Country: Bangladesh
Closing date: 17 Dec 2017
About the job
Reporting to Cox’s Bazaar Logistics Manager, The Procurement Officer must be able to ensure rapid procurement of all program supplies, services and equipment, whilst ensuring best practices and maintaining audit-compliant records. Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
- Implement and maintain a local procurement system adapted by the DRC Logistics Department and based on fundamental procedures from DRC global supply chain policies.
- Establish a reasonable and appropriate lead-time for ordering and delivery of goods, ensuring this lead-time is followed up and achieved.
- Monitor and supervise the local procurement ensuring accountable and efficient procurement service provision to program and support departments.
- Ensure that all procurement is conducted in a fair and transparent manner, is fully documented and is in full compliance with IRC policies and any relevant donor policies
- Implement and / or maintain standard DRC procurement policies and procedures and ensure that procurement is carried out in accordance to DRC and donor-specific polices
About you
To be successful in this role we expect you to be motivated, disciplined and team-oriented and have over 2 years procurement and/or general logistics experience and be fluent in written and spoken English. Moreover, we also expect the following:
Required
- 2-3 years’ experience in logistics, especially procurement
- Knowledge & experience of dealing with service providers and contractors’ management.
- Excellent computer skills in MS Word & Excel.
Desirable
- Flexible & willing to work in a remote setting & to travel to other field locations.
- Understanding of warehousing, supply chain, fleet management & inventory.
- Experience from working in an (I)NGO
All employees are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:
- Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
- Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
- Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
- Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
- Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with DRC’s vision and values.
We offer
Contract length: 3 months with possibility of extension dependent upon funding
Due to the urgency of the position, DRC will review applications on a rolling basis and candidates may be invited to test/interview before this date
Start date: ASAP
How to apply:
Applications must be submitted through our career pages. Applications submitted by email will not be considered.
For any questions on the role please contact recruitment.drc.cxb@gmail.com. If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please visit drc.ngo/jobsupport