Vacancy title:
Senior Procurement Manager

Jobs at:
RwandAir

Deadline of this Job:
15th August 2018

Duty Station:
Kigali, Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: 7th August 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

RwandAir Limited is the flag carrier airline of Rwanda. It operates domestic and international services to Africa, Middle East, Asia and Europe from its main base at Kigali International Airport. Our mission is to provide unsurpassed, safe and reliable services in air transportation, including strategically linking Rwanda with the outside world, while ensuring a fair return on investment.

JOB DETAILS:

As part of the expansion strategy we are looking for interested, qualified and competent candidates to fill the following position:
Job Title: Senior Procurement Manager
Reports to: General Manager Support Services
Job Purpose
We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager Procurement to manage the company’s supply of products and services. Senior Manager Procurement responsibilities include strategizing to find cost-effective deals and suppliers. The Senior Manager Procurement duty is to discover the best ways to cut procurement expenses, so that the company can invest in growth and people. To establish strategic direction for the procurement function leading it to become an integrated supply chain function. Establish the procurement function and purchasing activity in such a way as to promote Rwandair’s purchasing policies
Guide direct reports and those involved in related procurement/supply chain activities towards high performance.
Duties and Responsibilities

• Leading and driving supplier negotiation, planning interaction and assessing success against desired out comes
  
• Continuous performance monitoring of suppliers through total cost of ownership model
  
• Leading strategic interfaces with suppliers through analyses, evaluation, benchmarking and categorization of their performance, against expectation and unexpected challenges critical dates in relation to the delivery of the needed goods/services,
  
• To maintain a database of approved suppliers and agreed prices
  
• To Review the quotations from prospective suppliers of goods and services in accordance with the company procurement policy and procedures
  
• To review the price quotes and to submit recommendations for the consideration of the procurements committee
  
• To manage the ordering process cycle and follow-up delivery in accordance with the company’s procurement policy and procedures
  
• To maintain a register of purchase orders and submit a weekly progress report on the status of the procurement function in the company i.e. status of orders in progress, successes, difficulties, planned orders etc
  
• Supervision and management of direct reports to ensure high performance,
  
• Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs,
   Desired Profile: Required education and experience:
  
• Bachelor degree in procurement, supply chain management, logistics or business administration
  
• Masters degrees is an added advantage.
  
• Proven working experience as a procurement manager or head of procurement in corporate business.
  
• Minimum of 3 years working in procurement at the managerial level.
   Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in “reading” the market
  
• Talent in negotiations and networking,
  
• Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers,
  
• Experience in collecting and analyzing data Strong leadership capabilities