World Vision Ethiopia

Supply Chain Manager - Emergency Response

Locations: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Job Requisition ID: R19720

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

Major Responsibility

Strategic

• Serve as a strategic partner to the Leadership Team by integrating supply chain function in all WVE emergency response Program

• Work with emergency response functional leads to develop, implement and review the operating plans and budgets in the planning sessions and implementation 

• Provide line management to the functional leads of Supply Chain direct reporting team

• Promote WV Christian identity and values and lead by example.

• Be committed to actively work and live-in accordance with WV’s Mission, Values and Christian beliefs.

• Prepare Procurement planning guidelines align with Global Guidelines and Planning Calendar and socialize them with all Stakeholders.

• Review the procurement planning and prepare Consolidated Annual Procurement Plan to socialize with NO Management and develop the Sourcing Strategy.

• Ensure Annual Procurement Plans are quarterly reviewed with Finance and Operation, and update the Sourcing Plans accordingly.

• Represent WVE in partners meeting such as Logistics Cluster and supply chain related external engagement

Technical

• Ensure the procurement policies, processes and guidelines (Source to pay (S2P) effectiveness and applicability

• Ensure all orphaned PRs waiting to be sourced are assigned to the appropriate staff and are actioned in a timely manner

• Review the procurement planning and prepare Consolidated Annual Procurement Plan to socialize with SCM and develop the Sourcing Strategy.

• Execute the reviewed and approved Sourcing Strategy

• Develop the Market Assessment and Supplier Pre-Qualification process based on the polices and process in place.

• Develop the framework in managing the RFQ/RFP Process including baselines & price survey methodologies.

• Lead negotiations for the High Spend Categories and develop the negotiation strategies and contracting processes for other categories.

• Review Procurement Committee submission documents to ensure their comprehensiveness to allow an informed decision-making process.

• Track, and evaluate procurement metrics including areas of spend analytics, procure-to-pay process, operational efficiencies, and supplier performance to drive procurement strategy development and implementation

• Ensure, that all gaps are identified relating to the procurement execution (Process, system usage, disputes and etc.) and update / resolve them on a timely manner

• Track, and evaluate procurement metrics including areas of spend analytics, procure-to-pay process, operational efficiencies, and supplier performance to drive procurement strategy development and implementation.

• Communicate SCM KPI dashboard to SCM Associate Director and SCM Director.

• Coordinate, participate in, and/or train staff from Supply Chain and other WVI Departments on WVI Procurement Policies, Processes, and Systems.

• Train the SCM Team and other internal stakeholder in using the framework for capacity assessment and developing capacity building plans for Partners / Sub-Grantees.

Management

• Provide leadership to Supply Chain Coordinators to ensure Our Promise strategy is embedded in the Department’s annual objective and day to day work.

• Manage the performance of direct reports through performance reviews, frequent conversations and other method as appropriate. Be courageous in providing coaching or feedback for continuous performance improvement.

• Ensure that all Supply Chain staff members understand Procurement Policies, Processes, and Systems.

• Lead monthly appropriate review meeting to address open procurement issues/performance and provide solution.

• Take appropriate action to address internal and external audit results and recommendations as they relate to the Support Functions.

• In cooperation with all other functional leads make sure necessary policies and procedures are in place and monitoring system is in place.

• Monitor and supervise all aspects of emergency response support to ensure compliance with strategy, organization rules, regulations, policies, and standards of accountability, ethics and integrity and achievement of results.

• Constantly monitor and analyses the operating environment to identify potential risks and take action/refer critical issues for intervention to ensure delivery of results.

• Closely liaise with the emergency response leads in order to troubleshoot any issues that might cause interruption in the Supply chain functions’ management.

Job Requirement

Required Professional Experience

• MA or BA Degree in Business administration, Supply Chain/ Logistics Management, or Business Administration or Finance and/ or any related relevant field; professional qualification (advanced CIPS) is advantageous. 

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in supply chain management, contracts administration, out of which three (2) years of experience in people management/managerial.

• At least (3) years of experience in emergency response team

• Substantial knowledge of supply chain operations and country legislative framework at all levels.

• Ability to form and maintain solid relationships with wide range of different stakeholders, partners, co-workers.

• Evidence of high level written and spoken English language abilities.

• Ability to speak local language.

• Computer literate in Microsoft Office applications, Outlook or similar database, email and internet programs. Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Fluency in English

• Skills in data management, reporting

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

How to Apply

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