Contracting and Procurement Officer

Overview of the position

SNV is seeking an exceptional candidate for this role who has at least 4 years’ experience playing a similar role in Contracting and Procurement in the non-profit and INGO sector. The successful candidate will be organised, a self-starter, with high levels of integrity and able to work independently as well as having the ability and judgement to respond rapidly to situations which require urgent attention. The Contracting and Procurement (C&P) officer will work with a team of procurement officers and intern(s) and he/she will be reporting to the Country Operations Manager.

Key Responsibilities

Managing of Procurement Function

1. Conducting procurements, identifying preferred suppliers, and demonstrating value for money.
2. Process and complete procurement requests in a detailed, efficient, and timely manner.
3. Developing and implementing yearly procurement plans for projects as assigned to him/her.
4. Developing, managing, and overseeing relationships with service providers and suppliers
5. Drafting contracts with suppliers.
6. Tracking contracts with service providers and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of services.
7. Ensuring a monitoring system is in place for procurement to ensure all service provision is transparent and quality controlled, and ensure the program continuously obtains best price and value for money.
8. Actively participate in the execution of strong inventory management practices in procurement stores – including data management, best practices etc.
9. Developing best practices for mitigating risk through enhanced quality assurance mechanisms for procurement material.