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  • Posted: Oct 12, 2016
    Deadline: Oct 21, 2016
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    Since it was established in 2009, MSI Nigeria has been meeting the sexual and reproductive needs of women. What we do in Nigeria Improving access to services and providing reliable information to women about their family planning options is at the heart of MSI Nigeria’s mission. After opening its first clinic in July 2009 in Abuja, our program...
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    Head, Procurement & Logistics

    Reporting to: Country Director
    Duration: Two (2) Years (Renewable)
    Probation Period: Six (6) Months

    Roles and Responsibilities

    • The Head Procurement & Logistics will provide strategic leadership for the team responsible for Procurement and Logistics Planning & Support, Contracting, Negotiation, Liaison & Sourcing, Stakeholder Management and Performance and Inventory and Assets Management.

    The specific roles and responsibilities will be to:

    • Provide overall Strategic direction and leadership on Procurement & Logistics operations
    • Lead, guide and supervise MSION’s Administrative functions teams in the day to day departmental activities across the Procurement, Inventory, Logistics and Asset Management (PILAM) units.
    • Execute the PILAM Units’ Guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures and other relevant Institutional policies.
    • Provide technical guidance and advice to MSION’s Management and related stakeholder on Procurement & Logistics Operations,
    • Ensure that MSION Procurement, Logistics and Inventory plans are in place and effectively implemented.
    • Support MSION’s management in establishing strong controls and best practices in the PILAM functions
    • Lead the PILAM units in planning and forecasting processes towards creating procedural guidelines to aid continuity and proactive service delivery
    • Ensure that the MSION Procurement & Logistics operations are in compliance with the relevant Policies and Guidelines.
    • Implement Procurement & Logistics strategies to maintain security of supply chain and logistics performance.
    • Ensure performance of all procurement, logistics and inventory outsourced contracts.
    • Ensure that MSION has an optimal performing base of suppliers to effectively support the operations of the P&L function.
    • Effectively manage the performance of the staff in the PILAM Units
    • Ensure the continuous professional training for P&L to eliminated capacity gaps for the PILAM Units
    • Report to Management and interface with the MSI Global P&L Team and other relevant stakeholder the performance of the PILAM Units
    • Lead P&L performance audits and other Regional Operational activities on P&L Functions.
    • At all times, maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders interacting with PILAM functions.

    Education, Qualification and Training
    Essential 1:

    • A full Master’s Degree in Economics, Business Administration, Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Procurement-Purchasing & Logistics) or other closely related Social Science or business management discipline

    Essential 2:

    • A full professional Qualification in Logistics and Supply Chain Management with any of the reputable Global Professional bodies for Logistics and Supply Chain Management
    • Essential: Specific and related training in Inventory, Logistics/Fleet, Purchasing and Procurement.

    Essential 3:

    • Fluency in English (Written, Spoken and Reading)

    Relevant 1:

    • Demonstrate to have undertaken trainings in Procurement, Logistics and Supply-Chain Management.

    Experience & Skills

    • A minimum of ten (10) year’s full-time professional-level experience involving the acquisition of medical supplies, equipment, commodities, or services involving a competitive bidding and negotiation process - Essential
    • NGO experience with USAID, EC, World Bank and DFID compliance knowledge will be required - Essential
    • Experience working on international procurement transactions;
    • Experience with direct supervision of personnel.
    • Desirable: Knowledge and experience in a health/medical or NGO organizations; experience in working in donor funded programmes.

    Technical knowledge or skills:

    • Procurement Process, Fleet and Logistics E-System, INCOTERMS, IT knowledge ERP packages (Tally),
    • MS Office programs, Essential:
    • People Management Skills - Essential
    • Desirable: Working knowledge of MS Dynamics-Navision; Oracle ERP system.

    Organisational skills:

    • Performance and Results Oriented,
    • Effective Communication and Negotiation Skills, Analytical,
    • Customer/Client and Relationship Management,
    • Ability to multitask, manage a workload and produce high quality, on-time work
    • Excellent written, presentation and verbal communication skills;
    • Proven analytical skills and financial acumen
    • Able to manage and motivate teams to achieve targets and to achieve organisational change;
    • A flexible working attitude, proven ability to work under pressure, to multi-task and to prioritise effectively
    • To have excellent initiative and the aptitude to work independently as required
    • Resourceful and creative team player

    Competences
    Personal competence:

    • Procurement Knowledge,
    • Respect & Integrity,
    • Emotional Resourcefulness,
    • Ability to Learn, Relearn & Unlearn,
    • Forward Thinking,
    • Reliability.

    Job-Specific Competence:

    • Independence,
    • Analytical Thinking,
    • Conceptual Thinking,
    • Proactivity,
    • Results Orientation,
    • Thoroughness.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified candidate should send their CV's and suitability statement as a single attachment to: career@mariestopes.org.ng

    Note

    • The subject of the email should be the Position Title/Location and the CV/Suitability statement should be saved in the applicant’s full name.
    • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. MSION is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to achieving gender balance within the organization. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

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