Your RoleAs the Senior Program Officer for Supply Chain, you will report to the Deputy Director of Product Introduction and Market Access for WHI and will be expected to work in a hybrid work arrangement from our Seattle, WA office. You will work with partners to lead investments and support work focused on optimizing supply chain governance and operations at global levels for key SRH procurers in addition to improving the FP commodities inventory tracking for priority products and geographies.
This is a limited-term position for 12 months. Relocation will not be provided. What You'll Do - For the next 9-12 months, you will work with key stakeholders, both internal and external, to secure execution milestones and objectives of select priority grants, prioritizing the following:
- UNFPA-SP commodity procurement grants across UNFPA Supplies Partnership and their two regional offices.
- UNFPA Supply Chain Management Unit (SCMU) Operations Improvement grant, including completion of the Control Tower with full automation capabilities and AI analytics overlay with Causal Foundry
- RHSC core and FP VAN expansion grants
- For these key investments, you will be the Investment Owner and also be responsible for reviewing progress reports and other investment documentation to make recommendations on payments
- Finally, you will be managing the budget of the Procurement and Supply Chain BoW - as BoW lead, you will be responsible for working with relevant business team members to track progress and manage payments.
Your responsibilities include:At global levels:
- Engage with grantees and partners regularly to monitor progress of grants, troubleshoot/problem-solve collaboratively to secure execution and delivery, and secure robust data integrity.
- Serve as the key global procurement and supply chain lead for WHI/FP for both internal and external stakeholders
For priority geographies:
- Work with key foundation regional and country offices to ensure seamless communication and supply chain operations from global to country medical stores to sub-national delivery needs.
- Identify and work with partners to track inventory movement of DMPA-SC and other priority methods from receipt of product in-country to delivery at final service delivery point or point-of-sale.
- Consolidate and analyze data from inventory tracking across countries to develop key hypotheses for optimizing supply chain bottlenecks for priority methods, including helping to identify potential market failures that could be leading to supply chain bottlenecks/failures
Your Experience- Degree in engineering, operations management, or a scientific field. Master's in engineering, operations, or an MBA, is a plus.
- 7+ years of experience in supply chain managementExpertise in GMP compliance; key regulatory body compliance (e.g., FDA, EMA) experience would be beneficial
- Experience working in pharmaceutical, consumer health, or FMCG industry
- Demonstrated strong analytical skills
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and to develop and maintain strong business partner relationships
- Innovative, proactive, and resourceful; committed to quality and continuous improvement
- Ability to anticipate and mitigate challenges
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Hands-on team player willing to work in an environment where individual initiative, accountability, and professional maturity are required
- Able to synthesize information into a presentation appropriate to the organizational-level of the audience
- Strong PC experience, Microsoft Office Suite experience required including; Excel; Outlook; PowerPointOracle EBS/Advance Supply Chain Planning or SAP experience a plus
- Ability to travel up to 15% domestic and international
Must have unrestricted work authorization in the country where this position is located.The Foundation does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. This includes direct company sponsorship and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g. H-1B, O-1, L-1, E, OPT, STEM-OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.).
The salary range for this role is $238,400 to $369,400 USD. We recognize high-wage market differences in Seattle and Washington D.C., where our offices are located. The range for this role in these locations is $262,200 to $406,400 USD. As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hires salaries are typically between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidate's job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process.
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