Purchasing And Supplies Officer
Kenindia Assurance Company Limited
Nairobi | Full Time | Insurance
Closing in 7 months ago
Main Purpose of the Job- Job Summary
- Ensuring all facilities of the company are functional by facilitating timely acquisition of Goods and Services within set standards and renewal of statutory permits to achieve business objectives.
 
Main Responsibilities
- Sourcing quotations from service providers for Goods/Services and preparing analysis for onward transmission for decision making.
 - Ensuring goods and services are ordered in time as per the TAT, received and dispatched to respective user Departments and Branches.
 - Ensuring smooth operations of all departments and branches in regards to Maintenance of office equipment's and Machine.
 - Managing, monitoring and reporting of SLAs to ensure performance and service delivery.
 - Preparing and managing the section budget including optimizing budget.
 - Maintaining records of all payments.
 - Coordinate application and obtaining fire permits and ensuring all compliance with local authorities.
 - Timely generation and processing of payments of all utilities and keeping clear records of the same.
 - Overseeing franking of documents and generating weekly progress reports on franking status.
 - Preparing and maintaining suppliers evaluation schedules and generating any other reports as required in the department.
 - Identifying, implementing and benchmarking best practices.
 - Ensuring customer service to both internal and external client by ensuring proper allocation of resources and maintained of facilities.
 - Managing and Implementing change initiatives to achieve desired business plans and culture.
 
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR THE JOB
Job Specifications
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business related areas or equivalent.
 - At least 3 years of relevant experience
 
Professional Qualifications
- Diploma in Supply Chain Management
 
Key Job Skills specific to the job
- Strategy implementation
 - Procurement process management
 - Negotiation skills
 - Project management
 
Insurance Skills special Category
- Basic insurance
 
General Skills Generic
- Communication Skills
 - Interpersonal Skills
 - Customer Service
 - IT skill fluency
 
KCA Competencies/Behaviours
- Integrity
 - Reliability
 - Transparency
 - Professionalism
 - Teamwork
 - Quality
 
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