dfcu Banking Jobs – Procurement Manager

Job Title: Procurement
Manager
Organisation: dfcu Bank
Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of Procurement
About dfcu: 
Dfcu bank is a fast growing commercial bank offering a variety of
innovative products and services. DFCU Limited was started by the
Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) of the United Kingdom and the
Government of Uganda through the Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) under the
name of Development Finance Company of Uganda Limited. Later restructuring
brought in DEG (of Germany) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) as
equal partners with CDC and UDC, each having a 25% stake in the company. Its objective
was to support long-term development projects whose financing needs and risk
did not appeal to the then existing financial commercial lending institutions.
Job Summary: The Procurement Manager will be responsible
for the bank’s procurement processes including; supplier and contract management,
procurement request processing, supplier selection, order evaluation,
facilitation of approvals by the Procurement Committee and services’ evaluation
in accordance with the Bank’s policies and procedures to achieve the Bank’s
strategic objectives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
 
  • Implement procurement policies and
    procedures to cover all procurement and logistics activities in order to
    deliver the Bank’s procurement action plan
  • Intuitively review all requisitions to
    ensure that purchases are made within the various cost centres’ set
    capital and operational expenditure budgets
  • Develop and maintain an approved supplier
    database to measure performance and quality of supply.
  • Implement & maintain approved supplier
    contracts to ensure that services provided are as per the agreed terms and
    conditions
  • Evaluate and where applicable, negotiate
    offers from prequalified suppliers based on the Procurement Policy in a timely
    manner and at lowest total cost of ownership without compromising quality
  • Provide weekly status updates to the
    Procurement Committee and ensure all recommendations there from are
    implemented in a timely manner.
  • Make certain that all procurement and
    administrative requests across the Bank are attended to and completed
    within the set timelines
  • Work closely with all functions to provide
    a consultancy service for specifications, evaluations and awarding of all relevant
    contracts
  • Set performance targets for staff and
    monitor these
  • Develop staff, as well as foster a team
    approach by actively building strong working relationships within the
    department
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:  
  • The applicant should hold a good
    Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Purchasing and Logistics
    Management or Supply Chain Management
  • Professional qualification in Procurement
    such as CIPS.
  • At least four years’ working experience in Procurement or any related discipline
  • Comprehensive knowledge and understanding
    of the Procurement policy, processes and controls
  • A good understanding of how the different
    organizational functions and processes relate to each other
  • Commercial knowledge of company business
    requirements
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • High level of integrity and ethical
    standards
  • Ability to manage a team
  • Ability to proactively lead change
    initiatives
  • Good communication, analytical and
    interpersonal skills
How to Apply:  
If you have the above job qualifications and skills, please send a
cover letter along with a detailed CV and relevant professional/ academic
certificates to: Head of Human Resources, dfcu Bank, 2nd Floor, Jinja Road,
P.O. Box 70, Kampala. Uganda
NB: Therefore, if you do not hear from us by
Friday, 12th September, 2014, consider your application
unsuccessful
Deadline: 29th August, 2014

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