Manager – Subsidiaries Support at KCB Bank Kenya

Job Description

Key Responsibilities :

Acts as the key person in the organization having responsibility for driving Group sourcing objectives, analyzes metrics and builds programs to deliver improved performance.
Drives supply chain best practices and standardization of processes across the group regarding supplier productivity performance throughout the Group; analyzes Group spend for key aggregation/consolidation opportunities and creates programs to leverage spend wherever achievable.
Evaluate the existing sourcing contracts across the Group, consolidating, and presenting improvement strategies. Analyzing and evaluating Group sourcing contract costs and developing cost reduction strategies.
Monitor the Group’s sourcing strategy and if any change is required to ensure better sourcing, propose changes to the strategy according to the market conditions.
Maintain all contracts and evaluate their performance according to contract and ensure efficient flow of all conditions in contract including renewals, costs
Design and implement an effective Group sourcing strategy to reduce costs and manage all sourcing processes.
Conducting market research, as well as creating cost estimates and forecasts.
Estimating risks and applying risk minimizing techniques.
Maintaining strategic Group supply chain relationships and developing strong partnerships
Academic & Professional Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in business or a Science-related field (Required)
Professional Qualifications: Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) or an equivalent certification (Required)
Membership: Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or an equivalent organization (Preferred)
Master’s Degree: MBA or related Business discipline will be an added advantage
Essential Professional Experience:

Minimum of 7 years of total professional experience
5 years’ experience in Procurement Strategy Management (development & implementation)
3 years’ experience in Logistics
5 years’ experience in Strategic Negotiations
6 years’ experience in Supplier Relationship Management
6 years’ experience in Contract Management