Specialist – Budget, Inventory & Partner Management at Safaricom Kenya

  • Full Time
  • Nairobi

Safaricom Kenya

Safaricom Kenya is recruiting a Specialist to manage budget planning, inventory operations, and partner relationships across enterprise programs. This full time job opportunity in Kenya involves overseeing CAPEX and OPEX budgets, tracking financial performance, and ensuring compliance with partner agreements. Job seekers with operations and supply chain experience can apply for this position on a rolling basis.

📋 Job Overview

Specialist – Budget, Inventory & Partner Management at Safaricom Kenya – Safaricom Kenya Kenya Job Details

Responsibilities

  • Uphold the company code of conduct, policies and procedures, ensuring integrity and accountability in every aspect of your work.
  • All employees have a responsibility to adhere to safety, health, and wellbeing  policies, guidelines and procedures in all actions and decisions.
  • Lead end-to-end planning and management of CAPEX and OPEX budgets across enterprise programs and projects.
  • Support annual budgeting cycles and provide financial input into business cases and solution design.
  • Monitor budget performance, track variances, and ensure financial governance and cost control.
  • Manage onboarding, governance, and performance of partners, including KPI/SLA tracking and reviews.
  • Ensure compliance with contracts and oversee partner payments, documentation, and reporting accuracy.
  • Maintain and optimise IMS reporting, ensuring data integrity and zero historical liabilities through proactive reconciliation.
  • Oversee full inventory and asset lifecycle management, including procurement, deployment, tracking, and disposal.
  • Ensure stock availability using demand forecasting and align procurement with pricing and vendor requirements.
  • Drive process improvements, automation, and governance across financial, inventory, and partner management functions.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally, influence stakeholders, and support system enhancements through requirements gathering and UAT participation.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in IT/BBIT/Supply Chain/Procurement or related relevant field
  • 2years experience in operations support function in a busy Enterprise/Telco implementation and deployment environment or Supplier/Partner Management roles
  • Strong Analytical and reporting skills
  • Project Management and good working knowledge of Finance and Budgeting
  • Experience working with Agile methodologies like Scrum
  • Fair appreciation of telecommunications/IT and network related equipment and solutions

🎯 How to Apply

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