Location: Senegal, Cameroon, Lebanon, or any other country where CRS has an office and the candidate can be appropriately based.
Job Summary
The Depuy Regional Advisor, Supply Chain provides advice, guidance, and support for all Supply Chain Management (SCM) activities and initiatives across countries in the region. This includes supporting the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of agile, compliant, and efficient SCM systems that support high-quality programming. This role works closely with countries, including regular field travel, as well as the Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM) team to align regional operations with global strategies, systems, and standards. The incumbent’s technical knowledge, advice, and guidance will ensure effectiveness and efficiency in SCM systems and application of the principles of stewardship, integrity, transparency, and accountability.
Roles and Key Responsibilities
Strategic Input and Engagement
- Support the development and implementation of regional and agency-wide strategies, policies, standards, tools, and best practices in supply chain that effectively engage partners, donors and governments.
- Provide input on supply chain aspects of proposal development and review at the regional level. Contribute to the development of SCM Plans, Commodity Calculators, Procurement Plans, and other proposal inputs.
- Help to ensure that procurement decisions are guided by climate action and environmental sustainability principles, in line with CRS' broader commitments.
- May represent CRS at regional planning and coordination meetings and forums on SCM. Build relationships with donors, peer organizations, and other stakeholders.
- Supply Chain Operations
- Collaborate with operations and programming leads in countries on implementing and strengthening supply chain systems, processes, and policies to meet all programming needs and donor requirements, including logistics, procurement, warehousing, and fleet management.
- Support deployment and ensure effective and quality use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (e.g., Oracle) for supply chain operations. Support countries in leveraging system capabilities for planning, execution, and reporting.
- Support countries in developing and implementing annual procurement plans and identify opportunities for procurement rationalization and coordination across the region. Review tender documents including Requests for Proposal (RFPs), bid packages, contract, and due diligence documentation for complex tenders to ensure quality and compliance.
- Support countries to develop and implement efficient and effective fleet and driver management systems, including policies, training, and telematics.
- Promote the use of supply chain performance metrics and KPIs at both regional and country levels to drive continuous improvement, inform decision-making, and ensure accountability in procurement, logistics, warehousing, and fleet management.
- Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing
- Contribute to knowledge management and learning through the sharing of ideas, solutions, and difficulties and the capacity to detect, analyze, and respond quickly to small deficiencies.
- Contribute to capacity strengthening within assigned region by helping to develop and facilitate learning and training strategies, workshops and conferences, and mentoring staff.
- Compliance and Risk Management
- Support countries in addressing audit findings and implementing corrective actions.
- Promote compliance with donor regulations, CRS policies, and international standards.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in international supply chain, logistics, or procurement.
- Experience with ERP systems (Oracle preferred).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field.
- Professional certifications (e.g., CIPS, APICS).
- Experience managing Global Fund, USG food aid, or other large-scale donor programs.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Proficient in MS Office packages and information management systems.
- Strong knowledge of general procurement and trading policies and regulations, international import/export legislation, and customs regulations. Understanding of Generally Accepted Commodity Accountability Principles (GACAP).
- Technical expertise in warehouse operations and inventory control: storage standards (FIFO/FEFO), cycle counting, stock reconciliation and root-cause analysis, ABC analysis, batch/lot and expiry management, warehouse layout and space utilization, loss/shrinkage prevention
- Experience in transportation including dispatch planning
- Experience in mentoring, coaching, facilitation and training applying adult learning principles and practices.
- Strong relationship management skills with ability to influence and get buy-in from people not under direct supervision
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including via Outlook and Teams. Responsive and proactive in a remote working environment.
- Strategic, analytical, organizational, and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment calls.
- Strong presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills.
- Ability to leverage a proactive, resourceful and results-oriented mindset.
Required Languages: Fluency in English and French required. Fluency in Arabic is desirable.
Travel: Must be willing and able to travel up to 30%.
Supervisory Responsibilities: No
Responsibilities
- Provide technical advice and support to CRS country programs on supply chain operations, including procurement, logistics, warehousing, fleet management, and compliance.
- Support countries in strengthening supply chain systems, processes, policies, and annual procurement planning to meet programmatic and donor requirements.
- Review and provide guidance on complex procurement processes, tender documentation, contracts, and due diligence to ensure quality and compliance.
- Support the effective use of ERP and other supply chain systems for planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting.
- Promote the use of supply chain KPIs and performance data to identify improvement opportunities and strengthen accountability.
- Support countries in addressing audit findings, implementing corrective actions, and managing supply chain risks.
- Contribute to regional capacity strengthening through coaching, mentoring, training, workshops, and knowledge sharing.
- Collaborate with country, regional, and global stakeholders to implement supply chain strategies, standards, tools, and best practices.
- Support the integration of sustainability and climate considerations into supply chain and procurement decisions.
- Travel to CRS country programs as needed, up to 30%, to provide technical support and strengthen supply chain capacity.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in international supply chain, logistics, or procurement.
- Experience with ERP systems (Oracle preferred).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field.
- Professional certifications (e.g., CIPS, APICS).
- Experience managing Global Fund, USG food aid, or other large-scale donor programs.
Agency Competencies (for all CRS Staff):
- Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
- Acts with Integrity - Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
- Builds and Maintains Trust - Shows consistency between words and actions.
- Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
- Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.
Agency Leadership Competencies:
- Lead Change – Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
- Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
- Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.
Recruitment Process: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the posting period
Organization context
General Requirements
CRS offers are contingent on the selected candidate’s ability to legally work where the position is to be performed. Every government has a unique set of work permit eligibility requirements. All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical clearance; some work permit processes require clearing a separate government administered medical examination.
CRS prioritizes candidates who are citizens/ permanent residents of the countries where we have CRS offices.
