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Supply Chain Coordinator

Yangon

  • Organization: DRC - Danish Refugee Council
  • Location: Yangon
  • Grade: Mid level - Mid level
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Logistics
    • Supply Chain
    • Managerial positions
  • Closing Date: Closed

Employment category:  G - Non-manager

Location: Yangon

Reporting to: Supply Chain Manager

Direct reports: No direct reports, but supervises Supply Chain Officers

Overall purpose of the role:

  • Responsible for all procurement of goods and services, warehousing, transportation of good and people, vehicle fleet management and general logistics support to the programme.
  • Localizing and adapting DRC policies within support area to local circumstances
  • Contribute to the development of country strategies.

Geographic scope: Area (Myanmar)

This role has a country focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the country. The role contributes to the development of country strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and/or technical guidance to country operations while overseeing country activities.

Responsibilities:

Coordination

  • Contributes to the daily operation with comprehensive knowledge in logistics and procurement
  • Lead the coordination with the programme staff to ensure logistics & procurement involvement in the whole programme cycle
  • Ensure that all logistics & procurement specific DRC/donors’ rules and policies are understood and respected
  • Responsibility for assigned operational budgetary lines within programmes.
  • Technical support to field offices

Procurement

  • Ensure that procurement policies and procedures are rigorously followed
  • Procurement of all goods and services
  • Establish and follow up annual procurement plans
  • Track all orders, purchases and deliveries
  • Oversight of all purchase and service contract to ensure DRC's interests are protected
  • Optimize all logistics operations to increase cost effectiveness including setting up longer term supply contracts
  • Ensure DRC supplier due diligence is effective

Logistics

  • Fleet: management of rental and owned vehicles, generators, speed boats & motorbikes (in line with DRC guidelines)
  • Transport: management of all transportation of goods and people (via road, river, air) to-from areas of operations and-or other DRC offices
  • Asset: registration, maintenance, repairs-maintenance & disposal of DRC assets accordingly to donors’ rule and policies (in line with DRC guidelines)
  • Warehouse: manage the DRC warehouse and stores (in line with DRC guidelines)
  • Premises: health and safety, contract management and repairs/maintenance at DRC premises

As Coordinator the post-holder is responsible for the following:

  • Responsible for coordinating strategy and operations within a specific discipline in a region or country
  • Usually has technical line responsibilities within a given discipline, for both strategy and operations
  • Provides expert advice and support to set strategy and assure operational quality and compliance

*Any other duties relating to the nature of the job as requested by the Manager

Qualifications and minimum requirements:

  • Minimum 3-5 years of working experience in a similar position
  •  Field experience
  • Working experience from an international humanitarian organization
  • Knowledge of ERP system would be an asset
  • A good understanding of the procurement rules and regulations of major international donors
  • Experience working in an (I)NGO
  • Excellent skills in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Master's degree in e.g. Logistics and/or Supply Chain Management
  • Certification in Humanitarian Logistics Supply Chain (desired if no academic degree)
  •  Driving license
  • Full professional proficiency in English

Offer:

  • Starting date of employment: As soon as possible
  • Regular DRC staff contract, including a probation period of 3 months;
  • Competitive salary among non-governmental organisation

This position is open for Myanmar Nationals only. DRC strongly advocates for equal opportunity and promotes a diversified and inspiring working environment. Therefore, qualified candidates of ethnic minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application process:

Applicants who meet the above-mentioned requirements should apply by submitting their applications in English (consisting of Cover Letter, Passport Photo and CV of no more than 4 pages, including contact details of 3 professional references).

No later than 23th January, 2020(COB/5pm)

Please note that due to urgency, DRC will conduct the interview on a rolling basis. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and invited for an interview.

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