Overview
Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families.
Job Position: Procurement Officer
Job Location: Abuja
Job Description
- The Procurement Officer is supporting all procurement conducted by the Country office.
- The Procurement Officer will be working closely with program and administrative support staffs, and backstopping program and administrative staffs in field offices.
- The Procurement Officer reports to and is supervised directly by the Procurement Manager.
- S/he works closely with administrative and finance staffs at the home and field offices.
Job Responsibilities
- Working with program and technical staffs to plan all procurements.
- Receive and process order from field and country office team
- Specifying and selecting commodities and products including lab products, entomological supplies, vehicles, office equipment and supplies, etc.
- Preparing and issuing bid documentation to qualified vendors
- Managing quality assurance procedures in conformity with donor requirements
- Negotiating price and payment terms
- Managing procurement request/authorization processes
- Managing bid review and selection process
- Managing purchases, payment (in conjunction with the finance department), logistics planning and follow-up
- Manage automated procurement tracking system and processes and ensuring that up-to-date procurement documentation.
- Ensure that paper-based filing system is kept current.
Job Requirements
- B.Sc in Business Administration / Business Management, Finance, Economics or a related field.
- MBA or relevant professional certification in procurement, logistics and supply chain would be an added advantage.
- 4 -6 years of work experience within a well-structured organization. Technical knowledge of procurement and logistics management. Experience would preferably include work with INGOs involved in health-related projects e.g. Malaria and HIV.
- Experience in procurement planning, market intelligence, vendors due diligence, competitive bidding processes, contract formulation, review of commitments, and logistics management.
- Knowledge of USAID procurement rules and regulations, or other international donor agencies.
- Very strong computer skills particularly in Excel and other Microsoft Office program and complex spreadsheet application development skills a plus.
- Familiarity with and experience in using off-the-shelf or custom-developed procurement and inventory management software.
- Experience or willingness to use computer-assisted task planning and monitoring systems and procedures (e.g. in Outlook, SharePoint or other).
- Strong oral and written communication.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to follow-up.
- Demonstrated ability to multitask.
- Team player, but with ability to work independently without close supervision
Salary Range
N638,000 – N721,000 Monthly (Gross).
Benefits:
Jhpiego offers a comprehensive employee benefits package including:
- Medical and dental plans
- Paid vacation
- Holidays and sick leave
- Personal accident insurance
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Life and disability insurance
- Travel insurance
- Education assistance plan and more.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.