Vacancy with Clinton Foundation- India. Procurement Analyst

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Clinton foundation

Position/Title: Procurement Analyst – Second Line Program,

Location: New Delhi, India

Description. The Procurement Analyst will be responsible for all

activities related to the procurement of commodities required for the

Second-Line Treatment program that is being implemented by CHAI across

26 beneficiary countries. The second-line procurement is being handled

by a Procurement Agent and the Procurement analyst will be responsible

for coordinating all procurement-related activities between CHAI

country teams and the Procurement Agent. Primary responsibility for

managing the relationship with the Procurement Agent will lie with the

Procurement analyst, including setting expectations around service

levels, ensuring timely delivery of commodities to countries,

effective real-time updates on status of all orders placed and

facilitating efficient communication between CHAI country team sand

the Procurement Agent.

The ultimate objective is to enable rapid scale-up of high-quality ARV

treatment to people living with HIV/AIDS. A dynamic, entrepreneurial

individual with a minimum of five years' experience, especially in

procurement and supply chain management (PSM) is sought for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the process for procurement of commodities through the

Procurement Agent, including

.. Coordination and follow-up for receipt of order requisitions from

all beneficiary countries to facilitate pooled procurement

.. Determine choice of suppliers for each order based on the

primary/secondary supplier selected for each product, registration

status in country and supplier lead times

.. Develop reporting mechanism that captures updated information on all

orders placed with Procurement Agent and communicate status of orders

to countries

.. Work closely with country teams and Procurement Agent to ensure all

necessary documentation such as import clearances, registration

waivers etc are in place before delivery of commodities in country.

.. Establish QA/QC systems for testing and monitoring quality of

commodities procured by the Procurement Agent

.. Track all payments made to suppliers and monitor disbursements

against initial commitments on a country-wise basis

.. Track all orders placed against volumes committed to individual

suppliers and monitor shortfall/excess, if any

• Develop and implement inventory management system for a Pooled

Procurement model that involves combining forecasts received from

countries and placing a consolidated order with suppliers against

which individual order requisitions from countries can be drawn down.

• Be available to trouble shoot problems in specific orders between

suppliers, Procurement Agent and country teams

• Monitor pricing for ARVs and negotiate/facilitate communications

with suppliers to achieve the lowest prices

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years' experience in procurement and supply chain

management, in health or other sectors

• Exceptional problem-solving, interpersonal and analytical capabilities

• Ability to handles multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities,

and work independently

• Experience in designing and executing procurement systems in

resource-limited settings, and a proven track record of impact/success

• Willingness to travel as needed

• Experience in working with senior management and / or government and

demonstrated ability to favorably influence decision making processes

in a diplomatic and collaborative manner

Please respond with a detailed resume to jobs@....

http://www.clintonfoundation.org/job-openings.htm#chaipa