General Manager Supply Chain Management at Kenya Railways

Duties and responsibilities

• Leading in Formulating & developing policies, plans and strategies in the areas of supply chain; including risk management and contractor performance measurement plans
• Ensuring the procurement and asset disposal processes are carried out in compliance with the procurement and asset disposal Law
• Ensuring development and review of the annual procurement and asset disposal plans in line with the Law and monitoring their implementation
• Providing procurement professional opinion to the MD on all procurement contracts for goods, works, Services and consultancies
• Providing professional advice to the Corporation as required in relation to procurement and asset disposal processes.
• Ensuring development and implementing the Supply Chain Strategy and reporting in line with policies, processes & procedures
• Overseeing the management of inventory, stores and assets in compliance with the guidelines issued by the Corporation and the National Treasury
• Ensuring development and maintaining an information communication technology inventory management system which shall comply with the Law
• Ensuring preparation of statutory and administrative procurement and asset disposal reports as required by the Corporation and other Government bodies, and the Corporation
• Monitoring Contract management to ensure conformity with the contract terms and conditions of contract, and reports to the MD on any significant departures from the terms and conditions of the contract
• Leading in capacity building programs in the Corporation in Supply Chain in order to ensure compliance of the procurement Law and the Corporation’s procurement policies and procedures
• Ensuring development and management supply chain, capability and culture that reflect the values which facilitates performance, professionalism and initiative by staff throughout the Corporation
• Ensuring that procurement and asset disposal records and data are maintained in accordance with the Law

Required Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field from a recognized institution
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following: - Procurement and Supplies Management, Procurement and Logistics, Commerce or Business Administration (Supplies Management Option), Economics or equivalent degree from a recognized Institution
• Full membership to a professional body (KISM)
• Certified Supplies Practitioner by KISM and in good standing
• Certificate in Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized Institution
• A minimum of Twelve (12) years relevant working experience, Five (5) of which should be in a senior management position at the Corporation or in a comparable organization in the Public Service or private sector
• Proficiency in Computer Applications
• Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010