2 Fresher Procurement Officer Job Placements – Marie Stopes International



Organization: Marie Stopes
International
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Senior Manager
Procurement & Logistics
Job Reference Number: 1926
About Us:
Marie Stopes International exists to bring quality family planning and
reproductive healthcare to the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people.
We’ve been delivering family planning, safe abortion, and maternal health
services for over 35 years. Millions of women worldwide turn to us for help
each year, whether in limiting the size of their families, or avoiding
dangerous complications in pregnancy or unsafe abortion.
Job Summary: The Procurement
Officer will support timely, high quality and cost effective procurement of all
goods and services across all channels in full compliance with all donor
regulations, legal and policy requirements. In addition the post is needed to
collate and follow up all procurement plans from delivery teams.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
Planning for procurements inline with budget and plans
  • Support
    the collection and collation of all annual procurement plans of good and
    services
  • Draw
    procurement plans from approved budgets
  • The
    jobholder will propose timetable for procurement to be approved
  • Set
    up timetable and agree with finance, programme, sales and centres
    teams on times, volumes and processes to use
  • Ensure
    that all the necessary paperwork is forwarded to users on time
  • Guide
    staff and all user departments on issues to do with procurement and
    logistics
Ensuring cost effective end to end procurement
  • Set Up
    • Under instruction and in liaison with users, set up and manage
      procurement of goods and services closely following policy to
      ensure timeliness, quality and cost efficiency
    • Present procurement documentation to procurement committee on
      time and accurately
    • Prepare adverts, agenda and notices and publish.
    • Ensure all the necessary documentation is filled by the
      them before a procurement activity commences
    • Proposals, award letters, contracts completed
    • Participates in pre-bid meetings,
    • Assists in Publicizing Procurement notices including liaising
      with newspapers printing companies about advertisements, and
      addenda.
  • Purchase
    • Submit invoices to Finance for payment
    • Follow up on the suppliers and service providers invoices, and
      ensure that they are paid in a timely manner
  • Storage
    • Ensure receipt is for the right goods (batch numbers,
      expirey dates etc)
    • Ensure proper storage. Raising immediately any concerns
    • Coordinate with the Warehouse supervisor to ensure that all
      equipment and pharmaceutical products required by the different field
      teams are released in a timely manner
  • Delivery
    • Consignments sent with teams going to field and through courier
      in a timely manner.
    • Carries out supplier appraisals, with consultation with
      Procurement and Logistics Manager, and other managers and Directors.
  • Record keeping: Properly files documents
    including bid documents, proposals, award letters, contracts
Review and learning from customers
  • Supplier
    appraisals carried out and reports made every year
  • Prepare
    monthly, quarterly and annual reports about the status of the procurement
    and logistics.
  • Survey
    staff clients and get feedback on levels of satisfaction
  • Participates
    in bid evaluation meetings
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The applicant should preferably hold a
    Bachelor’s Degree or its
    equivalent in Business management, Commerce, General Management,
    Procurement& Logistics Management, Accounting, pharmacy
  • The
    applicants should preferably have two years’ experience in
    procurement & Logistics management related activities in NGO /or
    commercial setting
  • Knowledge
    in supply chain management is an added advantage.
  • Demonstrable
    experience of a range of procurement activities, including but not limited
    to: national and international procurement; warehouse management;
    pharmacy management.
  • Proven
    skills in Microsoft Office computer programmes, particularly Word and
    Excel.
  • Knowledge
    of institutional donors in the sector and related compliance regulations
    (e.g., DFID, EC, USAID, UNFPA) regarding warehousing.
  • Pharmacological experience: knowledge of
    drugs and pharmacy stores management
  • Thorough
    knowledge of the principles, procedures and practises of accounting,
    financial records and transactions
  • Broad
    knowledge and understanding of current internal audit legislation with
    the ability to maintain up to date knowledge and sharing developments with
    colleagues.
  • Strong
    organisation skills with the ability to work under pressure
  • Able
    to work autonomously and to plan and prioritise own workload
  • Excellent
    verbal, written and presentation skills
The Procurement Officer is required to demonstrate MSI Uganda’s core
values of:
  • Accountability of all staff to each other
    and our clients and stakeholders
  • Equality of opportunity and access
  • Value for money in the management of our
    resources
How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to join Marie Stopes are strongly encouraged to
send an updated CV, cover letter, certified copies of academic documents to the
Senior Manager Human Resource via email to: vacancies@msiu.or.ug quoting the
position reference number.
NB: Please do not attach transcripts
Deadline: Friday, 3rd
February, 2017 by 12:00 Noon

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