Apply: Save the Children Supply Chain Coordinator

Deadline: 29 December, 2020

Location: Ogoja, Nigeria

Save the Children is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Supply Chain Coordinator.

The organisation works to ensure children around the world get health care, food and shelter as well as learning and child protection services.

Responsibilities

  • Implement Save the Children  policies and procedures for the management of the supply chain, including areas as procurement for cost effective transport and distribution, warehousing and stock management, management of vehicle fleets, communication systems, and assets
  • Implement procurement planning and strategy by conducting regular market surveys of goods and services in order to establish and maintain a well-defined supplier database
  • Collate, review and follow up on procurement plans in close collaboration with programme managers and ensure all procurement plans are with clear specifications and delivery timelines
  • Coordinate supplier selection and contracting activities by initiating tender processes on standard items purchased regularly with the goal to establish standard framework agreements/pre-qualified suppliers and contracts with main dealers and qualified and committed suppliers
  • Support call for interests to identify new suppliers by reviewing procurement documents for correctness, transparency and full compliance with audit and internal procedures and regulations
  • Prepare regular (monthly) supply chain activity reports (procurement, fleet, warehouse, assets) for submission to the field manager and supply chain reporting focal points in Abuja
  • Conduct market analysis to check on prices, products and suppliers and advise on best sources of supply and freighting options
  • Ensure all appropriate due diligence checks and risk assessments are carried out in line with organisational policy
  • Ensure professional management of all suppliers, including maintaining good supplier relations and supplier performance review against key performance indicators and framework agreements, regularly updating this information into a global supplier database

Requirements

  • Advanced degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Logistics, Business Administration, or an equivalent field
  • Six years of progressive experience in supply chain, procurement and logistics management in the NGO sector, within complex/large scale country programmes and in emergency response/humanitarian environments
  • Proven experience in all technical areas of supply chain operations including procurement, logistics, transport/distribution, warehousing and stock management, fleet management, asset management, communications, and security
  • Experience working in remote field bases with limited infrastructure
  • Experiencing in managing and supervising others in logistics and procurement functions
  • Ability to synthesise and analyse information, and make clear, informed decisions
  • Ability to build relationships quickly with a wide range of people, both internally and externally
  • Strong planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprising complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities
  • Cultural awareness, with strong written and spoken communication and interpersonal skills in English

To apply and for more information, click here.

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