Overview
The Senior Procurement Officer will be involved in
the development and implementation of a procurement strategy to ensure
purchasing of goods, services and materials required in the Kenya office are
acquired in a timely manner. The officer will drive negotiations with
suppliers, analyze market trends, submit purchasing plans and budgets and
manage relationships with key stakeholders.
Duties and responsibilities
- The primary responsibility of the officer will be strategic
sourcing of materials and services, managing and improving procurement
processes, optimizing costs without compromising quality and managing the
relationship with key stakeholders.
Procurement Strategy:
- Along with internal clients, produce and keep updated
purchasing plan that includes potential suppliers, budget vs. actuals,
estimated delivery dates and a set of KPIs to measure the success of the
plan.
Managing Procurement Process:
- Review of specifications for accuracy.
- Support in creating purchase requisitions.
- Identifying, appraising and engaging potential suppliers
within CIMMYT policies and procedures
- Maintaining relationships with suppliers and vendors,
including negotiating contractual terms and prices
- Contributing to the redaction of contracts and ensuring
compliance with the terms and conditions of CIMMYT while also adhering to
the administrative procedure
- Ensuring goods and services are timely delivered.
- Accurate record Keeping of procurement documents
electronically and manually
The Procurement Strategy should be attained with high
standards on:
- Collaborating with a set of different stakeholders Scientists,
Program or project administrators, administrative assistants, suppliers,
and intermediaries to understand their needs and ensure procurement
activities support their objectives.
- Prior Knowledge of the Agribusiness sector is an added
advantage
- Continuously streamlining the procurement processes to make
them agile and achieve the desired results in terms of delivery date, cost
efficiency, quality of the goods and services.
- Accountability and reporting on each phase of the process by
implementing KPIs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, international
commerce or Business Management.
- Professional qualification by Chartered Institute of
Purchasing and Supplies (CIPS) or Kenya Institute of Supplies Management
(KISM)
- Progressive experience of more than five years two of which
must be as a senior officer.
How To Apply
