Procurement Officer at Janta Kenya

The main role of the procurement manager will be to deliver on a group procurement plan, which will include spends consolidation and management of the tender process, leveraging on volumes and expertise.

This position will supervise Stores team within the hospitals.

Responsibilities

• Identifying target markets and developing strategies to communicate with them.
• Deliver on the Kenyan strategic procurement initiatives and roll out the procurement plan.
• Develop key processes, procedures and work templates at Hospital level to ensure continuous improvement and adhere to the ISO 9001 principles.
• Foster savings by using the procurement levers such as standardization, optimization, consolidation and outsourcing.
• Assist in building the category management plan.
• Ensure continuous supply of medical supplies whilst minimizing inventory costs.
• Co-ordinate tenders and negotiate with vendors as required.
• Co-ordinate the effective resolution of vendor queries & other finance related issues. Assist in the sourcing of products as required.
• Chair the Group procurement committee.
• Implement the supplier performance management plan; roll out KPIs and report on performance of suppliers.
• Manage price agreements and contracts as required.
• Assist in Oracle system roll out throughout our facilities on the procurement agenda.
• Any other relevant duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Key Relationships

Internal

• Directors
• Head of departments
• Other team members

External

• Relevant suppliers

Experience

• Minimum 5 years Procurement experience in a Multinational company
• Procurement exposure in the healthcare or medical devices & pharmaceuticals industries
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, Vlookup but not limited to)
• Demonstrated ability to achieve cost savings
• Proven track records of change management

Skills

• Bright autonomous mind
• Social media savvy
• Philosophy of collaboration and teamwork
• Self-starter
• Results-oriented personality
• Possessing tolerance for complex
• Ability to lead projects and people to deliver results
• Supervisory skills

Education and professional memberships

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in business, supply chain, procurement or an equivalent field
• Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) qualification
• Proficiency in Microsoft word, excel, outlook and PowerPoint advanced.

Equipment used

• Computers/ Laptops
• Calculator