Purchasing and Shipping Officer Med.
8 Month Fixed Term Contract
Starting date: 02/09/2024
Based in Asnières-sur-Seine – FRA
PUI all over the world
With 40 years of experience, Première Urgence Internationale:
Helps nearly 6 million beneficiaries
With a budget of more than 100 million € per year
Spread across 22 countries, on 5 continents
Thanks to the involvement and commitment of:
More than 2000 national collaborators
Around 200 expatriates of 45 different nationalities
And 90 employees at headquarters
PUI works in 10 intervention sectors and stands out for implementing an integrated approach in its response. This method aims to identify and understand all the needs of people affected by a crisis. Our teams mobilize to provide a comprehensive response to all the basic needs of populations affected by humanitarian crises in an emergency, allowing them to regain autonomy and dignity.
To learn more about our history , our values , our areas of intervention.
Focus on the Logistics Department
The Logistics Department is made up of 20 people. The International Procurement sector on which it depends is made up of 7 people.
And what about the Medical Purchasing and Shipping Officer in all this?
As a Purchasing Officer, you will be responsible for the smooth running of “purchasing – shipping” activities from the supply chain from Headquarters to the Field.
To this end, your responsibilities will be as follows:
- International Purchasing and Transport: You will be responsible for receiving and monitoring purchase requests submitted by the field. You will be responsible for carrying out these purchases while ensuring the eligibility of costs and respecting internal procedures and compliance with donor procedures. You will manage stocks of materials and equipment that pass through the headquarters. You will monitor international freight from the outset (supplier or headquarters) until it is taken over by the mission. You will ensure that the risks associated with purchasing and transporting inputs are controlled.
- Administrative management and archiving: You will be responsible for checking and transmitting invoices to the relevant department. You will be responsible for classifying and archiving purchasing files produced by the procurement branch. You will participate in audits.
- Capitalization and improvement of practices: You will participate in the reflection, development and implementation of the service’s strategy and tools. You will support other services in drafting projects and developing budgets on issues relating to procurement.
- Human Resources: You will participate in briefings and debriefings of expatriate staff.
The challenges that await you:
International Medical Supply.
What You’ll Need to Succeed
- Training
You can demonstrate training in logistics, supply chain and/or humanitarian logistics.
- Experience
You have experience in a similar position at the headquarters of an NGO or you have at least one year of professional experience in procurement. Have you already worked with Première Urgence Internationale? This will be an undeniable asset!
- SKILLS
You have experience in transport (incoterms, import/export customs procedures). Do you know the purchasing procedures of the main institutional donors? That’s a plus!
- Required qualities
You demonstrate good interpersonal skills, ease of communication, both written and oral, and you have a taste for teamwork. You demonstrate reliability and a sense of responsibility, rigor and organization, responsiveness, adaptability and you have negotiation skills. You have excellent resistance to stress and an ability to work under pressure.
- LANGUAGES
Are you fluent in French and English? This is essential for this position!
A word from the manager
“Come and join a close-knit, committed and dynamic team ready to take on the challenges of international humanitarian supply.”
8-month fixed-term contract position based at the headquarters in Asnières-sur-Seine.
Teleworking possible from Metropolitan France with a presence at the headquarters of one week per month minimum.
PUI will offer you
Status frame
Salary: 3200 EUR gross monthly over 12 months
Medical coverage: 100% of the Health and Welfare mutual insurance company
Support: Support of up to 50% of the transport ticket and up to 60% of the Restaurant Tickets (with a face value of €10)
Rest : 5 weeks of paid leave per year + 1 RTT per month (37 hours/week)
Our engagements
Première Urgence Internationale considers the diversity of nationalities, genders, beliefs, profiles and statuses within its Human Resources as a major asset for its humanitarian action, and therefore commits itself to strict compliance with the principle of non-discrimination throughout its recruitment process.
Première Urgence Internationale practices a zero tolerance policy towards exploitation, sexual abuse and mistreatment, in all its forms, of women, children and all other vulnerable people. It mobilizes all of its staff in the promotion, dissemination and respect of the principles set out in its ethical charter.
Please note that Première Urgence Internationale will not request financial participation for administrative costs related to recruitment. Any information to this effect would be fraudulent, please disregard it.
Do you recognize yourself in this profile and do you adhere to our commitments? Do you feel ready to take up the challenge and join the great PUI family?
How to apply
How to apply?
Please follow this link and fill out the form on our career site.