Health Supply Chain Specialist

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🌐 United Kingdom, Kenya – Remote

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote 🇰🇪 Kenya – Remote

💵 £41.8k - £49.6k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔗 Supply Chain

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INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1933

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

🤲 Charity

Healthcare • Logistics • Charity

INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE is a global humanitarian organization that responds to the world’s worst crises by helping people survive, recover and rebuild their lives. With a workforce of over 20,000 across more than 40 countries, the IRC delivers emergency relief, protection, health, education, and economic recovery services while partnering with local communities and donors to develop evidence-based, scalable solutions. The organization emphasizes integrity, accountability, equality, and staff support, and provides extensive programs and benefits for its global employees.

📋 Description

• Provide integrated operational and technical leadership across Nutrition, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Primary Healthcare, and Infection and Disease Prevention and Control supply chains • Develop and maintain consolidated global demand plans and forecasts for designated Go-Big countries • Lead responses to commodity shortages and urgent projects • Analyze consumption, stock, pipeline, spend, and stockout data to inform procurement and mitigation decisions • Implement FY27 and FY28 forecasts and supply chain plans • Develop and implement an SRH supply chain strategy and strengthen engagement with UNFPA and other partners • Coordinate RUF SOP adoption, compliance monitoring, fraud risk review, and corrective actions • Assess IDPC commodity availability and supply chain readiness against WHO requirements • Support forecasting and pre-positioning of IDPC and essential medicine stocks for outbreak preparedness and response • Build country capacity in forecasting, demand planning, stock monitoring, stockout mitigation, and sourcing strategies • Provide technical support to address operational bottlenecks • Cultivate relationships with UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, DKT, MSI, vendors, and humanitarian stakeholders • Represent IRC in global health and humanitarian coordination platforms • Act as global focal point for CIK deliveries • Produce data-driven reports, document best practices, maintain an evidence repository, and integrate I@S indicators into the Global Pharma Indicator Dashboard • Report to the Director, Emergency and Health Supply Chain, with a Management in Partnership line to the Deputy Director, Health Unit • Travel to at least one country program and up to 20% overall

🎯 Requirements

• Degree in supply chain management, pharmacy, business administration, public health, nutrition, or related field — or equivalent additional experience • Minimum 4 years' experience in commodity procurement or supply chain management in humanitarian or development settings • Experience managing health commodities across at least two of nutrition, SRH, primary healthcare, or infection and disease prevention and control • Understanding of donor procurement regulations, particularly U.S. Department of State, ECHO, FCDO, and UNFPA/UNICEF frameworks • Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in supply chain optimization, forecasting, and risk mitigation • Familiarity with nutrition, SRH, primary healthcare essential medicines, and IDPC supply chain requirements • Experience with MEAL, ERPs, or Logistics Management Information Systems (LMIS) • Understanding of international freight, Incoterms, warehousing, transportation logistics, and last-mile delivery in humanitarian contexts • Knowledge of pharmaceutical management, including vendor prequalification, quality assurance, cold chain, distribution, and pharmacovigilance, is an advantage • Familiarity with UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, and NGO supply chain partnership modalities • Fluency in English required; French proficiency is a strong advantage • Ability to work in multicultural, matrixed environments and uphold IRC Way values

🏖️ Benefits

• Open to remote work • Travel up to 20% • Equal opportunities and non-discrimination commitment • Standard office environment or remote work, location dependent

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