Buyer 1 (Water and Habitat Purchaser) at ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for the procurement of all requested Wathab (Water & Habitat) 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 orders Supply Request’s (SR) from departments and ensures a good electronic and hard filing of the Supply Requests with Wathab.
• Decides procurement mode in collaboration with Head of Purchasing Delegate and the requester: Local Procurement Request, Stock Requisition and Requisition Order to other sites, IT or admin stock.
• Identifies and forwards Petty Cash Requests to Purchasing.
• Follows up procurement with am counterparts to make sure deadlines are met; Informs requester in case of problems.
• Liaises with Dispatch and Transport to decide on Transport mode and prioritize dispatch of cargo as well as with Wathab.
• Liaises with Wathab for the purchasing forecast 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree, Associate Degree or equivalent higher education degree in administration, logistics, purchasing, or similar field. Technical engineering is a strong plus.
• Additional vocational training in administration, logistics or purchasing.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in logistics, purchasing, administration or similar position in commercial/Engineering or humanitarian sector.
• Advanced conversational and written English. Other North East (Hausa, Fulani) dialogue is an asset.
• PC literate: Microsoft office, Excel, experience with JDE or another ORACLE ERP an added value

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.