Remote Supply Chain Advisor II — Rapid Emergency Response

USCCB

United States

Remote

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Catholic Relief Services is seeking a Supply Chain Management Technical Advisor II to provide technical support, accompaniment, and training to EMPOWER partners in South America, strengthening supply chain and operational preparedness for rapid emergency response.

The role will help partners set up and operate multiple modality supply chains (in kind and CVA) across five countries, focusing on updated specifications, strategic sourcing, prepositioned stocks, open contracts, and continuous

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, procurement, business administration, international development or related field.
Minimum of eight years of progressive experience in humanitarian supply chain, procurement, logistics, warehousing or emergency operations.
Experience developing practical supply chain readiness tools such as relief item specifications, costing matrices, vendor databases and open contracts.
Experience conducting market and supplier assessments, vendor due diligence, logistics analysis, and cost verification.
Experience supporting local partners through technical accompaniment, coaching, capacity strengthening, and participatory action planning.
Professional fluency in English and Spanish; Portuguese preferred; French advantageous.

Responsibilities

Lead the multi-country supply chain setup across five target countries from procurement to inventory management and planning for logistics.
Ensure priority focuses are executed: updated specifications, strategic sourcing, prepositioned stocks, open contracts, and continuous improvement.
Support programming with market and logistics analysis, hotspot prioritization, stakeholder mapping, and workplan development.
Establish minimum quality standards, packing guidance, replenishment requirements, and quality-control processes.
Validate kit contents against market availability, cultural appropriateness, and branding/visibility expectations.
Develop and maintain vendor databases and prequalified vendor lists by country, hotspot, sector, and service type.
Map and assess financial and mobile service providers for cash and voucher modalities, including contracting readiness.
Prepare open contracts, framework agreements, standby supplier agreements, and procurement templates.
Map regional shipping routes and inter-country movement of relief items where applicable.

Skills

Emergency procurement

Vendor management

Logistics planning

Inventory management

Data analysis

Supply chain

Multimodal logistics

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, procurement, business administration, international development, humanitarian assistance, or related field

Master’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, procurement, business administration, international development or related field