Deputy Manager, Procurement Job at Society for Family Health - Nigeria

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Job Title: Deputy Manager, Procurement

Ref code: 00505682-101d-1ed2-abb8-02871ea9de45

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Organisation: Society for Family Health (SFH)

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading public health non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria, implementing programmes in reproductive health, HIV & AIDS prevention, and maternal and child health. SFH works in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the British Department for International Development (DFID) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) among other international donors. We seek to recruit highly qualified persons as a result of growth in our organisation. We offer professionals opportunities for career advancement, a good working environment and competitive remuneration.

Job Profile: This position reports to the Manager of Procurement. The successful candidate will be responsible for generating procurement solicitation documents, evaluation of tenders and bids received for competitive processes especially for health commodities locally and internationally. S/He will be required to generate purchase orders following the tendering process and will be responsible for contracting vendors for services. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring adequate documentation of procurement processes and easy retrieval, by all relevant personnel. S/He will provide tracking for all procurement processes handled by them as well as management of vendors to ensure quality and efficiency in delivery of goods and services.

Qualifications/Experience:

The desired candidate:

• Must have a first degree in any of the sciences/social sciences. A masters degree will be an advantage

• Must possess minimum six (6) years post NYSC working experience, three (3) year of which must be in a senior capacity in procurement.

• Must have proven experience and strong skills in procurement management and administration.

• Must have high proficiency in the Microsoft Excel and Word packages.

• Should have hands-on awareness of the required scope of the needed work environment and the attendant equipment necessary for the job.

• Knowledge of the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Package will be of added advantage.

• Will be at an advantage if they posses any Professional qualification in procurement.

Compensation & Benefits: The compensation package for this position is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented candidates.

Method of Application:

Interested candidates are required to apply using the SAP External Reference Code (00505682-101d-1ed2-abb8-02871ea9de45) indicated for the position. Please note that you are to copy and paste the reference code in the space provided for that purpose in the application page. All applications must be completed on or before the 4 th of May 2013.

All applicants must first register in the SFH web site with a username and password before they can access any SFH job vacancy. For any application to be successful, applicants MUST COMPLETE the step-by-step application process by supplying all relevant information in the application form

*SFH is an equal opportunity employer.

FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

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