Procurement Assistants Job at African Initiatives for Relief and Development - Career Opportunity in Uganda

Vacancy title:
Procurement Assistants

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Transportation & Logistics ]

 

Jobs at:

African Initiatives for Relief and Development

Deadline of this Job:
24 January 2020  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
AIRD Uganda is non-governmental, non-political, non-religious and non-profit making organization with the main aim of protecting and seeking durable solutions for Refugees and IDP's in Africa in partnership with UNHCR the UN refugee agency.
AIRD is seeking for qualified personnel for the position listed below
3. Job Title: Procurement Assistants
Location: Kampala and Field Settlements
Report to: Procurement manager/sub office manager
Responsible for:
Job Summary: Develop, Lead and execute procurement strategies as well as track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness .

Detail Responsibilities:
• Craft negotiations strategies and close deals with optimal terms
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation
• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking
• Assess, manage and mitigate risks
• Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers
• Vendor Management
• Determine quantity and timing of deliveries
• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand
• Ensure procurement data management


Additional Skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• High level of honesty and Integrity
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Advanced computer skills in Ms Word, Excel, PowerPoint presentation, Creating forms, org charts, mail merges, labels, name tags, charts and graphs, pivot tables, presentations with animation and sound.
• Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision.
• Willingness to work in any part of the country


Job Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or in Business Administration (Majoring in procurement).
• Knowledge of key purchasing processes and purchasing domain.
• CIPS is an added advantage
• Minimum 2 years working experience in a similar position. (NGO work experience will be an added advantage)
• Experience in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and knowledge of spread sheet and database packages


Job Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management


Job Experience Requirements: 2 years

 

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Job application procedure
Candidates meeting the required qualifications are encouraged to apply on the link below: www.aird.hrmagic.ug/careers 
No hand delivered applications will be accepted.
Application Deadline: Friday 24th January 2020


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Job Info
Job Category: Logistics/ Transportation/ Procurement jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job:  24 January 2020
Duty Station: Uganda
Posted: 21-01-2020
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 21-01-2020
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 21-01-2065
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