Water and Habitat (WATHAB) Purchaser at International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

The Wathab Purchaser will be responsible for Order Management / Supply Chain, Tenders / Suppliers selection, Purchase of Goods, Suppliers Management, Reception of Goods, Quality & Quantity Control and Claims Reporting and Statistics for the Wathab department.

He/She will perform the following duties:

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensures that purchasing is done in a transparent and accountable manner;
• Maintains relations with suppliers and other ICRC departments;
• Implements ICRC purchase strategy for each family of product;
• Takes responsibility for tender process;
• Takes part in the selection of suppliers;
• Manages contracts with suppliers;
• Ensures strict control of quality for the purchased goods/services;
• Follows strictly ICRC procurement procedures, financial limits and Code of Conduct;
• Carries Out prospecting of the Somali market in order to identify new suppliers;
• Provides analytical reports on purchases:
• Makes all related information available in the local database and filing system; and
• Helps Supply Chain Administrator to define the running stocks levels.

Minimum Requirements:

• A minimum of a diploma in Civil Engineering or Logistics:
• 3-5 years’ work experience in purchasing of construction/engineering materials or as an engineering estimator;
• Knowledge of Kenyan and Somali market, good product/purchase knowledge;
• Very good command of written and spoken English (Knowledge of Somali is an added asset);
• Very good computer skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, Databases) and knowledgeable internet user:
• Strong negotiation and competitive bidding skills;
• Able to assess legal aspects of suppliers capacity;
• High organizational skills;
• Rigorous, precise and honest with strong sense of responsibility and adaptability; and
• Able to work independently, under stressful situations to tight deadlines with extensive working hours.

This position has a gross salary package of Kshs. 105,000 monthly plus benefits.