Vacancy Announcement – Purchasing Officer

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, non-profit medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, pandemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. MSF started working in Yemen since 1986 and have been present in the country continuously since 2007. Today, MSF works in 23 hospitals across the country, and provides support to more than 17 health facilities across 13 governorates, in line with our principles of independence, impartiality and neutrality. For more information, visit our Arabic website,  HYPERLINK "http://www.msf-me.org" www.msf-me.org

Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium in Yemen mission is looking for Yemeni nationals to recruit for the Purchasing Officer position:

Location: Mocha Project 

Contract Duration – 1 year renewable 

Contract type: Fixed-Term 

Reporting to: Supply Chain Supervisor

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

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

MSF Section/Context Specifics

Sample collections of the technical families from supplier and present them to the technical referents for approval

Requirements 

Education

• Secondary education essential; commerce related studies desirable

Experience

• At least 2 years' experience as supply officer/supply supervisor/purchaser in any INGO/NGO.

Language

• Arabic essential and good level of English is essential

Knowledge

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)