Head – Procurement and Shared Service Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank Limited

The Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank Limited (ZICB) is committed to supporting its customers’ wealth creation and growth through provision of customer centric banking solutions to its chosen segments in support of commercialisation and industrialisation of the Zambian economy ’24/7″. In line with its mission, the Bank is seeking to recruit a highly motivated, result-oriented, well qualified and experienced professional to fill the following vacancy:

Head – Procurement and Shared Service (1)

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the job holder plans, organises, and supervises the procurement and shared services and adminis- tration functions, which include Security, Corpo- rate Real Estate, Maintenance, Transport, Insur- ance and General Administration, to facilitate effective and efficient bank operations for satis- faction of established customer needs.

Summary of the Main Duties/Accountabilities

The job holder will carry out the following duties among others:

• Procurement Management.
• Stores/Inventory Management.
• Shared Services Management.
• Provide general bank administrative tasks.
• Risk Management.
• Management of security service providers as well as third-party security providers i.e. guards, police, CIT as a point of contact for the bank for proper management and imple- mentation of the physical security policy.
• Performance Management, and
• Conduct regular checks on service delivery to maintain agreed turn-around-time service standards to ensure that all service providers are adhering to agreed Service Level Agreements.

SKILLS REQUIRED TO UNDERTAKE THE ROLE

• Managerial, planning and organisation skills.
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written English
• Presentation skills
• Teamwork skills
• Time-keeping skills
• Analytical skills
• In-depth knowledge of public procurement processes in line with the Public Procure- ment Act.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12 School Certificate or GEC Equiva- lent.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Purchasing and Supply or the equivalent.
• Minimum of ten (10) Years of relevant expe- rience at managerial level
• Must be a Member of the Zambia Institute of Purchasing and Supply (ZIPS)
• Knowledge of SAP Procurement Modules will be an added advantage.