Officer, Purchase (BRAC Seed and Agro Enterprise)
Job Description
Title: Officer, Purchase (BRAC Seed and Agro Enterprise)
Company Name: BRAC Enterprises
Vacancy: --
Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
Salary: Negotiable
Experience:
∎ At least 3 years
Published: 26 Jun 2025
Education:
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age, education, and experience requirements may be relaxed for exceptional candidates
∎ 2–3 years of logistics support in inbred‑rice seed production with contract growers preferred
∎ Proficiency in procurement and supply chain coordination for production materials
∎ Demonstrated resilience and adaptability to operate in diverse field environments
∎ Age, education, and experience requirements may be relaxed for exceptional candidates
∎ 2–3 years of logistics support in inbred‑rice seed production with contract growers preferred
∎ Proficiency in procurement and supply chain coordination for production materials
∎ Demonstrated resilience and adaptability to operate in diverse field environments
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Identify viable inbred‑rice seed‑production plots within budget constraints, in collaboration with JSS and TA, along with Hybrid Rice initiatives
∎ Align labor allocations to correspond with block and chatal requirements; coordinate seed dispatch to SPC for processing
∎ Secure and deploy essential equipment and materials—including spray machinery, barriers, generators, and tripods—ensuring timely availability and optimal utilization
∎ Procure high‑quality program inputs at competitive rates, benchmarked via vendor quotations proactively market surplus items (e.g., R‑line stock, retired gunny sacks) through the procurement committee to maximize returns
∎ Assess and confirm daily transport needs, coordinating requisitions across regions
∎ Oversee equitable distribution of inputs to contract growers, obtaining signatures in distribution logs and issuing official receipts
∎ Lease four to five well‑suited chatals (15,000–20,000 ft² each) per area, ensuring suitable infrastructure
∎ Verify plot dimensions in accordance with lease agreements and contract‑grower land specifications
∎ Acquire raw paddy seeds from contract growers, maintaining moisture content at 14–15 %
∎ Maintain rigorous post‑use storage protocols for input materials—washing, cleaning, drying—and update the maintenance register accordingly
∎ Submit comprehensive monthly reports to the Farm Manager / Sr. Farm Manager, Hybrid Rice
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so
∎ Perform any other jobs as assigned by the management
∎ Identify viable inbred‑rice seed‑production plots within budget constraints, in collaboration with JSS and TA, along with Hybrid Rice initiatives
∎ Align labor allocations to correspond with block and chatal requirements; coordinate seed dispatch to SPC for processing
∎ Secure and deploy essential equipment and materials—including spray machinery, barriers, generators, and tripods—ensuring timely availability and optimal utilization
∎ Procure high‑quality program inputs at competitive rates, benchmarked via vendor quotations proactively market surplus items (e.g., R‑line stock, retired gunny sacks) through the procurement committee to maximize returns
∎ Assess and confirm daily transport needs, coordinating requisitions across regions
∎ Oversee equitable distribution of inputs to contract growers, obtaining signatures in distribution logs and issuing official receipts
∎ Lease four to five well‑suited chatals (15,000–20,000 ft² each) per area, ensuring suitable infrastructure
∎ Verify plot dimensions in accordance with lease agreements and contract‑grower land specifications
∎ Acquire raw paddy seeds from contract growers, maintaining moisture content at 14–15 %
∎ Maintain rigorous post‑use storage protocols for input materials—washing, cleaning, drying—and update the maintenance register accordingly
∎ Submit comprehensive monthly reports to the Farm Manager / Sr. Farm Manager, Hybrid Rice
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so
∎ Perform any other jobs as assigned by the management
Workplace:
∎ Work at office
Employment Status: Full Time
Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
Apply Procedure:
Hard Copy:
∎ If you feel that you are the right match for the above- mentioned position, please click the link https://careers.brac.net/jobs/officer-purchase-brac-seed-and-agro-enterprise-2308?bulk=false before 08 July 2025.
∎ Internal candidates are requested to apply through proper channel.In case of ex-BRAC staff, PIN should be mentioned in CV. Only short- listed candidates will be contacted.
∎ BRAC is an equal opportunity employer.
∎ BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, partners, programme participants and the community has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation. We uphold human dignity and inclusion rights for all, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, disability, ethnic origin or socio-economic condition. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from women and gender-diverse individuals. We welcome persons with disabilities to apply. We nurture a culture where all individuals have the opportunity to realise their potential. Any personal persuasion will result in disqualification of candidature.
Company Information:
∎ BRAC Enterprises
∎ BRAC Centre, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212
∎ BRAC Enterprises, the social enterprise and investment division of BRAC were initiated as intervention to serve a need or create market access for the marginal producers. BRAC Enterprises strives to strike the right balance between financial surplus and social returns in order to achieve the targeted double/ triple bottom lines. By operating as a surplus generating enterprises that aims to alleviate poverty through its business operations and supply chain, BRAC succeeds in implementing its vision to serve the society in a profitable manner. Now, these socially profitable enterprises, across crafts, agriculture, livestock, poultry, fisheries, health and retail sector are making a significant contribution to the local economy through the creation of market linkage, entrepreneurs and employment opportunities.
Address::
∎ BRAC Centre, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212
∎ BRAC Enterprises, the social enterprise and investment division of BRAC were initiated as intervention to serve a need or create market access for the marginal producers. BRAC Enterprises strives to strike the right balance between financial surplus and social returns in order to achieve the targeted double/ triple bottom lines. By operating as a surplus generating enterprises that aims to alleviate poverty through its business operations and supply chain, BRAC succeeds in implementing its vision to serve the society in a profitable manner. Now, these socially profitable enterprises, across crafts, agriculture, livestock, poultry, fisheries, health and retail sector are making a significant contribution to the local economy through the creation of market linkage, entrepreneurs and employment opportunities.
Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job
Application Deadline: 8 Jul 2025
Category: Agro (Plant/Animal/Fisheries)
