Senior Humanitarian Supply Chain Expert

Dexis; Washington; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare insurance

Mentorship

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Dexis seeks a highly experienced Supply Chain Subject Matter Expert to support a Department of State humanitarian program. The SME will design and implement methodologies to assess supply chain performance, warehousing, distribution networks, and last-mile delivery in complex environments.

Based in the Washington, DC area with international travel, this role demands leadership, rigorous analysis, and collaboration with MEL, TPM, and financial verification teams to produce technical reports and

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in humanitarian logistics or related functions.
• Experience with USAID’s BHA, PRM, DHR within the past 3 years.
• Deep familiarity with delivery of U.S. federal humanitarian assistance.
• Experience overseeing supply chains including procurement, warehousing, transportation, inventory, distribution, and tracking.
• Experience conducting assessments, logistics audits, monitoring, or compliance reviews in humanitarian or development programs.
• Experience operating in conflict, post-conflict, disaster, or complex environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, International Development, Engineering, Public Administration, or a related field is REQUIRED.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on humanitarian supply chain assessments, monitoring activities, and third-party verification assignments.
• Design methodologies and tools to assess procurement, warehousing, transportation, inventory management, commodity tracking, distribution systems, and last-mile delivery.
• Evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness, integrity, and accountability of humanitarian supply chains in complex and high-risk environments.
• Support financial and commodity verification activities to ensure commodities reach intended beneficiaries.
• Assess risks relating to diversion, fraud, waste, abuse, inventory losses, and supply chain vulnerabilities, and recommend mitigations.
• Review logistics information systems, inventory controls, warehouse operations, transportation networks, and supply chain documentation for compliance with client requirements and international best practices.
• Provide technical input into monitoring, evaluation, special studies, rapid assessments, and operational reviews involving humanitarian logistics and supply chain performance.
• Develop technical reports, findings, recommendations, and presentations for U.S. Government clients.
• Mentor field teams and provide technical guidance on supply chain monitoring methodologies, QA, and data interpretation.
• Collaborate with MEL, TPM, financial verification, and sectoral specialists to produce integrated analytical products and high-quality deliverables.

Skills

Supply chain management

Logistics

Procurement oversight

Data analysis

Technical reporting

Risk assessment

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Dexis seeks a highly experienced Supply Chain Subject Matter Expert to support a Department of State humanitarian program. The SME will design and implement methodologies to assess supply chain performance, warehousing, distribution networks, and last-mile delivery in complex environments.

Based in the Washington, DC area with international travel, this role demands leadership, rigorous analysis, and collaboration with MEL, TPM, and financial verification teams to produce technical reports and