Procurement Officer Job Category: Purchasing & Suppling, Sales Our Client, running a Chain of Pharmacies across the country is looking to recruit a Procurement Officer. The successful candidate will ensure the implementation of sound and acceptable best practices in procurement and stores management. Key Responsibilities: • Strategically centralize purchasing activity across the company & budget for the department. • Develop and manage all third party vendor procurement agreements, purchasing and vendor contractual initiatives. • With existing vendors ensure contractual rates are communicated where applicable, manage manufacturing efficiencies, price negotiations, and request for purchasing. • Proactively resolve internal & external customer related needs and offer proactive solutions. • Overall supervision of the stores operations. • Develop key production outsourcing initiatives in the event outsourcing activities need to take place. • Aggressive cost management to forecast market influences & in depth knowledge of key materials. • Develop a leadership pipeline for the team. • Develop and execute purchasing policies and procedures to standardize purchasing activity. Qualification: • Must have a bachelors degree in purchasing & supply. • Must be a member of a professional body. • Must have 5 years of prior experience. • Excellent written and oral communication skills. • Must demonstrate high level of maturity and good leadership skills. • Ability to work within strict deadlines. • Excellent organizational, planning and analytical skills. • Ability to drive change. • A good team player. • Customer focused. • Attention to detail. • Leadership skills should be flexible in terms of ideas concepts and working hours. Applications: Send your up to date CV to: recruit@summitrecruitment-kenya
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 07:47:45 +0000