Purchaser Job at Alliance for International Medical Action

The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) is an independent humanitarian medical NGO that was created in 2009 by professionals of humanitarian medicine. ALIMA’s mission is to provide medical care in emergency situations or medical catastrophes.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Position: Purchaser

Job Location: Monguno, Borno
Vacancy: (Internal/External)
Department: Logistics
Report To: Logistics Manager

Main Purpose in the Organisation

• The purchaser, under the direct supervision of the Supply Supervisor and overall supervision of the Supply Manager, is responsible for procurement activities in Monguno.
• He/She has to plan, organize procurement activities in compliance with ALIMA procedures and ensure timely delivery, reception and dispatching of goods as required.

Responsibility / Main Activities

• Perform administrative procurement activities in a timely and efficient manner, to support the acquisition of goods and services for efficient field operations;
• Process purchase orders, ensures all related information is available in the local database or filing system;
• Negotiate and purchase: spot purchase, obtain quotations, tender;
• Negotiate purchase conditions and purchase all specific goods and services as specified in the requests;
• Assist supply supervisor to clarify problematic requisition orders;
• Monitor the delivery of procurement requisitions, verifying receipt and inspection of deliverables, and performing follow up actions to ensure supplies reach the desired operations;
• Visit and prospect suppliers, select and evaluate their legality;
• Update, manage and maintain relevant databases and records, to ensure the information is accurate, organized, and available for others to access, and supports reporting requirements;
• Maintain good filing system for Internal Request files, suppliers’ files, products’ files;
• Perform any other task incidental to the above as required.

Qualifications
Education:

• Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable;

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years of progressive experience in a function related to the purchasing or contracting of goods and services such as procurement, transport and logistics;

Personal Qualities:

• Strongly motivated by humanitarian work;
• Autonomous, reactive and able to deal with priorities;
• Extremely rigorous and precise, attention to details;
• Diplomatic, able to work in a team, under pressure in a volatile environment;
• Good management, organizational and communication skills;
• Professionalism, integrity, interpersonal skills, goal focus.

Languages:

• Very good command of English (oral and written) and Hausa or Kanori

Knowledge:

• Good computer skill MS word, MS excel.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: recruitment@nigeria.alima.ngo using "Purchaser Monguno" as the subject of the email.
Or
Submit the Hard Copies in person at:
Alima Monguno Office,
Borno State.

Note: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.