Procurement Sr. Coordinator, Regional Accounting Services, Africa at International Justice Mission (IJM)

Responsibilities:

• Communication with suppliers and potential suppliers as directed by Country Office.
• Maintain a close relationship with Country Office operational and financial staff for the purpose of collaborating to ensure processes effectively support Country Office financial operations and division goals.
• Assist with preparation of contracts and working closely with Country Office operational teams and outside suppliers to meet project requirements.
• Create purchase orders in Workday within policy guidelines.
• Provide input and help support punchout list.
• Work through exceptions on purchase order receipt variations.
• Partner with AP teams to answer any inquiries related to purchase order vs invoice.
• Adhere to IJM Procurement policies.
• Drive process improvement initiatives and foster a customer service culture, including reporting on KPIs and communications with stakeholders, develop a culture of continuous improvement.
• Timely procurement of approved requisitions.
• Ensuring consistent use of suppliers within Workday.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation in Workday and contract repositories as indicated by IJM (regional and global).
• Accountable for Workday data compliance.
• Work closely with Procurement Lead and accounting teams, including ensuring completeness and accuracy of documentation required for annual audits and quarterly reviews.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a business-related field like Business Management, Contract Management, or Procurement;
• At least 3 years’ experience in procurement, with a minimum of 2 years in accounting division;
• Financial and numerical skills;
• High-level of attention to detail;
• Articulate communicator, able to make finance and accounting concepts and processes clear to fellow accounting professionals and non-accountants alike;
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with people from diverse cultures and disciplines;
• Interpersonal skillset with strong networking ability;
• Exceptional collaborator with diverse teams;
• High credibility with staff and partners;
• Customer service excellence; and
• Experience with Workday or similar ERP systems is essential.

Critical Qualities:

• Mature orthodox Christian faith as defined by the Apostles’ Creed;
• Self-starter with strong initiative;
• Disciplined with priorities;
• Strong interpersonal skills and self-awareness;
• Exceptional verbal and written communication;
• Flexible, collaborative and eager to support others;
• Effective team player who fosters collaborative environment; and
• Adept at creative problem solving.