Procurement Associate
Job Description
Title: Procurement Associate
Company Name: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor or equivalent degree qualified in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Procurement, or other related fields.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Procurement Officer, the job holder will be responsible for the following duties:
∎ Consolidate and analyze data from which to inform Country sourcing strategies or plan specialist procurement initiatives that support effective and cost optimizing purchase decisions (for example annual procurement plan consolidation, quarterly procurement plan review, etc)
∎ Provide oversight, mentorship, and support for procurement needs (moderate value commodities, delivering programmes of a similar nature) on implementing standard practice procurement policies and procedures, ensuring a strategic, forward purchasing approach to procurement in compliance with wider WFP policies, standards, and regulations
∎ Conduct end-to-end procurement process of light complexity (e.g. issue tenders, evaluate offers, prepare meeting minutes for Committee review, and negotiate/award contracts), to ensure successful procurement of food, non-food commodities, or and retail services
∎ Act as the focal point for internal and external audits. Collate information and draft appropriate responses to recommendations to support auditing of procurement activities and ensure conformity with compliance rules
∎ Identify and assess vendors through market research, develop and maintain strong relationships with all relevant suppliers and retailers to enable WFP to maximize the value of the service delivered. Perform a due diligence process on new vendors for registration and prepare relevant documents to assist the process
∎ Work in close collaboration with cross-functional counterparts to align procurement activities and promote an integrated supply-chain approach to NFI & retail assistance. Ensure smooth communication with WFP counterparts such as NGOs, Implementing Partners, UN agencies, etc.
∎ Coordinate and prepare accurate and timely reports of procurement activities to contribute to a WFP wide view that enables informed decision making and consistency of information presented to partners, leading to performance optimization
∎ Handle individual procurement assistants under the incumbent or small procurement teams ensuring appropriate development and enable high performance. Take over their duties and cases during periods of absence
∎ Build capacity of WFP staff and external partners to take a strategic and proactive approach to the procurement of food and non-food commodities and services e.g., through the provision of training sessions
∎ Contribute to preparedness actions by assessing and supervising risks linked to products, categories or contracts and sharing the findings with the supervisor
∎ Keep, track and be responsible for purchasing requisitions, prioritize accordingly, and refer to supervisors what require particular attention for advice or technical support
Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience: 5 Years of Minimum experience with 3 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Procurement or relevant field.
∎ Languages: Excellent written and oral/communications skills in both English and Bangla
Salary: Tk. 114638 (Monthly)
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 22 Jun 2021
Company Information:
∎ 10 Jun 2021
∎ United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 22nd Jun 2021
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