Assistant Supply Chain Manager at Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC, KenGen

HR/SC/04/03/2020

Reports To: Supply Chain Manager

Duties and Responsibilities Duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Managing the company’s inventory of materials
• Coordinating area procurement planning and ensuring purchases are made within the planned period.
• Ensuring optimum stock level are maintained in the stores.
• Undertaking spend analysis for decision making.
• Planning, preparing and ensuring dissemination of RFQ’s for all area requirements.
• Monitoring contract performance and report non performing contracts.
• Conducting price benchmarking and savings reviews in order to demonstrate best value.
• Overseeing opening, analysis and placement of orders for quotations awarded and running tenders
• Ensuring payments for suppliers within the stipulated time.
• Preparing tender documents for framework contracts and pre-qualifications
• Overseeing implementation of internal controls for risk mitigation in the Section.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Served in the grade of Chief Supply Chain Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Procurement & Supply Chain Management, Economics, Commerce, Business Management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• A diploma in Supply Chain Management or equivalent.
• Membership to Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM); 12 years of experience, 3 of which must have been in Management