Procurement Officer at Plan International in UK

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Deadline: 19 April 2017
Open to: candidates with experience of working in a procurement function and developing, supporting and maintaining processes and systems
Benefits: expected salary may range from £30,000 – £36,000 per annum

Description

Plan International is an international organization or development which works in 51 countries across Africa, the Americas, and Asia to promote the safeguarding of children. It is a nonprofit organization and is one of the world’s largest organizations based on children, it works in 58,000 communities with the help of volunteers to improve how 56 million children live. The charity also has 21 national organizations who have been given the responsibility to oversee the raising of funds and awareness in their individual countries.

As part of the Global Logistics & Procurement Team, this role will provide professional support to the Procurement Category Manager and Head of Logistics and Procurement, as well as support other members of the Logistics & Procurement Team.

This role will have authority to procure on behalf of Plan International and commit expenditure externally with third parties.

The Procurement Officer will be responsible for analyzing quotations and making recommendations in a competitive bidding process, as well as running the majority of a tender process from identifying business needs with key stakeholders through to award of the contract.

Eligibility

  • The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a procurement function and developing, supporting and maintaining processes and systems;
  • Possessing excellent attention to detail, resilience, and consistency, the Procurement Officer must have negotiation skills and the ability to identify value drivers on different types of procurement;
  • You should have knowledge of competitive bidding and be comfortable dealing with staff at all levels of the organization, both within Plan International, and across the Federation;
  • Experience in using an ERP such as SAP and the ability to speak additional languages (French or Spanish in particular) would be an advantage.

Benefits

Expected salary may range from £30,000 – £36,000 per annum.

How to apply?

In order to apply please fill the application.

For more information please visit the official web page.

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