Senior Technical Advisor, Supply Chain

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Define FHI 360’s technical approach for procurement and supply chain management across various projects.

• Lead initiatives for national supply chain enhancement in collaboration with health ministries, national supply chain agencies, and central medical stores.

• Oversee commodity security, logistics management information systems, cold chain logistics, and health commodity quality assurance.

• Establish technical positions regarding private-sector involvement and total market strategies.

• Guide supply chain transition and sustainability planning efforts.

• Coordinate technical activities with global procurement and financing partners.

• Set minimum technical standards, develop tools, and approve supply chain deliverables.

• Enhance supply chain technical capacity within FHI 360 and local teams.

• Supervise the technical aspects of complex project plans and provide leadership in project design and execution.

• Design supply chain components for country workplans and country-specific buy-ins.

• Assist with proposal research, business development, client and funder relationships, as well as reports and presentations.

• Lead technical design for supply chain components related to country buy-ins, follow-on funding, and business development.

• Provide supervision to team members when necessary and lead professional development initiatives.

• Prepare technical reports and present deliverables, outputs, and results to donors.

• Direct peer-reviewed publications and external communications resulting from project activities.

• Assess project technical effectiveness and recommend improvements.

• Develop local, national, and regional guidelines and normative policies.

• Ensure that technical deliverables and implementations align with industry best practices and contractual requirements.

• Identify technical risks and formulate mitigation strategies.

• Guarantee that health commodities adhere to quality-assured sourcing, storage, traceability, and continuity-of-supply standards.

• Advise senior management, conduct technical briefings, oversee projects, and contribute to strategic planning activities.

• Manage and control technical functional areas across multiple countries.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master's Degree or its International Equivalent in Knowledge/Information Services, Communications, Education, Health, Behavioral, Life/Social Sciences, International Development, Human Development, or a related field.

• A minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in a specialized technical or medical field.

• Demonstrated experience as an invited speaker or presenter at pertinent conferences or meetings.

• Authored technical or service-delivery guidelines.

• Significant contributions to peer-reviewed publications.

• Experience in developing strategies or performance standards for projects or services.

• Previous experience in a non-governmental organization, government agency, or private sector.

• At least 10 years of experience in health supply chain management in low- and middle-income countries, with direct responsibility for quantification and forecasting, procurement, or distribution.

• Proven experience leading supply chain enhancements with health ministries, national supply chain agencies, or central medical stores.

• Familiarity with US Government-funded health programs and associated procurement, reporting, and compliance requirements.

• Proficient in at least one operational logistics management information system, such as eLMIS, OpenLMIS, mSupply, or a national equivalent, and its integration with DHIS2.

• Strong understanding of procurement, forecasting, warehousing, distribution, inventory management, cold chain logistics, commodity security, and quality assurance.

• Proficiency in French in addition to English is strongly preferred.

• Knowledge of Portuguese is an asset.

• Project Management certification is preferred.

• Professional supply chain certifications such as CSCP, CPIM, CIPS, or equivalent are preferred.

• Preferred fields of study include Pharmacy, Supply Chain Management or Logistics, Public Health, Industrial Engineering, or Business Administration.

• Competence in using personal computers or laptops, Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, Skype/Zoom/Teams, mobile technology, and standard office equipment.

• Ability to work long hours at a computer and perform repetitive keyboard tasks.

• Capability to sit and stand for extended durations.

• Ability to lift or move items weighing up to 5 lbs.

• Willingness and ability to travel 10%–25% of the time.

• Must pass reference, criminal record, and terrorism finance screening checks.

• Must sign FHI 360’s code of conduct and comply with safeguarding commitments.

🏝️ Benefits

• FHI 360 contributes 7% of monthly base pay to a money purchase pension plan account.

• 18 days of paid vacation annually for US-based full-time employees.

• 12 sick days per year for US-based full-time employees.

• 11 holidays annually for US-based full-time employees.

• Competitive benefits package.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Policies and programs that promote a healthy work/life balance.

• Commitment to equal opportunity employment.

• Support for safeguarding and adherence to the code of conduct.

• Completion of reference, criminal record, and terrorism finance screening checks.