cost reduction.
- Manage day to day relationship with the supplier.
Contract Management
- Evaluation of supplier performance against specified performance indicators and SLA’s to ensure adherence to key contract milestones.
Reporting
- Provide monthly reports on procurement KPI’s against internal user targets to ensure alignment.
- Provide supplier performance reports for monitoring and evaluation.
Savings
- Deliver saving through ensuring pricing on PO matches the contracted rates to support the business financial objectives.
- Ensure all sourcing is within allocated budget allocations.
Job Requirements
Qualification (Minimum)
- Business or relevant degree in Supplies Management or equivalent from recognised institution.
- Understanding of INCO TERMS.
- Good grasp of Supply Chain
- Familiar with Supply chain software to help procurement record transactions, manage supplier information.
- Familiar with Inventory management systems to understand impact of inventory tracking and ordering processes and with various software used to manage inventory.
- Adept at using Microsoft Office applications – from Microsoft Word, used to create correspondence and reports, to Excel, used for producing spreadsheets on supply costs and comparisons.
- Knowledge of tender procedures.
- 2 years relevant experience.
Additional Details
Other Skills
- Must have great communication skills.
- Negotiation skills.
- Analytical skills.
- Track record of Integrity and ability to commit to driving compliance and accepting responsibilities of New SC values.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Go to Kenya Airways on i-pride.kenya-airways.com to apply
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