Kenya Commercial Bank Limited is registered as a non-operating holding company which started operations as a licensed banking institution with effect from January 1, 2016. The holding company oversees KCB Kenya - incorporated with effect from January 1, 2016 - and all KCB's regional units in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia and South Sudan. It als...

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Sourcing Category Specialist

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA , Professional Certificate

Experience

3 years

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Procurement / Store-keeping / Supply Chain

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Acquisition of goods and services required by the user departments by selecting the most optimal sourcing approaches, publishing and managing tenders.
• Negotiations with suppliers to deliver the best value for the Bank on costs and supply terms
• Mapping the key stakeholders and managing them to guarantee seamless execution of requests. The stakeholders include the Branch Managers, Heads of Departments, Suppliers and regulator
• Performing benchmarking exercise and analysing data on market trends to provide insights for category decision making
• Implementing standards, controls, processes or regulatory determined procedures for the assigned Category
• Review Suppliers Performance for the assigned Category, data collation and analysis for Service Level Agreements, participate in review meetings.
• Tracking and responding to customer enquiries, complaints and resolution of issues within set service level agreements
• Follow-up and expediting of deliveries with Vendors

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Academic & Professional

Education

Bachelor’s Degree Business Related/Social Sciences/ Supply Chain Management RQ

Practising License

Valid Practising License from Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) RQ

Professional Qualifications

Member of Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) RQ

Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or equivalent AA

Master’s degree MBA /Business Related AA

Experience

Total Minimum No of Years Experience Required

3

Purchasing Experience

2 ES

Customer Service

2 ES

Commercial Experience (negotiation, market analysis & knowledge)

2 ES

• Acquisition of goods and services required by the user departments by selecting the most optimal sourcing approaches, publishing and managing tenders.
• Negotiations with suppliers to deliver the best value for the Bank on costs and supply terms
• Mapping the key stakeholders and managing them to guarantee seamless execution of requests. The stakeholders include the Branch Managers, Heads of Departments, Suppliers and regulator
• Performing benchmarking exercise and analysing data on market trends to provide insights for category decision making
• Implementing standards, controls, processes or regulatory determined procedures for the assigned Category
• Review Suppliers Performance for the assigned Category, data collation and analysis for Service Level Agreements, participate in review meetings.
• Tracking and responding to customer enquiries, complaints and resolution of issues within set service level agreements
• Follow-up and expediting of deliveries with Vendors

• Bachelor’s Degree Business Related/Social Sciences/ Supply Chain Management
• Valid Practising License from Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM)
• Member of Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM)
• Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or equivalent
• MBA /Business Related