Job Description

Job Purpose

The position is responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight in the planning, coordination and management of the Agency's supply chain management function, including procurement, contract management, inventory management and asset disposal, in accordance with the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 and other applicable laws and regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing strategic leadership in the development, implementation and review of supply chain management policies, strategies, systems and procedures to promote efficient, transparent and accountable procurement and asset disposal practices.
• Providing overall leadership in the planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring of procurement, inventory management, contract management and asset disposal functions in support of the Agency's strategic objectives.
• Overseeing the preparation, implementation and review of the Agency's annual procurement and asset disposal plans and ensuring alignment with approved budgets, procurement laws and Government policies.
• Providing professional advice to Management, the Accounting Officer and the Board on public procurement, contract management, inventory management, asset disposal and other supply chain management matters.
• Overseeing the acquisition of goods, works, consulting and non-consulting services, and ensuring effective contract administration in compliance with the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 and other applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Providing leadership in supply chain risk management, establishment of internal controls, adoption of appropriate technologies and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and value for money.
• Coordinating the work of procurement committees, preparing statutory and management reports, and ensuring timely submission of procurement information to Management, the Board and other oversight institutions.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

Applicants must possess the following minimum qualifications:

• Cumulative fifteen (15) years’ relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Assistant Director, Supply Chain Management or in a comparable position.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management and Logistics, Purchasing and Supplies Management, Procurement and Supplies Management, Procurement, Commerce (Supplies Management Option), Business Administration (Supplies Management Option), Business Management (Supplies Management Option), or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management and Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Business Administration (Supplies Management Option), or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Membership of the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM), with a valid practicing license and in good standing.
• Certificate in a Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance and results.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• Demonstrable knowledge of corporate governance, leadership and strategic management.
• Sound knowledge of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, applicable Regulations and public procurement practice.
• Demonstrable knowledge of the energy sector in Kenya.
• Demonstrable knowledge of Kenya’s Nuclear Power Programme.
• Demonstrable understanding of public service values and principles.

Terms of Service and Remuneration

The appointment is on permanent and pensionable terms of service. Nu PEA offers salary and benefits consistent with scales approved by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).