Vacancy title:
Procurement Officer

Jobs at:
Edes & Associates

Deadline of this Job:
21st September 2018

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: 19th September 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

JOB DETAILS:

Reports to: Procurement Manager
Edes & Associates is a global professional services firm, providing quality, tailored and innovative audit, assurance and advisory services to both public and private sector institutions at local and international level. The firm’s expertise in financial management and project management consultancy and advisory work in developing economies is unrivaled. With offices in Kampala, Abuja and London and an extensive network of associate consulting firms worldwide, Edes & Associates is able to swiftly mobilise multi-disciplinary expert teams in several countries to assist you and your business. They are recruiting for a client who is committed to improving lives through providing efficient and sustainable health care supply chain management solutions through delivering life-saving medicines equipment and other medical supplies to over two million Ugandans.

Job Summary: The Procurement Officer will ensure the program procurements are carried out in line with the procurement policy and best practices.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the selected products are in accordance with the National Treatment Guidelines, National Drug Authority Register, USFDA and USG standards and guidelines.
  
• Ensure that accurate forecasts are developed and translated into procurement plans and budgets.
  
• Liaise with Ministry of Health officials to ensure approval of procurement plans and budgets for integration into the National procurement plan.
  
• Support the bidding and tending process and carryout negotiations with suppliers in line with best practice.
  
• Undertake periodic global supplier price surveys to benchmark against the existing supplier prices and competition.
  
• Develop and implement systems and tools tor accurate and harmonized forecasting.
  
• Review technical specifications and TOR: to ensure they conform to and assure attainment of value for money for the organization's objectives.
  
• Maintain up-to-date trackers and tools including product Quality Assurance and Third-party procurements.
  
• Support supplier performance monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
  
• Support Procurement of Third Party items.
  

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Procurement & Logistics Management/Procurement & Supply Chain Management, or any other related field.
  
• Professional qualification in CIPS is an added advantage.
  
• Five to eight years of relevant work experience in procurement with a reputable g organization.
  
• Knowledge of the PPDA, NDA, National Treatment guidelines, USFDA, World Bank. USG and Global fund guidelines
  
• Knowledge of the procurement best practices
  
• Excellent communication, negotiating and interpersonal skills
  
• Ability to work independently.
  
• Ability to handle flexible working hours.
  
• Excellent report writing skills
  
• Excellent analytical and numeracy skills