Roving Medical Supply Chain Specialist

Samaritan's Purse; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Medical Clinic

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Disability insurance (long-term and短)

Job summary

Samaritan's Purse is seeking a Roving Medical Supply Chain Specialist to support the International Health Unit in North Wilkesboro, NC. The role focuses on forecasting, procurement, and logistics for medical supplies and equipment used in humanitarian programs.

The successful candidate will lead field hospital logistics, mentor staff, and ensure compliance with donor requirements while strengthening repeatable, scalable supply chains in challenging environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline is required with 5+ years of relevant experience preferred.
• Advanced education or certification in supply chain, logistics, procurement, or healthcare operations is strongly preferred.
• 12 credit hours of Biblical Studies are required or available upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide procurement and product-selection expertise for medical consumables, pharmaceuticals, and equipment.
• Lead Emergency Field Hospital (EFH) and deployable stock logistics for rapid activation and continuous patient care.
• Support donor programs and compliance requirements with program design, budgeting, and documentation to meet funder rules.

Skills

Procurement

Forecasting

Vendor management

Inventory management

Healthcare logistics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management/Logistics/Pharmacy/Healthcare Admin

Advanced graduate education or professional certification

Biblical Studies 12 credits (required)

Job description

Location: North Wilkesboro, NC, United States

Get Involved!

What do we believe?

Demonstrate Biblical Integrity

At Samaritan's Purse, the Gospel is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotions and prayer for each other, our staff, and volunteers who serve around the world. As a faith-driven organization, our Statement of Faith shapes every aspect of our global work.

We are seeking a Roving Medical Supply Chain Specialist to join our International Health Unit. Through humanitarian work, the goal and purpose of Samaritan's Purse are to help people in Jesus' name and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

In the role of Roving Medical Supply Chain Specialist,you will have the opportunity to:

Maintain a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ.

Provide technical, procurement- and product-selection expertise to country-office health programs, guiding forecasting, quantification, specification, vetting, and compliance-based purchasing of medical consumables, pharmaceuticals, and equipment.

Lead Emergency Field Hospital (EFH) and other deployable medical-stock logistics, managing receiving, warehousing, issue, replenishment, pre-positioning, shelf-life rotation, and contingency planning to ensure rapid activation, sustained safe clinical operations, and uninterrupted patient care.

Serve as the IHU technical liaison for externally funded programs and donor awards, supporting program design, budgeting, commodity specifications, documentation, and implementation to meet U.S. Government, Department of State, and other institutional donor requirements while protecting compliance and financial stewardship.

Develop, standardize, and disseminate medical-supply chain tools, SOPs, commodity lists, kit structures, performance indicators, and training resources; analyze consumption, lead-times, stock-outs, and expirations, and mentor country-office and response personnel to build repeatable, scalable systems and reduce organizational risk.

Other duties as assigned.

What are the qualifications?

Serve with Excellence

As a qualified candidate, you will have the following skills and experience:

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Pharmacy, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, International Development, Biomedical Technology, or a related discipline is required and a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in medical supply chain, healthcare logistics, procurement, inventory management, humanitarian logistics, or comparable operations is preferred; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Advanced graduate education or relevant professional certification in supply chain, logistics, procurement, or healthcare operations is strongly preferred.

12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, an opportunity to meet and complete the requirement is available upon hire.

What are the benefits?

Walk in Bold Faith

• On-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance