Lead, Procurement, LATAM

The Need

For over 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade, IJM’s Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence, we are seeking a Procurement Lead, Latin America.

The Procurement Lead, Regional Accounting Services will work in close partnership with Latin America Field Office operational staff to ensure the end-to-end process of the procurement of goods and services takes place successfully through Workday. This will involve ensuring regional suppliers are correctly vetted and entered into Workday, ensuring regional procurement operations take place within Workday and in accordance with IJM’s global procurement policies, identifying capacity development needs for Latin America staff to use Workday for procurement, and delivering training. This position will support the work of justice by participating in the essential business functions of supplier management primarily for the Latin American region.

This position is based in the Latin America region (Guatemala, El Salvador or Colombia) and reports to the Manager, Global Procurement.

Responsibilities:

1. Develop strategy for successfully transitioning and supporting all regional procurement activities to take place through Workday and in line with IJM’s procurement policies.

2. Vet and negotiate contracts with vendors and potential vendors for entry into Workday.

3. Maintain a close relationship with regional leadership, operations, and financial management staff for the purpose of collaborating to find enhanced processes and guidance for effectively supporting Field Office financial operations and division goals.

4. Regularly review and update accounting and finance policy and procedure manuals to ensure the Field Office procurement operations consistently comply with IJM global internal controls and other local and regulatory requirements for purposes of mitigating financial and reputational risks.

5. Collaborate with Field Office leadership and finance teams to create and/or update their local addenda/supplement/best practice manuals to guide local operations for compliance with local laws.

6. Improve existing and/or create new Field Office training materials and accounting guidance related to Procurement as resources for site visit support by finance teams as well as for onboarding new finance staff in Field Office locations.

7. Perform on-site Field Office support and training (as needed) to Field Office finance and general staff on accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls for effective performance in relation to procurement and effective use of Workday.

8. Ensure that effective document management of Field Office procurement operations, best practice, vendor records, and tax details for audit and history are within Workday.

9. Support implementation of all procurement through Workday through vendor review, acceptance, and reporting to give clear visibility on spending for effective management and compliance to prevent financial and reputation risks to IJM.

10. Participate in IJM’s community of spiritual formation.

Qualifications:

Education & Experience

1. Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field like Business Management, Contract Management, or Procurement.

2. At least 3 years’ experience as line level manager, with a minimum of 2 years in purchasing division, or any other related position.

3. Experience with Workday or similar ERP systems is essential.

Technical Competencies

1. Exceptional communication skills with the ability to foster strong supplier relationships.

2. Influential and diplomatic in building consensus to achieve cross-organizational objectives.

3. Capacity to fairly and objectively understand the effectiveness and outcomes of policies and activities and implement appropriate adjustments.

Non-Technical Competencies

1. Eager commitment to IJM’s Core Values

2. Interpersonal skillset with strong networking ability.

3. Exceptional collaborator with diverse teams.

4. High credibility with staff and partners.

5. Customer service excellence.

Upload Resume, Cover Letter & Statement of Faith* in one document.

*What is a statement of faith?
A statement of faith should describe your Christian faith and how you see it as relevant to your involvement with IJM. The statement can either be incorporated into the cover letter or submitted as a separate document and should include, at a minimum, a description of your spiritual disciplines (prayer, study, etc.) and your current fellowship or place of worship.