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The Senior Supply Chain Manager is accountable for shaping and executing M-Pesa Africa’s procurement and supplier management strategy to deliver secure, high-quality, and cost-competitive supply. The role establishes transparent procurement processes, builds strong supplier partnerships, drives effective contract and performance management, manages cost efficiency, and develops team capability to maximize value from the company’s total procurement spend.

Job Responsibility:

  • Maintain transparent sourcing processes
  • Develop and maintain procurement policies, standards, and procedures
  • Define and execute category strategies
  • Establish and maintain a supplier relationship management framework
  • Build long-term, win-win supplier partnerships
  • Manage supplier performance for both local and imported orders
  • Develop and maintain systems, policies, and processes for contracts
  • Ensure contracts deliver quality outcomes
  • Develop and maintain systems and processes covering order fulfillment and third-party logistics operations
  • Establish freight mode guidelines
  • Manage third-party logistics providers
  • Lead cost-saving and value-creation initiatives
  • Drive spend optimization
  • Develop and maintain formal contingency sourcing plans
  • Embed proactive supply risk management
  • Build, develop, and lead a high-performing supply chain team
  • Coach and guide team members
  • Align with market SCM heads
  • Monitoring and providing support for user spend through tendering
  • Support services costs – monitoring and controlling

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Commerce, Marketing, Finance, or a related field
  • An MBA is highly desirable
  • Graduate Diploma in Supply chain management or similar qualification
  • At least 10 years of relevant direct experience in procurement and vendor management
  • Experience leveraging ERP capabilities for procurement-related functions and processes
  • Excellent strategic Sourcing & Category Leadership
  • Astute commercial & Financial Acumen
  • Excellent supplier Relationship & Ecosystem Management
  • Supply Chain Operations & Execution Excellence
  • Exceptional Risk, Governance & Compliance Leadership
  • Strategic People Leadership & Talent Development
  • Excellent Communication & Presentation Skills
  • Leadership & Mentorship
  • High Level of Integrity and Professionalism
  • Agile & Adaptable

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 01, 2026

Expiration:
March 04, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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