Catholic Relief Services
5001 - 10000 employees
Founded 1943
🤲 Charity
🤝 Non-profit
🌍 Social Impact
Charity • Non-profit • Social Impact
Catholic Relief Services is a global humanitarian organization that eases the suffering of and provides development assistance to people in need in over 100 countries. As the official international relief organization of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, CRS focuses on emergency response, health, agriculture, education, and justice and peacebuilding. Their work is guided by Catholic values and the organization aims to serve the poor and vulnerable, regardless of race, religion, or nationality.
Humanitarian Procurement Manager
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Catholic Relief Services
5001 - 10000 employees
Founded 1943
🤲 Charity
🤝 Non-profit
🌍 Social Impact
Charity • Non-profit • Social Impact
Catholic Relief Services is a global humanitarian organization that eases the suffering of and provides development assistance to people in need in over 100 countries. As the official international relief organization of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, CRS focuses on emergency response, health, agriculture, education, and justice and peacebuilding. Their work is guided by Catholic values and the organization aims to serve the poor and vulnerable, regardless of race, religion, or nationality.
📋 Description
• Oversee and manage procurement systems, processes, and operating procedures, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and continuous improvement for Cuba-related procurement activities. • Lead procurement planning processes, ensuring alignment with programmatic needs, budgets, and operational realities for Cuba-focused programming, including evolving supply and delivery constraints. • Provide strategic oversight and guidance on high-risk, high-value, and complex procurements, ensuring best value for money through effective sourcing strategies. • Supervise procurement staff and provide coaching, mentorship, and performance management to ensure high-quality procurement delivery. • Conduct market research and market engagement to identify and develop supplier options capable of supporting Cuba-related procurement needs. • Engage with supplier representatives and keep abreast of market conditions and worldwide events that could affect goods and services to CRS customers. • Support the development of strategic procurement initiatives and lead strategic procurement tendering processes appropriate for restricted and complex operating environments such as Cuba. • Coordinate closely with program, finance, and logistics teams to align procurement timelines with delivery requirements and ensure timely and feasible execution. • Lead supplier engagement and performance management, including identifying and mitigating risks related to supplier reliability, supply constraints, regulatory requirements, and changing market conditions. • Stay informed of market conditions, regulatory developments, and external factors impacting Cuba-related sourcing and supply chains. • Ensure all procurement actions are fully compliant and supported by complete, accurate, and audit-ready documentation. • Provide strategic procurement advice to stakeholders and contribute to decision-making on sourcing approaches in constrained and evolving operating environments. • Support capacity strengthening initiatives, including training and mentoring procurement and non-procurement staff.
🎯 Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field. • Minimum of 5 years of procurement experience. • Experience supporting procurement in restricted, regulated, or complex operating environments (e.g. Cuba or similar contexts). • Experience managing complex international procurement or supply chains involving multiple vendors and markets. • Must be able to secure transportation e.g. personal vehicle, public transportation, taxi, etc. (subject to appropriate reimbursement per CRS policy) to access work locations. • Fluency in English and Spanish (written and spoken).
🏖️ Benefits
• Be willing and able to travel up to 30% to CRS and vendor locations in the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean. • Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes
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