Supply Chain Officer (Karari) – MSF Swizerland
Job Description
| Organization | Medecins sans Frontieres Swizerland |
| Job Title | Supply Chain Officer |
| Location | Currently based in Karari locality, with potential work placements throughout Khartoum State (particularly Sharg Al Nil) |
| Section/Unit | Supply |
| No. of Post | 1 |
| Supervisor | LTL – Logistics Team Leader |
| Closing Date | 28/06/2025 |
Médecins Sans Frontières – Switzerland (MSF-Swiss) is a medical, humanitarian, impartial and international non-profit organization. MSF provides exclusively humanitarian and medical assistance to populations in need, without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, philosophy, or politics and is independent of any political, religious, military or economic power.
MSF-Swiss is seeking to employ 1 (one) qualified candidate in the Khartoum Project for the position of Supply Chain Officer. Interested applicants may find the detailed job description of this position below.
Purpose of the position: Organizing and supervising the daily supply chain activities and the teams associated, in the coordination or project level, according to MSF protocols and standards in order to ensure the optimal running of the mission
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervising and organizing the daily activities of the Supply Chain team, including Supply Supervisors, and ensuring they perform the tasks linked to their role
- Being responsible for the order, purchase, stock and freight management in the coordination or in the project level, monitoring and ensuring an efficient implementation of the overall daily supply chain activities
- Monitoring and ensuring a smooth-running supply administration and the respect of the implemented supply procedures, proposing adjustments where needed.
- Being responsible for the supply database and the correct filing and archiving of the supply documentation in order to guarantee the availability and the coherence of supply data
- Communicating with customers, keeping them up to date concerning their orders status (BO confirmation) and prioritizing procurement and transport according to their needs
- Collecting claims from the field, analysing causes and making corrective actions.
- In collaboration with the Supply Supervisor (if any) and in coordination with the HR department, supervising the associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, briefing/debriefing, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
- Informing the Logistics / Supply Manager in case of any major issue and draws-up all required reporting, in order to keep updated and reliable information that will help in decision-making
- Performing any other tasks within the scope of the role, as directed by supervision and according to the needs of the mission
- Encoding of all purchases, requests and stock management in Unifield (MSF Software).
- Coordinate purchases/orders and follow-up between coordination team and the Khartoum project.
Minimum Qualification, Skills, and Experience Required:
Education: Desirable degree, training, and/or specialization in Logistics/Supply Chain
Experience: Essential in supply chain management (minimum 1 year) and in organization of supply administration and procedures. Desirable proven understanding of MSF Field Logistics (general knowledge of MSF equipment and kits)
Language: English and Arabic language essential.
Knowledge:
- Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet)
Acknowledgment:
The tasks and responsibilities mentioned in this job profile are not exhaustive, other tasks or accountabilities can be required temporarily by the line manager and/or the functional manager according to the needs of the mission without a new job profile. This document can be modified over time according to changes in the organization, the mission and/or the project. Changes will be formalized in a new job profile. The job profile is an integral part of the contract.
!!! Please note that your application will only be considered if you have filled in this application’s Google Form and uploaded all the required documents through the survey !!!
