Procurement Manager

  • Contract

Company Description

CARE began working in Zimbabwe in 1992 in response to severe regional drought and has since expanded programming to address longer-term development issues. Currently, an estimated 5.8 million people are facing severe food insecurity in Zimbabwe as a result of the human-made climate crisis.

Through strategic local partnerships, CARE is implementing both short-term and long-term programming to empower Zimbabwe’s vulnerable households to meet their basic needs through sustainable livelihoods. To that end, CARE’s programming in Zimbabwe is focused on the following areas: food and nutrition security, climate resilient livelihoods, economic development, education, and water, sanitation, and hygiene

The organisation seeks to recruit outstanding candidates who are known for their excellence, professionalism, integrity and who are committed to providing support to the country office. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for the position posted below:

Job Description

The main purpose of this position is to deliver the strategic and operational goals of CARE Zimbabwe’s procurement function. The incumbent is also responsible to ensure goods and services are sourced in a transparent manner, considering value for money and in compliance with CARE, donor, and government regulations. 

Key duties and Responsibilities
•    Leads the procurement department in effective and efficient procurement planning and management of resources. 
•    Develops and delivers a capacity building plan based on Country specific procurement periodic assessments. 
•    Coordinates the submission of procurement plans by all projects in the CO and consolidates the plan.
•    Prepares and submits monthly procurement and supply chain management report to line managers and provides weekly procurement status reports to relevant staff.
•    Analyzes industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify supply-based issues, minimize risks, ensure continuity of supply, and identify emerging vendors in the markets.
•    Maintains market information for effective use of costs/prices for proposal development and day-to-day operation.
•    Develops differentiated purchasing strategies for goods and services.
•    Leads the identification of vendors and assesses performance to ensure the Country Office has an effective/optimal mix of vendors. 
•    Implements policies, procedures, and operational systems that will ensure the smooth running of the CARE Zimbabwe procurement system and the delivery of an excellent standard of customer service by the procurement team.
•    Maintains up-to-date knowledge of relevant CARE, donor, and government of Zimbabwe procurement specific policies, procedures, and statutory requirements, including keeping abreast of any changes (e.g. in tax laws, labor laws, etc.) and ensuring they are strictly adhered to. 
•    Monitors the relevance of existing policies, procedures, and systems to identify areas for improvement, striving for greater efficiency; take corrective actions as appropriate, referring to leadership and accountable 
•    Conducts periodic customer surveys and uses the outcomes for process improvement.
•    Develops effective partnerships with peer agencies for customer service benchmarking and improvement.
•    Works with the Partnership and Sub-Grant teams to train partners on prudent procurement processes and principles as well as applicable donor regulations
•    Identifies, analyzes, and reports compliance risks in procurement flow, implements strong procurement controls, identifies procurement red flags, and implements internal and external audit corrective action plans. 
•    Provides support to programs and ensures effective procurement management in sub-awards and adherence to donor rules and regulations
 

Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field (Business Administration, Procurement/ purchasing, Logistics) or equivalent.
•    Relevant professional qualification in Procurement and or Supply Chain Management (CIPS qualification or equivalent is preferred)
•    Minimum of 4 -6 years of relevant procurement management experience, 2 years of which should be in an international organization in a similar role dealing with both local and overseas procurement
•    Good understanding of various donor policies and procedures relevant to procurement
•    Knowledge of local markets, local as well as International procurement regulations
•    Excellent analytical, negotiation and communication skills
•    Demonstrated integrity and of positive attitude
•    Ability to take initiative where appropriate to deal with difficulties encountered in daily work
•    Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing demands of the job
•    Customer oriented - internal and external