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Position: Supply Chain Assistant
Location: Nairobi
Job description
You will be responsible for overseeing the purchase of company products and services, providing cost effective solutions and ensuring deliveries of goods and services are done on time and in full. Further, you will plan and lead negotiations with vendors for best value for the organization including evaluating proposals
In addition, you will contribute to improvement in quality and service through vendor management as well as managing reputational risk by ensuring required due diligence is done and key documents submitted during vendor selection and onboard
Reporting: some of the reports to include, but not limited to open POs, vendor performance tracking (including OTIF), inactive vendors, spend analysis among others
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement and Contract Management, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management or any other relevant field
 - 2-4 years’ work experience in a similar capacity in the FMCG sector, which involves high volume transactions.
 - Advanced Diploma in Purchasing & Supply (CIPS Level 5)
 - Member of Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM).
 - Knowledge and experience in demand and supply systems and best procurement practices.
 - Good financial acumen.
 - Attentive to detail.
 - Self-driven with a good business sense.
 - Creative and proactive approach towards challenges.
 - Ability to influence and build relationships at all levels with internal and external customers.
 - Independent, resourceful and possess high drive to excel
 
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