PROCUREMENT MANAGER

PROCUREMENT MANAGER
The role
The Procurement Manager is responsible for setting up and managing the country procurement unit. He/She will be the lead in setting up strategic contracts, Framework Agreements for the Country Office.

He/She Is responsible to ensure that procurement unit under his management is working on an efficient and effective way ensuring best possible processing of international procurement for country offices and ensuring a timely review and validation of procurement processes done in country and keep a close contact with Regional Procurement Unit for all international orders.


Qualifications and experience
A Degree in Procurement or related area, Master's degree an advantage.
At least five years procurement management level experience in supply chain with NGOs or corporate sectors, within complex/large scale country programmes and in emergency response/humanitarian environments. Private sector experience will be evaluated, but a minimum experience in NGO sector is highly advisable.
3 years international experience is a must.
Experience in running complex and high volume procurement processes and in high volume (1M USD+) contracts negotiation
Experience in procurement management in Mali market is an advantage
Experience in managing both good and services categories in order to serve multi-sectorial projects ranging from Health, FLS with component of cash distributions, education, protection and nutrition.
Experience working with large institutional donors and knowledge of their rules and regulations
Ability to synthesize and analyse information, and make clear, informed decisions, to manage high volumes of data
Ability to build relationships quickly with a wide range of people, both internally and externally
Strong planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities
Experience in developing the capacity of Procurement staff through the use of training, performance management frameworks and development plans.
Experience in development and implementation of efficient procurement systems, policies and procedures.
Excellent written and spoken communication and interpersonal skills
Native or high level proficiency in French and mid level proficiency in English
Cross-cultural experience, understanding and sensitivity
Commitment to Save the Children values
Knowledge of Western and Central Africa region is an advantage
Excellent in office pack/SharePoint is advantage
Willingness and ability to travel sometimes with short notice.
Resilient to stress
Sense of diplomacy and negotiation skills
Experienced in managing teams is a must
Able to prioritize and work with limited supervision, self-motivated, resilient to stress

Contract length: 1 Year


The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.


We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.