Sr Procurement & Operations Manager Job Penda Health, Nairobi, Kenya
About the Role
We’re looking for a Senior Procurement & Operations Manager to lead procurement, asset, facilities, and operational functions across Penda Health. You’ll drive supplier performance and operational excellence, keep our clinical and corporate sites running efficiently, and strengthen the controls and accountability that let us scale safely. This is a senior leadership role balancing cost, risk, resilience, and service delivery — with two direct reports (Procurement Officers and the Assets & Facilities Manager) and real influence over how the organization sources, spends, and operates.
Responsibilities
Procurement Strategy & Governance
- Lead end-to-end procurement operations — from medical equipment and pharmaceuticals to services and operational supplies — ensuring compliance, value for money, and uninterrupted supply. Build procurement strategies, governance frameworks, and sourcing approaches that optimize cost and quality. Lead strategic supplier negotiations, set procurement KPIs, and use market intelligence and analytics to drive continuous improvement.
Supplier & Vendor Management
- Own supplier selection, strategic partnerships, contract awards, and vendor consolidation decisions.
- Monitor vendor performance, resolve escalations, and identify opportunities for stronger, more consolidated supplier relationships.
Operations, Assets & Facilities
- Provide oversight of asset lifecycle management, facilities operations, and infrastructure projects across all sites, ensuring they’re safe, compliant, and ready to support high-quality care.
- Drive asset optimization, maintenance programs, and capital planning.
Operational Controls & Financial Stewardship
- Partner with the warehouse team to strengthen inventory governance and risk management.
- Manage budgets under your docket, lead procurement savings initiatives, and ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance.
- Proactively manage procurement, supplier, infrastructure, and operational risks.
Leadership & Continuous Improvement
- Lead, coach, and develop high-performing procurement and infrastructure teams.
- Support medical centre expansion initiatives and cross-functional operational excellence programs.
- Partner with clinical, finance, and operations leaders to align priorities and influence resource allocation decisions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field
- Professional procurement qualification (CIPS, KISM, CPSP-K, or equivalent)
- 7+ years of progressive experience in procurement, supply chain, operations, or facilities/asset management, including at least 4 years in a senior management or leadership role
- Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams
- Strong strategic procurement and supplier management skills
- Experience across operations, asset, and facilities management
- Solid grounding in financial and risk management
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and change management ability
- A results-driven, accountable, continuous-improvement mindset
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