Job Title: Procurement Manager
Hiring Organization: Global
Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Non
Profit
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 04/18/2024
Overall
purpose
The purpose of this position is to lead the procurement function
of the GAIN Kenya country office to effectively support programme
implementation and country office operations. This role ensures effective
compliance to the procurement guidelines. The Procurement Manager will serve as
a primary contact and procurement lead of the country office under the
supervision of the Head of Operations.
The position holder will be expected to work closely with the operations team,
Project Managers and Country Management team in the country office and provide
the technical procurement support required for handling all procurement
activities.
Competencies
- Proficiency in
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, etc.)
- Highly developed
numeric skills required for this role.
- Strong
communication and negotiation skills.
- Good analytical
and strategic thinking skills.
- Attention to
detail and ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to
establish and maintain effective working relationships, strong team
oriented and flexible.
- Keen to take
initiative where appropriate.
- Accountability
and responsiveness within areas of responsibility.
- Ability to work
well as part of a multi-disciplinary team in an office environment.
Experience
- Demonstrable
work experience in procurement and logistics within a well-structured
organization.
- Technical
knowledge of procurement and logistics management. Experience would
preferably include work with INGOs.
- Experience in
procurement planning, market intelligence, vendors due diligence,
competitive bidding processes, contract formulation, review of
commitments, and logistics management.
- Knowledge of
USAID procurement rules and regulations, or other international donor
agencies.
- Very strong
computer skills particularly in Excel and other Microsoft Office program
and proficiency in spreadsheet applications
- Familiarity with
and experience in using off-the-shelf or custom-developed procurement and
inventory management software.
- Experience or
willingness to use computer-assisted task planning and monitoring systems
and procedures (e.g., in Outlook, SharePoint or other).
- Education
- Degree in
Business Management, Accounting, Procurement, Purchasing & Supply
Chain, Management, Economics, or other relevant field of study
Other
requirements
- Honest, ethical,
and committed
- Excellent
communications skills (both verbal and written) is required.
- Strong
organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to follow-up.
- Demonstrated
ability to multitask.
- Team player, but
with ability to work independently without close supervision
