Procurement Manager at National Bank of Kenya

Job Ref No. HR/021/18)

Division: Finance and Administration

Reporting to: Head of Procurement

Position Scope: The successful candidate will work with Business to drive strategy through procurement planning, sustainable supply chain management and cost cutting and containment initiatives through the management and coordination of Bank-wide efforts to ensure that procurement performance management (PM) and quality improvement (QI) programs are developed and managed using a data-driven focus that sets priorities for improvements aligned to overall Bank’s strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparation of the Bank’s Annual procurement Plans
• Pre-qualification and maintenance of supplier lists as per Bank requirements;
• Prepare, publish and distribute information on procurement and disposal opportunities including invitations to tender, pre-qualification documents and invitations for expressions of interest;
• Facilitate the receiving and opening of tender and / or quotation documents;
• Facilitate and safeguard procurement and disposal documents and records in accordance with the procurement policy requirements;
• Issue procurement and disposal documents to candidates in accordance with procurement policy requirements;
• Carry out the sourcing through tenders, quotations and proposals of various goods and services, with specialisation on ICT systems, hardware and software; telephone and mobile devices; insurance and training requirements for the Bank;
• Carry out disposal process as per the policy;
• Ensure that TATs on tender processes are adhered to as per the Procurement Plan;
• Facilitate procurement cost control and savings management initiatives;
• Facilitate the preparation and execution of contract documents, in line with the award decision;
• Archival of procurement documents and records;
• Monitor contract management in liaison with user departments to ensure implementation of contracts in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts;
• Carry out duties of Head of Procurement when absent.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a business related field preferably in Procurement and Supplies
• Diploma in Computer Applications
• Professional qualification in procurement Management will be an added advantage
• Diploma in CIPS
• At least 8 years experience of progressive procurement management.
• Excellent report writing and data analytical skills.
• Very strong negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills.
• Computer skills in MS Office applications.
• Passion for accuracy and timeliness of operations.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Quantitative skills.
• Exposure in banking operations.