Procurement Coordinator
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Date Posted | April 8, 2023 |
| Category |
Procurement
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| Job Type |
Full-time
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| Currency | KES |
Description
Every day 8,000 children die and 2 billion people suffer from preventable illnesses because their diets lack basic vitamins and minerals. Sanku has the solution. Our vision: a world where everyone, everywhere, has guaranteed, affordable access to the nutrients they need to survive and thrive. Billions of people rely on small flour mills for their daily food. Empowering these mills to add lifesaving micronutrients to their flour could end malnutrition forever. Our award-winning technology makes adding nutrients into flour simple. Our innovative business model incentivises millers by neutralising the cost of the added nutrients. Because of Sanku, millers can produce quality nutritious flour, and families can access affordable healthy food every day. Sanku’s work has received international recognition from the Rolex Awards for Enterprise, the Mulago Foundation, Givewell, The Life You Can Save, The Barry and Marie Lipman Prize, The Elevate Prize, The Million Lives Club, Fast Company, The Zayed Sustainability Prize, Time Magazine and the New York Times. We have a plan to reach 100M in East Africa by 2030, which will prevent millions from death and disease, boost productivity, and save billions of dollars in GDP. Our mission: Guarantee that every meal consumed by every mother & child contains vital nutrients, forever.
Summary
The role holder is responsible for strategizing to find cost-effective deals and suppliers and managing Sanku-PHC KE Ltd.’s purchasing of products and services. S/he is also responsible for cutting procurement expenses ensuring quality control and adhering to the Sanku-PHC KE Ltd.’s policies and procedures also plays a key role in the Tendering processes and other procurement and evaluation processes:-
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain a procurement management framework to support the strategic direction of Sanku-PHC KE Ltd whilst ensuring it is operating in accordance with the Kenya laws and Sanku policies.
- Provide high level advice and services to Senior Management and the rest of the staff in relation to procurement and supply contracting activities.
- Oversee significant procurement projects by taking responsibility for significant purchase plans, tender development, tender management, evaluation advice, contract negotiations and drafting, development of contract management frameworks and assistance with contract dispute mediation.
- Develop and continually strengthen relationships with internal and external key clients/stakeholders.
- Monitor marketplace changes and other contemporary issues as they relate to procurement to keep abreast of developments that will affect the significant purchases.
- Develop Sanku-PHC KE Ltd procurement plan and assist in delivery of associated strategies.
- Develop procurement systems, procedures and guidelines for the procurement entity and advise on the administration of all contractual arrangements and amendments to enable timely forward transition to departments and users.
- Manage Tender process, analyse information, negotiate, and make recommendations to the Management regarding the awarding of tenders and contracts.