Supply Chain Assistant at Danish Refugee Council

About the job

Participate in processing procurement requests for goods and services in the DRC Dadaab Field Office.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure all DRC procurements are completed according to procedures at all times, and within the minimum time-frames.
• Ensuring tracking and reporting of all procurement activities through the daily updating of the procurement tracking sheet (PSR), and sharing this with managers and programmers in a timely manner.
• Receive and processing of Procurement Requests.
• Liaise closely with the Country procurement Team and the Finance Officer on ground, as well as the Support Services Manager for local procurement.
• Carry out procurement, including getting quotations, preparing purchase orders, contracts, negotiations, dealing with vendors, checking legal requirements etc., and transfer of project materials from DMO to the camp sites
• Identify potential, credible and competent vendors for DRC to deal with and do town-runs for quick procurement and coordinate DRC procurement functions with vendors and contractors
• Carry out market survey and maintain accurate material listing price on quarterly basis

About you:

• Degree/Diploma in Business Management/Logistics or Procurement.
• 2 years of experience in humanitarian Logistics/supply chain Management
• Good in networking, and in information sharing with other humanitarian stakeholders
• Accountability to the beneficiaries, the Organization and other stakeholders.
• Appreciation of technology and its importance in programming
• Commitment to continuous Learning
• Able to support all the programmes through well-developed skills and knowledge. 
• Ability to make decision on behalf of the Organization.
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Kiswahili

DRC Core Competencies:

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:  

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.  

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.  

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.  

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.  

Conditions:

Location  : Dadaab

NB: This position is only open to local residents of Dadaab

Start of Contract & Duration: 4.5 months (with possibility of extension subject to funding)

Reports to: Area Manager

Key stakeholders:

Internal: Programmes, HR department, Finance department

External: NGOs, Beneficiaries, Donors, Suppliers

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council terms of employment for National staff.