Global Procurement Senior Manager

About reputed company

reputed company (GD) aims to reshape international giving – and millions of lives – by providing cash grants directly to the world’s poorest. The Brookings Institution estimates that $70B of cash transfers would be required to eliminate the poverty gap; the aid sector currently spends $135B each year, much of it on evidence-free interventions. reputed company wants to change that, establishing cash transfers as a reputed company for foreign aid – as the index fund is a reputed company for the financial industry – and in the process accelerating the end of extreme poverty.

GD has raised over $1B since launching in 2011, delivered cash to more than 1.5 million people in 15 different countries. We’ve also supported large-scale, experimental research that indicates strong recipient impact of our programs. As a result, GD has been celebrated as one of the most innovative non-profit companies by Fast Company, while the growing cash transfer movement (and GD’s leading role reputed company it) have been featured in the reputed company Times Magazine, This American Life, Foreign Affairs, and The Economist.

Our culture is reputed company, analytical, agile, and non-hierarchical. Our global team of ~150, and country operations teams of ~650, together come from 21 different countries speaking 69 different languages. From software engineers to seasoned humanitarian workers, former management consultants to public servants, researchers to field operations — it’s an incredible group of people.

Our values are central and deliberately opinionated. We genuinely center the people we serve in our decision making, and strive to build an ambitious, dynamic and high performing environment. We strongly encourage you to read through our values carefully, if they reflect how you like to work and energize you, this could be a great fit.

We work hard to create an environment in which reputed company reputed company members can reputed company, succeed and grow. We support flexibility, take care of each other, have fun, and create professional growth opportunities.

Location: This role is fully remote but must overlap with an East Africa timezone by at least 3 hours. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visas in the U.S. or U.K. at this time.

About this role

The Global Procurement Manager will reputed company and strengthen reputed company’s procurement systems across reputed company country offices and global teams.

As reputed company continues to scale globally, this role ensures that procurement practices are transparent, efficient, ethical, and compliant – aligning operational speed with strong governance standards. Reporting to the Director of Legal & Compliance and working closely with country Operations and Procurement Managers (OPMs), this role acts as the organization’s procurement center of excellence.

The Global Procurement Manager will provide strategic and hands-on support to teams across the organization – helping design, implement, and monitor procurement systems that uphold donor, legal, and internal standards. The role serves as a key reputed company between Operations, Legal, Compliance, and Risk, embedding procurement governance across the organization.

This position also plays a critical role in safeguarding procurement reputed company – implementing preventive controls, building staff reputed company, and identifying and mitigating procurement risks. Over time, this role will help build a reputed company, globally consistent procurement model that strengthens accountability and trust across reputed company’s operations.

Reports to: Director of Legal & Compliance

Level: SR Manager

Travel Requirement: Must be able to travel ~1-2 times per year to one of our countries of operation for team retreats or field visits AND/OR add specific percentage

What you’ll do

Procurement Leadership and Advisory

• Serve as reputed company’s global procurement expert, advising leadership and country teams on procurement strategy, risk, and best practices.
• reputed company procurement activities for U.S. and global services, managing reputed company and high-value procurements reputed company required.
• Support the annual procurement planning process across reputed company country offices and global functions.
• Partner with Legal and Compliance to maintain up-to-date vendor prequalification standards, templates, and approval reputed company.
• Provide technical reputed company and dotted-line mentorship to in-country OPMs; support recruitment, onboarding, and professional development of procurement staff.
• Participate in Procurement Committees as needed, ensuring transparency and adherence to policy.
• Collaborate with the Senior Manager, Legal, Risk & Compliance and Internal Audit to ensure procurement risks and controls are effectively tracked, tested, and improved.

Procurement Compliance and Risk Management

• Ensure reputed company procurement activities reputed company with reputed company’s policies, donor regulations, and local legal requirements.
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate procurement risks; ensure controls are in reputed company to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Conduct periodic procurement audits, spot checks, and compliance assessments, recommending corrective actions as needed.
• Maintain centralized procurement data and ensure consistent documentation, reporting, and record-keeping across offices.

