Director Procurement and Supply Chain management at Embu County Government

Duties and Responsibilties
The duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:

• 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, Revenue and Supply Chain.

Requirement for Appointment
For appointment to this position the person should:

• Be a Kenyan Citizen
• Have served for at least ten (10) years in Supply Chain Management three (3) of which must be in senior Management or in a comparable and relevant position in the public sector;
• Possess a Bachelor's Degree in Procurement and Supply Chain Management or comparable qualifications from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Have a Master's degree in Procurement and Supply Chain Management or comparable
• qualifications from an institution recognized in Kenya;
• other institution recognized in Kenya;
• Have understanding and knowledge of E- procurement;
• Should be a member of a professional body (KISM) and possess a valid practicing license.
• Demonstrate understanding of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act 2015 and its regulations; and
• Satisfy the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution on Leadership and integrity