Premiere Urgence Internationale Vacancy for a Purchase Officer

Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency. We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below: Job Title: Purchaser Officer Location: Maiduguri, Borno Under the direct supervision of: Procurement Officer Overall Mission General Objective:

• The Purchaser is responsible to process purchasing transactions for equipment, materials, supplies, capital goods, and services.

• Follow-up on order processing to ensure timely deliveries are done;
• Do quality/quantity control for all supplies ordered and delivered;
• Verify and process quote requests;
• Compose and archive purchase folders;
• Implement purchases, monitoring adherence to validation regulations and procedures;
• Negotiate prices, deadlines and methods of delivery;
• Ensure that relationships with suppliers are monitored.
• Facilitate proper tracking of all supplies received and ensure related documents (delivery notes, waybills) are properly filed and copies forwarded to the Procurement Officer.
• Update price lists and vendor databases;
• Control Premiere Urgence Internationale purchase procedures;

• Ensure a safe first delivery of goods.
• Ensure the overall supervision of stocks.
• Ensure a proper management of stocks.
• Ensure tasks related to the transport of goods, equipment, materials and other supplies to a second location.
• Storage

• Perform tasks related to other logistic matter of the Office.

• Fluent in local languages - Hausa and Kanuri.
• Acceptable knowledge of English (speaking, reading & writing)

• Good knowledge of Ms. Office package especially Ms. Word and Ms. Excel.

• Previous experience in supply chain management
• Procurement, Negotiation, Communication
• Time management

• Honest and trustworthy
• Reliable, rigorous and well organized
• Able and willing to learn to extend his/her scope of work
• Good communication skills
• Able to manage priorities, take initiatives and work without constant supervision
• Motivated and dedicated to his/her job
• Seriousness.

• Updated CV,
• Letter of motivation,
• Copy of work certificates,
• Copy of relevant certificates
• Reference contacts.

• The position must be clearly indicated on the e-mail subject.
• Only candidates who meet the selection criteria will be contacted.
• This position is open to Nigerian nationals only