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IMF - Senior Procurement Officer

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The Technology & General Services Department has a 1 year contractual position in its Procurement and Budget Management Division
Job Summary:
The candidate will perform a combination of strategic sourcing, commodity procurement, and contract management assignments as part of the Fund's centralized procurement activity. The officer is responsible for procuring and contracting for IT services (e.g. IT consulting, IT staff augmentation, off-shore services, hosting, computer hardware, software licenses, data subscriptions services) through the Fund's competitive RFP and strategic sourcing process. Aditionally , the Senior Procurement Officer will be be assigned to manage supplier performance on operationally critical contracts.
  • Strategic Sourcing. Candidate will be required to lead strategic sourcing projects. A strategic sourcing project may include the following activities, supply market analysis, business requirements evaluation, sourcing strategy development, supplier workshops, RFP development, competitive bidding, bid analysis, reference checks, vendor negotiations, contracting etc.
  • Commodity Procurement. Candidate will be responsible for executing commodity purchases in the Purchase Order system. Execution of these purchases may require the development of statements of work, RFPs, vendor negotiations and contracting. Procurement Officers will be required to lead discussions and working meetings with vendors and internal business customers as and when required.
  • Supplier Performance Management. Candidate will be required to monitor vendor performance (e.g. compliance to service metrics, cost savings targets, supplier scorecard KPIs) as required by the contract. They may take action independently or upon request of a Fund department/office to correct supplier/contractor deficiencies or disputes. They assess damages for nonperformance, prepare formal notifications of contract non-compliance, and negotiate settlements.
  • Problem Solving Leadership. Candidate will be required to provide problem solving assistance, guidance to junior officers/assistants. (e.g. review strategies, problem solving guidance, quality checking). Where necessary, they will also be called upon to assist the Division Chief in developing and implementing tools, templates, processes  

Qualifications

  • University degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Materials Management or related field of study and an advanced degree in Business Administration or a related supply chain field of study.
  • 5-10 years experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing (supply base analysis, sourcing strategy development, RFP/RFQ/E-auctions, vendor negotiations, contracting) and Vendor Management. (e.g. relationship building, performance management, negotiations).
  • Prior experience in procurement of IT (e.g. IT consulting, IT staff augmentation, off-shore services, hosting, computer hardware, software licenses, data subscriptions services).
  • Prior experience in developing category strategies and conducting supplier performance management meetings specifically for the IT category.
  • Ability to lead meetings and drive project schedules involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, Powerpoint, Excel). Proficient in data analysis using Excel, e.g. pivot tables, data lookups, data sorts, filers, excel mathematical formulas.

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