Regional Purchase Assistant – Procurement

About the role

The Regional Purchase Assistant will support procurement activities across the East Africa region, handling quotations, price comparisons and reporting. This role ensures timely and cost‑effective purchasing for regional institutions.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor price variances within the E.A region and prepare weekly/periodic enquiry status and price variance reports.
• Obtain competitive quotes, recommend or award orders to the most competitive suppliers, and follow up to ensure timely delivery.
• Communicate with end users to understand requirements, obtain sign‑offs, and keep them informed of enquiry status.
• Provide necessary information for purchase order approval, including best‑price comparisons, availability and delivery periods.
• Arrange periodic meetings with regional institutions, inform users of new products, and consolidate import orders for the network.
• Assist the Capex team with daily purchasing processes and compile quarterly savings reports.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing and Supply Chain or a related business field.
• Member of CIPS, CILT or KISM.
• Minimum 2 years supervisory experience in purchasing or warehouse functions.
• Strong attention to detail, trustworthy, dependable, and knowledge of warehousing/stocking.