Direct Category Buyer

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Geneve, Schweiz MSF International Vollzeit

**Title**: Direct Category Buyer

**Location**: Supply Center in Amsterdam, Bordeaux or Brussels

**Contract**: Permanent - full-time

**Starting date**: April 1st 2024

**Reporting to**: Head of Global Direct Procurement

**Deadline to apply**:6.03.2023

**I. MSF INTERNATIONAL**

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural disasters. MSF offers assistance to people based only on need and irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation.

MSF International is the legal entity that binds MSF’s 24 sections, 25 associations and other offices together. Registered in Switzerland, MSF International provides coordination, information and support to the MSF Movement, as well as implements international projects and initiatives as requested.

**II. POSITION BACKGROUND**

Procurement of products and services is a critical activity for MSF operations and represents approximately half of MSF’s expenses. Therefore, MSF has undertaken significant efforts in recent years to strengthen and re-organize its procurement function, which have led to the creation of the Global Procurement Unit (GPU). The primary aim of the GPU is to streamline procurement activities and increase compliance, efficiency, and risk management.

Situated within MSF International Office, the role of the Global Procurement Unit is to lead global procurement strategies, to coordinate procurement efforts in the organization and to support the development of the procurement function across all MSF entities to efficiently contribute to MSF's social mission.

In this frame, MSF is implementing a Category Management Structure since 2021 for selected categories of medical and not medical items required for the running of MSF operations. Currently MSF is conducting a global review of its product portfolio to identify additional categories. Depending on the outcome of this analysis, one or two Category Buyers’ positions will be created. These positions will be designated for Medical and/or Non-medical (Logistical) products.

**III. PLACE IN THE ORGANISATION**

As part of the Global Procurement Unit, the Direct Category Buyer will:

- Report hierarchically to the Head of Global direct procurement.
- Work closely with the QA counterparts at international and Supply Centers level, the regional hubs, other direct Category Buyers, the buyer community and working groups affiliated to the Category.
- Interact with other stakeholders within MSF, especially other ESC stakeholders (replenishment) and external stakeholders (other NGOs and UN entities).

A very close collaboration with the Supply centers and a deep understanding of their constraints and needs is required, therefore the location of the position will be inside one of the 3 European Supply centers.

**IV. OBJECTIVES OF THE POSITION**

The overall objective of this position is to develop and lead Global Procurement Strategies to manage and optimize the procurement spend of the Categories under their responsibility, in order to bring the most value for MSF Movement.

Specific Objectives

A. Lead the strategic procurement activities for the assigned Category of items.

B. Support the successful implementation of the Category Management model for Direct Categories.

**V. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**

**A. Lead the strategic procurement activities for the assigned Category of items.**

1. Identify priority categories, develop their strategies and ensure their implementation.
- Develop close links with internal stakeholders to ensure an in-depth understanding of needs and priorities and assess continuously value for the organization.
- In close collaboration with key stakeholders, develop procurement strategies for the product portfolio based on the requirements of the movement, considering external constraints and harnessing mutualization opportunities of the different MSF entities (primarily the 3 ESCs).
- Ensure implementation and monitoring of the developed strategies by engaging with specific stakeholders and providing guidance on steps for implementation as well as support for necessary escalations.
- Participate to the continuous optimization of procurement spend, practices and performance.

2. Perform the sourcing process for goods under assigned categories, in compliance with the procurement policy, the category strategy and the internal clients' requirements.
- Analyse the needs for products and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure a clear documentation of the requirements.
- Develop deep supply market knowledge on trends affecting assigned categories and identify sourcing optimization opportunities in regional markets.
- Perform regular benchmarking exercises and cost scenario analysis.
- Identify opportunities of engaging with the same supplier for different products in the portfolio to leverage volume.
- Identify spend

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