Summary
Date Posted: Monday, July 08 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Corporate Staffing Services is a leading recruitment agency in Kenya providing complete recruitment services. In the last ten years we have been partners to local and foreign businesses looking to hire Kenyan professionals. We have recruited for diverse clients in different sectors and industries.

Roles and Responsibilities
Strategic Planning
• Assists in the development and implementation of the company’s procurement strategies, manuals, policies, and procedures to ensure an efficient, best practice, and commercially focused procurement function.
• Ensures strict adherence to the company’s procurement policies and procedures
• Coordinates the analysis and monitoring of current and future procurement requirements, and prepares to support the achievement of corporate objectives and targets
• Engages with the business to identify the key procurement priorities, and ensure that purchases are made at competitive prices.

Procurement Operations
• Enforces a short turn-around time for processing Requisitions and Purchase Orders
• Monitors to ensure an up-to-date database of qualified vendors and suppliers of goods and services to the company.
• Implements sourcing processes, Request for Proposals (RFP) compilation, evaluation of suppliers’ responses, and negotiation with suppliers including long-term purchasing agreements.
• Manages key supplier relationships to deliver excellent operational performance in cost, service, and quality
• Monitors to ensure that delivered goods are inspected to conform with the specifications of the order
• Implements the processes for reviewing contracts, supplies, and vendors, ensuring that maximum value for money benefits are achieved
• Facilitates and monitors all international procurements, from order to delivery
• Assists in developing and implementing new purchasing strategies to deliver ongoing cost reductions and process simplification
• Manages and fosters good relationships with relevant government agencies to ensure prompt delivery of procured commodities
• Oversees the purchase of Insurance Certificates, processing of Form M, Risk Assessment Report (RAR), and other relevant custom clearing documents.
• Ensures shipping/customs clearing documents conform to requirements
• Monitors Inspection or Scanning companies to ensure timely issue of CRI.

Stakeholder Engagement
• Liaises with Engineering and Production Departments for materials requirements and specification
• Liaises with Customs and clearing Agents for smooth clearance
• Liaises with Accounts to ensure payments of supplied goods
• Instils Code of Integrity, Honesty and Trust in Suppliers
• Relates with Stores on Purchase, Inspection and Delivery of materials.
• Liaises with Key Personnel for the offloading and receipts of materials.

People Management
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned subordinate staff
• Handles subordinates’ concerns and problems, directs and schedules work
• Provides on-the-job coaching and direction to subordinates
Integrated Management System
• Documents, implements and maintains the requirements of the Quality, Food Safety, Environment, Health and Safety management systems.

Qualifications:
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Engineering, Economics or Business Studies
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in a similar role within the manufacturing industry
• At least 3 years of managerial experience
• An MBA or relevant Master’s degree will be an added advantage
• Relevant professional qualification in Supply Chain Management e.g. Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) will be an added advantage
• Supply Chain Management
• Procurement Processes
• SAP Expertise
• Risk Management
• Quality Control and Assurance
• Vendor Management
• Strategic Sourcing

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Send your application to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke 



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