EGPAF Procurement and Logistics Manager Job in Nairobi Kenya

The Role

Reporting to the Associate  Director of Operations, you will Contribute in the design, development, implementation and maintenance of contextualized procurement, purchasing, logistics and distribution operating procedures and guidelines achieving the most cost effective and efficient processes for procurement & logistics in order to attain operational excellence

In liaison with other operations departments and programs in procurement & logistics execution you will establish & coordinate an overall, synchronized projects’ supplies annual procurement plan, thereby minimizing adhoc procurements, and aiding projects’ to better manage planned procurements and expenditures

You will coordinate sourcing strategies and develop – through a full and open process – a comprehensive supplier base for the supply of goods and services, constantly researching to ensure a reliable and competitive vendor base

You will negotiate supplier terms and conditions for the supply of goods & services, ensuring the optimal combination of cost, quality and delivery/lead time for the organization

You will prepare and review supplier evaluations/bids analysis, requests for awards, purchase orders, contracts for services and other procurement documents, ensuring strict adherence to applicable procedures, accuracy and completeness of procurement supporting documents

You will generate and disseminate complete, accurate and relevant monthly procurement reports on user friendly, standardized templates to support project management decision making

You will act as property manager for office assets, coordinating their purchasing based on assessed needs, systematic tagging, insurance (and related claims processes), annual documented physical verification and disposal at close out per project specific disposal provisions

You will promote learning and development amongst procurement & logistics staff through on-job trainings, mutually agreed upon professional development course and coaching and generally motivate staff to improve performance

Who we are looking for:

A holder of Minimum Business related degree and a diploma in purchasing and supplies management. Minimum five years working in donor funded project accounting (preferably USG funded) at a senior level.  In addition, you will have experience with commodity management tracking systems.

To be successful in this role you will have IT Savvy, including accounting soft wares

How to Apply