Regional Supply Chain Manager - ESA at Save the Children

About the job

Regional Supply Chain Manager

As a key member of the Regional Team, you will be implementing Save the Children's strategic approach to Supply Chain Management in the Southern Africa Region, identifying, and building the capacity of Supply Chain staff within the region.

You will work with Country Offices to build their Supply Chain and operational capacity to plan and manage their Supply Chains, fleets and assets efficiently and effectively, ensuring that programmes meet their commitments and are accountable to their beneficiaries and donors. You will be providing technical support to Country Supply Chain Leads and Focal points on all aspects of Supply Chain and operational programme delivery, in order to improve KPIs, reduce operational costs and improve the quality and timeliness of projects.

In order to be successful, you will bring/have:\

Essential

• A Degree in in related area, Master level degree will be an advantage.
• CIPS or equivalent professional certification
• Extensive experience (5 years) in managing supply chain function in a Country and/or Regionally
• Supply chain management in Humanitarian and development programmes including procurement, transport, warehouse and stock management and distribution
• Experience in setting up fleet management systems including planning, monitoring running costs, pooling, developing replacement strategies.
• Experience in developing staff skills and expertise.
• Knowledge and experience of working with major institutional donors, and understanding to their rules and regulations.
• Ability to evaluate Supply Chain structures in complex environments in order to devise appropriate and creative solutions to problems faced
• Excellent computer skills, experienced in Microsoft offices systems, including PowerPoint, Excel and word
• Willingness to travel 50% of the time to attend meetings, carry out programme visits and assessments and assist as needed in emergency response
• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential.
• Experience in technical programme support in areas of construction, distribution, medical supply chain, water and sanitation
• Previous experience working for Save the Children International or members or equivalent
• Membership of Professional body in Supply Chain management

Desired

• Experience in programme Supply Chain such as construction, water and sanitation
• Masters in Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management or similar level qualification.
• Added advantage in knowledge of other working languages i.e. French, Portuguese.

Contract duration: 2 years (Renewable)