Manager, Supply Chain and Quality Assurance reporting to the Senior Manager, Supply Chain will mainly perform the following responsibilities:

• Provide inputs in development of tactical plans for Procurement;
• Oversee the Procurement of goods, works and services ensuring quality standards are met while maintain cost efficiency;
• Ensure supply chain functions in accordance with regulations, organizations policies, procedures and demonstrate with ethical professional standard;
• Ensure On-time procurement process by the supply chain team as per customer requirements;
• Negotiate contract terms with key suppliers to ensure value for money, quality standards and delivery terms while evaluating tenders and selecting suppliers;
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement with higher quality standard and adopting technical innovations to enhance efficiency;
• Cascade quality-related roles and responsibilities among supply chain team to ensure integration of quality assurance and correction throughout product, project and/or service life cycles;
• Develop SoPs and set a standard lead time for delivering the materials to the end customer;
• Monitor supplier performance, addressing any issues promptly to maintain high-quality service delivery.
• Ensure compliance in all procure-to-pay processes;
• Manage and mentor supply chain team and foster a culture of continuous improvements;
• Achieve the set procurement target in coordination with team members;
• Develop, implement and maintain a supplier relationship and evaluation process based on set KPIs to measure effective supplier performance and compliance;
• Collaborate with stakeholders and develop a system for timely completion of procurement and logistics related information to all concerned;
• Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements developing procurement strategy that are inventive and cost effective;
• Ensure that procurement records are updated regularly, all audit reports are prepared on-time and preserving all documents for future reference;
• Promote a spirit of collegiality and gender diversity amongst team members and in the organization.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Masters in Business Administration/ Relevant Subject preferably with specialization in Supply Chain Management;
• 8 years of experience in Supply Chain domain with at least 4 years of experience in managerial position in a reputed organization;
• Post Graduate Diploma/International Certification in supply chain is desirable.

Location: Mohakhali campus, Dhaka.

Contract Type and Duration:

• Fixed Term; duration will be 2 Years with a possibility of extension subject to availability of funds and performance.

Salary & benefits:

• Annual 18,88,370/- inclusive of house rent, conveyance allowances and other admissible benefits
• 14.8% provident fund contribution, income tax paid by icddr,b, children allowance @Tk.1,917/- per child per month, festival bonus, contributory healthcare support including dependent spouse and children, group life insurance, and subsidized canteen. Transport and day-care facilities are subject to space availability.

Notes of attention:

• Only short-listed candidates shall be invited for written test /interview;
• icddr,b does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

Interested candidates who fulfil the requirements should submit online applications using icddr,b website: career.icddrb.org by July 23, 2024.