Senior Operations & Procurement Officer at Malaria Consortium

The Senior Operations & Procurement Officer (SOPO) will be actively responsible for providing an effective and efficient operations and procurement support towards a successful 2021 SMC implementation in Borno State. S/he will be work directly with the Malaria Consortium Country Operations Manager (COM), Country Program Manager (CPM), Programme Director and other relevant staff based in both in Abuja and Borno State.

Key accountabilities

• Work with Country Office Manager to oversee and supervise employees and all activities of the procurement team.
• Estimate and establish cost parameters and budgets for purchases.
• Preparing budgets, cost analyses, and reports.
• Develop/prepare plans for the purchase of products, equipment, services, and supplies.
• Follow up and enforce Malaria Consortium’s procurement policies, guidelines, procedures and timelines.
• Work with relevant personal and committees to review, compare, analyze, and approve vendors/suppliers prices, products and services to be purchased.
• Manage Assets and inventory database and maintain accurate purchase and pricing records.
• Maintain and update an inventory/list of vendors/suppliers and their contact details, qualifications, delivery times, and potential future development, etc.
• Create and maintain good relationships with vendors/suppliers.
• Make professional decisions as per operational guidelines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ensure that the products and supplies are of right specifications and high quality.
• Work with staff, team members and COM to complete duties as needed.

Qualifications and experience:

• Proven previous experience in operations and procurement for Emergency Programmes /Malaria projects.
• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a related role.
• Have a Bachelor degree in Administration, Logistics Management, Accounting, Business Management or a similar field preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and purchasing software.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Good analytical and strategic thinking skills.
• Supervisory and management experience.
• Attention to detail.
• Good inter-personal, communication and planning skills.
• Willingness to work in a complex operational environment.