Summary
Date Posted: Friday, June 02 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Brief Description
• Implement and maintain cost effective procurement requirements for the Kenya Airways Group of companies to achieve a safe, sustainable and reliable Supply Chain and increase shareholder value and organizations profit.

Detailed Description
Principal Accountabilities (Responsibility)
• Ensure 100% compliance on e-sourcing tool to execute sourcing activities
• Manage end to end procure to pay process
• Review PDI and confirm need before processing the PO. Align with user on need and budgetary allocation/availability
• Process PO within approved TAT 12 hours for stock items, 72 hours for non-stock item to ensure 100% delivery to the business.
• Expedite on released orders as per delivery schedule. Ensure supplier adheres to quality, compliance and invoice accuracy.
• Analyses supplier performance and use discretion to decide which supplier delivers best value to fulfil user needs
• Participates in supplier engagement and development work in achieving delivery of consistent Quality within specifications.
• Maintain Supplier Procurement trends to offer visibility of volume/value growth position.
• Manage project financials ensuring value for external relationships and driving efficiencies in every approach.
• Adhere to KQ Procurement buying policies & procedures in all sourcing undertaking
• Perform periodic spend analysis and market research
• Lead upkeep of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) at approved locations.
• Implement procurement processes to ensure efficiency, cost savings and best practices
• Develop detailed sourcing and category plans to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.
• 100% system usage on all sourcing activities
• Drive supply optimization and harmonization initiatives
• Supplier engagement, relationship management and KPI Accountability.
• Prepare reports on supplier performance to ensure timely deliveries and quality assurance.
• Organize and facilitate periodic meetings with key stakeholders to review supplier performance & strategies to improve the same
• Enable and exploit supplier innovation to deliver competitive advantage and cost reduction
• Manage day to day relationship with the supplier
• Evaluation of supplier performance against specified performance indicators and SLA’s to ensure adherence to key contract milestones.
• Provide monthly reports on procurement KPI’s against internal user targets to ensure alignment • Provide supplier performance reports for monitoring and evaluation
• Identify items for disposal within each category to ensuring compliance to the company disposal policy
• Deliver savings through ensuring pricing on PO matches the contracted rates to support the business financial objectives.
• Ensure all sourcing is within allocated budget allocations.

Job Requirements
Qualification (Minimum)
• Degree in Business or any relevant area.
• Graduate diploma in Supplies Management or equivalent from recognized institution
• At least 2 years’ relevant experience in the department.

Additional Details
• Must have great communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Analytical skills
• Knowledge of tender procedures
• Critical and proactive thinking
• Understanding of INCO TERMS
• Good grasp of Supply Chain
• Familiar with Supply chain software to help procurement record transactions, manage supplier information
• Familiar with Inventory management systems to understand impact of inventory tracking and ordering processes and. with various software used to manage inventory.
• Adept at using Microsoft Office applications – from Microsoft Word, used to create correspondence and reports, to Excel, used for producing spreadsheets on supply costs and comparisons.
• Track record of Integrity and ability to commit to driving compliance and accepting responsibilities of New SC values.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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