Procurement Manager Job at Bridge International Academies
Bridge International Academies is the world’s largest and
fastest-growing chain of primary and pre-primary schools with more than
400 academies and 120,000 pupils in Kenya and Uganda. We democratize the
right to succeed by giving families living in poverty access to the
high-quality
education that will allow their children to live a very
different life. We leverage experts, data, and technology in order to
standardize and scale every aspect of quality education delivery, from
how and where academies are built to how teachers are selected and
trained, and how lessons are delivered and monitored for improvement. We
are vertically-integrated, tech-enabled, and on our way to
profitability. Bridge expects to continue rapid expansion in East
Africa, and will be launching operations in Nigeria in September 2015,
with India to follow in 2016.
Job Title: Procurement Manager
How We Work
Above all else, we’re looking for ambition, organization, drive,
intellect, problem solving, and respect for others. You will report to
the Supply Chain Director.
About the Role
As our Procurement Manager, you
are responsible for leading the team that sources and obtains strong
pricing across the various areas that we need items for – chiefly our
academies, as well as for HQ functions. You uphold the highest standard
of conduct, and you expect the same from your team.
This is a key position within the company’s Supply Chain team with important linkages to many other department.
What you Will Do
- Develop and implement policies, procedures, tools and guidelines to
ensure effective and efficient procurement processes in the company and
to assure seamless procurement services
- Closely oversee the acquisition of materials needed for production
of learning and training requirements, general supplies for offices and
facilities, equipment, and construction contracts while ensuring
visibility of the process at each stage.
- Work with department managers and other staff to forecast demand of
procurement services and to ascertain that goods are received as ordered
and payments processed only for certified confirmations of deliveries
or service.
- Budget, report and analyse procurement costs to ensure high visibility and control of procurement related expenses.
- Seek, evaluate and recommend reliable vendors or suppliers to provide quality goods or services at reasonable prices
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with suppliers,
contractors and other partners within the procurement services chain to
create partnerships that add value
- Negotiate prices, lead times and other contractual terms with
suppliers in Nigeria and other parts of the world as may be required
- Review and embed with user departments the technical specifications
for all materials required for school operations, equipment or
construction requirements
What You Should Have
- Degree/professional qualifications in purchasing and supplies management
- Expert level of knowledge in procurement including, but not limited
to sourcing, pricing, contracts, relationship management and due
diligence on suppliers and contractors
- Ability to quickly learn and improve systems; technical competence in MS Office
- Experience working with an ERP (Experience working with Dynamics NAV will be an added advantage)
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should
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