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Job Description

Kagem is seeking remarkable candidates to join the team, in the position of Head – Supply Chain Services

Head – Supply Chain Services (x 1)

Reports to: General Manager

Job Purpose Summary
Coordinate all purchasing activities by adherence to company policies and procedures in order to effectively drive out costs, manage inventory and supplier relations.

Key Result Areas & Accountabilities

• Adhere to company policies, procedures, and ethics codes and ensure that they are communicated and implemented to ensure transparency in materials management;

• Coordinate all purchasing activities and directly involved with managing inventory, supplier management and driving out cost in order to improve margins and support revenue growth;

• Create procedures and reporting methods for the effective management of inventory and well maintenance of locator system;

• Effective procurement to be carried out to minimise inventory carrying cost by monitoring safety stock levels and ensure avoidance of inventory shrinkage due to theft, fraud and negligence;

• Interface with departmental heads to establish material flow including releasing order, receiving materials, issues management and budget proposals;

• Participate in KML’s ongoing budgeting and strategic planning process by providing logistical support;

• Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, and evaluation of supplier performance factors, such as cost, quality and delivery;

• Identify and develop strategic suppliers/partnerships to support KML’s business goals and to ensure end user satisfaction of the materials being procured;

• Fully embrace KML’s quality system to identify opportunities and drive continuous improvement;

• Ensure continuous improvement in supplier delivery, quality and cost; strive to standardize the materials by developing genuine vendors and codifying them in Navision;

• Ensure information security relating to materials department and accounting of all materials in the Navision;

• Management of people resources through good practices, employee appraisal systems, implementation of compensation and benefit programs, communication systems, and performance management techniques.

Professional Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelors of Science – Supply Chain Services/Business Administration;

• Master of Science – Supply Chain Services/Business Administration;

• Certifications in CIPS will be an added advantage.

• Minimum 10 years’ work experience in senior management position

• Paid up member of ZIPS/CIPS

• Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA) certificate of verification and evaluation of qualification will be required before the job offer

Skills, Knowledge & Characteristics

• Excellent analytical and evaluation skills

• Good command of both oral and written communication

• Possession of good leadership skills

• Ability to lead the team

• Must be competent in ERP applications

• Excellent knowledge of the commercial regulations

Working Environment / Conditions

• Environmental conditions: Good

• Occupational hazards: Dust

• Physical effort: None

Send your applications (Cover Letter and CV only) to The Head-Human Resources by mail to: [email protected]

Certificates will only be required at the interview stage.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 21 September 2025

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Kagem Mining Ltd is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all eligible applicants to apply. We do not charge or ask for money from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. Should you be asked to do so by anybody, please do not proceed and report such individuals to the police immediately.

ABOUT KAGEM MINING:

Kagem Mining Limited, based in Lutwanyama, is the world’s single largest emerald producer. It covers an area of approximately 41 square kilometers and is in the central part of the Ndola Rutal Emerald Restricted Area (NRERA”), in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. Kagem Mining prides itself on industry-leading health and safety standards, innovative approaches to engineering and cutting-edge management of unique geology. Since 2008, Kagem is 75% owned by Gemfields, a world-leading supplier of responsibly sourced colored gemstones, in a model partnership with the Zambian government, through the Industrial Development Center (IDC) Kagen as to embate the values of Genfields and operate in a way that contributes positively to the national economy, while taking a leading role in modernizing the colored genistone sector and building sustainable livelihoods for the communities around the mine. Kagem believes that colored gemstones should be mined and marketed by championing three key values-legitimacy, transparency, and integrity