JOB OFFER
As part of its humanitarian activities,

The French association Première Urgence Internationale is looking for:
ONE (01) BUYER. (EUSE)

Context
Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a Non-Governmental Organization of international solidarity,
non-profit, apolitical and secular. Its objective is to respond to all the basic needs of
civilian victims endangered, marginalized or excluded by the effects of natural disasters, wars and situations
of economic collapse. PUI is present in 22 countries, in Africa, Asia, the Middle East,
the Caucasus and the Caribbean, and operates in the areas of food security, health, nutrition,
infrastructure rehabilitation, water and sanitation and economic recovery.
PUI has been present in Cameroon since 2008, first on the Eastern Front / Adamaoua then in the Far North
(EN) in 2014/2015, via its base in Maroua. It carries out emergency and recovery activities in Water Hygiene and Sanitation (WASH), Food Nutrition Security and Livelihoods (SANME), Essential

Household Items (AME)/Shelter.
Since 2017, PUI has expanded into Logone-et-Chari (LC) from its base in Kousseri
where teams carry out projects in SANME, EHA, Abri AME as part of the Rapid Response Mechanism
(RRM).
Furthermore, Cameroon has been facing an internal crisis in the English-speaking regions of the North-West since 2016.
and the South-West. This situation leads to movements of populations who flee to areas considered
safer, particularly in the Western region which constitutes one of the main reception points for
displaced people and in which PUI has decided to implement a project RRM which covers the
Food Assistance, WASH and Shelter/AME sectors.
In this context, PUI is recruiting a Buyer for the Kousseri base.

Overall objective:
Under the direct supervision of the Base Logistician, the Buyer participates in the planning and implementation
of purchases necessary for the implementation of the programs and support that Première Urgence Internationale
develops in the region of the far north of Cameroon, more precisely the Kousseri base. As part of
his/her role, he/she may be asked to travel to other PUI bases.
Specific objectives:
1. Carry out purchases for the Kousseri base
2. Monitor purchases and contracts
3. Participate in financial management
4. Participate in the development of the Monthly Logistics Report (PACKLOG)

Responsibilities and activities to be carried out
1 . CARRY OUT PURCHASES
– He/She sets up a framework purchasing contract under the supervision of the Base Logistician
– He/She updates the price list
– He/She receives purchase requests (DA) from the different departments and has them validated according to the
PUI purchasing procedure within the required time frame
– He/She creates purchasing files in accordance with the organization’s procedures
– He/She /She ensures the circulation of purchasing files on the basis and according to the validation thresholds sends the
files to be validated in coordination
– He/She validates the quality of the goods to the applicants within the framework of purchases (Sample given
by the supplier , joint visit to the supplier with the applicant, joint receipt of
orders with the applicants in particular the project managers)
– He/She carries out purchases in strict compliance with PUI procedures and its donors while
respecting the deadlines set by the applicants and obtaining products at the best quality and
price ratio
– He/She ensures that the goods purchased meet quality standards and comply with
PUI ethical purchasing standards
– He/She checks the conformity of the documents provided by suppliers: pro forma, invoice, delivery documents
, administrative and tax documents
– He/She checks and ensures the conformity of the files and transmits them to the budget holder (budget line holder
) for validation of the voucher to pay (BAP) before introducing them to the finance payment stage
– If reception takes place at the office, he/(she) participates in the reception of the goods with the applicants
upstream.
– If reception takes place in a store, he/she sends the order form and delivery schedule to
the logistics assistant
– If reception is planned in the field, he/she will send the order form to the Project Manager
– He/She monitors the items, equipment under warranty and/or after-sales service
– He/She ensures that suppliers respect the delivery times and locations mentioned on the offers
– He/She ensures the proper physical and electronic archiving of all base purchasing documents.
– He/She participates in the preparation of audits in his/her area of ​​expertise
– He/She ensures the relationship with suppliers and service providers and may be required to manage disputes with
them in collaboration with his/her hierarchy.
– During maintenance work or various rehabilitations, he/she creates the purchasing file with
the base logistics assistant.
2. MONITOR BASE PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS
– He/She keeps track of base purchases up to date and shares them with base departments and
logistics coordination on a weekly basis, every Friday.
– He/She organizes meetings with departments to clarify purchasing requests
– He/She monitors purchases and contracts for the purchase of goods, works, services and leases from the base
– He/She participates in the establishment of framework contracts for all recurring base purchases
(office supplies, cleaning products, hardware, parts, project purchases, labor, etc.).
– He/She updates the monitoring file for all framework contracts
3. PARTICIPATE IN THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE BASE
– He/She monitors payment installments with the finance department until the
contracts/file are concluded purchasing
– He/She is authorized to take professional cash advances and justify all expenses
in accordance with the organization’s procedures
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– He/She carries out the cash flow forecast concerning purchases processed by the base.
– II/She plans supplier payments and ensures their follow-up
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4. PARTICIPATE IN THE PREPARATION OF THE MONTHLY LOGISTICS REPORT (PACKLOG)
– He/She prepares and updates the following documents and transmits them to the Base Logistician every 5 of the month
as part of the monthly logistics report (packlog):
 The purchasing tracking table (TSA)
 Monitoring of contracts and framework contracts
 Scanning of all purchasing files every month and transmission to the logistics manager
– Performs its computer backup once a month
The list of tasks described above constitutes the general framework of functions. The job profile could be
re-specified or modified at the request of the employee or his/her hierarchical superior and after validation by
the Administration.
Profile sought:
 Hold a Baccalaureate.
 Professional Experience
– Proof of at least one (01) year of continuous experience in a Logistics company or at least six
(06) Months in a similar position in an international organization.
 Knowledge and skills required
– Purchasing, administrative and logistical procedures
– Safety rules
– Supply chain management (Purchasing, Transport, Storage)
– French
– Office Pack (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)
 Knowledge and skills appreciated
– Technical equipment (IT, Telecommunications, etc.)
– English
– Local languages ​​of the intervention area (Arabic Choua, Fulfuldé, Kotoko, Mousgoum).
 Personal characteristics required:
– Integrity, team spirit, rigor and organization
– Good responsiveness / efficiency, sense of responsibility
– Good analytical skills, sense of diplomacy and open-mindedness
– Strength of proposals, search for solutions
– Respect for confidentiality, taking relevant initiatives
– Ability to manage priorities
– Ability to negotiate
– Adherence to humanitarian values
​​- Good horizontal and vertical communication skills
– Ability to work independently

Conditions
 Position based in Kousseri (Far North Region);
 Fixed-Term Contract;
 Salary defined according to the PUI national staff salary scale;
 Starting position in October 2023;
 Candidates who are nationals of the recruitment locality and/or residents will be prioritized;
 Female applications are strongly encouraged.

THE CANDIDATE MUST COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE ONLINE VIA THE LINK
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FILE (ONLY COVER LETTER AND CV), TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS en.recrutement@premiere-urgence-cmr.org
MENTIONING “their name + BUYER” IN THE SUBJECT.
THE FILES PROVIDED WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO CANDIDATES.
1- DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING FILES: TUESDAY OCTOBER 3, 2023
2- ONLY PRESELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED PERSONALLY.
3- ORIGINAL DIPLOMAS, WORK CERTIFICATE, RECOMMENDATIONS MUST BE
BROUGHT BY CANDIDATES CALLED FOR INTERVIEWS.

Done in Yaoundé on 09/19/2023
The Head of Mission
Fabienne MIALLY