This is your opportunity to use your special talents to help improve the lives and futures of some of the world's most vulnerable children in the most challenging humanitarian context today.
You can do this by joining World Vision (WV)–a global network of people committed to enhance the well-being and protection of children everywhere by empowering them, their families and communities to overcome the challenges of poverty and injustice.
The Supply Chain Management Specialist IIis responsible for organizing, leading, contributing to and facilitating supply chain management (SCM) assessment and implementation program within each of the National Offices within the West Africa Region (WAR) that will have the greatest impact on process improvement, simplification, standardization and cost containment.
Responsibilities include:
- Support the WAR National Offices in providing supply chain expertise to ensure adequate integration of supply chain management in program planning, design, and implementation and compliance to WVI GSCM policies and guidelines.
- Lead program-supply chain integration and collaboration across WAR National Offices, providing the provision of technical advice and assistance to countries for product and service delivery innovation.
- Ability to lead, facilitate and complete project-level SCM initiatives and activities in a timely and professional manner with sufficient attention to detail in deliverables, and regular and thorough reporting and project communications.
- Facilitate exchanges of best practices and work with partners and counterparts in the specific field and program areas on supply chain issues for grants, relief and development across the region.
- Facilitation and implementation of supply chain business processes and controls for planning, procurement strategic sourcing and buying), vendor management, transport, warehousing, inventory management, risk management information & systems, and vehicle fleet management.
We believe that every child is a precious gift to the entire world and that their well-being concerns us all. We will not rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed. We are looking for people who share our beliefs and our passion.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Influence the creation and development of a new or enhanced supply chain management organization at the National Office. Manage Project team in the NO which include NO Staff dedicated to the project and drive the project team to deliver on the agreed work plan.
- Lead the design of detailed supply chain management process flows and roles & responsibilities for each supp8y chain process step.
- Set overall direction for National Office SCM process team; advise on team functions and performance.
- Drive sourcing and procurement process improvements through elimination of variation and waste, focusing on continuous process improvement.
- Lead and manage significant standardization and categorization of WV supplies and commodity-specific projects towards achieving strategic buying within each of the country programs and looking for ways to collaborate at regional and global levels.
- Implement key performance metrics process to be reported throughout the NO.
- Create and prioritize areas to be improved upon to drive National Office supply chain management into world-class performance.
- Liaise with National Office Directors and Senior Management Teams to accept the project and drive the implementation as well as manage change
REQUIRED SKILLS INCLUDE:
- University degree in business, science, engineering, technology or supply chain management or equivalent experience and professional qualification in supply chain management.
- Minimum eight (8) years professional work experience with progressively more responsibility relevant to supply chain issues.
- Minimum two (2) years working in cross-cultural environments and demonstrated ability to adapt to international project work.
- Extended operational experience in global supply chain management, business process improvement, project management and team based organizational change management.
- Multi-language fluency is a plus.
HOW TO APPLY:
If you believe you have the skills and experience to fulfil this vital and challenging role that will enhance the lives of vulnerable children in Senegal, we'd love to hear from you.
Find the full description and apply onlineby the closing date 13 Feb 2015. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website:www.wvi.org.
