Supply Chain Manager
The supply chain manager is responsible for the program's logistics supply chain in its entirety: analysing prices, quality control, placing orders with local and international suppliers, monitoring deliveries of supplies and equipment, managing relations with freight forwarders and customs clearance procedures, stock management, organising procurement for the project and tracking consumption.
ACTIVITIES
- Management of the supply chain required by the project: stock management, local and international procurement, monitoring and warehousing deliveries of supplies and equipment, procurement.
- Supervising and training logistics teams and locally employed and/or international personnel.
- Providing logistical support to medical teams.
- Working with medical teams and project coordinators to define operational strategies and logistical objectives of a project.
- Administrative responsibilities associated with the above tasks including tendering, contracts, evaluations.
Profile requirements
Essential requirements
- Compliance with the essential criteria for all potential candidates.
- Certificate/diploma or higher in logistics/transport, procurement, supply chain management, management, international business administration or a related discipline with a specialisation in logistics/supply chain.
- Minimum 2 years of professional experience in a logistics/supply chain role with responsibilities in one or more of the following domains: procurement, supply chain including cold chain, warehousing, transport, customs (import/export), demand planning and inventory management, supply information systems, supply processes synchronisation.
- Professional experience in people management, supervision and administration.
- Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office applications (in particular excel, word).
- Available for assignment for a minimum of nine months or longer.
Desirable requirements
- Previous professional experience in supply in an NGO and/or in the humanitarian supply chain is an asset.
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SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
Please apply if your skills and experience match the requirements for this role and the essential criteria for all international staff, listed above. Allow approximately 1 hour to complete to application.
Before starting the application, please prepare the following:
- CV
- Motivation Letter
- Supply Manager Skills
Note: Please see MSF CV Guide for guidance on how to write a CV for MSF purposes.
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