Job Title: Procurement and Administration Coordinator
Organisation: Aga Khan Education Services (AKES)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
The Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) is one of the largest private, not-for-profit, non-denominational educational networks in the developing world. AKES, U operates schools from Pre-School to High School and offers the British National Curriculum (BNC), International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) and the Uganda National Primary and Secondary curriculum.
Job Summary: The Procurement and Administration Coordinator will perform a variety of tasks to enable the smooth running of the institution’s operations,
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Sourcing & Purchasing
- Providing procurement and administrative leadership to AKESU
- Receive and consolidate staff requests for teaching & non-teaching resources.
- Research and source high-quality products and services at optimum costs and prepare the purchase order as required.
- Obtain bids and quotations from suppliers and service providers for evaluation.
- Coordinate with the finance team to reconcile units’ inventory balance at month end with tally system.
- Ensure timely ordering and delivery of resources from sourcing to purchase.
- Co-ordinate with Finance Department to monitor accuracy and punctuality of payment.
- To supervise who ever will provide support in acquiring and evaluating quotations.
Policies and Systems
- Work with the Chief Finance Officer, to ensure an effective and efficient purchasing system is in place.
- Recommend, review and recommend appropriate changes in the purchasing policy and guidelines in coordination with the Chief Finance Officer and relevant stakeholders to ensure continuous improvement.
- Work with the Chief Finance Officer, to establish a system of vendor accreditation and maintain a database of preferred suppliers.
- Ensure that files containing all information on purchasing and services are organized and kept updated, and must be made available and accessible.
Inventory Management
- Liaise with the necessary departments in insuring that the right specification and quality and quantity of goods are delivered to stores
- Work with the Stores Accountant to ensure continuity of supplies/service with minimal wastage.
- Liaise with the Stores Accountant to maintain an optimum level of inventory of all supplies and to anticipate regular requirements.
General Insurance
- Policy renewals and processing of insurance claims
Service Provider Management
- Ensuring that service providers have service agreement – contracts
Other Administrative Duties:
- Advice unit heads on pricing for budgeting purposes.
- Personally source and purchase individual items as and when urgently required.
- Enforce systems of fleet Management – fuel, insurance, maintenance, usage logs.
- Support regional office and senior management in procurement functions for other countries as directed.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration / Supply Chain Management or related field.
- Five years of Procurement and Administration management experience with a reputable institution.
- Masters / relevant certifications will be an added advantage
- Strong supervisory, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
- Team player who works productively with a wide range of people.
- High level of attention to detail.
- Demonstrated success in procurement and administration, including forecasting and planning
- Strong Communication skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.
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