Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing Coordinator
Worldvision
- Nampula City, Mozambique
- Posted
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About Worldvision
- With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life.
- We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
- Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Responsibilities
- Job Purpose To coordinate and drive the execution of the country Supply Chain sourcing strategy by connecting strategic operational plans to day-to-day buying, tender management, contract negotiation, supplier engagement, and contract management.
- The position ensures that buyers execute sourcing activities in line with approved strategies, procurement plans, World Vision SCM Policy and Procedures, donor requirements, local Laws and approved Procurement Committee governance.
- 12% - Sourcing Strategy Execution and Operational Alignment undefined Translate the approved annual sourcing strategy and operational plan into practical sourcing actions for buyers and category teams.
- Coordinate with the SCM Manager/Senior SCM Manager to prioritize high-value, high-risk, recurring, and time-sensitive procurement activities.
- Ensure buyers understand their assigned sourcing responsibilities, timelines, categories, tender requirements, and documentation expectations.
- Monitor progress against the sourcing strategy and escalate delays, risks, or deviations requiring management action.
- Support regular sourcing review meetings with buyers, requesters, Finance, Operations, Grants, and other stakeholders.
- The approved sourcing strategy is actively implemented, not left as a planning document.
- Buyers have clear guidance, sourcing priorities are tracked, and procurement execution is aligned with strategic objectives, policy requirements, and operational needs.
- 15% - Strategic Sourcing and Category Coordination Lead or coordinate market assessments, supplier mapping, supplier pre-qualification, and category analysis for assigned spend areas.
- Support development and implementation of category and sourcing strategies for key goods, works, and services.
- Identify opportunities for framework agreements, consolidated sourcing, supplier diversification, demand aggregation, and improved value for money.
- Guide buyers on the correct sourcing approach based on procurement complexity, market capability, contract availability, and policy requirements.
- Coordinate sourcing actions across different buyers, projects, grants, field offices, and technical teams to reduce duplication and fragmented procurement.
- Sourcing activities become more strategic, category-informed, and coordinated across the office.
- Procurement shifts from reactive RFQ processing toward planned sourcing, supplier market development, framework agreements, and stronger value optimization.
- 14% - Tender and RFQ/RFP Management Coordinate preparation and publication of RFQ/RFP/tender documents in line with approved policy, donor rules, evaluation criteria, specifications, and timelines.
- Ensure tender documents are complete, clear, fair, and aligned with approved procurement plans and sourcing strategies.
- Coordinate pre-bid meetings, supplier clarifications, bid receipt, bid opening, evaluation schedules, and tender administration steps.
- Ensure tender response times are reasonable and documented, especially for complex procurements or compressed timelines.
- Maintain oversight of open tender processes and ensure buyers complete assigned actions within agreed deadlines. undefined 12% Procurement Committee Liaison and Submission Quality Assurance Liaise with Procurement Committee members and buyers to ensure submissions are complete, clear, and ready for informed decision-making.
- Review Procurement Committee packs for completeness, including procurement method, evaluation criteria, technical and financial evaluation, conflict of interest declarations, award recommendation, minutes, and supporting documents.
- Coordinate timely scheduling, circulation of documents, clarifications, minutes, and follow-up actions from Procurement Committee meetings.
- Procurement Committee recommendations are documented and attached to the appropriate procurement file/system record.
- Track recurring Procurement Committee observations and use them to improve tender quality and buyer capability. undefined 12% - Contract Negotiation and Contract Management Coordination Coordinate contract negotiation processes for assigned categories, ensuring commercial terms, service levels, delivery timelines, warranty clauses, penalties, and performance expectations are properly addressed.
- Work with buyers, requesters, Finance, Legal, technical teams, and suppliers to resolve contract-related issues before signature and during implementation.
- Monitor contract close-out, renewal, retender, framework agreement utilization, contract expiry, and contract performance follow-up.
