Procurement Officer at Community Health, Justice and Peace Initiative for Development (JDPH)

Community Health, Justice and Peace Initiative for Development (JDPH), is a faith based organization working in the Catholic province of Jos, which is comprised of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Plateau, Taraba and Yobe states of Nigeria. The programme has a mandate of capacity building to promote integral human development and providing services to the JDPCs and all people irrespective of their religion, race or gender in the states mentioned.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Procurement Officer

Location: Plateau

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and oversee the development, implementation and evaluation of an integrated procurement and logistics plan and budget aligned to strategic priorities.
• Manage the entire procurement and supply chain process from sourcing, tendering and evaluation, contracting, timely delivery, secure storage and warehousing
• Coordinate inventory control, logistics and distribution process to avoid costly delays.
• Develop and manage transparent and competitive procurement process, including tender specification, bid evaluation, contract negotiations, contracting and monitoring of ongoing contracts while evaluating the performance.
• Develop and manage the supplier database, and establish competitive supplier selection, and evaluation, quality and performance measurement mechanisms.
• Participate in contract negotiations with suppliers, contractors and service providers and following up to ensure that all contractual obligations are fulfilled and are cost-effective.
• Periodically evaluate the Supplier data base, visit and ascertain the accuracy of details and capacity indicated by the supplier in the data base.
• Establish and implement a monitoring system that ensures that prices paid for goods and services are in line with local market prices.
• Arrange staff travel and hotel reservations, book hotel accommodation for both staff and official visitors.
• Assist in the coordination of vehicle controls, supervision of drivers, and management of staff movements.
• Maintain staff travel and logistics records, ensure proper documentation and management of the organization’s vehicles, movement, logs and records.
• Maintain procurement and logistics files including all relevant documentation and prepare monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure completeness of deliverables outlined in the contract and also ensure that all vendor complaints and concerns are addressed promptly.

Qualifications

• B.Sc Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or Business Administration
• Proven working experience as a Procurement Officer
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in “reading” the market
• Talent in negotiations and networking
• Good knowledge of supplier or third-party management software
• Good in decision-making and working with numbers
• Experience in collecting and analyzing data

Personal Abilities:

• Professional experience of 2 to 3 years in similar position
• Fluency in English, Hausa (both written and spoken)
• Personal qualities: reliable, honest, very good organization, resistance to stress, work under tight deadlines
• Good report writing is an added advantage
• A strong team player and high degree of flexibility
• Good communicator, highly organized with strong writing skills.
• Fluency in English language

Application Closing Date
15th May, 2023.