Senior Procurement Officer at Gulf African Bank

Role Purpose

• Assists the Procurement & Administration Manager in all procurement activities
• Responsible for efficient procurement of goods and services essential for the Bank’s operations.
• The Senior Officer will also ensure optimal administration services to support internal customers.

Responsibilities for the Senior Procurement Officer Job

• Enforce procurement compliance as per policy and the bank’s guidelines
• Device and implement effective sourcing strategies to discover the most profitable suppliers and initiate business partnerships
• Control spend and build a culture of long term savings on procurement costs
• Ensure efficiency in the end-to-end procurement process : PR to RFQ to Summary Analysis to User Approval to PO issuance to User signs off acceptance
• Lead the supplier appraisal and selection process
• Effectively collaborate with demand owners/users for clarity and early influencing of specifications to meet the Bank’s objectives
• Negotiate with vendors to secure the highest value for money and most advantageous terms for the Bank and close sourcing agreements/ contracts with vendors
• Examine and re-evaluate existing contracts in line with performance
• Conduct supplier performance evaluation and liaise with Users to close identified gaps.
• Maintain an accurate and updated database ‘PO Master Track’ of all the PRs and LPOs created.
• Track and report periodic key performance metrics, dashboards and reports to improve effectiveness
• Conduct market intelligence for supply market awareness and related trends in order to assess present, future category items availability.
• Provide other critical services such as inventory management and administration requirements.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Senior Procurement Officer Job Qualifications

• Must have Bachelors Degree in Procurement / Supplies or a Business field from a recognized institution
• Must have a Graduate Diploma in Purchasing & Supplies (CIPS) or its equivalent
• Must be a valid member of Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM)
• Computer Literate (with strong Microsoft Excel skills )
• Minimum of six (6) years experience in procurement/supply chain, four (4) of which should be at the level of a
• Procurement Officer or in a comparable and relevant position, preferably within the corporate sector.
• Proven experience in working with procurement ERP systems

Personal attributes

• Integrity driven person
• Excellent Interpersonal Relations with internal and external customers
• Aptitude in Decision Making and working with numbers
• Planning, Organisational & Analytical Skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Accuracy with attention to detail
• Leadership & teamwork