- Ensure contractual conditions and KPIs are understood by suppliers and internal users.
- Support contract lifecycle management through approved systems and ensure contract documentation is complete and accessible.
- Contracts are negotiated and managed more strategically, with clearer performance expectations, better risk mitigation, stronger supplier accountability, and timely renewal or retender decisions.
- 10% - Buyer Coordination, Technical Guidance and Execution Follow-Up Provide day-to-day technical guidance to buyers on sourcing steps, tender documentation, supplier selection, award justification, and procurement file completeness.
- Monitor buyer workload, pending buyer actions, sourcing delays, open RFQs/RFPs, pending evaluation actions, and contract-related follow-ups.
- Ensure buyers execute procurement activities according to the approved sourcing plan, policy requirements, and agreed timelines.
- Identify recurring gaps in buyer performance or documentation and recommend corrective action, coaching, or refresher training.
- Escalate unresolved sourcing, compliance, or operational issues to the SCM Manager/Senior SCM Manager.
- 9% - Supplier Market Development and Supplier Performance Support Support supplier market research, supplier diversification, supplier capability assessment, and supplier development activities.
- Coordinate supplier performance reviews for key suppliers and framework agreements.
- Analyze supplier performance feedback from requesters, buyers, contract records, delivery performance, quality issues, and payment/documentation challenges.
- Work with buyers and suppliers to address recurring performance issues and improve reliability, quality, competitiveness, and service delivery.
- Support supplier onboarding and supplier readiness for tender participation where required.
- Supplier markets are better understood and developed, supplier performance improves, and sourcing decisions are supported by stronger market intelligence and performance information.
- 8% - Policy, Procedure, Compliance and Audit Readiness Ensure sourcing, tendering, supplier selection, contract negotiation, and award recommendations comply with World Vision SCM Policy and Procedures, donor requirements, local law, and approved regional contextualization.
- Review sourcing exceptions, sole source justifications, waivers, tender deviations, and non-conforming procurement cases for completeness before management review.
- Ensure segregation of duties and proper approval workflows are respected throughout the buying process.
- Support audit preparation by ensuring sourcing and contract documentation is complete, accurate, and properly retained.
- Follow up on compliance observations and agreed corrective actions related to sourcing and contract management.
- Sourcing and buying processes are compliant, properly documented, and audit-ready.
- Procurement risks are identified earlier, exceptions are better justified, and repeat compliance issues are reduced.
- 8% - Capacity Building and Continuous Improvement Provide coaching and on-the-job guidance to buyers, requesters, and evaluation teams on sourcing strategy, tender documentation, contract management, and Procurement Committee expectations.
- Support development of templates, checklists, sourcing packs, negotiation guides, and Procurement Committee submission tools.
- Capture lessons learned from tenders, supplier performance reviews, audit findings, and Procurement Committee feedback.
- Recommend practical process improvements to simplify and standardize sourcing and contract management.
- Track planned versus actual sourcing activities and recommend corrective actions where procurement is becoming reactive or fragmented.
- Buyers, requesters, and evaluation teams improve their understanding of strategic sourcing, contract management, and tender documentation.
- Processes become more consistent, less repetitive, and easier to audit KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification University degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Finance, or a related field.
Requirements
- Professional Experience At least (4) years of progressively responsible procurement and strategic sourcing experience, including demonstrated responsibility for competitive tenders, supplier negotiations, contract management and Procurement Committee submissions.
- Language(s) Fluency in ENGLISH required Proficiency in Portuguese Required travel and/or work environment accommodation s The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time.
- Position’s physical requirements Based in Nampula Office Preferred Experience, Knowledge and/or other Qualifications Level (3) CIPS or an equivalent professional Procurement Qualification is preferred.
- Interested individuals who meet the aforementioned requirements may submit their applications (a letter expressing interest, a CV, and copies of diplomas and an ID document) Applicant Types Accepted: Local Applicants Only
