Company Details
Industry:
Consulting
Description:
CDL was founded in early 2003 by its current Managing Director, Lucy Mmari, who built the company after spending 14 years honing her human resources expertise at a well-established logistics firm.
Job Details
Job Type:
Full Time
Workplace Type:
On-site
Qualification:
Diploma
Job Experience:
Mandatory
Job Location:
Nairobi County, Kenya
Closing Date:
Undisclosed
Salary:
Undisclosed
Other Pay:
Benefits
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Procurement Leadership
- Define and execute group procurement strategy aligned to business priorities.
- Create category strategies covering raw materials, packaging, indirects, services and Capex.
- Drive cross-site sourcing efficiencies and standardization across Thika, Ruiru and Nakuru.
- Lead supplier footprint optimization (localization, consolidation, diversification).
- Own sourcing governance from strategy through contracting and execution.
- Cost & Commercial Excellence
- Deliver measurable cost savings and value-creation through negotiations, contracts and sourcing initiatives.
- Implement Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and category management frameworks.
- Lead spend analytics, cost modelling and price benchmarking.
- Partner with Finance to convert savings into P&L impact and monitor budget control.
- Supplier Management & Development
- Build high-performing supplier ecosystem across local and global vendors.
- Run structured supplier evaluations, scorecards and quarterly performance reviews.
- Drive supplier innovation, quality improvement and sustainability programs.
- Enforce ethical sourcing and compliance with Group Code of Conduct.
- Governance, Systems & Process Excellence
- Own procurement policies, SOPs, control frameworks and delegation of authority.
- Oversee contract management, compliance adherence and audit readiness.
- Lead digital procurement transformation (SAP S/4HANA, Power BI, process automation).
- Improve data discipline, vendor master integrity and reporting.
- Cross-Functional Partnership
- Serve as procurement business partner to Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, R&D, Quality and Logistics teams.
- Support transformation initiatives including Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) and working-capital optimization.
- Act as escalation owner for site-level supply and supplier issues.
- Leadership & Capability Building
- Build and lead a high-performance procurement organization across sites.
- Develop capabilities in negotiations, analytics, category management and supplier engagement.
- Establish performance management cadence and succession pipeline for critical roles.
- Foster culture of accountability, ethics and continuous improvement.
Requirements
Ideal Candidate Profile
Education
- Bachelor’s in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or equivalent.
- MBA / Master’s preferred.
- CIPS / CPSM / equivalent certification highly desirable.
Experience
- 12–15 years of procurement / sourcing experience.
- Must have relevant experience in the Edible Oil and/or Beverage industry
- Minimum 5 years in senior leadership role.
- Proven FMCG or manufacturing footprint.
- Multi-site or regional procurement leadership preferred.
- Demonstrated success in cost reduction, supplier management and digital transformation.
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