Supply Chain Officer - Beirut

The Opportunity

The Supply Chain Officer will be responsible for the Supply Chain, including procurement, asset management, warehousing, and fleet operations, planning, daily management, reporting and compliance with Save the Children (SCI) policies and procedures. The role holder will collaborate and coordinate with program and support departments and field offices to ensure a harmonized operational system and timely and effective supply chain services that support timely program implementation and ensuring sourcing and purchasing goods and services that provide the best value for money through procurement processes which are fair, competitive, transparent, and in compliance with donor rules and applicable laws. 

Additionally, the role holder will contribute to technical evaluations and ensure quality standards for engineering-related procurement. The Supply Chain Officer will be the Child Safeguarding Focal Point for third parties, suppliers, contractors, consultant, assessing new local partners, checking and validating their procurement manuals, advice the senior management and provide capacity plan for partners.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• Bachelor degree in supply chain management, engineering, business administration, or a related field.Minimum 3 years of experience in Supply Chain; preferably within a humanitarian context.
• Proficient in MS Office applications, Procurement & Warehouse software/system.
• Strong organization and negotiation skills and good attention to details.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Good communication and influencing skills. Ability to effectively communicate with multi-level personnel as well as vendors and their representatives.
• Ability to work in and contribute to team building environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Familiar with engineering-related procurement processes and technical evaluations.
• Fluency in both Arabic and English written and verbal
• Chartered Institute of Supply and Management (CIPS) or similar international Certification.
• Certificate in SCI procurement essentials.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

A copy of the full role profile can be found at: Supply Chain Officer - Beirut

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday

All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.