• Country Office Guidance, Support, and Compliance • Provide remote technical capacity building and quality assurance to existing country programs around project start up, large value procurement activities, gap filling, audit support and training. • Advise country offices (CO) and gives guidance, and in some cases, technical leadership, as logistics and procurement focal point, facilitating Country Office input into global initiatives and disseminates key information to relevant CO’s. • Advises and provides logistics and procurement input and thought leadership into longer term processes such as operational planning reviews, proposal development, annual plans and budgeting, quarterly management reports, stock reconciliations, asset reviews, and fleet analysis. • Supports Country Office(s) in managing all country assets and equipment including asset purchasing, tracking, reporting, disposal, and verification, as well as all donor requirements for project assets. • Lead the periodic review of CO Logistics and Procurement function through in-country reviews and utilization of assessment and management tools. • Surge Support • Provide functional leadership and support within emergency response settings, including the assessment, design, start-up, budget management, and implementation of emergency supply chain activities for multiple projects, working very closely with Global Programs and surge staff • Provide rapid response workforce planning including recruitment, intensive training and situational, supportive management for logistics, procurement, and administrative staff. • Coordinate and report Logistics Cluster engagement and act as civil-military liaison in an emergency response. Coordinate and provide technical input into international procurement, shipping and customs clearance of medicines, medical supplies and any other imported items and GIK. • Lead and/or oversee the rapid scale of procurement activities including the identification of international and local sourcing options, management of downstream supply pipeline, contracting of goods, services and works suppliers, and always liaise with programs and finance while providing assurance, implementation, and appropriate controls to mitigate fraud and operational risks. • Provide oversight and direction to inventory and warehouse management across multiple projects, including Gifts in Kind (GIK) management, which may include setting up temporary warehouses and transit hubs, renting warehousing space, managing contingency stock, and receiving medical and non-medical donations. • Global Initiatives and Headquarters • Act as focal point for medicine management with Global Logistics team, providing leadership, guidance and training. • Lead and / or support the development and roll out of Global Logistics and Procurement initiatives (e.g., Minimum Standards and Maturity Framework, Preparedness activities. • Supports the Logistics and Procurement Standards Specialist to development of logistics standards, global operations assessment tool and other tools. • Support GIK projects throughout the organization including sourcing, process improvement, and inventory management. • Lead or support the development of strategic sourcing of key emergency response commodities such as pharmaceuticals, vehicles, and interaction with humanitarian procurement centers. • Contributes to the design, creation, and development of training materials, processes and policies. • Other Duties: • Utilize volunteers whenever possible. • Additional duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or related field. May substitute for Certification in Humanitarian Logistics or similar, or equivalent experience in humanitarian logistics. • Valid Passport • Valid Driver License • Preferred: • Medical Supply Chain Management certification. • Relevant qualifications or training courses. • EXPERIENCE • Minimum 5 years’ experience leading and managing medical supply chains in a humanitarian context(s) • Minimum 5 years’ experience leading emergency response supply chain function(s) at a country level in disaster response contexts, including first wave initial set up. • Minimum 3 years’ experience in start-ups and implementation of donor grant projects, with good knowledge of donor rules and regulations across humanitarian supply chain functions. • Minimum 2 years’ experience contributing to market and rapid needs assessments, and emergency response and project plans. • Broad humanitarian sector experience with operations, ideally across several emergencies and with more than one INGO. • Experience of working with an ERP (e.g. Unit 4) or other supply chain management IT solutions. • KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES • Knowledge • Knowledge and experience of risk and fraud identification and management, including short term mitigation strategies. • Technical background across all aspects of logistics and supply chain management, including procurement, warehousing, fleet management and humanitarian distributions. • Demonstrable understanding of, and commitment to, humanitarian principles, humanitarian response work and child protection standards. • Demonstrable understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities, gender and diversity. • Skills: • Proven people management and interpersonal skills (role model in motivating, developing and supporting others), including performance management and the ability to apply situational leadership and apply coaching methods. • Skilled with Microsoft Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. • Familiar with Enterprise Resource Planning software. • Good negotiating skills to achieve operational outcomes, applying a range of approaches, styles and techniques to achieve desired outcomes. • Effective at communicating and collaborating across cultural, geographical and structural boundaries, engaging positively and constructively with colleagues. • Strong project management and organizational skills; results oriented and comfortable making decisions and taking appropriate risks. • Abilities • Ability to provide effective leadership in complex and stressful situations, equally comfortable working in leadership, management and hands-on roles in rapidly changing contexts. • Ability to travel internationally (including to the US) up to 50% of the time • Ability to work collaboratively with others. • Commitment to Medical Teams International Calling Statement and Core Values. • Ability to build and maintain strong working internal and external relationships and represent Medical Teams International in a professional and competent manner.