Procurement Officer
1. Procurement & Supply Chain Management:
- Coordinate daily procurement activities in full compliance with the organisation's standards, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and specific donor regulations.
- Assist program and operational teams in regular procurement planning meetings, providing technical guidance on Purchase Request (PR) drafting, specifications, and realistic timelines.
- Manage end-to-end purchasing processes using the organisation's standard paperwork: Purchase Requests (PRs), Requests for Quotations (RFQs), Tender Packages, Bid Analyses, Purchase Orders (POs), Service Contracts, and Goods Received Notes (GRNs).
- Facilitate Procurement and Contract Committees, ensuring transparent review, evaluation, scoring, and documentation of competitive bids.
- Establish and manage Long-Term Agreements (LTAs) and Master Service Agreements (MSAs) for high-frequency, commonly used items and services.
2. Vendor Management & Compliance:
- Collect quotations, market price lists, and formal bids from reliable local and national suppliers.
- Conduct thorough due diligence, background checks, and automated compliance screening on all suppliers to prevent fraud, bribery, money laundering, human trafficking, or child labor.
- Build and continuously update the organisation's Supplier Database and local market price catalogue.
- Sensitize suppliers on the organisation's procurement ethics, anti-corruption policies, and compliance standards.
3.Tax Compliance & Finance Coordination:
- Ensure full compliance with Kenyan tax requirements, including validating Electronic Tax Invoice Management System (KRA E-TIMS) invoices, Withholding Tax (WHT) processing, and VAT exemption documentation.
- Review vendor invoices alongside GRNs, delivery notes, and purchase orders to ensure complete documentation before submitting payment packages to Finance.
- Track procurement expenditures against approved project budgets to maintain cost-effectiveness and avoid budget overruns.
4. Logistics, Assets & Inventory Support:
- Coordinate to ensure the timely receipt, inspection, storage, and dispatch of procured goods to field locations.
- Assist in asset management by identifying capital assets during procurement, tagging items, and updating the Master Asset Register upon delivery.
5.Filing, Data Management & Audit Readiness:
- Maintain the PR Master List and digital tracking tools to provide weekly status updates on ongoing procurements to program managers.
- Maintain audit-ready, systematically organized hard-copy and digital procurement files containing all required supporting documents as mandated by organizational policy.
6. Safeguarding & Organizational Culture:
- Actively integrate safeguarding principles into procurement processes, mitigating risks related to supplier interactions, participant dignity, and child/adult protection.
- Practice and uphold the organization's core values, promoting openness, ethical conduct, and reporting any concerns through internal whistleblowing mechanisms.
- Perform any other duties as reasonably assigned by the supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement & Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Professional Membership: Active registration with the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) or CIPS preferred.
- Experience: Minimum 3 to 5 years of professional procurement and supply chain experience, ideally within a non-governmental organization (NGO) or human rights/protection context.
- Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of procurement ethics, competitive bidding, donor rules, KRA E-TIMS tax compliance, and contract law.
- Computer Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (advanced MS Excel skills required) and experience using automated procurement/ERP software systems.
- Clearances: Valid Certificate of Good Conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
- Languages: Excellent written and spoken English and Swahili.
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