Vacancy: PURCHASING OFFICER - Call for Roster Candidates Pool for Recruitment on Short term Temporary Basis @ Medecins Sans Frontieres Belgium Closing: 04/Oct/2023

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PURCHASING OFFICER - Call for Roster Candidates Pool for Recruitment on Short term Temporary Basis
Medecins Sans Frontieres Belgium

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) translates to Doctors without Borders. We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - bound together by our charter. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality. We are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.

MSF was founded in 1971 in Paris by a group of journalists and doctors. Today, we are a worldwide movement of nearly 65,000 people.

www.msf.org/belgium

Salary: 815 USD

Section/Unit: Logistics and Supply

Grade Level: Level 5

Supervisor: Supply Chain Team Leader / Project Supply Chain Manager / Supply Supervisor / Supply Chain Officer

No. of Post: 4-5

Duty Station: Madani

Duration: Short term

Closing Date: 04 Oct 2023

Background:

Main Purpose

Performing the day to day purchasing activities in a particular supply office (coordination or project level) according to MSF protocols and standards in order to ensure an optimal running of the mission/ project

Duties and responsibilities:

Accountabilities

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
- Performing delegated tasks according to his / her activity and as specified in his/her job description

Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:

Requirements

Education

Essential, secondary education; commerce related studies desirable

Experience

Language

Knowledge

Essential: at least 2 years' experience in supply chain related jobs; desirable: relevant work experience with MSF or other International NGOs.

Excellent command of English (at least B2) and Arabic

Computer literacy (word, excel, power point, outlook…)

Application Requirements:

Interested candidates are requested to send the applications with documents; (Updated CV, Educational certificates, work experience certificates, previous employers’ references and copy of their national ID) to:

To apply online here at the following link:

Sudanjob.net

NOTE: Please note that MSF will Only accept applications and CV submitted in English language. Only shortlisted candidates will be called.

Opening date: Thursday 28th September 2023 Closing date: Wednesday 04th October 2023