Solidarités International (SI) is a French humanitarian organisation operating for over 35 years who is committed to providing aid in the event of conflict and natural disasters. Our mission is to provide aid as quickly and as efficiently as possible to endangered populations by meeting their vital needs: water, food and shelter.
SI has started activities in North-eastern Nigeria in August 2016 in the fields of Wash and is now intervening in 4 areas of the state for Wash and Shelter activities
Job Title: Procurement Manager
Location: Maiduguri, (Borno State) with movements inside the state
Probationary Period: 1 month
Delocalized Status & Benefits: N/A
Contract Duration: 3 months, subject to renewal upon available donor funding.
Responsibilities and Tasks
- The procurement manager supports the deputy LogCoo in implementing and supervising all purchases activities at mission level
- In particular, he/she lends support to carrying out activities and the filing and archiving logistical documents.
- He/she will be responsible for the purchase follow up and will assist the deputy LogCoo in the consolidation of the mission purchases
- He/she will be in charge of team management.
- He/she temporarily takes on the basic tasks of the purchaser or storekeeper in their absence.
List of principal activities:
- Management of purchase
- Assess the markets and identify the main and/or relevant suppliers
- Update price lists and vendor databases
- Control and ensure Solidarités International purchase procedures are respected
- Verify and process quote requests and IOFs
- Make purchase file for validation : quotation, bid analysis, contract …
- Proceed with the purchase
- Compose and archive purchase folders
- Negotiate prices, deadlines and methods of delivery
- Ensure that relationships with suppliers are monitored
- Coordinate with the stock/freight manager when there is delivery
- Follow up the purchase planning with the purchase schedule
- Provide feedbacks on the status of the purchase
- Human resource management
- Assist with Log training sessions for the log team
- Participate in the recruitment of his/her team
- Coordinate, plan and supervise the work of his/her team
- Appraise personnel under his/her direct supervision
- Validate planning, follow attendance of his/her team
Reporting:
- Preparation of the IOF follow up for the Monthly logistic Pack.
Profile Required
- Training: Academic degree such as Bachelor in logistics, trade or Higher National diploma in procurement, business or equivalent.
- Languages: English, Kanuri, Haussa is a plus
- IT skills: microsoft software practise (word, Excel)
- Professional experience: experience in supply, purchase, management. experience in NGO is a plus,
- Personal qualities: dynamic, organized, methodical, team spirit, managerial skills, meticulous
Application Closing Date
19th December, 2017.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's and suitability statement as a single attachment to:
[email protected] the subject of the email should be the title/location and the CV/Cover Letter should be saved in the applicant’s full name.
Or
Hardcopy and the title of the related position must be written on the envelope and addressed to:
Solidarités International Office,
No 8 Manassa Street,
Behind Polo Ground,
Maiduguri,
Borno State.
Attention: Abdul Raouf Naimzadah, (Maiduguri Base).
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Shortlisting will start as soon as we start receiving applications and deadline might be changed without prior notice.