World Vision International is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. For two decades, World Vision has been working with urban and rural communities in all the 10 regions of Ghana to improve provision of water, promote sanitation and hygiene practices and quality education, particularly at the basic level, enhance food security and respond to disasters.

Description Of Job

Use your experience in Procurement or Commodity buying experience to be part of a leading organisation dedicated to improving the lives of children living in poverty.

World Vision (WV) is a global network of people committed to enhance the well-being of children everywhere by empowering families and communities to overcome the challenges of poverty and injustice.

This is a new position created towards supporting global procurement in West Africa. The successful candidate must have the appropriate knowledge and business acumen to grow into a strategic procurement level, although he/she will have to execute his/her own transactional data. This is a senior position within the realm of procurement.

The Global Procurement Office Commodity Buyer will be responsible for facilitating a cross functional team/s to optimise total cost of ownership for a specific group of commodities. The incumbent will be facilitating agreement on functional specifications, finding suppliers, negotiating terms, purchasing the goods of service, follow through on the payment process, and measure and report on the relevant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

With a proven track record in a fast paced, complex and ideally global organisation, you will have a desire, motivated by your Christian faith, to help others and model ethics in line with the Christian faith, to help others and model ethics in line with the Christian foundations and ethos of the organisation

Some Responsibilities include:

•  Facilitates cross functional team(s), to optimise the value that strategic procurement can bring
•  Supports internal customers/clients in their procurement needs
•  Defines and implements procurement strategies for global, regional and local implementation for specified commodities
•  Manages supplier relationships and performance
•  Provides management activity reports on a monthly basis

Qualification Required & Experience

•  Excellent planning/prioritisation skills
•  Vocational or professional society membership membership {e.g. Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, (CIPS) or equivalents
•  Ability to multitask and maintain by adapting to change
•  Ability to interact, influence and persuade with all organisational levels and demonstrate a professional presence
•  Demonstrate risk and financial modelling skills
•  Ability to interpret and utilise key financial data
•  Proficiency with Procurement systems and sourcing tools/processes
•  Keen customer focus on internal/external stakeholders
•  Good communication Skills in English and French

Could you fulfill this vital, challenging and rewarding role and be part of this life-enriching experience?

How To Apply For The Job

For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org. World Vision is an equal opportunity employer

Closing Date: 31 October 2012