Director Finance & Procurement

About the role

Pakistan Single Window (PSW) is recruiting on behalf of the National Agri-Trade and Food Safety Authority (NAFSA), which is being set up to strengthen Pakistan's agri-trade ecosystem through better regulation, facilitation and modernisation of food safety and trade processes. The Director Finance & Procurement reports to the DDG CSW and leads a transparent, efficient and compliant procurement and contract management function, covering planning, tendering, evaluation support, contract award and administration in line with public procurement rules, NAFSA policies and integrity standards.

Key responsibilities

• Establish and manage the procurement and contract management function, including SOPs, templates, checklists and controls aligned with procurement rules and Board-approved policies.
• Prepare annual and quarterly procurement plans within approved budgets and work plans, monitoring execution, lead times and risks.
• Lead end-to-end procurement: review requisitions, support specifications and ToRs, choose the procurement method, prepare bidding documents, publish solicitations and coordinate bid receipt and opening.
• Coordinate technical and financial evaluation committees, ensuring transparency, complete documentation and conflict-of-interest controls.
• Manage contract award and administration, including purchase orders, performance securities, deliverables tracking, amendments and close-out with Finance and Legal.
• Maintain a supplier database, panels or framework arrangements and vendor performance evaluation, and resolve vendor disputes with Legal support.
• Keep procurement records (tender files, evaluation reports, approvals, contracts) audit-ready and support reporting of KPIs such as cycle time, compliance, competition levels and value-for-money.
• Implement digital procurement workflows and e-procurement tools with audit trails and integration with finance/ERP systems.
• Support asset disposal, risk identification and mitigation, and lead training of procurement staff on rules, ethics and contract management.

Required profile

• Master's degree (16 years of education) in Business Administration, Finance, Supply Chain/Procurement, Engineering, Law or a related field; a Bachelor's degree with strong relevant experience may be considered.
• Professional procurement/contract management certification (e.g. CIPS, CPP, CPSM or equivalent) is an advantage.
• At least 12 years of relevant procurement and contract management experience, including at least 5 years in a supervisory or managerial role; public sector, autonomous body or donor-funded procurement experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with competitive procurements (goods, works and services), bidding documents and evaluation support.
• Experience in contract administration, vendor performance management and payment coordination with Finance.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of integrity safeguards (conflict of interest, confidentiality, transparency).
• Experience with digital procurement tools, e-procurement workflows and procurement dashboards.
• Negotiation, analytical and communication skills, and the ability to advise technical teams on procurement strategy.