International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research, June-2020 ISSN (2226-8235) Vol-9, Issue 6 http://www.ijmsbr.com Page 76 Influence of Strategic Procurement Planning On Performance of Public Water Companies in Kenya Author’s Details: Rebecca Mutia 1* Willy Muturi 2 Patrick Mwangangi 3 1 School of Business and Public Management, KCA University 2 3 College of Human Resources and Development, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. Corresponding author: mutiarebecca@gmail.com Abstract Coherent evaluation of procurement planning would involve identification of all needs, evaluations of alternative methods which would be adopted to amalgamate required resources and allocate as per organization policy. Consequently, the study examined the influence of strategic procurement planning and performance of public water companies in Kenya. Findings of the study indicate positive and significant influence of strategic procurement planning and performance of public water companies in Kenya. Keywords: Public water Companies, Strategic Procurement Planning Introduction According to Chicksand, Watson, Walker, Radnor, & Johnston, (2012 proper procurement plans optimize achievement of organization goals. This can only be achieved through consolidation and amalgamation of data from heterogeneous sources with the ultimate goals of optimizing benefits gained from any input process. Successful planning calls for easier evaluation of organization strengths, opportunities, threats and weakness facing any opportunity for a firm (Chepngetich, 2018). It can be argued that optimal procurement process is not void of organization capacity to gather structured and unstructured data. This can be used to aid in annual procurement needs assessment, awareness and evaluation. All departments within any corporation ought to prepare expenditure estimates in an accounting cycle. This will aid in examination, prioritization and evaluation of value contribution associated with each expense (Aketch & Karanja, 2013). Coherent evaluation of procurement planning would involve identification of all needs, evaluations of alternative methods which would be adopted to amalgamate required resources and allocate as per organization policy (Lysons, & Farrington, 2010). Adherence to procurement plans within an organization would aid in achievement of organization goals and objectives. Procurement approval framework is procedural guideline on procurement control, monitoring and evaluation (Makau, 2014). Through, these framework procurement activities are stipulated and evaluation mechanisms documented. Coherent procurement framework should provide equal opportunity amongst all tender participants, address procurement queries in transparent and comprehensive approach and all applicants must be compliant with objective evaluation criterion. Total compliance with this trinity approach would improve organization information flow between supplier and seeker of goods and services. Also, it would aid in responding to newly available competitive advantages. Further, it will promote health financial management approaches due to its capacity to match orders, improve quality audit and better operationalize security measures which would be beneficial to a given organization (Oyuke & Shale, 2014). Literature Review In a study undertaken by Nzau and Njeru (2014) on factors affecting procurement performance of public universities in Nairobi by empirically examining the relationships between staff competence and top management as independent variables and procurement planning as dependent variable. By contrast their findings excluded ICT infrastructure and leadership management support, policy regulatory framework and organizational performance as variables. These study findings cannot be generalized in water sector since public universities are regulated by different regulatory framework. Sharma (2013) examine the effect of leadership on organization commitment. Cross sectional research design was adopted and data gathered through questionnaire and analyzed using inferential and descriptive statistics.