Procurement Manager

Reporting to: CEO

Location: Mombasa, Kenya

Type of Employment: 2 years Renewable Contract

Responsibilities

•  Would be responsible for reducing purchasing cost, procuring quality material, ensuring timely deliveries, checking bills and timely bill payment.
•  Negotiate with suppliers on lead-time, cost & quality so as to obtain maximum benefit of company.
•  Reviewing, comparing, analysing, and approving products and services to be purchased.
•  In charge of daily operational purchasing needs such as planning, releasing PO and following up on Purchase Orders delivery and shipment schedules
•  Resolve supply, quality, service and invoicing issues with vendors
•  Managing inventories and maintaining accurate purchase and pricing records
•  Maintaining and updating supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, etc.
•  Maintaining good supplier relations and negotiating contracts.
•  Researching and evaluating prospective suppliers.
•  Preparing budgets, cost analyses, and reports
• Working experience on ERP’s

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree in Procurement or Supply Chain Requisite Experience Essential
• Min 8 yrs in Procurement Background Preferred and a Min 3 years in a Managerial position.

Special Skills Required

•  Proven knowledge in the area of sourcing
• Team working capabilities.
•  Strong, effective negotiation skills
• Good Working Knowledge of MS Word, Excel & Powerpoint