Equity Bank Kenya – Head Of Supply Chain Management

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Job Responsibilities/ Accountabilities:

 Supply Chain Management Leadership

• Reviewing the procurement & logistics strategy and process, adopting the appropriate organization, procedures and tools that guarantee and improve performance.
• Develop and manage the procurement department including setting targets and monitoring performance.
• Implementation of the Procurement & Logistics Strategy across the company to deliver target benefits and financial savings including approving each category manager’s purchase category strategy and savings plans
• Engage support and agreement for the strategy from key stakeholders so that implementation and compliance are optimal;
• promote the effective management of suppliers to sustain value throughout the life of the contract
• Establish new processes and systems for effective procurement and logistics management across the company; develop and implement an e-Procurement vision.

 Supplier Performance Management

• Responsible for supplier performance evaluation and monitoring
• Provide support to business functions in managing the contract execution and ensuring compliance with contractual SLA and KPI’s
• Manage supplier dispute resolutions
• Manage the supplier satisfaction survey process

  Contract Negotiation & Management

•  Plans procurement strategies and conducts negotiations
• Negotiates agreements to support total business requirements rather than focusing on lowest-price options
• Engages and collaborates with Legal department appropriately for contract database management.
• Creates various types of contracts or agreements that can be used to accomplish the bank’s commercial & technical goals
• Develops standard form contracts for local contracts

 Warehouse & Inventory Management

• Reviewing and improving the logistics processes, selecting and adopting appropriate tools that guarantee improved performance.
• Managing the interface between the business (internal stakeholders) and the logistic service provider
• Ensuring the SLA between the internal customers and the logistic supplier as per the process description, guaranteeing delivery as per the delivery orders.
• Cooperating with the Sourcing department in order to insure a constant goods traceability from PO to Warehouse delivery
•  Inventory level optimization with the concerned departments for working capital reduction
• To keep track of loan material / returnable material / faulty material Inventory control,
• Ensuring availability of Material through best-practice inventory management implementation
• Warehouses space utilization optimization
• Contract management with warehousing service provider and ensuring adherence to SLAs and KPIs
• ERP update and month end closure
• Complete compliance to all processes
• Security of Material and warehouse

    Logistics & Asset Management

• Delivery of all Capex and Opex related Items
• Arrangement of inbound and outbound (where required)
• Repair, Return and Insurance of items Kitting, De-kitting and bundling of items
• Manage and coordinate custom clearance of imported consignments.
• Value Engineering and Leverage economies of scale for buying by clubbing requirement (e.g. shipment consolidation)
• Monitoring & reviews of all critical activities
• Logistics Planning and Cost Control Asset tracking, utilization and disposal

  Supplier Relationship Management

• Payment processing for warehousing service providers, transporters & customs clearing agents to ensure timely payment to vendors.
• Effective follow up & liaison with vendors for timely availability of material
• Ensuring timely feedback/ response to Queries
• Closely coordinating between End user and Vendor

   Budgeting & Reporting

• Develop a savings reporting mechanism with Finance which is understood and accepted by the user departments.
• Produce regular reports on performance by Procurement & Logistics department and provide comprehensive management information and in-depth analysis when requested including spend analysis, savings secured and potential savings – for forecast and budgets
• Develop and execute annual departmental cost optimization targets for the annual Budget process;
• Reporting weekly KPIs on the Logistics inbound, outbound activity

   People Development

•  Ensuring that the Procurement & Logistics team receives the motivation, training and development, coaching and   guidance to enable them to keep abreast of latest developments and achieve their maximum contribution.

Essential Knowledge

• Proven skills and experience in Supply Chain Management
• Extensive experience in Procurement, Warehouse, Logistics and supply chain management, managing 3rd party service providers is a must.
• Excellent knowledge of procurement systems or ERP and Microsoft Office is necessary

Key Critical Competencies

• High level of integrity
• Proactive and self-driven
• Emphasis on personal growth and development
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• A positive, “can do” attitude
• Customer focused
• Business strategy awareness
• Negotiation skills
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills
• Teamwork skills and the ability to lead and motivate others

Qualifications:

• Academic requirement – University Degree with MBA as an added advantage.
• Professional qualification (e.g. CIPS) is an added advantage
• Length of minimum Procurement & Logistics experience – 10 years’ experience
• Length of minimum management experience – 5 Years

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