Jhpiego

Global health NGO improving maternal care

Procurement Coordinator

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeYaoundé, CameroonNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Logistics, or a related field is required.
At least 3 years of procurement or supply chain management experience, preferably in an NGO or donor-funded context.
Experience managing end-to-end procurement processes, vendor management, and contract negotiation.
A proven track record ensuring compliance with donor and local procurement regulations.
Familiarity with procurement software such as SAP, Oracle, or Coupa.

Responsibilities

Develop and update the annual procurement plan in consultation with departments.
Conduct market and cost analysis and benchmark pricing and availability.
Manage the full procurement lifecycle, including requisition, solicitation, selection, contracting, and delivery.
Draft requests for quotations and requests for proposals, develop evaluation criteria, and lead selection committees.
Ensure compliance with donor and local regulations and maintain audit-ready documentation.
Build and maintain the vendor database and prequalify suppliers.
Manage contract awards and renewals, monitor supplier performance, and resolve issues.
Liaise with finance, logistics, and program teams to ensure needs, timelines, and budgets are met.
Provide procurement training to staff.
Organize and lead tender processes using requests for quotations, requests for proposals, and requests for information; oversee scoring and debriefing.
Maintain the procurement tracker and prepare monthly and ad hoc procurement reports.
Support internal and external procurement audits.

Desired Qualifications

Strong knowledge of the procurement lifecycle, including planning, sourcing, tendering, contracting, supplier evaluation, delivery, and payment.
Analytical capabilities in cost benchmarking, market analysis, and key performance indicator tracking.
Contract management skills and the ability to draft requests for proposals and requests for quotations, evaluate bids, and negotiate for best value.
Proficiency in procurement tools and systems such as SAP PIR, Coupa, or Oracle.
Communication, stakeholder engagement, and vendor relationship management skills.

Overview

The Procurement Coordinator is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing procurement activities, ensuring timely, cost-effective, and compliant acquisition of goods, works, and services. They support program delivery through strategic sourcing, contract management, supplier relationship development, and adherence to donor and local procurement regulations.

Responsibilities

Procurement Planning & Analysis

Develop and update annual procurement plan in consultation with departments; Conduct market and cost analysis, benchmark pricing and availability

Procurement Operations & Compliance

Manage full procurement lifecycle: requisition, solicitation, selection, contracting, delivery; Draft RFQs/RFPs, develop evaluation criteria, lead selection committees; Ensure compliance with donor/local regulations, maintain audit-ready documentation

Vendor & Contract Management

Build and maintain vendor database; prequalify suppliers; Manage contract awards and renewals, monitor performance, resolve issues

Coordination & Capacity Building

Liaise with finance, logistics, and program teams to ensure needs, timelines and budgets are met; Provide procurement training to staff

Tendering & Competitive Processes

Organize and lead tender processes with RFQ/RFP/RFI, oversee scoring and debriefing

Reporting & Documentation

Maintain procurement tracker, prepare monthly and ad hoc procurement reports; Support internal/external procurement audits

Required Qualifications

Required: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Logistics, or related field
3+ years of procurement or supply chain management experience, preferably within an NGO or donor-funded context
Experience managing end-to-end procurement processes, vendor management, and contract negotiation
Proven track record in ensuring compliance with donor and local procurement regulations
Familiarity with procurement software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Coupa)

Preferred Qualifications

Strong knowledge of procurement lifecycle: planning, sourcing, tendering, contracting, supplier evaluation, delivery and payment
Analytical capabilities: cost benchmarking, market analysis, KPI tracking
Contract management skills and ability to draft RFPs/RFQs, evaluate bids, and negotiate for best value
Proficiency in procurement tools and systems (e.g., SAP PIR, Coupa, Oracle)
Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and vendor relationship management

About the Company

Jhpiego

Global health NGO improving maternal care

Jhpiego is a nonprofit health organization that designs and runs international health programs in low-resource settings. It provides training, technical assistance, and field-based support to health workers and ministries of health, with programs delivered through local partners to improve safe care and infection prevention. It distinguishes itself through long-term partnerships with governments and health facilities, a strong link to Johns Hopkins, and a focus on implementing proven practices at scale. Its goal is to reduce preventable deaths and strengthen health systems by building local capacity.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $1.2M
Headquarters: Baltimore, MD
Founded: 1973

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