Mobile Support Technician Procurement

Support the implementation of effective and compliant Procurement operations across MSF OCBA missions, ensuring timely and agile availability of quality goods and services for medical operations. Provide hands-on support for mission-level procurement strategies, compliance, capacity strengthening, and performance monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the definition and support the implementation of mission-level procurement strategies, ensuring alignment with operational priorities, context constraints and OCBA supply chain and procurement objectives.
• Support procurement activities end-to-end including planning, market analysis, supplier selection, tendering, contracting, purchasing, follow-up, and coordination with transport and importation stakeholders.
• Strengthen procurement capacity within missions through functional support, coaching, mentoring, briefings, debriefings, and on-the-job training during regular field visits.
• Contribute to dissemination, application, and contextual adaptation of procurement procedures, tools, and best practices ensuring compliance with MSF standards.
• Support monitoring and analysis of procurement performance using KPIs, reporting, and data analysis to identify gaps and recommend improvements.
• Contribute to knowledge capitalization, transversal projects, and procurement improvement initiatives.
• Support mutualization of procurement activities and resources by facilitating coordination between missions and sections.
• Develop, draft, and update reference documents such as procedures, guidelines, and trainings to align procurement tools with operational needs.
• Conduct regular field visits to support field teams according to operational need (at least 50% field visit).
• Participate in transversal and intersectional procurement initiatives when required.

Requirements

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Logistics or a related field, or equivalent professional experience in international procurement or supply chain management.
• Minimum of 3 years of international experience in supply chain or procurement management within humanitarian programmes or international organizations.
• Previous field experience with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is required.
• Experience working in emergency and/or insecure contexts will be considered an asset.
• Experience in project management and/or change management will be considered an asset.
• Fluency in English and French (written and spoken) is required.
• Knowledge of Spanish and/or Arabic will be considered an asset.
• Strong knowledge of humanitarian procurement and supply chain management, including sourcing, supplier selection, contract management, performance monitoring and compliance with organizational policies and standards.
• Experience using procurement systems, digital tools, reporting frameworks and KPIs to monitor performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach and support teams in multicultural, remote and/or security-constrained environments, with strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.

Skills

• International Procurement
• Supply Chain Management
• Humanitarian Procurement
• Vendor Selection
• Contract Management
• Performance Monitoring
• Procurement Compliance
• Procurement Systems
• Digital Procurement Tools
• Reporting Frameworks
• KPI Reporting
• Project Management
• Change Management
• MS Excel
• Team Leadership
• Multicultural Team Leadership
• Remote Operations Support
• Security-Constrained Environment Operations

Languages

English, French, Spanish, Arabic