As a member of the Corporate Contracts, Procurement & Compliance Office, the Senior Procurement Manager plays a critical role in advancing MSH’s Mission of working shoulder-to-shoulder with countries and communities to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by building strong, resilient, sustainable health systems.
The Senior Procurement Manager provides global technical leadership for MSH's procurement function, establishing procurement standards, strengthening internal controls and compliance, supporting country and project teams, and driving continuous improvement in procurement systems, processes and practices. The position serves as MSH's senior procurement subject matter expert and works with country and project teams to strengthen procurement capacity, monitor compliance, support complex or high-risk procurement activities, and promote effective and consistent procurement practices across MSH.
Due to operational and legal requirements, employment is limited to candidates residing in one of the following locations: Cameroon, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and/or Rwanda.
Main duties and responsibilities
Global Procurement Leadership and Operations (40%)
Act as the primary subject matter expert (SME) for Global Procurement. Develop policies and procedures related to procurement in collaboration with the Director, Contracts, Procurement, and Compliance.
Serve as the procurement subject matter expert for recruitment of Country Office Procurement staff, including advising Country and Project leadership on appropriate procurement staffing structures and competencies, developing job descriptions and interview questions, and participating in the interview and selection of procurement staff.
Serve as Procurement point of contact for Country start-ups and close-outs.
Provide day-to-day support to procurement managers on field projects.
Provide Procurement leadership for Country office Procurement team.
Establish and ensure implementation of segregation of duties controls in procurement processes in Country offices.
Provide coaching and mentoring for staff delegated authority to perform procurement functions.
Provide direct procurement support for complex, high-risk, or priority procurement actions, as needed.
Maintain knowledge of applicable U.S. Government import/export requirements, Federal Acquisition Regulations, and related donor requirements to provide guidance and training and support organizational compliance.
Maintain primary responsibility for the procurement of restricted commodities in assigned countries.
Establish and enhance supplier relationships to drive sourcing & supplier initiatives to meet or exceed product quality, service & deliver sustainable cost reductions, while reducing or mitigating risk in the supply chain.
Provide guidance to the authorized purchasers in managing procurement transactions where there is a knowledge gap or high-value/complex procurements.
Provide guidance to all MSH country offices in conducting vendor prequalification process.
Coordinate and lead Country Procurement teams to establish Procurement plans
Provide technical oversight and support for international procurement and logistics, including import/export requirements, freight-forwarder management, and shipment documentation.
Support country teams in resolving complex or high-risk international shipping and customs issues.
Procurement Compliance, Quality Assurance, and Audit Readiness (20%)
Monitor compliance with MSH & Donor Rules and Regulations across all MSH Countries of Operations.
Implement compliance monitoring through:
- Conduct or oversee spot checks on quality and completeness of procurement documentation for compliance with MSH and donor regulations.
- Promote audit readiness by ensuring procurement documentation is complete, accurate, timely, and maintained in designated systems and repositories.
In collaboration with Director, Contracts, Procurement, and Compliance, sets key performance…