Supply Chain Management Officer I at Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kenya-AIST)

Job Description

To ensure efficient, transparent, and compliant management of the organization’s supply chain by coordinating the procurement, inventory, and asset management processes in line with the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 and related regulations. The position is responsible for developing and implementing supply chain management policies, strategies, and procedures to achieve value for money, accountability, and timely delivery of goods, works, and services; maintaining proper custody and control of stores and assets; and supporting management decision-making through accurate data analysis, reporting, and market surveys.

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: -

• Conducting stocktaking;
• Procuring goods, services and works;
• Coordinating issuance of stores;
• Coordinating the preparation of periodic stores returns;
• Carrying out inventory and asset management and initiation of stock replenishment requisitions;
• Preparing, advertising, opening and evaluating tenders and disposal processes;
• Updating list of prequalified suppliers, consultants and contractors;
• Implementing procurement, tender and disposal committees’ decisions;
• Implementing the provisions of public procurement and asset disposal act, 2015 and other regulations;
• Updating and maintaining an inventory of procured equipment, services, vehicles and any other related machinery, goods and works; and
• Undertaking market surveys to ascertain value for money for all procurement of goods, services and works.