Senior Procurement Officer ( Afghan Nationals Only )

Manage procurement processes to ensure compliance and efficiency.

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Overview

Manage procurement processes to ensure compliance and efficiency.

You have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration/Financial Accounting or Logistics related field. Master’s degree is preferred.
  • 3-4 years of responsible work experience in supply chain operations (Procurement).
  • Experience working with NGO preferred.
  • Knowledge of generic procurement procedures and practices.
  • Proven success as a procurement leader within supply chain including planning, procurement, and logistics.
  • Good collaborator and influencer with effective interpersonal and analytical skills who work seamlessly across cultures, organizational units, and suppliers.
  • Knowledge and experience in procurement plans, strategies, market analysis techniques, procurement and contracting.
  • Good negotiation skills.
  • Excellent skills in conducting market analysis and sourcing strategies.
  • Able to work effectively in a highly matrixed structure.
  • Good mathematical skills.

Job Description

- To closely work with all programs and budget holders on the identification of needs and the preparation of on-time Project Procurement Plans (PP) for each grant, and to ensure that PPs are updated regularly. - To ensure implementing procurement plans following related IRC procurement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), - To ensure that all purchase requisitions for the provision of Goods, Construction works, and services are processed under applicable procurement methods (Direct purchase, RFQ, RFP, or utilizing of MPAs/MSAs) transparently at the best available price within the given timeline and in compliance with all IRC and donor procurement policies and procedures. - To ensure all Master Purchase Agreements (MPAs) and Master Service Agreements (MSAs) are up-to-date and their renewal or re-tendering takes place 3 months in advance. - To work with different program budget holders to identify the need for specific supplies and services repeatedly ordered to establish new MPAs and MSAs. - Support the development of procurement specifications. - Process Purchase requisitions for the procurement of medical supplies and ensure that the required approvals are obtained. - Maintain the vendor records, sourcing records, and retention of SC records. - To develop a market assessment document for the required procurement category - Develop and maintain the Office Vendors List with supporting documentation for vendors. - Develop vendor files and ensure vendor files are up to date with no missing. - To process prequalification’s of vendors and develop and maintain prequalified vendors for the procurement of Construction, Pharmaceuticals, and Cash Services - To ensure the procurement tracker is updated daily and procurement processes are closed daily, - Make Sure Purchase Documents (PDs) are tracked through a proper coding system by the Procurement staff. - Review procurement documents for accuracy before taking payment for approval. - Ensure vendor payments are settled in a timely manner. - Collaborating with all departments through Coordination with finance and program to ensure smooth and timely procurement. - To ensure the tracking, monitoring, and management of contracts (POs, MPAs, and MSAs) and and amendment of existing contracts if required. - Maintaining supplier files and documentation - Monitoring and documenting supplier performance - Maintain supplier performance score cards. - Assist in identifying and analyzing compliance risk in procurement processes and in implementing donor rules & regulations for all procurements. - Implementing due diligence for suppliers includes conducting reference checks, supplier visits, etc. - Providing consistent and constructive support to other departments to ensure compliance with policies and procedures. - Identifying and reporting procurement red flags across the procurement value chain - Implementing corrective action plans (CAPs) in response to internal and/or external audit queries - Preparing and submitting accurate monthly reports to the line manager on time. - Supporting the development and updating of the procurement plans (assigned) as required. - Submitting the monthly list of commitments to the line manager and other relevant departments - Submit the periodic procurement tracking report for specific Grants that you are assigned to. - Setting procurement team members' objectives - Training procurement staff on relevant policies, procedures, and SOPs - Train and certify procurement committee members. - Documenting training needs - Ensuring that all procurement staff and counterparts are trained to standard

Qualifications

- bachelor’s degree in business administration/Financial Accounting or Logistics related field. Master’s degree is preferred. - 3-4 years of responsible work experience in supply chain operations (Procurement) - Experience working with NGO preferred. - Knowledge of generic procurement procedures and practices - Proven success as a procurement leader within supply chain including planning, procurement, and logistics. - Good collaborator and influencer with effective interpersonal and analytical skills who work seamlessly across cultures, organizational units, and suppliers. - Knowledge and experience in procurement plans, strategies, market analysis techniques, procurement and contracting. - Good negotiation skills - Excellent skills in conducting market analysis and sourcing strategies. - Able to work effectively in a highly matrixed structure. - Good mathematical skills.

Potential interview questions

How have you handled a difficult negotiation in a previous role? This question assesses your negotiation skills and ability to handle challenging conversations. Provide a specific scenario, focusing on the strategies you employed and the outcome.
Describe a time when you had to manage multiple procurement requests simultaneously. This question evaluates your organizational and multitasking abilities. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you give an example of how you've dealt with a compliance issue in procurement? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you ensure that vendor performance is monitored effectively? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What steps do you take to develop and maintain procurement plans? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 2 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: rescue.org