Director Procurement and Supplies Management at Homa-Bay County Public Service Board

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management and coordination of the supply chain services in the county;
• Developing the County Annual Procurement Plan and ensuring adherence to it;
• Providing administrative guidelines on interpretation and implementation of Public Procurement and Disposal Act 2015 and the supporting regulations;
• Analyzing supply chain management policies, rules, regulations, structures and systems;
• In liaison with other departments, provide guidelines on matters of procurement, contract design and implementation;
• Preparing tender documents in accordance with the Public Procurement Act 2015 and coordinating the tendering process;
• Determining and proposing methods and strategies of handling the supply chain management function;
• Initiating and developing supply chain management policies and performance improvement strategies that are adaptive to the changing environment and technology;
• Ensuring high professional supply chain management standards;
• Being the Secretary to the County Tender Committee; and
• Any other duty assigned by the Chief Officer, Finance and Budget.

Qualifications

• Be a Kenyan Citizen
• Served for at least ten (10) years in Supply Chain Management or in a comparable and relevant position in the public sector;
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement and Supply Chain Management or comparable qualifications from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Must have attended Kenya Institute of Supply Management (KISM) course on Revised tender documents and its application.
• Must have attended Senior Management course from Kenya School of Government
• Must have understanding and knowledge of E- procurement 25 steps in IFMIS.
• Must be a member of professional body KISM and possess current practicing license.
• At least ten years’ general experience of active practice in public procurement and specific five years basically in county Government environment
• Demonstrate understanding of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act 2015 and its regulations;
• Possession of a relevant Master’s degree will be an added advantage