Vacancy: Purchasing Officer @ Medecins sans Frontieres Closing: 30/March/2020

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Purchasing Officer
Medecins sans Frontieres

MSF - Swizerland - Sudan

Médecins sans Frontières is a private international medical emergency organisation. It provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflicts, and does so irrespective of race, religion, creed or political convictions.

Gross Salary: 625 USD

No. of Post: 1

Duty Station: Khartoum

Duration: 6 months

Closing Date: 30 March 2020


	Duties and responsibilities: 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: Minimum requirements: Education: Essential, secondary education; commerce related studies desirable Experience: At least 2 years' experience in supply chain related jobs Language: Fluency in Arabic and English
	Applications must be in English language and include: Complete CV and Copies of all certificates and diplomas mentioned in the CV. Updated contact details (candidate’s phone number and a backup phone number) Contact information of the previous employer/s for reference. Sudanese National ID. Application through Sudanjob.net before 30^th March 2020 Only short listed candidates will be contacted.