Supply Chain Team leader

About the job 

The Supply Chain manager is responsible for managing the procurement, transport, logistics, assets and warehouse services across two offices in Northern Lebanon (North of Lebanon and Akkar Governorates). This management role provides technical advice, strategic planning and management support to the team’s staff, as well as supporting other teams with their supply chain planning. The manager will establish, oversee and deliver on strategic objectives that increase the efficiency, effectiveness and value for money of the area’s work so that DRC can deliver the best possible support to beneficiaries. The manager is responsible for ensuring the support services provided by the team to other teams in the organization are timely, effective and in line with the organisation’s procedures.   You will report directly to the Area Manager and your main duties and responsibilities will be to:​

• Ensure value for money goods and services are provided to other DRC teams - and ultimately to the organisation’s beneficiaries – across all  procurement, transport, logistics, assets and warehouse services in Northern Lebanon 

• Manage the Supply Chain team in North Lebanon to deliver services in line with the DRC Operations Handbook and best practice, ensuring that these activities are timely, effective and efficient in meeting the needs of programme delivery, that they are compliant with DRC and donor procedural requirements, and that goods, services and works purchased represent value for money. 

• Support other teams (and where necessary, implementing partners) with procurement, transport, warehouse, asset and logistics planning, lead-times, cost estimation and process improvements.  

• Developing innovative approaches to solving problems and ineffectiveness​

About you 

To be successful in this role you will be a customer and solutions focused Supply Chain professional who has strong experience of strategic planning across an organization and can demonstrate your talents in capacity building and finding innovative solutions.  We are also looking for the following:

Required  

• 3+ years’ experience in supply chain management and a Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management or related field OR very significant industry experience.  

• Fluency in Arabic and English  

• Very strong public procurement technical skills and experience leading procurement teams (in an NGO, Government or UN environment)  

• Transport and/or fleet management experience   

• Exposure to other logistics functions such as warehouse and asset management 

• Strong team management experience, including building and developing the capacity of staff and teams 

• Proficiency in the use of MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint 

• The right to work in Lebanon 

• Commitment to and understanding of DRC’s aims, values and principles​

Desirable 

• NGO sector experience, in particular in international and humanitarian contexts, is strongly desired 

• Exposure to MS Dynamics ERP system, or similar systems 

• A full clean Lebanese or International driver’s license​

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:   

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process. 
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.   
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation. 
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.   
• Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with DRC’s vision and values. ​

We offer 

• Contract length: 6 months, renewable subject to performance and funding 
• Level:  D+1 
• Monthly Basic Salary 2400 USD 
• Duty Station: Tripoli or Qobayat  
• Start date: November 2018​

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Nationals; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact dolene.khairallah@drclebanon.dk.​

Application process 

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.ngo under current vacancies. 

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email to Dolene Khairallah will not be considered.​

For your application to be considered you must submit a CV and a cover letter that separately answers the following questions:

1) Please briefly explain what experience you have with Public Procurement in a Government, NGO or UN environment, specifically telling us what role you played in procurement processes   

2) In one paragraph, please tell us the largest number of people you have directly managed and over what period of time, as well as the types of roles you have managed (that is, what roles directly reported to you 

3) Please confirm you have the right to work in Lebanon and you are prepared to be based in Northern Lebanon. ​

Closing date for applications: 31 October 2018 

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please visit drc.ngo/jobsupport. 

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.

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