Accountabilities:

• Ensure standard protocols for essential logistic processes, including procurement requisitions, warehouse management, and commodity dispatch are being followed. Special emphasis to be placed on establishing international and in-country pharmaceutical and medical equipment supply-chains, including importation, handling, and dispatch to field.
• Lead facilities in emergencies, including office, residence, warehousing, and other critical infrastructure. Identify new facilities, as needed.
• Determine transportation requirements, secure transportation assets, and in collaboration with Security, support fleet allocation, including fuel, maintenance, and driver pool.
• Establish and maintain asset and inventory registry in the field, including equipment allocation & maintenance, and dispose of assets in accordance with donor regulations.
• Ensure logistic and procurement activities are properly documented and fully adhere to United States Government (USG) export compliance as well as destination country importation & customs regulations and relevant protocols.
• Collaborate with HQ support departments and CR Logistics Specialist to identify logistics process bottlenecks and develop solutions appropriate for operations.
• Determine field operating costs allocated to logistics and procurement, including expense forecast and pipeline analysis.
• Identify staffing requirements and supervise logistics personnel for the response; strengthen capacity and develop training programs for national logistics staff.

Problem Solving & Impact:

• Works on problems of complex scope that require analysis and in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Erroneous decisions or recommendations may cause critical delays or modifications to projects or operations.
• Ability to exercise judgment that contributes to the organization’s business strategies and develops objectives that align with department’s strategic goals.
• Must be able to provide accurate, expert level advice to reach outcomes that will enable achievement of overall department and organization goals.
• Demonstrates a responsive, professional attitude that is solution oriented.
• Decisions and actions have a serious impact on the overall success of the function.

Supervision Given/Received:

• Regularly interacts with senior management and HQ based staff.
• Leads by “managing managers” or other direct/indirect reports in the region/functional area.
• Ability to motivate, mentor, and empower individuals to achieve expectations and goals set for the functional unit.
• Provide input on country/project staff performance reviews.
• In coordination with senior management, hire/terminates country/project staff.
• Reports to the Deputy Response Coordinator – Operations.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or its International Equivalent in Supply Chain, Logistics, Economics, Finance, Engineering or Business Administration.
• Master or other advanced degree preferred.
• Certification and/or Degree in logistics and/or supply-chain management preferred.

Experience:

• Typically requires 5-7 years’ experience managing logistics for a humanitarian program.
• Experience working in a complex emergency environment.
• Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO), government agency, or private company of progressive program management experience in humanitarian assistance or related industry experience in a relevant technical area.

Typical Physical Demands: