Procurement Officer

Job Description

Procurement Associate G6 | World Food Programme

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at World Food Programme, located in Beirut, Lebanon. WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build peace and prosperity for people recovering from conflict and disasters. This role provides coordination, administrative services, and research support for procurement activities, ensuring the efficient, timely, compliant, and cost-effective acquisition of essential goods and services for WFP operations.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Location: In-person Beirut, Lebanon
• Team: Reports to Head of Procurement
• Mission: Ensure the timely, compliant, and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services in support of WFP operations.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Coordinate Operations: Provide operational coordination and administrative services to support procurement projects and activities.
• Manage Sourcing: Identify and recommend potential suppliers, compiling data and documents to support supplier selection.
• Process Requests: Review, record, and prioritize purchasing requests, assisting requisitioners to acquire appropriate goods and services.
• Execute Contracts: Prepare Purchase Orders, contracts, and supporting documentation, approving purchases within delegated authority.
• Supervise Staff: Supervise the work of support staff, offering practical advice and guidance to ensure objectives are delivered.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Completion of secondary school education with progressively responsible experience in procurement or supply chain.
• Experience: Six years in procurement or supply chain, including conducting supplier research, procurement analysis, report development, tendering, contracting, vendor management, and managing procurement systems in accordance with ethics and compliance principles.
• Skills: Fluency in English and Arabic (oral and written), strong negotiation, communication, and presentation skills, and knowledge of food and non-food (goods and services) procurement processes.
• Bonus: University degree in Supply Chain, Business Management, or Finance; knowledge of French; familiarity with locally purchased commodities/goods/services; knowledge of procurement processes and linkages with other operations (e.g., logistics).