Regional Emergency Supply Chain Manager

2 weeks ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Catholic Relief Services- CRS Full time

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Catholic Relief Services was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States. Since then, we have expanded in size to reach more than 130 million people in more than 100 countries on five continents. For over 75 years, the mission of CRS has been to assist impoverished and disadvantaged people overseas, working in the spirit of Catholic social teaching to promote the sacredness of human life and the dignity of the human person. Our operations serve people based solely on need, regardless of their race, religion, or ethnicity. CRS has worked in Kenya since 1965. The Kenya programme currently has offices in, Marsabit, Isiolo, Kisumu, Mombasa, and Kilifi in Kenya. Our mission is rooted in the Catholic faith, while operations serve people based solely on need, regardless of their race, religion, or ethnicity.

Our programme areas focus on youth, child development and care reform, peace building, emergency response, agriculture and livelihoods, water, health and orphans and vulnerable children. We have focus on cross cutting thematic areas including environmental management and climate change, private sector, local capacity building and gender. This work is implemented in partnership with county and national governments as well as civil society, including faith-based and secular organizations. CRS Kenya's work is almost exclusively with and through local partners and Government agencies.

JOB SUMMARY

You will provide technical advice, guidance, and support for all Supply Chain Management (SCM) activities and initiatives in compliance with CRS principles and standards, donor regulations, industry standards, and local requirements to regional and Country Program (CP) teams to advance the delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable. You will deploy regularly to CRS country programs both for advisory support as well as in the roles of Acting Supply Chain Manager, Acting Procurement Manager, or other senior logistics roles. Your technical knowledge, advice and guidance will ensure effectiveness and efficiency in SCM systems and application of the principles of stewardship, integrity, transparency, and accountability.Basic QualificationsBachelor's degree in Business Administration or other relevant field required. Master's Degree preferred. Professional certification(s) in supply chain a plus.Minimum of 7 years work experience, ideally with an international organization, with progressive responsibility in supply chain/logistics/procurement management within the context of international and local supply chain. Experience in relief commodity management is a plus.Experience with USAID Title II commodity programming, USDA monetization programming, and/or WFP programming is highly preferred.Additional education may substitute for some experience.Strong knowledge of general procurement and trading policies and regulations, international import/export legislation, and customs regulations. Understanding of Generally Accepted Commodity Accountability Principles (GACAP).Experience in mentoring, coaching, facilitation and training applying adult learning principles and practices.Required Languages – English required; Arabic preferred.Travel– 50% travel, particularly to Sudan, South Sudan, and Somalia.Knowledge, Skills And AbilitiesExcellent relationship management skills with ability to influence and get buy-in from people not under direct supervisionStrong strategic, analytical, organizational, and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgmentEthical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethicsStrong presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skillsProactive, resourceful and results-orientedPreferred QualificationsProficient in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio) and information management systems. Experience with ERP systems highly preferred.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Collaborate with operations and programming leads in CPs on implementing and strengthening Supply Chain systems, processes, and policies to meet all programming needs through anticipation and identification of issues and challenges and the most appropriate solutions to address them. Proactively mitigate security risks.Provide guidance on the development, strengthening and/or standardization of processes and tools for the end-to-end planning and implementation of agile supply chain systems covering logistics, procurement, warehousing, and transportation.Advise on the development and implementation of CP-level annual procurement plans and their roll-up into a regional procurement plan. Identify opportunities for procurement rationalization and/or coordination across the region for leveraging resources and negotiation power.Guide CPs on maintaining sound market intelligence systems, conducting regular market assessments, and network strategically with key commercial organizations to identify new potential suppliers.Contribute to maintaining proper conditions for learning where there is the sharing of ideas, solutions, and difficulties and the capacity to detect, analyze and respond quickly to small deficiencies. Strengthen documentation systems. Analyze data, evaluate systems, capture and share lessons learned and best practices, and complete internal reports.Contribute to capacity strengthening initiatives for staff and partners through helping develop learning and training strategies and agendas/curriculums, conducting trainings and workshops, and mentoring and coaching, which includes cross-departmental learning.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Project management, Market research, intelligence, Strategizing, Training delivery, Collaboration

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree

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