MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage a team of 3 field procurement experts and advisors

• Mentor and coach the team
• Prioritize and assign effective resources to maximize the value delivered by the project
• First level escalation for the team

Ensure involvement of the key stakeholders (operations, supply, logistics, medical…) of the 6 OCs on the MSPP field roadmap

• Raise awareness on procurement added values for the field
• Communicate on MSPP vision, objectives and roadmap for the field
• Collect needs and feedback from the key stakeholders in order to ensure their adherence on the project and adjust the roadmap if needed
• Coordinate the field procurement activity through the Field Procurement Platform

Ensure the effective and efficient implementation of the MSPP field roadmap

• With the intersectional procurement advisor of your team, ensure the effective mutualization of the strategic procurement at field coordination level of our key countries.
• With the indirect field procurement expert of your team, ensure the development of the procurement expertise on services.
• With the field procurement processes & tools expert of your team, and in close coordination with the harmonization of practices project manager, ensure the development of harmonized processes, procedures, systems and tools across OCs.

Ensure consistency of the regional procurement support and develop it

• Analyse current set up and gaps
• Develop regional pilots and capitalize on lessons learned
• Establish with the procurement and supply referents the long-term vision for this level of procurement support
• Develop roadmap with actions to be implemented to achieve this vision

Job requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business and/or supply chain with ideally a specialization in purchasing or project management or a combination of relevant education and professional experience.

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in procurement and/or supply chain in complex organization
• 1+ years of field experience with MSF or other humanitarian organization.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent communication skills, assertiveness and negotiation skills
• Ability to work in a cross-cultural and cross-functional environment
• Drive for change, improvement and innovation
• Strong organizational skills, ability to handle multiple priorities at one time

Languages:

• Fluently spoken and written English
• French and Spanish are strong assets