Procurement Job in Kenya – SONY Sugar

South Nyanza Sugar Company Limited, a key player in the sugar industry in Kenya wishes to enhance its human capital base by filling the following senior management position with talented and qualified Kenyan citizens:-

Head of Procurement
(Re-Advertised)

Reporting to Managing Director, the Head of Procurement will be responsible for;

• Planning and coordination of the entire Procurement function
• Spearheading review/formulation and implementation of procurement polices and work procedure
• Formulating and implementing procurement policies and procedures for effective management of procurement services in the organization.
• Providing technical support on matters relating to procurement in accordance with statutory requirements and procedures and best practice
• Ensuring delivery, storage and timely distribution of goods and services to other user departments
• Liaising with respective user departments in preparing and implementing the organization’s Procurement and Disposal plan in order to realize the set corporate objectives
• Developing strategies to improve supply chain performance, On – time delivery, overall quality, waste and cost reduction, including supplier’s evaluation
• Ensuring goods and services are ordered as per the required specifications and within the acceptable lead time
• Keeping track and leveraging current market trends, procurement regulations and advising management and board of directors accordingly
• Coordinating advertisement distribution and disposal committees
• Overseeing effective functioning of tender, procurement, inspection and disposal committees
• Coordinating preparation of tender documents
• Management of procurement records

Person specifications

• Degree in Business related field with minimum five years relevant work experience which must have been gained at managerial level in a large and busy industrial or manufacturing concern
• Post graduate diploma in purchasing and supplies
• Full member of CIPS or KISM
• In – depth understanding of Public Procurement Procedures and regulations 2006 as contained in the Public Procurement and Disposal Act 2005 and international tendering/supplies management practice
• High integrity and good interpersonal and communication skills
• IT proficient
• Minimum age 30 years

If you believe that you demonstrate abilities to meet the criteria of the above position, please submit your hand written application with copies of your certificates and a well detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) to reach the company at the address provided below not later than July 8, 2011.

Managing Director
South Nyanza Sugar Company Limited
P O Box 107-40405
Sare-Awendo

Note: Those who had applied for this position earlier need not to re-apply.

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