Are you passionate about being an advocate for children? Do you want to use your expertise to bring about lasting change for children and be a part of an inspiring, dynamic global movement?
The Procurement Manager is responsible for managing the Procurement of programmatic and non-programmatic goods and services. S/he:
Ensures that all of our goods and services are procured in accordance with the timescales set and agreed with programme staff and SCI’s systems, policies and procedures, to support our programmes to deliver outstanding results for children
• Ensures that “value for money” is achieved through competitive and transparent Procurement processes.
• Provides technical and strategic support to our national/ area/ field offices to increase Procurement capacity and to achieve the operational goals of the Country Supply Chain team.
• Manages and provides technical supervision in the use of Pro Save and related Enterprise Resource Planning Systems.

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The Role
Key areas of accountability include:
• Strategy
• Team Management
• Sourcing
• Buying
• Governance

To be a strong supporter and advocate for children in this role you will need to have:
• Preferred MA/MSc/BA/BSc/BEng/MEng in management; Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, Engineering or related fields and/ or Advanced Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (MCIPS) or equivalent certification.
Proven and significant experience in Procurement and contract management, including an ability to review Procurement demands and trends, and to develop Procurement strategies.
• Minimum of 5 -7 years of relevant experience working in logistics or Procurement as a Manager or Senior Coordinator, with in depth experience vis-à-vis the entire Procurement lifecycle.
• Sector experience in NGO/UN system is preferred but strong commercial sector candidate with a demonstrable interest and passion of the NGO sector will be considered.
• Experience with Strategic Sourcing, developing Category Strategies and running complex tenders.
• Strong experience in some of our key programmatic categories (Supply Chain, Construction, Humanitarian Goods, Education Supplies, Medicines) or indirect categories (External Workers/Consultancy, IT, Property etc.).
• Willingness to undertake field travel as required and work in difficult environments according to travel environments
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; Fluency in spoken and written English