The Wathab Purchaser will be responsible for Order Management / Supply Chain, Tenders / Suppliers selection, Purchase of Goods, Suppliers Management, Reception of Goods, Quality & Quantity Control and Claims Reporting and Statistics for the Wathab department.
He/She will perform the following duties:
Main Responsibilities:
Ensures that purchasing is done in a transparent and accountable manner;
Maintains relations with suppliers and other ICRC departments;
Implements ICRC purchase strategy for each family of product;
Takes responsibility for tender process;
Takes part in the selection of suppliers;
Manages contracts with suppliers;
Ensures strict control of quality for the purchased goods/services;
Follows strictly ICRC procurement procedures, financial limits and Code of Conduct;
Carries Out prospecting of the Somali market in order to identify new suppliers;
Provides analytical reports on purchases:
Makes all related information available in the local database and filing system; and
Helps Supply Chain Administrator to define the running stocks levels.
Minimum Requirements:
A minimum of a diploma in Civil Engineering or Logistics:
3-5 years’ work experience in purchasing of construction/engineering materials or as an engineering estimator;
Knowledge of Kenyan and Somali market, good product/purchase knowledge;
Very good command of written and spoken English (Knowledge of Somali is an added asset);
Very good computer skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, Databases) and knowledgeable internet user:
Strong negotiation and competitive bidding skills;
Able to assess legal aspects of suppliers capacity;
High organizational skills;
Rigorous, precise and honest with strong sense of responsibility and adaptability; and
Able to work independently, under stressful situations to tight deadlines with extensive working hours.
This position has a gross salary package of Kshs. 105,000 monthly plus benefits.
