The ICRC is a neutral, impartial and independent organization. Its exclusive humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflicts and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance. The ICRC endeavours to alleviate suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.

The Wathab Purchaser will be responsible for fulfilling the needs with Order Management/Supply Chain, Tenders/Suppliers selection, Purchase of Goods, Suppliers Management, Reception of Goods, Quality & Quantity Control and Claims Reporting and Statistics for the Wathab department. He/She will perform the following duties:

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensures that purchasing is done in a transparent and accountable manner;
• Maintains relations with suppliers and other ICRC departments;
• Implements ICRC purchase strategy for each family of product;
• Takes responsibility for tender process;
• Takes part in the selection of suppliers;
• Creates selection tables and contracts;
• Manages contracts with suppliers;
• Ensures strict control of quality for the purchased goods/services;
• Follows strictly ICRC procurement procedures, financial limits and Code of Conduct;
• Carries out prospecting of the Afghan market in order to identify new suppliers;
• Provides analytical reports on purchases;
• Makes all related information available in the local database and filing system

• • Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or Logistics;
• 3-5 years’ work experience in purchasing of construction/engineering materials or as an engineering estimator;
• Knowledge of Afghan market, good product/purchase knowledge;
• Very good command of written and spoken English and both local languages (Pashto and Dari)
• Very good computer skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, Databases) and knowledgeable internet user;
• Strong negotiation and competitive bidding skills;
• Able to assess legal aspects of suppliers capacity;
• High organizational skills;
• Rigorous, precise and honest with strong sense of responsibility and adaptability; and
• Able to work independently, under stressful situations to tight deadlines with extensive working hours.

Please create a job application account before applying for the position, its mandatory creating your user account in the ICRC career page. Once you create your account, you will be able to apply through the ICRC recruitment module.

Important Notice:

“The ICRC values diversity and is committed to create an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Female applicants are encouraged to apply.

CV’s received will be subject to the rules of the Data Protection of the ICRC (Data Controller) and will only be used for the purpose they were sent for and will not be kept after the end of the process or shared with third parties without consent of the sender.

https://www.icrc.org/en/publication/4261-icrc-rules-on-personal-data-protection#

Important Notice:

The ICRC recently noticed that a number of individuals and online pages are offering fake services in the name of the organization in return for money. Please note that all ICRC services are completely free of charge and at no point the organization or its staff would ask for money be it during its recruitment process or any other services in the country. Please remain cautious and avoid sharing your personal information through online links. We thank you in advance for your understanding.