Senior Supply Chain Officer

• Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement and Logistics Management, minimum 5years of progressive Supply Chain professional experience or equivalent education and experience.
  
• Demonstrated success as a Supply Chain leader across all disciplines within Supply Chain including planning, procurement, warehouse, asset and transport.
  
• Broad knowledge and experience in Supply Chain strategies, market analysis techniques, procurement and contracting, vehicle and fleet management, inventory, property and asset management.
  
• Strong collaborator and influencer with effective interpersonal and analytical skills who is able to work seamlessly across cultures and organizational units.
  

Compliance

• Ensure that Supply Chain functions are in compliance with IRC policies and procedures, donor regulations and local laws. All locations and staff act in accordance with the policies.
  
• Maintain and update donor guidelines related to Supply Chain (procurement, asset etc.)
  
• Update as required the IRC standards in terms of assets/equipment to be purchased.
  
• Monitor Supply Chain sections of budgets and track expenditure. Follow up as necessary including timely information and budgetary comments regarding any realignment.
  

Training and Outreach

• Organize Supply Chain related trainings for both program and operations staff on a regular basis.
  
• Develop and maintain an effective orientation package and ensures that new staff members are appropriately orientated on Supply Chain policies and procedures in a timely manner.
  
• Ensure that Supply Chain department maintains cooperative relations with other departments and interacts with them in a positive manner.
  
• Identify training needs for Supply Chain staff and make recommendations to the Supply Chain Coordinator.
  

Staff Management

• Practice excellent human resource management, supporting the development, promotion and retention of a motivated team of qualified and experienced staff.
  
• Identify staffing and/or skills gaps and see that these gaps/needs are filled and support the recruitment of all.
  
• Set clear performance objectives for staff you supervise and ensure that they are understood.
  

Systems, Documentation and Reporting

• Follow up with relevant units, internal or external on documents and ensuring all procurement records are complete and accessible.
  
• Monitor procurement records to ensure that each procurement request is fully and clearly documented according to IRC policy.
  
• Analyze Purchase Request Tracking in order to ensure that all procurement is carried out efficiently and in a timely manner.
  
• Prepare Finance-related reports such as Cash Projections.
  

Managerial and Supervisory Responsibilities

• Responsibility for the operating budget for the Supply Chain Units.
  
• Matrix directly management of the Supply Chain staff in Imvepi and Rhino in line with his/her job description.
  
• Attend and comment as appropriate on all GOMS.
  
• Proactively engage with your supervisor, and key staff (Program, Finance, etc.) on all matters
  
• Assist with ensuring that programmatic and project planning incorporates sufficient funding for Supply Chain staff and logistical support mechanisms.