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Procurement Officer

WFPN'Djamena,Chad
Category | Grade:Professional | SC-8Deadline:21 Aug 2026 (11 days left)Job ID:JR125725Posted on:6 Aug 2026 (4 days ago)
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Job Description

Runs procurement and food-quality activities for WFP Chad, managing tenders, bid evaluations, contracts and supplier performance while coordinating food-safety assurance, technical specifications, incident follow-up, reporting and emergency readiness across food, goods and service purchases.

Key Details

Department

Procurement Unit, Chad Country Office

Position details

Experience level

Early

Minimum experience

1 year

Category

Professional

Grade

SC-8

Employment type

Contractor

Education

Postgraduate degree

Language Requirements

Required

French, English

Summary of Responsibilities

  • Run tenders, evaluate bids, negotiate and award food, goods and service contracts
  • Compile and analyse food-quality and food-safety data and reports
  • Coordinate procurement with programme, logistics, ICT and administration teams
  • Apply emergency-preparedness practices and support urgent food responses
  • Provide food-quality assurance and technical input to specifications and contracts
  • Monitor supplier quality certificates, compliance and emerging food-safety risks
  • Investigate food-safety incidents and document preventive lessons and solutions
  • Assess supplier and inspection-company performance and agree improvement plans
  • Support food-technology and quality monitoring for cash and voucher activities

Role Requirements

  • Master's degree in economics, logistics, business administration, engineering, food technology or a related field
  • At least one year of professional procurement experience
  • Experience with routine procurement of food, goods and services
  • Experience in food-quality management and supplier-cost reporting
  • Experience coordinating procurement with logistics, ICT, administration or other teams
  • French proficiency at level C and English at level B

Skills to Have

Source & verification

IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from WFP Careers, on 6 Aug 2026.