Procurement and Supply Chain Officer
Entreprise non précisée
Fixed-term
Published 1 week ago · Expires 1 month from now
Job description
Procurement and Supply Chain Officer.
Kigali, Rwanda
Overview
Pharo Foundation (“the Foundation”) is a pioneering, mission-driven organisation working to build a vibrant, productive, and self-reliant Africa. Founded and fully funded by Pharo Management, an emerging markets hedge fund, the Foundation represents a new model of philanthropic capitalism: a private endowment using its own capital to design, fund, and operate development programmes with private-sector discipline and long-term commitment.
Over the next decade, the Foundation’s ambition is to deliver lasting impact across three interdependent missions:
Empowering the next generation through affordable, high-quality education.
Solving water scarcity by building and operating sustainable water infrastructure.
Driving economic productivity by unlocking jobs, investment, and innovation through both non-profit and for-profit ventures.
The Foundation operates in Ethiopia, Somaliland, Kenya, and Rwanda, employing more than 750 people. It combines a not-for-profit engine: Pharo Development, with a for-profit engine, Pharo Ventures, which builds and operates sustainable businesses to create jobs and advance economic self-reliance.
Opportunity
The Procurement and Supply Chain Officer supports the implementation of procurement and supply chain activities of Pharo Foundation to ensure the timely, cost-effective, and compliant acquisition, storage, and distribution of goods and services. The role contributes to efficient program and operational delivery by maintaining accurate records, coordinating logistics, and ensuring adherence to Pharo Foundation policies and procedures.
Key Relationships
Role: Procurement and supply chain officer
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Report to: Senior Supply chain Officer
Contract Type: Full time
Functional relationships:
All Rwanda SLT
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Procurement Operations
Prepare and process purchase requests, requests for quotations, and purchase orders for all Pharo Foundation Rwanda entities.
Source quotations from approved suppliers in line with Pharo foundation procurement policies.
Support supplier selection processes and maintain an updated supplier database.
Follow up with suppliers to ensure timely and accurate delivery of goods and services.
Prepare and review procurement documents including RFQs, RFPs, EOIs, and purchase orders for Pharo School, Pharo Venture studio and Pharo Foundation.
Ensure all procurement documentation is complete, accurate, and properly filed.
Conduct initial review of quotations and assist in preparing bid analysis
Evaluate supplier performance and maintain an approved supplier database.
Lead negotiations with suppliers to achieve best value for money.
Ensure timely sourcing of goods and services while maintaining quality standards.
Support the procurement committee
Support tender processes, including preparing documents and coordinating evaluations.
Conduct market research to identif...
Kigali, Rwanda
Overview
Pharo Foundation (“the Foundation”) is a pioneering, mission-driven organisation working to build a vibrant, productive, and self-reliant Africa. Founded and fully funded by Pharo Management, an emerging markets hedge fund, the Foundation represents a new model of philanthropic capitalism: a private endowment using its own capital to design, fund, and operate development programmes with private-sector discipline and long-term commitment.
Over the next decade, the Foundation’s ambition is to deliver lasting impact across three interdependent missions:
Empowering the next generation through affordable, high-quality education.
Solving water scarcity by building and operating sustainable water infrastructure.
Driving economic productivity by unlocking jobs, investment, and innovation through both non-profit and for-profit ventures.
The Foundation operates in Ethiopia, Somaliland, Kenya, and Rwanda, employing more than 750 people. It combines a not-for-profit engine: Pharo Development, with a for-profit engine, Pharo Ventures, which builds and operates sustainable businesses to create jobs and advance economic self-reliance.
Opportunity
The Procurement and Supply Chain Officer supports the implementation of procurement and supply chain activities of Pharo Foundation to ensure the timely, cost-effective, and compliant acquisition, storage, and distribution of goods and services. The role contributes to efficient program and operational delivery by maintaining accurate records, coordinating logistics, and ensuring adherence to Pharo Foundation policies and procedures.
Key Relationships
Role: Procurement and supply chain officer
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Report to: Senior Supply chain Officer
Contract Type: Full time
Functional relationships:
All Rwanda SLT
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Procurement Operations
Prepare and process purchase requests, requests for quotations, and purchase orders for all Pharo Foundation Rwanda entities.
Source quotations from approved suppliers in line with Pharo foundation procurement policies.
Support supplier selection processes and maintain an updated supplier database.
Follow up with suppliers to ensure timely and accurate delivery of goods and services.
Prepare and review procurement documents including RFQs, RFPs, EOIs, and purchase orders for Pharo School, Pharo Venture studio and Pharo Foundation.
Ensure all procurement documentation is complete, accurate, and properly filed.
Conduct initial review of quotations and assist in preparing bid analysis
Evaluate supplier performance and maintain an approved supplier database.
Lead negotiations with suppliers to achieve best value for money.
Ensure timely sourcing of goods and services while maintaining quality standards.
Support the procurement committee
Support tender processes, including preparing documents and coordinating evaluations.
Conduct market research to identif...