Job Title: Head of Procurement
Hiring Organization: M.P.
Shah Hospital
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Healthcare
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 07/11/2024
M.P. Shah Hospital is a modern 210-bed facility which is home to
highly skilled and experienced specialists and professional medical staff.
Duties
& Responsibilities:
- Procurement
strategy- Develop, review and ensure implementation of procurement
policies, procedures and systems to support tendering, contracts
management, spend analysis, inventory management and supplier performance
management in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. Develop
appropriate supply chain strategies to maximize procurement of supplies at
the lowest possible cost.
- Procurement
Process & Procedures- Provide advisory services to line managers and
project teams on all procurement, distribution and disposal issues.
Champion procurement best practices and facilitate due diligence by user
departments in regards to purchasing and inventory management. Develop and
implement appropriate standard operating procedures (SOPs) across the
supply chain process and supplier on-boarding, partnership and
blacklisting policy and procedures.
- Stakeholder
management- Develop and maintain strategic relationships with key
stakeholders, external providers and other agencies including supplier
relation management (SRM) strategies and partnerships with key suppliers
to ensure reliable and efficient supplies.
- Procurement
negotiations- Lead negotiations with suppliers, sub-contractors, service
providers and procurement agencies in order to attain best value and cost
savings for the hospital
- Procurement
Benchmarking- Ensure continuous improvement of supply chain to ensure
solutions are globally relevant and sustainable and enable attainment of
key performance and financial targets and take corrective action where
necessary.
- Procurement
Governance- Execute strong governance through planning, developing,
organizing, directing, managing and evaluating the supply chain
operations. Develop supply chain risks methodology, supplier
contingency/procurement continuity plan and mitigations.
- Procurement
Management system- Develop and implement an effective procurement
management information system for monitoring and tracking cost of
materials, goods and services in order to control expenditure and ensure
efficient use of organizational resources.
- Procurement
Budgeting- Develop, evaluate and implement procurement plans and budget to
support the execution of the business strategic plan.
- Tenders- Oversee
the tendering process including supplier pre-qualification, selection,
contracting, review the proposals and tender award processes in a timely
and transparent manner. Ensure systematic tender process for the
procurement department.
- Policy
formulation- Ensure relevant policies and procedures pertaining the
procurement & supply chains department are formulated and implemented
accurately and timely as per agreed internal standards and accepted
locally and internationally.
- Lead, develop
and motivate the procurement & supply chain team including upskilling,
training on the best practices, keeping with current trends in procurement
and leave and absence management in order to achieve desired goals and
optimal outcome
Qualifications
& Requirements
- A minimum of a
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Commerce, Finance, Economics
or any other related field from a recognized institution.
- Professional
qualification in Purchasing and Supplies Management
- Must be a
Professional Member of Kenya Institute of Supplies Management with a valid
practicing license.
- Minimum of 5
years’ experience in supply chain management in a large commercial
organization, with 3 years at management level.
