Supply Chain Manager
Lead efficient supply chain operations and ensure safety and security compliance.
Overview
Lead efficient supply chain operations and ensure safety and security compliance.
You have:
- Proven experience in supply chain management in a humanitarian context
- Strong leadership and management skills
- Demonstrated ability in procurement and logistics
- Knowledge of safety and security management in humanitarian response
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Familiarity with children’s rights and gender equality issues
The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.
We won’t stop until we are all equal.
The position holder is responsible for providing management, leadership and strategic direction to support efficient procurement, storage, distribution, and tracking of goods, services, and works, while also maintaining smooth office operations. The incumbent is also the safety and security focal point person and ensure Security-For-All guidelines are implemented.
For more details about this role, please, refer to the job description attached.
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Location: Country Office in Lilongwe
Type of Role: Full Time- Fixed Term
Reports to: Country Director
Grade: 16
Closing Date: 17th February, 2026
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience in managing supply chains in complex humanitarian situations? | This assesses the candidate's relevant experience and problem-solving abilities in challenging environments. | