Procurement & Logistics Professionals

Solidarités International (SI) is a French humanitarian organization operating for over 35 years who is committed to providing aid in the event of conflict and natural disasters. Our mission is to provide aid as quickly and as efficiently as possible to endangered populations by meeting their vital needs:  water, food and shelter. SI has started activities in North-eastern Nigeria in August 2016 in the fields of Wash and is now intervening in 4 areas of the state for Wash and Shelter activities. Job Position:   Purchasing Officer Location: Maiduguri, (Borno State) with movements inside the state Probationary Period: 1 month Contract Duration: 6 months, subject to renewal upon available donor funding. Responsibilities and Tasks: The purchase officer carries out the purchases for the programs and structure at mission level. Take part in the analysis of the local purchasing environment Update price lists and supplier files He/she is responsible for filing and archiv...

What is Procurement??  is the process of finding, agreeing terms and acquiring goods, services or works from an external source, often via a tendering or competitive bidding process. The process is used to ensure the buyer receives goods, services or works at the best possible price, when aspects such as quality, quantity, time, and location are compared Procurement generally involves making buying decisions under conditions of scarcity. If good data is available, it is good practice to make use of economic analysis methods such as cost-benefit analysis or cost-utility analysis. Procurement activities are often split into two distinct categories, direct and indirect spend. Direct spend refers to the production-related procurement that encompasses all items that are part of finished products, such as raw material, components and parts. Direct procurement, which is the focus in supply chain management, directly affects the production process of manufacturing firm...