MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit Procurement Officer Jobs
MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit Procurement Officer Jobs
Job Purpose: To provide efficient procurement service for the Unit, employ global best procurement practice; procuring both locally and internationally, ensuring best value for money at all times, upholding the highest standards of ethical conduct, complying with all appropriate Unit policies and processes on procurement and financial governance.
Roles & Responsibilities
Prepare and execute annual procurement plans
Liaise with requesters, Grants office and Programme administrators to determine all
major project requirements for the financial year and prepare a procurement plan;
Generate initiatives to deliver value, save costs and maximize resources for the financial year; include these initiatives on the procurement plan;
Deliver all requirements, initiatives and projects on the plan in timely fashion whilst
achieving the objectives of each sourcing project;
Manage Procurement Categories
Own selected procurement categories and routinely analyse the supply market and
internal context and design category strategies for said categories;
Conduct sourcing and procurement for all purchase requirements falling in your categories including Requests for Quotation (RFQ), Requests for Information (RFI),Requests for Proposals (RFP), Tendering (ITB) and supplier negotiations;
Ensure appropriate planning is done before execution of high value sourcing projects or tenders;
Support requesters in preparation of specifications and prepare solicitation documents
for all different sourcing methods (RFQ, RFP, ITB;
Provide guidance to tender evaluation teams during the tender evaluation process and
prepare award recommendations/ cases for approval;
Conduct Contracting and Vendor Management
Draft both local and international contracts, MOUs, Purchase Agreements of varying value and complexity ensuring adequate contractual protection for the Unit, as well assuring supplier performance;
Advise Unit authorized signatories of risks/ benefits at cont ract sign-off stage and obtain contract sign off for contracts in your categories;
Manage delivery of contracts and performance of vendors; conduct vendor performance review meetings and manage supplier performance improvement plans and where necessary, terminate contracts;
Manage supplier disputes with a view to amicable resolution/ win-win outcome for both Unit and Supplier;
Support provision of procurement updates
Add all new purchase requisitions to the tracking/ update tool. In addition, add any new
inquiries arising outside of the ERP tool to the tracking/ update tool;
Provide daily and accurate updates to the Procurement Associate, of your pending purchase requests;
Check weekly shipping plan and shipping pre-alerts from the shipping agents and provide updates to the Procurement Associate, for entry into the tracking/ update tool, to show import orders that are planned for shipping, in transit, under customs clearance or delivered to stores, rejected/ returned, pending payment, paid;
Contact Shipping agents and clearing agents for updates on import orders that are in the pipeline and provide updates to the Procurement Associate accordingly;
Champion compliance with Unit Procurement and Financial Policies and Standards
Observe highest standards of ethical conduct and comply with all Unit policies and SOPs;
Provide guidance to requesters and other staff on applicable Procurement policies in different situations and the correct procurement channels to use in acquiring their requirements;
Support both internal and external audits, provide responses to audit queries relevant
to your categories, and implement gap-closing actions for any audit gaps identified;
Compile a monthly report of procurement non-compliance incidences and submit to management for review and action;
Scrutinise and interrogate procurement exception requests in your category before submitting for approval;
Drive Continuous Improvement
Seek out and implement best practices as well as generating and implementing innovations that add value to the Unit’s Procurement processes or deliver significant value for money benefits to the Unit;
Contribute to procurement policy and process improvements by documenting and motivating for the adoption of improved workflows, templates, processes and so on;
Contribute significantly
and positively to the achievement of the Procurement team objectives and the overall organizational goals;
Provide expert advice and recommendations when required by the Unit
Utilise available training and development opportunities to improve skills and gain
relevant knowledge that is useful in your role
Train newly inducted staff and existing staff on Procurement policy, systems and SOPs
as required;
Support the Logistics process for imports
Regularly contact and liaise with the Procurement Associate on orders requiring
collection by the shipping agent;
Chase supplier on orders that are due for collection or delivery or delayed and push for
fulfilment or new delivery dates;
Obtain safety any other shipping documents required for suc cessful shipping and
customs clearance of imported consignments;
Liaise with the Unit pharmacist to lodge applications for National Drug Authority Import
Verification Certificates (NDA VCs) and with the clearing agent to apply for UNBS destination inspection for all import shipments that require them.
Request Cash or Bank Transfer payments (per Unit Accounts Payables Policy) and coordinate with drivers and/ or accountants and regulatory agencies to ensure
payments for permits/ inspections are made in timely fashion, and permits are provided/ inspections are conducted accordingly;
Respond to inquiries on orders to be consolidated or separated from weekly shipping
consignments;
Advise Procurement Associate, when required, on treatment of different orders,
pickups, deliveries and shipments;
Support Procurement performance reporting
Keep track of the annual tender and initiatives plans and provide updates for the monthly performance dashboard/report;
Keep track of the annual Procurement team targets and provide a monthly update on progress towards achieving your assigned objectives;
Provide Support to the Head of Procurement and Procurement Associate
Relieve the Head of Procurement or the Procurement Associate and perform their functions when either is on leave, out of office or when assigned to do so by Head of procurement;
Performing any other reasonable duties as may be assigned by the Head of Procurement from time to time.
Person Specification
Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Logistics, Supply Chain management, Commerce ,Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Commerce, Accounting, or related field required;
CIPS qualification, minimum Level 6 as an alternative to Bachelor’s degree may be considered;
At least 3 years of experience in procurement or experience in a supply chain role with significant purchasing exposure; preferably in a donor funded setting;
At least 2 years’ experience in an analytical role, working with spreadsheets, analyzing
data and producing reports;
At least 2 years’ experience working with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
system;
Intermediate level user of Microsoft Excel (Knowledge of use of MS Excel FORMULA tab and the function library therein, DATA Tab tools and functions, consolidating data, using PivotTables and Subtotals beyond the introductory level, Charting data and formatting Charts, able to create compound and complex formulas, such as array formulas, able
to build spreadsheet models, dashboards and automated templates for use by lower level users of Excel)
Good knowledge of standard workplace IT-tools such as use of computers, printers, scanners and the Windows Office suite.
Good understanding of international trade, logistics, laws, practices and Uganda customs requirements
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit Procurement Officer Jobs
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