Reporting to the Head of Procurement, the Procurement Manager will be responsible for the procurement process within the Services & Operations category by offering commercial advice and authorization of contracts; purchase commitments and expenditure.
Responsibilities
- Identify the category strategy, establish and lead cross-functional teams to implement.
- Develop and implement procurement plan for the category.
- Optimize procurement spend within the category and ensure value for money and generate savings.
- Use leading practice procurement tools to develop and implement the sourcing strategies.
- Ensure that the KCB’s Social/Corporate Responsibility policy is implement within the entire procurement process for the procurement category and sub categories.
- Manage and develop supplier relationships to deliver performance on costs, service and quality.
- Provide input to facilitate review of policies, procedures and processes to align them to best procurement practices.
- Continually monitor and understand internal stakeholder activities and requirements to offer effective procurement support within the category.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a Business related field from a reputable University recognized by CHE.
- Professional certification in CIPS or any other relevant qualification is added advantage.
- Master’s degree in Business Administration is added advantage
- Minimum of 8 years’ working experience in a busy and fast-paced Procurement Unit is required.
- At least 5 years’ management level experience of which one must have had experience in
- Developing Category strategy
- Implementing Sourcing strategies & optimizing procurement spend
- Utilizing leading Procurement Tools and practices
- Developing & managing supplier relationships
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with the ability to generate business relations.
- Strong leadership skills with demonstrated competencies in championing high performance.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
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