Job Title: Global Procurement Associate
Location: Kigali, Rwanda (for citizens); remote work possible for citizens of other countries
Contract duration: Full time
Travel: Frequently
Start date: As soon as possible
DRS islooking for a Global Procurement Associate to save money across the organization, reinforce controls environment, build team capacity and drive execution excellence in our procurement operations.
Description of Responsibilities
Team Management:
- Lead and manage procurement teams in Burundi, Uganda, Zambia, and Malawi, ensuring efficient and compliant operations.
- Build and develop the team’s capabilities through coaching, mentoring, and professional development.
- Foster a culture of excellence and compliance, promoting process adherence and loss prevention across the teams.
Strategic Sourcing:
- Serve various departments within the organization by providing on-time, cost-competitive, and high-quality goods and services through innovative procurement techniques.
- Drive cost-saving initiatives, achieving over 5% savings annually across the value chain.
- Lead local initiatives to efficiently source operational goods and services, contributing to the organization’s mission.
Operational Excellence:
- Implement strategies to identify and mitigate supply risks through effective contract management.
- Contribute to annual strategy setting and lead the execution of departmental key results.
- Oversee the horizontal process for performance reporting, demand forecasting, and inventory management across all country teams.
Compliance and Control:
- Enhance a culture of compliance within the procurement teams, ensuring adherence to established processes and controls.
- Promote efficiency by implementing loss prevention tactics and streamlining processes.
Requirements:
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
Experience:
- 3-5 years of experience in supply chain management, procurement, or a related field.
- Proven experience managing operations of medium to high complexity with a strong preference for experience in procurement. Experience in other related areas of supply chain management, such as warehousing, distribution, and transport management, will also be considered highly beneficial.
- 3+ years of experience managing medium to large teams.
Skills:
- Strong project management skills with the ability to lead and execute strategic initiatives.
- Demonstrated proficiency in data analysis for business decision-making.
- Excellent communication skills in English; French language proficiency is strongly preferred.
Additional Requirements:
Willingness to travel within the countries of operation as needed.
HOW TO APPLY
Please provide an application including the following:
- CV;
- Cover Letter;
- Your financial expectations in gross per annum;
- Availability.
How to apply
The applications in English should be submitted to d.durnea@developmentaid.org under the title DRS 11671 – Global Procurement Associate. Due to the high number of applications received, we can reply to shortlisted candidates only. Please note that the above requirements can be modified during the recruitment process according to the client’s procedures.