Deputy Director, Supply Chain Management At Muranga County

Job Description
Murang'a County is one of the five counties in the Central region of the Republic of Kenya. It is bordered to the North by Nyeri, to the South by Kiambu, to the West by Nyandarua and to the East by Kirinyaga, Embu and Machakos counties.

Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic/ Policy Responsibilities:

The management and coordination of the supply chain services in the county;

Developing the County Annual Procurement Plan and ensuring adherence to it;

Providing administrative guidelines on interpretation and implementation of Public Procurement and Disposal Act and the supporting regulations;

Analyzing supply chain management policies, rules, regulations, structures and systems;

In liaison with other departments, provide guidelines on matters of procurement, contract design and implementation;

Preparing tender documents in accordance with the Public Procurement Act and coordinating the tendering process;

Determining and proposing methods and strategies of handling the supply chain management function;

Initiating and developing supply chain management policies and performance improvement strategies that are adaptive to the changing environment and technology;

Ensuring high professional supply chain management standards;

Offering professional opinions to the Accounting Officers.

Oversee the annual and quarterly stock taking process as required to ensure optimum stock levels are maintained;

Lead key strategic procurement processes, risk analysis and mitigation, supply chain integrating, stock control, supplier evaluation and business intelligence; and

Any other duty assigned by the Director Supply Chain Management

Requirements for appointment

Bachelor's Degree

in any of the following fields: Purchasing and Supply Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Commerce, Entrepreneurship, Law or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution;

Diploma

in Purchasing and Supplies Management/Chartered Institute of Supplies Management;

Registered member

of Kenya Institute of Supply Management;

Management Course

lasting not less than four weeks from a recognized institution;

Eight years

of service of which three should be in a comparable position from a reputable organization; and

Meet the requirements

of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya.

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