Officer, Category Management
il y a 13 heures
**1. SUMMARY**
The Office of Financial Control (OFC) is primarily responsible for the management of financial and budgetary control systems for several NATO entities, primarily the NATO International Staff (IS) Civil Budget. As the custodian of member Nations’ funds, the OFC provides reliable and value adding financial and procurement services in support of front-line Divisions, enabling them to achieve their objectives. It works to comply with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) and other best practices, including the management of enterprise risk.
The OFC is responsible for procurement, financial operations and reporting for: the NATO IS Civil and reimbursable budgets (including Satellite Offices); all NATO-wide Pensions Funds (currently: Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Retirees Medical Claims Fund); the New NATO Headquarters Project and other NATO agencies/bodies located at NATO HQ for which OFC is responsible for providing procurement, budgetary, financial and accounting services, which currently are the NATO Naval Forces sensors and weapons Accuracy Check Site (FORACS) and the Munitions Safety Information Analysis Centre (MSIAC). OFC is also responsible for providing procurement, cash management, finance and accounting support to a number of Extra Budgetary Funds (including Trust Funds) and bilateral arrangements, including the Tax Reimbursement Agreement with the United States (U.S.). The NATO-IS budget includes Brussels Headquarters operations as well as NATO Satellite Offices (NASOs).
Standards applicable to NATO in the finance and procurement domains are the NATO Financial Regulations, the NATO-IS Financial Rules and Procedures, the IPSAS, the NATO Civilian Personnel Regulations (CPR), the NATO-IS Procurement Manual, and the NATO Code of Conduct. NATO IS uses COSO as the reference framework for internal control systems.
The Office of Financial Control is organised around five functions, (1)Control, Accounting and Finance (CAF), (2) Treasury, (3) Procurement, (4) Missions and (5) ERP Competency Centre, with a Front Office overseeing these functions.
The Officer, Category Management, under the supervision of the Head, Procurement, is responsible for overseeing and managing the procurement and contractual aspects related to a portfolio of goods and services required for the maintenance and operation of NATO HQ, while ensuring the required quality and standards as well as legal compliance and adherence to NATO’s financial and procurement regulations. The role of the Officer, Category Management is to develop and implement enterprise-wide sourcing strategies that lead to higher levels of supplier quality and lower cost of ownership for products and services. The Officer, Category Management is responsible for developing an enterprise-wide view and strategy of targeted categories by periodically conducting a spend analysis to track changing category spend volumes and characteristics, capturing and developing business requirements to enable best value, and conducting sourcing and contract management processes to ensure the achievement of panned benefits. He/she supports the Head of Procurement in ensuring that all transactions within procurement category, under their responsibility, are in line with accounting regulations and relevant internal control procedures.
The Officer, Category Management acts for, or represents, the Head of Procurement, when required and has legal authority to enter into commercial agreements on behalf of the Organization within the limits specified in applicable regulations.
**2. QUALIFICATIONS **AND **EXPERIENCE**
**ESSENTIAL**
The incumbent must:
- possess a university degree in any of the following domains: commerce, trade, purchasing, supply, economics, management, law, business administration or engineering;
- have at least 3 years’ procurement and contracting experience, which must include at least 2 years of experience as category manager or senior procurement officer, preferably, in services, non-manufacturing, or public sectors;
- be at least Level 3 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) / Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) certified or possess an equivalent level of qualification granted by a national professional association or academic institution;
- have significant experience in supplier and proposal evaluation activities and in organising, managing, and leading supplier and proposal evaluation teams;
- have demonstrable problem solving, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills;
- possess excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- demonstrate integrity and act consistently with organisational values;
- possess excellent analytical and critical thinking skills;
- have expertise in strategic sourcing processes commonly used by best-in-class organisations, particularly in non-manufacturing and public sectors;
- have demonstrated experience in using current
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