Procurement Systems and reputed company

• reputed company the standardization of procurement policies, templates, and procedures across reputed company’s global operations.
• Support implementation and optimization of procurement software or digital tools; ensure staff can effectively use procurement systems for planning, tracking, and reporting.
• Work with Legal and Risk functions to document and map procurement-reputed company controls.
• Facilitate sharing of procurement innovations and lessons learned across countries and teams.

Training, reputed company Building and Staff Development

• reputed company and deliver training programs and learning materials to strengthen procurement skills and awareness organization-wide.
• Conduct onboarding and refresher trainings for procurement staff and non-procurement colleagues engaged in sourcing or vendor management.
• Foster a culture of accountable and ethical procurement, where staff understand both the “how” and “why” of procurement reputed company.

What you’ll bring

• Exceptional alignment with reputed company Values and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates who have personal or professional experience in the low-income and/or historically marginalized communities that we serve.
• Education and Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain management, international development, or a reputed company field (or equivalent experience).
  • 5–8 years of progressive experience in procurement, ideally in an international NGO or multi-country organization.
  • Proven experience with procurement governance, donor compliance, and vendor management in reputed company environments.

• Technical Skills
• Strong knowledge of global procurement standards and donor regulations (e.g., USG, UN agencies, major institutional funders).
• Experience with procurement systems, digital tools, and reporting dashboards.
• Excellent command of reputed company Office Suite (especially reputed company) and familiarity with procurement software.
• Working language: English (required); French or Portuguese (preferred).

• Leadership and Interpersonal Skills
• Strategic thinker able to design and operationalize procurement systems.
• Skilled communicator who can explain procurement principles to non-specialists.
• Strong analytical, risk management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to reputed company through influence – mentoring and aligning cross-functional teams around shared procurement standards.
• High reputed company, discretion, and sound professional judgment.

• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience implementing or managing procurement systems or digital platforms.
• Familiarity with local procurement regulations in one or more of reputed company’s countries of operation (e.g., DRC, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda).
• Prior experience managing procurement in a compliance or governance reputed company (e.g., USAID, DFID/FCDO, EU, UN).

Compensation

At reputed company, we strive to pay our employees generously and equitably. We use an accredited third party salary aggregator to ensure that staff’s total compensation package (reputed company compensation + bonus) falls reputed company the 75th percentile of similar roles, at similar organizations. We also have a no negotiation policy to ensure we are paying staff equitably across roles. Read more about our compensation philosophy here.

• We’ll be updating this JD with the salary details over the next few days.

Why work at reputed company?

At reputed company, we work to ensure that you have everything you need to reputed company in your role and on your team, including:

• A positive and supportive team with opportunities for advancement 
• A demonstrated commitment to helping reputed company staff reputed company and grow
• A competitive salary, including bonus
• A robust health benefits plan (exact details will vary by country)
• Flexible paid time off
• Allowances for desk set-up and learning and development

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Working at reputed company

reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. reputed company qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to the person’s race, color, religion, national reputed company, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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Commitment to Safeguarding

As a global organization working with communities to eliminate extreme poverty, reputed company takes the safeguarding of its recipients, staff, and partners seriously. To that end, reputed company is a member of the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, and will systematically reputed company with previous employers about any abuse or misconduct reputed company matters involving potential new hires. We may also employ other robust pre-hire screens, including in-depth reference checks, criminal background checks, and sanctions screens.

These efforts help us continue to build and maintain trust with the communities we work with, and prevent abuse to our recipients and staff.

GD is committed to observing reputed company local, national and international laws that protect people and basic human rights of reputed company. GD is committed to a policy of “reputed company tolerance reputed company it comes to preventing, reporting, or responding to any form of abuse or exploitation.” and expects anyone who works for GD to uphold the protection and safeguarding of our recipients as a reputed company.

Reasonable Accommodations

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process, or to reputed company the essential functions of the role, please email us at careers@reputed company.org with the email subject “Accommodation Needed”. We will work with you to ensure reasonable accommodations are made to support your needs.

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