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PROCUREMENT OFFICER

  • Full Time
  • Nairobi
  • October 21, 2024

PURPOSE:

Responsible for the execution of the supply chain best practices in vendor and contract management Supplier on-boarding, prequalification processes, vendor performance management, supply chain sustainability and stakeholder relationship management.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Responsible for supplier on-boarding and pre-qualification process and strategy, analyze and follow through supplier onboarding activities with the Sourcing Category teams.
  • Tracking vendor performance management, provide support to business functions in managing the contract execution and ensuring compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
  • Periodically review the supply chain vendor onboarding and management plans and strategies to identify areas of improvement or transformation
  • Prepare the schedules of supplier performance reviews and ensure all contracts are covered, support in developing supplier improvement plans, manage the supplier feedback process.
  • Implement standards, controls, processes, or regulatory determined procedures guiding supply chain operations to ensure compliance to CIC Group supply chain policies and implementation of supply chain best practices.
  • Supply Chain Sustainability: execute Integration of the CIC Group sustainability standards in supply chain business practices, support the CIC Group suppliers to integrate sustainability into their operations, sustainability training for suppliers to raise awareness, conduct supplier assessment for risk exposure through supplier self-assessment/audits and provide period sustainability reports as required
  • Conduct periodic market survey to ensure contracted services are up to date.
  • Sustaining Customer Excellence within the supply chain: Track and manage vendor enquiries, complaint resolution and response within set supply chain processes and procedures.
  • Periodic reporting and tracking on deliveries with Vendors to ensure goods and services are offered within set standards.
  • Manage and monitor Vendor BCP plans.
  • Manage any other assigned duties relating to Procurement
Key Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Behavioural Competencies
These are defined as;

 Proficiency Level Description
Essential E
Desirable D

Academic and Professional Requirements

Particulars Detail Specific Field or Qualification  Need

Type

Education Bachelor’s Degree Business Related/Social Sciences E
 Professional Qualifications CIPS/ CPSP Diploma  

E

Masters Degree Business Administration D

Experience Required:

 Description Required years of experience  Need Type
Minimum of five (5) years’ relevant experience in a similar position
5 E

 

Detail Minimum No of Years Need Type[1]
Experience in vendor onboarding and management 5 E
Experience in developing and managing contracts/service level agreements 3 E
Excellent knowledge of ERP and Microsoft Office is necessary 2 E
Experience in using leading practice procurement tools 2 E
Experience in implementing sustainability practices 1 D

Behavioural Competencies

These are defined as:

  Proficiency Level  Proficiency Definitions
Level 3

 

Intermediate (I)

 

·      Applies the competency in difficult situations.

·      Requires occasional guidance

 

Core Competencies Proficiency Required
1.    Customer Focus I
2.    Business Acumen I
3.    Driving Innovation I
4.    Driving Business Performance I
5.    Negotiation and Influence I
6.    Effective Communication I
 

Leadership Competency Proficiency Required
1.            Planning and organizing I
2.            Accountability I
3.            Quality Decision Making I
4.            Building Partnerships I
5.            Continuous Learning I
6.            Emotional Intelligence I
7.            Conflict Management I
Special Position Requirements (Optional section: any travel, security, hazard or related special conditions which apply to the position)
·         The role holder may be required to travel to distant branches or wherever the Company has any interest.

·         Role holder may be required to work extended working hours to ensure jobs are completed on schedule and to specification.

CIC Insurance Values
CIC insurance Group is committed to providing excellent service, spur further growth and employees are required to align their behaviour to the following core values as critical to driving their performance;

·         Integrity- Be fair and transparent

·         Dynamism- Be passionate and innovative

·         Performance- Be efficient and results driven

·         Co-operation- Live the Co-operative spirit

Job Profile Sign-Off

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties, all employees are expected to conform to the following;

  1. Perform quality work within deadlines, right first time with or without direct supervision.
  2. Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
  3. Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
  4. Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and co-coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
  5. Unconditional positive regard for customers.

If you have the aforementioned professional and academic qualifications and you are ready to execute the above mandate, strictly apply through:  https://careers.cicinsurancegroup.com/ clearly indicating the position being applied for.

The application should reach us by close of business on 21st October 2024. Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us by 30th November 2024 consider your application unsuccessful.

N/B: This job advert is open to both internal and external candidates.

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