Job Title:Â Procurement Manager
Organisation: BRAC Uganda Bank Limited
Duty Station:Â Â Kampala, Uganda
About the Company:
BRAC Uganda Bank Limited launched on 25 April 2019 and attained its current status as a Tier II Credit institution following a successful background as the leading Microfinances services provider in Uganda. The bank operates 32 regulated branches and 131 satellite offices covering 84 districts in Uganda targeting Micro, Small. and Medium Entrepreneurs. BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd promotes financial inclusion by extending financial services to unserved and underserved populations especially women and youth as well as people living in poverty in rural areas. The Bank is operationally and financially self-sustaining with over 231,000 active customers and a loan book in excess of Ushs.175 billion.
Job Summary: The Procurement Manager has to ensure efficient, effective and timely administrative, procurement support to BRAC Operations while complying with the relevant policies and procedures.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- To spearhead, develop, review and ensure efficient and effective implementation of procurement policies and procedures of BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd.
- Take lead in development, review and update of the procurement policies and procedures to match the business environment.
- Develop, review and update list of prequalified potential and credible suppliers of goods, services and work.
- Take lead in development of a procurement plans and guide all users in procurement planning and actual procurement processes.
- To receive all requisitions with details specification and justification (where required) and arrange immediate action following procurement guideline.
- To ensure transparency, fairness and highest level of integrity in all sorts of procurement support in line with procurement principles and best practices.
- To confirm all kinds of materials are procured as per the demand from the user department and negotiate with the bidders to ensure value for money.
- To ensure thorough documentation of the departments operations and preserve all the documents in line with the institutional policies and procedures.
- To efficiently and timely procure quality materials, items and services from competent sources.
- Negotiate with external vendors to secure favorable terms.
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
- In charge of procurement of insurance services for premises, all assets, cash, medical staff insurance, GPA and GLA.
- Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company.
- Provide leadership to the team under your control, coach, mentor and develop direct reports and manage a high performing team that delivers continuous improvement, added value and cost reductions.
- Promote and endorse safeguarding policies among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in all actions.
- Ensure strong communication between teams under your leadership to facilitate exchange of information and in order to implement change and improvement
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Logistics Management.
- Master’s degree in a related field with procurement is an added advantage.
- CIPS is a must and project management will be an added advantage.
- At least five years’ experience in the field of procurement.
- Proven customer service skills in dealing with internal and external customers.
- Exceptional written communication and presentation skills; ability to write formal reports.
- Teamwork skills-Work collaboratively; find common ground and solve problems for the good of all and can represent his or her own interest and yet to be fair to the team.
- Problem solving-Make decisions in a timely manner, use a mixture of analysis, experience, and judgement to solve difficult problems with effective solutions.
- Negotiation skills
- Networking skills
- Project management and computer skills.
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How to Apply:
All interested applicants should email their application letters, Curriculum Vitae, copies of relevant academic documents, IN PDF FILE mentioning the job tittle as the subject matter to recruitment.bracugandabankltd
brac.net. All applications should be addressed to the Head of Human Resource and Training BRAC Uganda Bank Limited.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 22nd July 2024
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