Job Description

Solidarites International (SI) is an international humanitarian NGO which, for more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their vital needs for food, water and shelter. Particularly involved in the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the first cause of death in the world, SI's interventions provide expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, but also in the essential area of food security and livelihoods. Present in around twenty countries, SI's teams - 2000 people in total made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at headquarters, and a few volunteers - work with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultures.

Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and fight all type of abuse – all act of exploitation, abuse and/or sexual harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or collaborators, fraud, corruption, violation of persons and/or property, funding of activities harmful to human rights – that could be perpetrated in the frame of its interventions. SI implements a zero-tolerance policy regarding acts of SEAH. Solidarités International is an equitable employer committed to find all forms of discrimination. SI will never ask for any remuneration to take part in a recruitment process.

Job Title: Logistics Manager

Location: Gusau, Zamfara
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Duration: 6 Months (with possible extension

Goal / Purpose

• The Logistics Manager will implement and supervise all logistics operations at his/her assigned base.
• He/she will organize logistic support for programs, in keeping with Solidarités International procedures.
• He/she will assist the field coordinator in the implementation of safety rules.

Supply Management:

• Carry out a purchasing environment analysis at the local level
• Supervise the update of price lists and supplier files
• Manage the Solidarités International purchasing procedures and those from donors funding the programs.
• Supervise purchasing, ensuring that approval rules and procedures are observed
• Select suppliers and negotiate prices, deadlines and delivery methods
• Ensure that purchasing documents are complete and archived in keeping with Solidarités International procedures
• Ensure that dealings with suppliers are monitored
• Establish and update purchasing timelines, taking into consideration procurement tables, operation timelines and contextual and procedural logistical constraints
• Receive, approve and process requests for quotes and internal order forms
• Ensure that budgetary lines related to logistics are monitored and observed
• Supervise the preparation of purchasing documents and draft the contracts
• Participate in the drafting the call for tenders