PROCUREMENT SUPERVISOR (Port Sudan / Khartoum) – MSF Belgium
Job Description
| Organization | Medecins sans Frontieres Belgium |
| Job Title | PROCUREMENT SUPERVISOR |
| Location | Port Sudan / Khartoum |
| Section/Unit | Logistics and Supply |
| No. of Post | 1 |
| Grade Level | level 6 |
| Duration | 6 Months with 3 months trial period |
| Supervisor | Supply Chain Team Leader / Supply Manager (if any) or Logistics Manager / Supply Chain Officer |
| Closing Date | 28 Dec 2025 |
Planning and supervising the procurement activities for goods, transport, subcontracted works and services for the project and capital according to MSF standards and protocols in order to ensure a transparent and efficient procurement and supplier performance
Duties and responsibilities:
Accountabilities
- Planning and supervising the day to day procurement activities ensuring an efficient implementation of the procurement procedures in the project or capital, ensuring compliance to MSF standards and protocols, including but not limited to the following:
- Regularly assessing the market for new suppliers to supply the recurrent needs of the mission and seeking products/services that offer the best value for money within the shortest timeframes. Negotiating prices and proposing new suppliers to be validated. Developing and maintaining relations with different suppliers in order to ensure a stable supply of goods or services. Submitting and collecting quotations and tenders following the MSF purchasing policy
- Submitting and collecting quotations and tenders following the MSF purchasing policy and providing updates on “item-supplier” data: price, availability, quality, lead time
- Together with the Supply Chain Officer determining the purchase planning according to the incoming requests / orders, product availability (shortages/surpluses), delivery times, budgets and other relevant factors
- Coordinating and supervising the purchasers’ activity, managing the purchasing budget, and settling advances with the Finance Department
- Coordinating and leading the team under his/her responsibility including the definition of each person’s tasks (daily supervision and checking the quality of their work); drawing up working schedule and organizing and leading team meetings
- Supervising, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
- Performing delegated tasks according to his her speciality and as specified in his/her job description
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
- Develops long-term procurement strategies and market assessments.
- Establishes yearly contracts for recurrent categories.
- Provides clarity on local and regional procurement.
- Acts as backup purchaser.
Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:
Requirements
Education
• Essential technical diploma in supply chain
Experience
• 1 year in MSF Logistics Department, previous experience in supply chain activities related jobs.
Languages
• English and Arabic Essential.
Knowledge
• Essential computer literacy (Word, Excel, internet)
Competencies
• Results and Quality Orientation L2
• Teamwork and Cooperation L2
• Behavioral Flexibility L2
• Commitment to MSF Principles L2
• Stress Management L3
Application Requirements:
Interested candidates are requested to send the applications with documents; (Updated CV, Educational certificates, work experience certificates, previous employers’ references and copy of their national ID) to:
Via hand delivery of the application through Labour Office, Port Sudan or MSF Belgium office in Port Sudan House #12/19, Block#5Z, South, Transit Area, Port Sudan – Red Sea State, Sudan.
NOTE: Please note that MSF will Only accept applications and CVs submitted in the English language. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Opening date: 19 December 2025 Closing date: 28 December 2025
