Sourcing Category Specialist at KCB Bank Kenya

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Acquisition of goods and services required by the user departments by selecting the most optimal sourcing approaches, publishing and managing tenders. 
• Negotiations with suppliers to deliver the best value for the Bank on costs and supply terms 
• Mapping the key stakeholders and managing them to guarantee seamless execution of requests. The stakeholders include the Branch Managers, Heads of Departments, Suppliers and regulator
• Performing benchmarking exercise and analysing data on market trends to provide insights for category decision making
• Implementing standards, controls, processes or regulatory determined procedures for the assigned Category 
• Review Suppliers Performance for the assigned Category, data collation and analysis for Service Level Agreements, participate in review meetings.
• Tracking and responding to customer enquiries, complaints and resolution of issues within set service level agreements
• Follow-up and expediting of deliveries with Vendors

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Academic & Professional

• Education     Bachelor’s Degree    Bachelor’s Degree     RQ
• Practising License     Valid Practising License from Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM)    RQ     
• Professional Qualifications    Member of Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM)     RQ
• Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or equivalent    AA          
• Master’s degree    MBA /Business Related     AA     

 Experience

• Total Minimum No of Years Experience Required    3 years
• Purchasing Experience    2    ES
• Customer Service    2    ES
• Commercial Experience (negotiation, market analysis & knowledge)    2    ES
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