Nzoia Sugar Company Purchasing Managers Jobs in Kenya

Nzoia Sugar Company Limited, a sugar manufacturing company situated in Western Kenya invites suitable candidates to fill the following positions:

Purchasing Manager

The successful candidate will report to the Managing Director. He/she will be involved in the procurement process in a busy manufacturing environment and thus he/she should demonstrate high integrity, maturity, and ability to work independently under pressure.

Duties & Responsibilities

• To liaise with user departments and procure goods and services at competitive prices
• To prepare for both Management and Board Tender Committee meetings for purposes of awarding tenders.
• Process all orders.
• To prepare sectional annual budgets and control costs.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• First degree preferably in Business Administration, Commerce, Economics or equivalent.
• Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies preferably C.I.P.S or equivalent

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Aged between 35 – 49 years.
• Be computer literate
• At least 7 years experience in a large and busy manufacturing concern
• Should have good knowledge in tendering procedures and systems.
• Good knowledge of procurement regulations and particularly, international procurement is necessary.
• Must be a Member to a professional body.
• Practical and result oriented.
• Analytical and focused
• Must be a member of a professional body(Kenya Institute of Supplies and Management or Chartered Institute of Supplies and Management CIPS, UK)

Asst. Purchasing Manager

The successful candidate will report to the Purchasing Manager.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure and maintain a proper filing and retrieval system of all acceptance letters and contracts as they come, and, follow-up with suppliers, in liaison with the Company Secretary to facilitate the conclusion of contracts.
• Ensure purchase requests from user Departments/Sections are correct as per specifications, and, liaise with suppliers for just-in-time delivery of services and goods.
• Maintain a proper distribution network of purchase requests to ensure action is taken appropriately.
• Maintain, update, and continuously monitor, a register for all, purchase requests to ensure team effort in delivery on time of goods and services, in liaison with stores personnel in their various categories.
• Ensure proper preparation of quotations, their distribution to the relevant suppliers, and, their analysis, for the Management Tender Committee.
• Deputy in-charge of staff supervision, motivation, productivity, budget and cost control, operations and activity co-ordination in the Purchasing Department.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• First degree preferably in Business Administration, Commerce, Economics or equivalent.
• Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies preferably C.I.P.S or equivalent

Qualifications, Competencies and Experience

• Aged between 30 – 45 years.
• Be computer literate
• At least 5-7 years experience in a large and busy manufacturing concern
• Should have good knowledge in tendering procedures and systems. Good knowledge of procurement regulations and particularly, international procurement is necessary.
• Must be a Member to a professional body.
• Practical and result oriented.
• Analytical and focused
• Must be a member of a professional body(Kenya Institute of Supplies and Management or Chartered Institute of Supplies and Management CIPS, UK)

Applicants interested in the above position should send their curriculum vitae, 2 passport size photographs, academic and professional qualifications, copy of the identification card together with the mobile/day time telephone contacts so as to reach the under mentioned on or before 4th March 2011.

Managing Director
Nzoia Sugar Company Limited
P.O. Box 285,
Bungoma