M-Pesa Africa – Senior Manager Supply Chain at Safaricom Kenya

Job Description Safaricom is the leading provider of converged communication solutions in Kenya. In addition to providing a broad range of first-class products and services for Telephony, Broadband Internet and Financial services, Safaricom seeks to uplift the welfare of Kenyans through value-added services and support for community projects.About M-PESA Africa M-PESA Africa, is a pioneering fintech business and global market leader in mobile money. From starting in as a convenient means by which the unbanked and underbanked can make digital payments, M-PESA has now grown to offer >50 million active customers financial services, enterprise, merchant, and retail solutions. We are proud of our work in enabling the digital economy in our markets, and in driving financial inclusion.M-PESA Africa is currently supporting 6 markets and scaling with a mission to build a ONE M-PESA, the largest FinTech and digital ecosystem in Africa by .The Finance and Operations team at M-PESA Africa works with the M-PESA leadership across our 7 Operating countries to co-create the product strategy, drive thought leadership, design new products and features, set commercial priorities with the engineering teams and lead business development for strategic multi-country partnership opportunities. M-PESA Africa is now making strides to deepen and strengthen its offering to consumers and businesses in our operating countries, making it easier for them to manage their money and get more from their limited resources. The financial services portfolio spans credit, savings, wealth management and insurance. Role purpose:The core purpose of the role is the development of effective and transparent procurement processes, development of supplier partnerships and contract management processes to achieve high standards of quality, supplier performance and security of supply, continuous management of costs of supply to maintain competitive levels and development of staff to achieve career goals, to optimize value from the total procurement spend for the company.Key Responsibilities; – Development and maintenance of procurement policies and procedures to support business objectives and to promote competitiveness, fairness, and good corporate governance.Development of strategies to guide the way the company purchases each category of spend to optimize value, achieve supply efficiency as well lowest process costs and supply risk management for each category.Develop and maintain a framework for establishing and managing relationships with suppliers that enables suppliers’ performance to be measured and improved continuously, that enables suppliers to propose and progress cost and quality improvement initiatives, and that promotes good corporate governance and win-win relationships.Develop and maintain systems and processes for all aspects of order fulfillment and third-party logistics.Maintain process standards that ensure early risk management, promote best value propositions from suppliers, identify best alternatives among offers and is transparent to both the company and the suppliers. QUALIFICATIONSCommercial Models Translates business requirements into viable commercial models.Evaluates potential impact on the business of supplier proposals. Category Management/Planning Shares and applies category-specific supplier market intelligence to enhance business decisions.Uses appropriate tools and techniques to develop and implement strategic Category Plans. Negotiation Uses structured approach to achieve agreements that are successful for M-PESA Africa.Demonstrates a range of behavioral techniques to achieve agreements that are successful for M-PESA Africa Contract Management.Builds and implements effective commercial contracts and understands the legal implications.Applies knowledge of the ethical and legal environment to safeguard M-PESA Africa’s interests. Working with partners Works effectively with suppliers and partners to influence their plans and maximize value delivery from the relationship. Logistics. Uses effective tools and techniques to translate business requirements into accurate plans and schedules.Optimizes inbound goods, stock holding and distribution processes to minimize risk and meet customer demand. Education & Experience: Degree in Technology, Engineering, Business, or similar qualification.At least a Graduate Diploma Qualification in Supply chain management or similar qualification.At least 7 years’ direct experience in procurement and vendor management all with responsibility for procurement policy development, procurement performance management and supplier partnership develop in an environment leveraging ERP capabilities for procurement-related functions and processes.Solid influencing and negotiation skills.