Procurement Officer

Job Overview

• Experience: 2 Year(s) Minimum
• Job Location:Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Category: Vacancy
• Gender: Both
• Application Due: 30th December 2024

Who we are

With 50 years of experience, working in over 60 countries, Population Services
International (PSI) is the world’s largest leading non -profit social marketing
organization. PSI is reimagining healthcare, by putting the customer at the center,
and wherever possible bringing care to the front door. We are working to fix markets
failures, shape future health markets and shift policy and funding to better support
consumer empowered healthcare.
There are over 8,000 PSI around the world. We are a diverse group of
entrepreneurial development professionals with a wide range of backgrounds and
experience. All with unique skills that we bring to the critically important work that
we do.

Job Purpose:

Ensure that PSI procures the right products and
services at the right time, quantity, and price by
following PSI policies and procedures.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Procurement of various goods and services for the organization.
• Ensure that purchase requisition have been correctly converted into
  purchase order in a timely manner.
• Evaluate quotations from local suppliers, compile comprehensive bid
  analysis and ensure approval by respective signatories and budget holders
  prior preparing orders.
• Follow up with supplies and update user divisions/ departments about
  the status of their orders to ensure awareness.
• Ensure that approved purchase order has been sent to the supplier.
• Follow up on VAT exemptions certificate.
• Manage vendor relations and vendor performance issues in respective
  areas.
• Ensure that procurement records are well maintained

What are we looking for?

• Degree in procurement/supply chain or any related field
• Registration with Board of Procurement and Supplies Professionals and Technician Board (PSPTB)
  • Experience in Procurement of not less than two years
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and
  Swahili.

Application for the position must include :

• Cover letter illustrating your suitability for the position against the listed
  requirements.
• Detailed curriculum vitae showing contact address, email, and day time
  mobile phone number (s) and three (3) referees, ONE being your last
  employer.

Application will be considered valid, if sent/received before 1700hrs, Monday, 30th
December, 2024.

Please note that only short listed candidates meeting the above requirements will be contacted. Send you application to r[email protected] in MS Word or PDF file. Indicate the name of position on the subject line of your email.

Note:

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty,