Senior Procurement Manager at Management Sciences for Health (MSH) – Abuja (R5239)

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is recruiting a Senior Procurement Manager in Abuja under requisition R5239. The role provides technical leadership, compliance oversight and procurement support across country and project operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the global procurement function as a senior technical resource and help develop organisation-wide procurement procedures.
• Advise country and project leadership on procurement staffing, recruitment, structure and competence.
• Support country office start-up and close-out operations and mentor field procurement personnel.
• Improve procurement segregation of duties, internal controls and vendor-prequalification practices.
• Give direct guidance on complex, high-value, sensitive or priority procurement actions.
• Interpret applicable donor rules, US government import/export requirements and acquisition regulations.
• Strengthen sourcing, supplier relationships, supply-chain risk controls and sustainable cost management.
• Coordinate procurement plans with country teams and oversee international freight, shipping and customs documentation.
• Monitor procurement documentation and country compliance through checks, audits and corrective actions.
• Set and monitor performance indicators with the Contracts, Procurement and Compliance leadership.
• Provide direction on Deltek Costpoint procurement systems and train staff using Costpoint or QuickBooks.
• Lead global procurement improvements and new system rollouts while participating in work planning and project-support meetings.

Qualifications and Experience

• Postgraduate degree in Procurement, Purchasing and Supply, Business Administration or a relevant field, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least eight years’ progressive experience in procurement, supply-chain management or related work, including international or donor-funded operations.
• Familiarity with donor rules, FAR, AIDAR, 2 CFR 200 and relevant procurement controls.
• Advanced spreadsheet skills and working knowledge of Costpoint and other digital business systems.
• Strong organisation, analytical judgement, communication, mentoring and stakeholder-management abilities.
• Ability to work across cultures, respond to competing demands and travel to countries where MSH operates.
• Excellent written and spoken English.