Head of Supply Chain at Save The Children

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

• Ensure effective Supply Chain operations from receiving requests to delivery to end user; develop and/or update country specific SOPs and implement Global Supply Chain policies and procedures in effort to ensure Save the Children and Donors' minimum standards are met.
• Ensure that the level of Supply Chain performance indicators is satisfactory, timely, appropriate, cost effective, achieving Value for Money (VfM), on budget; contextual to local & International markets, infrastructure, nature of the Save the Children programmes.
• Building capacity among the Supply Chain team through on-the-job training and effective leadership.
• Manage and/or support Supply Chain staff including ensuring appropriate team structures, clear division of responsibilities, clear objectives and management of tasks.
• Lead the Supply Chain change management aspect in support of the Supply Chain Transformation.
• Accountable in ensuring all standard reporting are timely and accurate including KPI management.
• Proactively provide advice and support to Senior Management Team, Budget Holders and Programme Managers on Supply Chain issues, and collaborate with relevant staff/team on budget proposal development, technical aspects of the programme, and implementation mechanisms as required.
• Provide training, capacity building and mentoring on Supply Chain as required across the programme and operations including building partner organisations at country level, including the Procurement Policy and Manual.
• Collaborate and represent the organisation with external agencies including INGO, UN and partner organisations.
• The post-holder will comply and advocate relevant compliance with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures such as Child Safeguarding, Safety and Security, Code of Conduct, Anti-Fraud and Anti Bribery.
• The post holder will ensure that all contractors and vendors comply with Save the Children Safeguarding Policy in all services provided to and on behalf of Save the Children 

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Master's degree in either Business/Public Administration, Economics, Supply Chain Management or any other relevant discipline is essential. In addition, professional License/Certification in Supply Chain/Logistics would be an advantage.
• 8 years of relevant work experience at a managerial level. 
• Experience in working in a high security alert context will be an advantage.
• Significant prior INGO experience in Supply Chain & operational management, within a complex/large scale country programme and in emergency response/humanitarian environments. 
• Substantial experience in all technical areas of Supply Chain operations including procurement, transport, distribution, warehousing and stock management, fleet management and asset management.
• Experience in developing and implementing a complex international Supply Chain operations strategy to support different types of programmes and coordinating resources to meet the programme objectives.
• Experience of working in remote field bases with limited infrastructure
• Proven track-record in managing and supervising others in Supply Chain, including training, capacity building & mentoring.
• Ability to synthesize and analyse complex information, and make clear, informed decisions.
• Experience of advising and supporting others at all levels with supply chain aspects of a programme, including strategic thinking, planning & donor relations.
• Ability to build positive & productive relationships quickly with a wide range of stakeholders, 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 (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English with experience in managing multicultural teams.
• Must have experience in managing international procurement and medical supply chain.

Desirable 

• Extensive experience in Procurement
• Extensive experience in training of Supply Chain topics