General Manager Supply Chain Management at Kenya Railways

REF: RBR123

Duties and responsibilities

• Leading in Formulating & developing policies, plans and strategies in the areas of supply chain; including risk management and contractor performance measurement plans.
• Ensuring the procurement and asset disposal processes are carried out in compliance with the procurement and asset disposal Law.
• Ensuring development and review of the annual procurement and asset disposal plans in line with the Law and monitoring their implementation.
• Providing procurement professional opinion to the MD on all procurement contracts for goods, works, services and consultancies
• Providing professional advice to the Corporation as required in relation to procurement and asset disposal processes.
• Ensuring development and implementing the Supply Chain Strategy and reporting in line with policies, processes & procedures.
• Overseeing the management of inventory, stores and assets in compliance with the guidelines issued by the Corporation and the National Treasury
• Ensuring development and maintaining an information communication technology inventory management system which shall comply with the Law.
• Ensuring preparation of statutory and administrative procurement and asset disposal reports as required by the Corporation and other Government bodies, and the Corporation.
• Monitoring Contract management to ensure conformity with the contract terms and conditions of contract, and reports to the MD on any significant departures from the terms and conditions of the contract.
• Leading in capacity building programs in the Corporation in Supply Chain in order to ensure compliance of the procurement Law and the Corporation’s procurement policies and procedures.
• Ensuring development and management supply chain, capability and culture that reflect the values which facilitates performance, professionalism and initiative by staff throughout the Corporation;
• Ensuring that procurement and asset disposal records and data are maintained in accordance with the Law.

Requirements for the job

• Masters Degree in any of the following:- Business Administration, Economics, Procurement and Supplies Management or other relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Bachelors Degree in any of the following:- Procurement and Supplies Management, Procurement and Logistics, Commerce, Business Administration (Supplies Management Option), or other relevant and
• equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution.
• Twelve (12) years of work experience five (5) of which should be in senior management position
• Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks
• Full membership to a professional body either KISM or CIPS or both.
• Certified Supplies Practitioner by KISM
• Meets the provision of chapter six of the Constitution

Method of Application:

An attractive remuneration package commensurate with qualifications and responsibilities of the position will be negotiated with the right candidate.

The application form, details of duties, responsibilities and qualifications for each position are available on the Kenya Railways website; http://www.krc.co.ke

When applying, quote the Job reference number on the envelope and application letter.

Interested and qualified candidates MUST complete the Kenya Railways application form KR/HR/08, attach their testimonials, certificates, copy of their National Identification Card (ID) and Curriculum Vitae (CV).

In compliance with the Chapter Six of the Constitution, attach the following documents:

• Certificate of Goo d Conduct fr om the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)
• Clearance/Compliance Certificate from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
• Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
• Clearance from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)
• Clearance from Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)

Applications to be addressed to the:

Managing Director,
Kenya Railways,
P.O. Box 30121, 00100,
NAIROBI.

Note: Only the short listed candidates will be contacted. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.