Senior Supply Chain Officer (Corporate) at Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Limited

JOB GROUP 4, (KPC/ADV/18/2018)

To provide operational leadership in category procurement process that offers timely and world class service to users and value for money.

Key Responsibilities

• Enforce compliance of Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 (PPADA, 2015) and related regulations including statutory reporting both statutory and administrative.
• Enhance partnership with users through continuous weekly reporting of procurement updates and monitoring of projects
• Implement best practices in procurement processes and offer excellent customer service to users
• Co-ordinate receipt, opening and evaluation, opinion and awards of tender within the category areas;
• Oversee the full P2P (procure to pay cycle) from raising of PR’s, POs up to payment in a timely manner.
• Maintain, safeguard and archive procurement and disposal documents and records
• Lead sectional meetings and track performance weekly through KPIs.
• Continuously perform the registration of suppliers and deliver on the AGPO presidential directives on affirmative action
• Build expertise knowledge in their category through partnership with user departments.
• Prepare and submit all quarterly reports for consolidation for onward transmission to government agencies.
• Lead in the reporting and tracking of all procurement activities within their category areas
• Any other duties relevant to the function.

Key competencies

• Having excellent analytical skills.
• Be customer centric and willing to work under pressure
• Be result oriented and willing to multitask and meet strict deadlines
• In depth understanding of relevant legislation and statutory requirements
• Excellent knowledge of purchasing and supply chain principles
• Good interpersonal skills

Qualifications & Experience required for appointment

• Minimum eight (6) years relevant experience.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in leading teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Economics, Business Administration, Law, Engineering or any other relevant field from a recognized university.
• Diploma or certificate in Supply Chain management from a recognized institute
• Membership to professional bodies of CIPS (UK) and KISM
• Supplies Practitioners license