Procurement Specialist

Job Description

Title: Procurement Specialist

Company Name: USAID's Advancing Universal Health Coverage

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ A minimum of a bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Manage AUHC procurement requirements and ensure compliance with Chemonics corporate policies, contractual requirements, U.S. Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Agency for International Development Acquisition Regulations (AIDAR), and any other applicable policies and procedures.
∎ Respond in a timely manner to procurement requests as submitted to the procurement team.
∎ Work directly with local, regional, or international vendors and service providers to obtain quotations and/or initiate procurements of requested commodities and services.
∎ Develop requests for proposals (RFPs) and requests for quotations (RFQs), collect and respond to questions from offerors, and record all details of submissions.
∎ Draft evaluation summaries and memoranda of negotiation.
∎ Maintain the overall integrity of the procurement filing system by ensuring that appropriate documentation is included in each procurement file.
∎ Ensure the completeness and accuracy of the project's inventory tracking system.
∎ Assist AUHC home and field office teams in developing procurement-related approval documentation for submission to USAID/Bangladesh.
∎ Provide procurement status reports and inventory summaries as requested by project staff.
∎ Provide training when necessary to project staff in procurement policies and procedures.
∎ Supervise the procurement officer.
∎ Any other duties as assign by supervisor.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 5 years of experience working in the operations/procurement unit of donor-funded projects in Bangladesh required, with 3 of these years working on USAID projects strongly preferred.
∎ Demonstrable knowledge of USAID rules and regulations surrounding procurements.
∎ Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and prioritization skills.
∎ Ability to work both independently on a team, under tight deadlines, and with versatility and integrity.
∎ Fluency in Bangla and professional proficiency in English.
∎ Good analytical ability and writing skills, with excellent working knowledge of MS Office Suite.

Application Deadline: July 1, 2019

Company Information:
∎ USAID's Advancing Universal Health Coverage

Category: Commercial/Supply Chain