Procurement Officer at Save the Children

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Procurement Officer
Job ID: 210005ZE
Location: Ogoja, Cross River
Grade: 4
Contract Length: Open Ended
Team/Programme: Supply Chain
Employee Status: Fixed Term

Child Safeguarding

Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

Role Purpose

The Procurement Officer (Buying) is responsible for purchasing of goods and services in Ogoja based on needs of Save the Children’s programmes, managing orders and relations for a complex portfolio of programmes.
The Procurement Officer will also support the Supplychain Coordinator in:
Ensuring that the right supplies and services are procured and that there is timely procurement and delivery of goods and services to programmes to deliver outstanding results for children
Ensuring best value for money is achieved through competitive and transparent procurement processes

Scope of Role

Reports to: Supplychain Co-ordinator
Staff reporting to this post: None

Key Areas of Accountability
Procuring Goods and Services (Buying):

Manage suppliers professionally and proactively, providing feedback to improve performance and leading periodic review meetings.
Provide procurement advice and support to field offices.
Deliver management information reports summarising key trends in performance of the procurement section against KPIs.
Ensure all orders are processed in timely manner, inputted on Procurement Tracker, status updates are communicated to programmes, and that all relevant documentation is filed appropriately.
Ensure supplier files are routinely updated on performance and that regular reviews of performance are undertaken by the Procurement Committee for evaluation of suppliers for future use.
Develop strong relations with programmes to support them in improving their ordering practices and review all Procurement Plans together with the Supplychain Coordinator.
Manage procurement for the Ogoja office in line with SCI procurement policies, processes and quality standards through supervision of Purchase Requests and Purchase Order processes.
Deliver on the Ogoja Field office supply plan, combining use of ad-hoc procurement, approved suppliers and contracted suppliers to meet the needs of the programmes.

Team Management and Capacity Building:

Develop strong relationships with the field office programmes to support them in improving their procurement practices

Performance Management:

Support the Supplychain Coordinator in the production of management information reports on a monthly and quarterly basis, including data analysis and recommendations on improving the efficiency of procurement processes.

Systems, Tools and Processes:

Promote and ensure compliance to our Procurement Policy, Procedures and quality standards
Responsible for ensuring Supplier Enablement activities are carried out so that as many suppliers as possible transact with SCI through the Ariba Network.
Provide ProSave support and Procurement advice for requestors.
Support head office initiatives around global supply chain systems, as required with specific focus on Procurement as guided by our Regional and Centre Offices.
Support the Supplychain Coordinator Buying with Vendor Management activities.

Additional job responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities:

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety:

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Qualifications

BA / B.Sc Degree in Management; Procurement, Logistics, Supply Shain Management or related field
Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS UK) or equivalent Experience
Master’s Degree in above fields is an added advantage

Experience and Skills

Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience working in procurement, preferably in an NGO/and/or development program, with in depth experience in managing procurement processes
Strong knowledge and experience of implementing procurement processes, driving contract compliance and embedding buying best practice
Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple tasks with competing priorities and simultaneously stick to deadlines, whilst maintaining relationships with suppliers and customers
Excellent reporting skills, particularly the ability to quickly develop clear and concise delivery tracking, scheduling or pricing, donor, monthly KPI reports
Willingness to undertake field travel as required and work in difficult environments according to travel environments.
Excellent oral and written communication skills; fluency in spoken and written English;
Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles
Desirable: Procurement system experience
Excellent supplier management skills and a strong ability to hold suppliers accountable to deliver on their responsibilities
Knowledge of NGO/Donor policies and their compliance requirements in respect of Procurement and wider supply chain activity
Strong interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.