Job Opportunity for Regional Procurement Lead at British High Commission in New Delhi

Based in the British High Commission in New Delhi, as member of Regional Procurement Hub team, the Regional Procurement Lead will be responsible for delivery of regional procurement activities for Foreign, Commonwealth Offices (FCDO) across offices in South Asia region, which includes British High Commissions, Deputy High Commissions, Embassies and Consulates in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The job holder will be responsible for handling procurement of Goods, Services and Works valued above £25,000, supporting the Head of Regional Procurement Hub and Regional Procurement Manager, as well as working with customers and stakeholders across the region, developing and co-ordinating delivery of procurement solutions. The job holder will ensure procurement activities are in line with FCDO Global Category Strategies, are fully compliant with the UK’s Public Contracts Regulations 2015, meets customer requirement and achieve best Value for Money for the FCDO.

Essential Criteria:

• Minimum 4-5 years relevant experience of sourcing Goods, Services and Works for an International organisation or an organisation having Pan-India presence.
• Proven track record of working to deadlines and meeting targets and some experience of project management and delivery.
• Flexibility, willingness and ability to adapt to change.
• Developing as a persuasive presenter, facilitator and negotiator with the ability to influence to support the achievement of Corporate Procurement objectives.
• Able to monitor / scan external sources of data and intelligence and to pro-actively share relevant information with others in and across the global procurement organisation where relevant.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office-Word, Excel, Power Point, Intra-Internet, e-mail applications etc.

Application closing date – 14th Sep 2022 till 23:55 pm (IST).