PROCUREMENT OVERSIGHT MANAGER – CIPA

VACANCY 

The Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA)* is a parastatal established by an Act of Parliament, the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority Act of 2011, to promote and enable the full protection of the rights of investors obtained under the Companies Act, Registration of Business Names Act, Industrial Property Act, and the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act.

The Authority is positioning itself for the advancement of its mandate and is searching for some dynamic individuals to take up the following positions.

PROCUREMENT OVERSIGHT MANAGER

The position is responsible for provision of procurement advice to the Caretaker-Registrar General and procurement adjudication function at Companies and Intellectual Property Authority. In addition, the role requires ensuring compliance to procurement rules, providing strategic procurement direction, and contributing to shareholder value and aligning procurement activities with ESG.

Key Performance Areas

* Responsible for rendering procurement advice to the Accounting Officer / Adjudicators Procurement Advice;
* Ensures compliance to procurement rules, policies and procedures and develops procurement process maps for internal use;
* Carries out supply market intelligence and feeds information into procurement planning as well as contributing to procurement planning;
* Supports and guides the Procurement Unit Procurement advice and input;
* Conducts research on developments in best practices in procurement, identifying areas;
* Leads the development of Procurement and savings strategy;
* Develops tools for measuring procurement performance and ensures procurement contributes to growth shareholders value Supply chain performance matrix;
* Develops templates that can be used to support procurement activities (Internal procurement templates);
* Carries out reviews / pre-adjudication of tender documents, evaluation reports, contract;
* Leads in cascading procurement reforms and procurement practices within CIPA Client education;
* Ensures implementation of laws and policies set to empower categories, sectors, firms;
* Leads the use of SMART procurement tools;
* Ensures optimal performance of the entire supply chain process;
* Identifies expenditure leakages associated with procurement across the business, and;
* Audits the supply chain and embeds ESG (Economic, Social and Governance) in strategic procurement processes.

Qualifications

* Bachelor’s Business degree or related degree plus CIPS Level 6 or degree in related field
* Master’s degree (business or supply chain management) will be added advantage.

Experience

* A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience, four (4) of which should be at management level.

Competency Requirements

* Integrity
* Professionalism
* Achievement and Orientation
* Planning, Organising and Coordinating
* Team Cooperation & Commitment
* Results Focused & Commitment
* Decisiveness and Assertiveness
* Consultation & Interpersonal Relations