Supply Chain Officer at Save the Children

Role Purpose: The three Supply chain officers (SCO) will be based at the country office (currently in Nairobi) and each officer will be assigned to support one of the offices below.

• Central and South Somalia area office
• Puntland and Somaliland area offices
• Nairobi country office

The SCO will support the office s/he is assigned to in execution of all supply chain relate tasks involving the country office, regional office or head office. S/he will be the main link between the area offices and the SCI international supply chain, with the primary responsibility to ensure the effective communication and efficient flow of program supplies from regional / global markets to program sites in Somaliland and Puntland.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Contract Duration: 12 months with possibility for extension

Location: Nairobi with travels to Somalia/SL

Qualifications and Experience

• First degree in procurement / logistics / Supply chain management, and
• Has achieved or is studying towards the Diploma in Procurement & Supply from the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS UK) or comparable professional body.

Strong preference for candidates with both qualifications.

Essential:

• 3-5 years experience in humanitarian logistics / supply chain management
• Substantial experience in all technical areas of logistics / supply chain operations including procurement, transport, distribution, warehousing and stock management, fleet management and asset management
• Strong analytical skills and ability to use basic analysis tools like Excel ©
• Remote support to supply chain operations across multiple field offices
• Ability to build effective working relationships quickly with a wide range of people, both internally and externally
• Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities.
• Strong communication skills - written and spoken English
• Working in multicultural teams
• Willingness and ability to travel to Somalia / Somaliland
• Commitment to Save the Children values

Desirable

Experience in the following areas is desirable:

• Logistics in fragile humanitarian contexts
• High value procurement / contract management
• Supply chain operations costing
• Import / export operations in a cross-border humanitarian supply chain
• Knowledge of Somali language
• Procurement under Multilateral development bank (World bank, Africa Development Bank) procedures

Disclaimer:

Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents