Procurement Officer for Food

World Food Programme is hiring a Procurement Officer for Food to be based in Maputo.

Duties

• Provide technical advice on procurement activities, following rules, procedures and regulations
• Issue local tenders, evaluate offers and make recommendations for the finalization of purchases and the award of contracts by using WFP’s corporate system
• Review technical proposals of suppliers and carry out cost/benefit analysis for food and services procurement
• Liaise with WFP appointed inspection and superintendent firms to ensure quality control, specification conformity, volume assessment, monitoring and verification of deliveries
• Develop and prepare technical and legal contracts
• Manage and coordinate negotiations with all interested parties including contract disputes and claims
• Convene and present the procurement matters FPCC meetings; represent the Procurement unit in various meetings
• Assess capacities, propose for short listing, monitor on contractors performance and advice on appropriate corrective measures
• Run systems and respond to queries, prepare reports and management presentations on procurement activity
• Render technical advice and support to management and Liaise with procurement officers in other offices
• Contribute to any preparedness actions such as early warning, risk analysis and contingency planning and make the necessary recommendations. Periodically monitor the management of risks and report on any actions taken
• Supervise procurement staff, as required
• Perform other related duties as required

Requisites

• University degree and equivalent experience in one or more of the following disciplines: economics, commerce, business administration, engineering, legal, accounting or related field
• At least four years of professional experience in procurement operations
• Training and/or experience utilizing computers, including word processing, spreadsheet and other standard WFP software packages and systems such as: SAP, Microsoft Office, Oracle, and other databases. General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations and procedures governing administration
• Fluency in both oral and written communication in Portuguese and English
• Knowledge of food procurement and general logistics operations and and good knowledge of the formal and informal markets

Notes

• Qualified candidates please submit the detailed CVs and copy of certificates, underlining: Head of Human Resources – World Food Programme to the e-mail or physical addresses available on the right side of this page
• Please refer in the application letter to: “Procurement for Food”
• Female candidates are encoraged to apply
• Only selected candidates will be contacted