Senior Procurement Operations Advisor: Health Supply Chain

Pan American Health Organization Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 77,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

PAHO, the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization, is seeking a strategic Advisor, Procurement Operations to lead procurement operations and international logistics under the PAHO Regional Revolving Funds, ensuring agile, efficient delivery of essential health supplies to countries in the Region.

PAHO is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and works with governments, partners and international agencies to strengthen health systems and response capacity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and master’s degree in business administration, industrial engineering, supply chain, commerce, economics, public administration, or related field.
• Nine years of combined national and international procurement and logistics experience, with supervisory experience.
• Fluency in English or Spanish with working knowledge of the other language; French and/or Portuguese would be an asset.
• Strong IT skills including Excel, ERP, and MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement operations and international logistics strategies to ensure agile, efficient delivery of health supplies.
• Coordinate procurement and transportation strategies for vaccines, medicines, and health supplies across the Region.
• Manage supplier relationships and strategic initiatives to strengthen Procure-to-Pay (P2P) operations, logistics performance, and service quality.
• Develop and monitor dashboards, KPIs, and quality management systems to improve operational efficiency, transparency, and accountability.
• Provide technical leadership and advisory support to Member States, Country Offices, suppliers, freight forwarders, and partner organizations.

Skills

Procurement operations

International logistics

P2P (Procure-to-Pay)

Supplier relationships

KPI dashboards

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in related field

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

PAHO, the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization, is seeking a strategic Advisor, Procurement Operations to lead procurement operations and international logistics under the PAHO Regional Revolving Funds, ensuring agile, efficient delivery of essential health supplies to countries in the Region.

PAHO is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and works with governments, partners and international agencies to strengthen health systems and response capacity.