KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Acquisition of goods and services required by the user departments by selecting the most optimal sourcing approaches, publishing and managing tenders.
• Negotiations with suppliers to deliver the best value for the Bank on costs and supply terms
• Mapping the key stakeholders and managing them to guarantee seamless execution of requests. The stakeholders include the Branch Managers, Heads of Departments, Suppliers and regulator
• Performing benchmarking exercise and analysing data on market trends to provide insights for category decision making
• Implementing standards, controls, processes or regulatory determined procedures for the assigned Category
• Review Suppliers Performance for the assigned Category, data collation and analysis for Service Level Agreements, participate in review meetings.
• Tracking and responding to customer enquiries, complaints and resolution of issues within set service level agreements
• Follow-up and expediting of deliveries with Vendors

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Academic & Professional

• Education; Bachelor’s Degree ,Business Related/Social Sciences/ Supply Chain Management
• Practising License; Valid Practising License from Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM)
• Professional Qualifications; Member of Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM)
• Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or equivalent
• Master’s degree; MBA /Business Related

Experience

• Total Minimum No of Years Experience Required
• Purchasing Experience
• Customer Service
• Commercial Experience (negotiation, market analysis & knowledge)