Regional Procurement Manager Latin America - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil - Médecins Sans Frontières - Artsen Zonder Grenzen

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• Master's degree in business administration or supply chain management
• At least 5 years of experience in procurement including data analysis, sourcing, complex negotiation and contracting or a position in a different domain entailing the same components
• A good knowledge base in supply chain processes and financial budgeting
• Field missions in procurement /supply chain functions with MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières) or another NGOs is a plus
• Experience in project management is an added value

• Computer literacy: proven ability to work with MS Office and ERP, in particular a good command of Excel
• Ability to work transversally, in a multicultural environment and in remote mode
• Analytical mindset, organizational skills and autonomy
• Resultorientation and customer service orientation
• Proven diplomacy, ability to develop professional network and listening skills

• Fluent oral and written Spanish and English
• Brazilian Portuguese is an asset

• The Regional Procurement Manager (RPM) is based in Brazil and has the mandate to support the operations wherever MSF OCB (Operational Center of Brussels) operates in the Region._
• As Regional Procurement Manager, you cover both _
  _goods and services__ requirements. You may collaborate and support the Partner Section's strategic buyer._
• The RPM is not a substitute for the local team (including Procurement Manager where there is one in place) in the mission and is not accountable for the local procurement._

• The mission of the Regional Procurement Manager, being in proximity to the center of operations, is the following:_
• Coordinate the development and implementation of the regional Strategic Procurement for regional and local purchases aiming at making available actionable and effective sources (for goods and services) optimizing the supply process efficiency and the financial resources use, while complying with MSF protocols, standards, procedures and aligned with the local context and operational strategic goals.
• Develop and maintain market/regulation intelligence in the Region to support the Procurement strategy, as well to benefit the users in the missions and the Global Procurement network for the strategic categories.
• Build capacity in procurement domain, providing technical coaching, training and advice regarding procurement process and good practices to the regional and local teams in the missions.
• Create and animate a community of practice in the Region.

• Develop and manage knowledge concerning local and regional markets, regional commercial and customs agreements, local commercial laws & regulations and politics, as well as about MSF operational contexts and needs in a region.
• Develop market assessments and benchmark analysis (including local, regional, and international sourcing options) in order to collect all required information to feed the procurement strategy.
• Develop and coordinate a regional network both internal and external (suppliers, infrastructures, economical regional collaborations, 3PL, NGOs.)
• Monitor the intersectional procurement activity (contracts, savings, lead time, procurement and supplier performance ).
• Develop a procurement strategy for services as they are not covered by supply/procurement staff in the field, empower the local Procurement Managers and SupplyCoordinators to endorse this responsibility whenever the mission is prepared and/or propose solution at regional level when they are available.
• Develop a regional procurement strategic vision consistent with operations strategic goals to feed the supply design and strategy at regional and local levels.
• Lead and collaborate with procurement focal points of the missions and partner section to develop and implement the regional procurement strategy, defining the categories to be handled at regional level and their respective action plan, aligning with the concerned internal stakeholders.
• Lead the regional spend analysis based on the information provided (historical spend,