Director Supply Chain Management at County Government of Tana River

Duties and responsibilities: - 
The Director will be responsible for:-

• Overseeing implementation of procurement and asset disposal policies, guidelines and procedures; 
• Providing technical advice to the County and other procurement entities on procurement matters; 
• Advising procuring entities on the implementation of the Public Procurement and Asset 
• Disposal Act and its attendant regulations and other statutes that impact on Supply Chain Management function;
• Overseeing implementation of the e-procurement system; 
• Providing secretariat services to the tender opening and evaluation committees;
• Facilitating research, market surveys and benchmarking on best practices; 
• Overseeing analysis of reports on implementation of procurement, inventory management and assets disposal processes and procedures;
• Preparing reports on implementation of the Preference and Reservation Scheme.
• Overseeing development and review of county specific draft policy on management of assets in line with laid down regulations; 
• Overseeing implementation of development projects; 
• Overseeing prequalification of suppliers, review of tenders, prequalification and evaluation of bids; 
• Overseeing preparation of procurement plans; 
• Providing secretariat services to the Tender Opening and Evaluation Committees;
• Providing guidance and support to target groups on the procurement process; 
• Liaising with the user Departments, Disposal Committee and the Accounting Officer on disposal of unserviceable, obsolete, obsolescent or surplus stores, equipment and assets;
• Managing performance, building capacity of staff; and
• Perform any other duties and responsibilities that shall be assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

Requirements for appointment: -
For appointment to this grade, an officer must:

• Served in the grade of Deputy Director, Supply Chain Management for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines:- Supply Chain Management; 
• Procurement and Logistics; Purchasing and Supplies; Procurement and Contract 
• Management; Supply Chain Management and Logistics; Transport and Logistics; 
• Commerce (Purchasing and Supplies option) from a recognized institution;

 OR

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines:- Commerce, Marketing, Economics, 
• Business Management or Law with a Diploma in either Purchasing and Supplies 
• Management or Procurement and Logistics or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines:- Procurement and Supplies 
• Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, 
• Commerce, Entrepreneurship or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution will be an added advantage;
• Certified Procurement and Supply Professional of Kenya (CPSP-K) or Advanced 
• Diploma in Supplies Management Final Stage (FIS) or Chartered Institute of 
• Purchasing and Supply (CIPS);
• Membership of the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM);
• Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in computer application skills; and
• Demonstrated high degree of professional competence, administrative capability in the general organization and management of the Supply Chain Management Function.