Head of Procurement

Job Description

Title: Head of Procurement

Company Name: International Development Organization

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in any discipline

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Purchase/ Procurement, Supply Chain

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Creation and ongoing value creation with a world class supply base
∎ Development of organizational procurement strategy
∎ Creation and management of short, mid, and long term goals and objectives
∎ Creation and improvement of best-practice based processes (e.g., leadership of high-value/strategic sourcing efforts)
∎ Management of business process outsourcing activities
∎ Identification and realization of cost-saving and cost-reduction opportunities
∎ Selection and management of procurement systems
∎ Lead the team for taking challenges of procurement in humanitarian and emergency situation
∎ Ensure maximum satisfaction of the stakeholders by providing right products at the right time at the right place at right cost
∎ Management of procurement staff in (and across) sourcing, contracting, transactional purchasing, supplier management, and miscellaneous internal procurement support activities
∎ Managing the skills and competency development of procurement staff, including training development and knowledge management capabilities
∎ Leadership of cross-functional teaming across other business functions and initiatives
∎ Budget management for categories under management – and for procurement itself
∎ Development of benchmarks and scorecards to be used for continuous improvement

Additional Requirements:
∎ Strong leadership skills
∎ Team player at executive levels to collaborate with business units and functional partners like IT, finance, HR, legal, etc.
∎ Solid operational management and general business skills
∎ Working knowledge of finance and/or accounting in terms of budgeting, cost management, financial accounting, treasury, risk management, etc.
∎ Ability to “sell” procurement’s value and to run procurement as a services business
∎ In-depth knowledge of sourcing and procurement principles and best practices, but doesn’t have to come from within the procurement ranks
∎ Strong negotiation skills to use for large deals
∎ Experience with modern sourcing and procurement systems
∎ Familiarity with relevant legislative and regulatory requirements, as well as understanding of standard contractual terms and conditions to mitigate legal risk
∎ Strategic mindset and problem-solving skills
∎ Change management skills and self-awareness to take varying approaches with a dynamic set of stakeholders (e.g., expert model vs. facilitative model)

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance
∎ Festival Bonus: 2

Application Deadline: October 20, 2019

Company Information:
∎ International Development Organization

Category: NGO/Development