PURCHASER

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance.
The ICRC in Gaza is looking for a candidate to fill in the following post

Place of employment: Gaza
Type of Contract : Unlimited
Starting Date : October 2010

Minimum Requirements of the Post
-High school degree or business and administration education
-2 years work experience in a similar field
-Excellent command of written and spoken English
-Driving license
-Good knowledge of the local market
-Good capacity of negotiation and communication
-Respecting confidentiality
-Very Good knowledge of standard Microsoft office programs (Excel, Word, etc.)

Job description
-Handles current purchases for ICRC operations, submits various offers to logistics
-department, and ensures correct purchasing procedures.
-Carries out statistics for the unit and takes part in the selection of suppliers.
-Carries out purchases on the local market in accordance with ICRC standards.
-Ensures that deliveries occur at the right place and time and the purchases are carried out according to agreed budget and specification by requester.
-Visits and prospects new suppliers, follows-up with suppliers and participates in negotiations
-Is a specialist of all kind of purchases and responsible for petty cash purchase.
-Processes invoices according to procedures and ensures updating of suppliers database.
-Keeps, updates and maintains ICRC logistic computer system.
-Ensures proper filing for documents participates in the training and replace other purchasers.
-Surveys and analysis for prices, quality, benchmarking and submit report to Head of unit.
-Reports any changes on the local market and ensures accurate transmission of information within the departments.
-Respects and applies all the ICRC regulations related to procurement and purchase.

Interested applicants should submit a motivation letter and a résumé, both in English, a personal passport size photo and any relevant certificates no later than 30 September 2010 - 4:00pm to the:
ICRC Sub-delegation / Gaza
Attn. Administration Department
Jalaa St. 50/43
Rimal, Gaza
Tel: 082822644 / Fax: 082828884 / E-mail: [email protected]
Short listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.