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Procurement Specialist

Operation Blessing (OB), an international humanitarian relief and development organization, is seeking an experienced Procurement Specialist to acquire essential resources, through Gift-In-Kind (GIK) donations and purchases, in support of OB's programs. Serving in this position facilitates ministry activities and contributes to OB's Biblical mission to extend a helping hand in Christ's name to meet physical and spiritual needs.

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications :

• Strong experience in supply chain management and procurement
• Proven knowledge, understanding, and experience in large scale purchasing and managing corporate accounts
• Strong ability to create and implement successful purchasing strategies that benefit Operation Blessing and its programs
• Proven ability to service existing accounts and establish new connections
• Strong ability to evaluate and report on program effectiveness
• Strong ability to negotiate and strategize to find cost-effective deals and suppliers
• Ability to conduct and present frequent virtual meetings
• Strong understanding of sales trends, analyzing quantitative data, and communicating activity
• Strong understanding of OB's product quality controls with the ability to effectively investigate product quality concerns with donors and implement a root cause analysis and corrective action plan
• Strong computer skills, proficiency in the entire Microsoft Office suite and Salesforce CRM system
• Excellent oral and written communication with corporate-level presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal with ability to establish professional rapport with all levels of management, staff, and public
• Strong project management and organizational skills with keen attention to detail
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently as well as be an effective member of a team
• Flexible with ability to multi-task, prioritize, and consistently meet on-going deadlines efficiently
• Ability to travel when necessary
• Demonstrated life application of Biblical principles and practices in alignment with OB's nonprofit Christian mission

Operation Blessing (OB) is a non-profit humanitarian organization that provides strategic relief on an ongoing basis through core programs such as hunger relief, medical care, clean water, and disaster relief. Headquartered in beautiful Virginia Beach, VA, OB offers a professional and rewarding work environment, competitive salary, and benefits package to include healthcare for full time positions. If you meet the listed qualifications and are in agreement with OB's mission and purpose, please click apply or visit our OB Job Board at www.ob.org for application and benefit information.

We are unable to give full consideration to resumes without applications.

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