Buyer I at ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for the procurement of all requested goods and services for the ICRC Delegation in Abuja as well as for the support to the ICRC country wide, securing the best correlation of quality, price and delivery time.
• Receives, plans and prioritizes purchase requests (SP/PO/ODs) from requesting departments and ensures a good (electronic/hard) filing of them.
• Prepares Request for Quotation (RFQ) and Request for Tender (RFT) and must ensure that they contain all relevant information to enable transparent selection of the best price, terms and conditions.
• Ensures that all other conditions agreed in the contract have been met in terms of quality and quantity control.
• Performs necessary paperwork and assures follow up with administration and the requesting departments.
• Updates and maintains knowledge about main suppliers; checks the market for potential new suppliers together with the requesting department.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree, Associate Degree or equivalent higher education degree in administration, logistics, purchasing or similar field.
• Additional vocational training in administration, logistics or purchasing.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in logistics, purchasing, administration or similar position in commercial or humanitarian sector.
• Advanced conversational and written English and Hausa.
• PC literate: Microsoft office.

Personal Attributes:

• Skilled in the following competencies: Adapting & Learning, Responsibility & Autonomy
• Honest & Trustworthy.
• Negotiation, Communication (Ability to express views and ideas)
• Good knowledge of the local market.
• Capacity to integrate the ICRC logistic procedures.
• Flexibility and team playing within and out with the logistics department.