Procurement Lead - Central, Kenya - JOB JUNCTION SOLUTIONS

    JOB JUNCTION SOLUTIONS
    JOB JUNCTION SOLUTIONS Central, Kenya

    2 weeks ago

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    Permanent contract
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    What we are looking for

    We are looking for a responsible and trustworthy professional with exceptionally high work standards to join our team as a Procurement Lead. The Procurement will be responsible for developing and managing an optimized sourcing, procurement, and supply base that will meet current and future requirements, direct demand planning, supply planning, distribution, and logistics as well as sourcing/ purchasing activities and initiatives. This position reports to the SVP, Global Planning & Procurement.

    What does the job involve

  • Planning, Sourcing & Procurement
  • Ensure there is transparency and integrity in all procurement processes
  • Ensuring planning, and procurement procedures are adhered to while purchasing goods/ services.
  • Ensure a continuous flow of timely availability of quality inventory to the retail store facilities to meet business needs.
  • Coordinating the drug mappings for all providers across the country.
  • Ensure the drug formulary is updated by conducting a market survey on drug prices from suppliers in their region in the master supplier database.
  • Ensuring all specifications in the purchase requisitions are captured in the requests for quotations and subsequently in the purchase order.
  • Maintain up-to-date records for all procured goods and services, including approved budgets and supporting documentation: purchase requisitions, quotations, bid evaluations, purchase orders, and related documents.
  • Track issued orders to delivery and payment and ensure both internal/external customers are well-updated on the progress.
  • Preparation and sharing of procurement dashboard reports/weekly status reports.
  • Contract management and supplier management
  • Liaise with the legal team to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and policies in the preparation of Service Contracts and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
  • Drafting of framework agreements and other related agreements for preferred suppliers.
  • Ensuring that periodic (semi-annually) performance evaluation for service contracts is done as per the service level agreements.
  • Participate in preparing prequalification documents and performance appraisals for prequalified suppliers.
  • Coordinate vendor performance management review using the approved institutional tools and participate in decision-making based on the evaluation.