Senior Procurement Officer at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Primary Responsibility.

• The Senior procurement Officer Will supervise and closely coordinate duties of the Logistics and Procurement officer.
• Supervise calls for bid, local purchase operations, and international procurement specifically for the Abuja country program offices.
• Coordinate with the various programming and administrative departments to ensure order- of what they need In the appropnate quantities and quality, that they receive what they ordered in the correct quantities  when needed and at the best cost.
• Develop procurement management systems as needed and train staff in their use.
• Advice Head of Administration to modify or overhaul procurement systems that are not efficient,
• Provide valid documentations to Adrnin Secretary for preparing disbursement request tor Items purchased;
• Liaising With suppliers vendors to follow up delivery timelines for items purchased by CRS etc,
• Create filing systems and manage the document trail in a transparent manner to avoid compliance shortfalls and audit findings,

Knowledge Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum of a first degree in Social Sciences or Arts related field or Higher National DIploma in management.
• Master degree will be an added advantage. At least 5 years of relevant working experiences required.
• Membership in a professional purchasing organization preferred
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely m written and spoken English
• Must have a proven knowledge of contract management
• Proven ability to prepare reports and maintain complete files and records.
• Must be scrupulously honest and always foster an atmosphere of trust and integnty.
• Good computers and ICT skills, fully capable with Microsoft Office lMS Word, Excel and PPT), and experience conducting intern et sourcing and price comparisons.