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Procurement Category Lead-CRES at Absa Bank Limited

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification BA/BSc/HND
  • Experience
  • Location Nairobi
  • Job Field Procurement / Store-keeping / Supply Chain&nbsp

Procurement Category Lead-CRES at Absa Bank Limited

Procurement Category Lead-CRES

Key Accountabilities:

Business Management 50%

Strategic Sourcing & Tendering

  • Lead RFQs/RFPs and sourcing events for this category,
  • Develop tender documentation, evaluation criteria, and supplier scorecards.
  • Coordinate technical and commercial evaluations with user departments.
  • Recommend suppliers for approval in line with governance threshold

Contracting & Vendor Selection

  • Work with Legal to negotiate contracts ensuring terms mitigate risks and align with Bank interests.
  • Ensure contract accuracy, enforceability, and timely approvals.
  • Conduct vendor selection in line with policy, due diligence, and compliance requirements.

Supplier Onboarding & Relationship Management

  • Conduct onboarding for newly selected suppliers (registration, due diligence, KYC, etc.)
  • Monitor supplier compliance with contractual obligations, SLAs, and KPIs.
  • Hold regular performance reviews and document supplier performance issues.
  • Resolve service delivery gaps in collaboration with suppliers and internal stakeholders

Contract Lifecycle & Spend Management

  •  Maintain a register of contracts with renewal/expiry alerts.
  •  Ensure timely renewal or re-tendering to avoid supply disruptions.
  • Tracks spend against contracts and highlight variances or risks.
  • Keep contract records up to date and audit ready.

Requisition, PO & Fulfilment Support

  • Convert approved requisitions into POs in the e-procurement system (e.g., Coupa).
  • Follow up on deliveries and services for branches and departments.
  • Escalate delays, quality issues, or non-conformance to Category Manager.
  •  Ensure timely GRN confirmation and support payment processing.

Cost, Risk & Compliance 30%

  • Monitor and control all work flow ensuring all requests received from the business are actioned to meet designated deadlines.
  • Ensure that requests received are in order in all aspects to facilitate compliance with sourcing procedures.
  • Manage medium/long-term relationships with suppliers
  • Appraise and recommend selection of suppliers and service providers to ensure that the Bank is leveraging it’s purchasing power
  • Ensure compliance to the Group Procurement policy , ABC policies, ABKE procurement policy and CBK guidelines.
  •   Deliver savings targets, cost avoidance, and process efficiencies for this category.

Stakeholder Management / Service Delivery 10%

  • Develop and agree service level agreements with internal customers
  • Develop and manage strategic long-term relationships with major suppliers to maintain quality service to the bank
  • Monitor achievement of SLAs by suppliers and ensure that SLAs with internal customers are met
  • Undertaking negotiations with suppliers for goods
  • Develop and deliver appropriate sourcing strategies
  • Use/modify suitable standard forms of contracts to govern commercial activity
  • Partner with internal stakeholders (Branches & R, IT,) to understand requirements and align sourcing with operational needs.

Self-management 10%

  • Pursue self-development to increase personal effectiveness, acknowledging strengths and areas for development.

Categories Managed

  • Stationery: Cheque books, plastic cards, office supplies, controlled & general office stationery
  • Courier & Car Hire Services: Inter-branch, same-day, long-term and ad hoc hires
  • Consumables: Tea, milk, bread, sugar, toiletries
  • Small Equipment: Note counters, cheque scanners, card printers
  • General Services: Cleaning, sanitary bins, waste disposal, grounds maintenance, small repairs
  • Outsourced Support Services: Auctioneers, debt collectors

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree and Professional qualifications

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Absa Bank Limited on absa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

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