Senior Procurement Officer at Avenue Healthcare

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver on the Avenue Group strategic procurement initiatives and roll out the procurement plan with the support of the CFO and senior leadership team.
• Develop key processes, procedures, and work templates to ensure continuous improvement and adhere to the best practice standards.
• Foster savings by using the procurement levers such as standardization, optimization, consolidating and outsourcing. 
• Develop and manage the list of approved suppliers, elaborate supplier selection, and evaluation, quality, and performance measurement mechanisms. 
• Manage price agreements and contracts as required. Establish and implement a monitoring system that ensures that the prices paid for supplies are in line with local market prices. 
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual procurement plans and progress reports as required.
• Ensure that all transactions are kept current, recorded accurately, and processed efficiently both physically and online.
• Maintain procurement files including all relevant documentation and vendor tracking system.
• Manage vendor contracts and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure completeness of deliverables outlined in the contract this includes ensuring that all vendor complaints and concerns are addressed promptly to ensure that the organization continues to always receive uninterrupted services.
• Co-ordinate the effective resolution of vendor queries and other finance related issues. Assist in the sourcing of products as required.
• Implement the supplier performance management plan; roll out KPIs and report on performance of suppliers.
• Work with the Evercare Regional Office and the Procurement & Supply Chain Manager-Evercare Kenya on ecosystem strategic initiatives
• Any other duty as assigned by the supervisor

Personal Specifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in procurement and supplies management 
• Professional qualification in procurement (CIPS or its equivalent)
• Experience working with an ERP preferably Oracle Supply Chain Module
• 5 years’ experience