Purchasing Officer
Job Description
Title: Purchasing Officer
Company Name: Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Essential, secondary education; commerce related studies desirable
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Performing on a day to day basis the purchasing activities of a supply office, analyzing market sources and competitive pricing conditions among different suppliers in order to ensure an ongoing supply of goods, following the procurement procedures and according to MSF standards and protocols. Including the following activities:
∎ Constantly assessing the local market, seeking products and suppliers that offer the best value for money and negotiating prices in order to guarantee the best quality and pricing for MSF goods and commodities. Regularly updating the supplier-item-price data on the supply office and informing the Supply (Activity) Supervisor / Logistics Supervisor of all information or modifications to the data i.e. price, address, items available
∎ At the request of the line manager, obtaining different quotations from suppliers according to the MSF Purchasing policy and placing purchase orders to pre-selected suppliers with whom prices have been agreed
∎ Requesting invoices or receipts, without delay, for all purchases, checking they are correctly filled and translating information written in local language before approval
∎ Managing the administrative and accounting procedures related to purchases: completing purchase orders, checking delivery notes (against orders), managing advances issued by the Finance Department, etc. Updating information on purchase lists after purchases are made
∎ Assisting in reception control process with the storekeeper
∎ Follows the MSF policy when purchasing technical items (i. energy policy etc..).
∎ Carryout regular market survey in order to obtain competitive prices.
∎ Preparing tabulations in accordance with MSF supply chain and finance guidelines
∎ Being responsible for internal communication with requesting MSF units with regard to the follow-up on (the content) of internal requests, purchase orders and subsquent deliveries.
∎ Preparing plans for the purchase of equipment, services, and supplies.
∎ Regularly updating supply tools and settling down the invoice with the finance department.
∎ Reviewing, comparing, analyzing, and approving products and services to be purchased.
∎ Maintaining accurate purchase and pricing records.
∎ Maintaining and updating supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product catalogs, etc.
∎ Maintaining good supplier relations and negotiating contracts.
∎ Researching and evaluating prospective suppliers.
∎ Perform other supply chain-related tasks, per the needs of the mission/project
Additional Requirements:
∎ 2+ years of experience as a purchasing officer or in a similar position.
∎ Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP apps.
∎ Strong communication and negotiation skills.
∎ Good analytical and strategic thinking skills
Salary:
∎ Tk. 47477 - 56972 (Monthly)
∎ Salary according to level 5 of the internal MSF salary grid, which is 47,477 BDT gross. Two annual leave days per month worked. Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Medical allowance
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 1 May 2022
Company Information:
∎ 24 Apr 2022
∎ Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
∎ Address : 5th Floor, Khawaja Palace, Plot N. 76, Ro-11, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh.
∎ Business : Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in over 80 countries worldwide. MSF has been working in Bangladesh since 1992. MSF was awarded the prestigious `Nobel Peace Prize` in 1999 for its pioneering humanitarian activities since 1971 in several continents.
Category: NGO/Development
: For this position we will accept both hardcopy and online applications. The deadline is 01 May 2022. Please send your cover letter, resume (CV) and motivation letter, at [email protected] without a motivational letter will be rejected. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews/testing. Application documents are non-returnable; please do not submit original documents. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Only Bangladesh citizens will be considered for this position. No monetary, goods or service offers, nor favoritism, will be tolerated in a recruitment process. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts. Any illicit solicitations can be reported to the justice system. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts and will stop collaboration with any workers involved in such acts.
