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Job Title: Director of Procurement





Location: Abuja, Nigeria





Posting Date: 01/04/2013





Deadline Date: 01/21/2013





Description:


JSI Research and Training Institute (JSI R&T) is a partner in the Partnership


for Supply Chain Management (PFSCM). PFSCM is implementing the Supply Chain


Management System (SCMS) contract for USAID as part of the President’s Emergency


Plan for AIDS Relief. SCMS endeavors to strengthen or establish secure,


reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable supply chains capable of meeting the


care and treatment needs of people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.





The Director of Procurement directs and manages the Procurement Department of


the JSI Nigeria Integrated Supply Chain Field Office that implements the SCMS


Project funded by PEPFAR and the USAID|DELIVER Project funded by USAID. The


Procurement Department assists the pooled procurement and delivery of


anti-retroviral drugs, HIV rapid test kits, and other commodities purchased


internationally and funded by PEPFAR, and assists, and in many cases implements,


the in-country storage and distribution of these commodities. The Department


organizes and implements the procurement and delivery of other, predominantly


health-related commodities and products, currently valued at approximately $4-5


million annually, based on orders from both funders and implementing partners.


The Director of Procurement is responsible for assuring that these tasks are


performed with the highest possible quality, in timely fashion, and cost


effectively.

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