Purpose of the Job:

•  Reporting to the Senior Manager: Acquisition Management, the successful incumbent is accountable for the effective management of acquisitions relating to quotations for RAF.

Key Performance Areas

Acquisition Management

• Negotiate prices and terms of agreements with suppliers on behalf of RAF.
• Manage market research to identify potential suppliers who could meet RAF’s needs.
• Review bids from suppliers to ensure that they conform to specifications and are complete.
• Work with internal departments to develop budgets and plans for projects involving large capital expenditures.
• Coordinate with legal counsel to ensure that contracts adhere to all legal requirements.
• Ensure effective management of acquisitions.

Reporting

• Prepare and submit regulation reports as and when required to provide progress updates and/or inform management decisions.
• Develop reports/ policies/ procedures and guide the process through the alignment of the documents to the overall RAF’s Strategy.
• Develop functional reporting systems, for management, projects or performance reporting.
• Prepare proposals, briefings, presentations, reports, and other documentation and provide management information both verbally and in report format.

Policy Review and Implementation

• Contribute to the development and implementation of departmental policy, procedures and processes.
• Keep up to date with effective policy and practice execution strategies.

Stakeholder Management

• Facilitate and manage communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders in relation to investments and proactively and progressively manage the relationships.
• Manage relationships with service providers or procurement teams and ensure that all relevant procured items are invoiced and paid on Time.
• Communicate with all levels of stakeholder contact.
• Represent the Fund in relevant external activities, events and reports.

People Management

• Ensure the sourcing, development and retention of a high-performance team.
• Manage staff in the department to ensure that they achieve their objectives in line with the strategic objectives of the RAF.
• Manage the implementation of human capital processes and procedures to control/ regulate workplace conflict and/or institute corrective measures and consultation processes to address deviations from standards.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Finance/ Supply Chain Management related qualification.
• Postgraduate in a Finance/ Supply Chain Management related qualification will be an added advantage.
• Relevant 6 – 8 years’ experience in an Acquisition Management related environment dealing with quotations of which 2 years must have been on a management/supervisory level/ area of expertise.
• Experience in procurement/ supply chain management within SoEs will be an added advantage.