Global Commodities Procurement Specialist
1 week ago
The International Rescue Committee is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Procurement Manager to join our Global Supply Chain team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for the global procurement of medical commodities, including pharmaceuticals, medical consumables, medical equipment, laboratory items, nutrition commodities, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) commodities, and non-food items (NFI) categories.
Key Responsibilities:- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align procurement strategies with organizational goals and develop and maintain an up-to-date procurement plan with all quantities, quality, and delivery requirements for health products and services.
- Responsible for strategic sourcing of medical, nutrition, WASH, and NFI commodities, including market research, cost estimates, solicitation documents, bidding process facilitation, supplier identification and research, quality and availability of goods assessment, negotiation, contract/purchase order preparation, and communication with other procurement staff and various program and operations units to coordinate and track goods/services delivery and receipt.
- Ensure compliance with IRC procurement policies and procedures, regulatory requirements, and industry and donor standards for the procurement of medical, nutrition, WASH, and NFI commodities.
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders, particularly Pharma/Health Technical Advisors, fostering teamwork and resolving issues promptly.
- Analyze and report global and country spend data on an agreed regular basis.
- Conduct regular market research, analyze trends, and forecast demand for medical commodities to optimize procurement strategies.
- Ensure that Essential Drug Lists and lists of waived additional items are communicated to Global vendors.
- Collaborate with Master Data Management to maintain accurate master data within Integra.
- Work diligently and proactively with IRC's AP department and CP staff to ensure payments are made on time to vendors.
- Play an active role in emergency procurement in support of emergency responses.
- Accountable for transparency within the procurement department through ensuring a complete, accurate, and up-to-date document trail of each procurement's lifecycle as defined by IRC policy and procedure.
- Position Reports to: Senior Director, Global Supply Chain Procurement with a technical MIP to the Director, Emergency & Health Supply Chain
- Position directly supervises: N/A
- Other Internal and/or external contacts: Close working relationship with Senior Manager Quality Assurance and Pharma Technical Advisors. Regular relationships with regional and country Supply Chain staff at all levels and Deputy Director of Operations. Interacts with IRC Program departments and technical units and advisors. Actively participates in global and regional supply chain, conferences, and leading sessions as the need arises.
- Undergraduate degree in supply chain management, pharmacy, business administration, or other related degree, or equivalent additional experience.
- Minimum 6 years of experience working in public procurement for an international organization. At least 2 of these years need to be working in the category of health or medical commodities.
- Demonstrated understanding of donor procurement regulations, particularly USAID, ECHO, FCDO, and.
- Proficient in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Ability to speak French, Arabic, or Spanish is not required but a plus.
- Knowledge of medical logistics and pharmaceutical supply chain systems in developing contexts as well as developments and trends within pharmaceuticals industry.
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical management processes, such as vendor prequalification, quality assurance and control, cold chain storage, distribution, and pharmacovigilance.
- Good planning and coordination skills and ability to prioritize competing priorities effectively.
- Good analytical skills with ability to make independent judgments and decisions.
- Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented with focus on meeting requestor needs. Proven interpersonal and relationship management skills with requestors and vendors alike.
- Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics.
- Good negotiation, communication, and relationship management skills.
- Professional certification in a related field.
- Experience operating in a business system.
- Experience using Power BI or related data visualization software.
- Extensive knowledge of pharmaceuticals-related quality systems such as GDP, GMP, and ISO 9000 series.
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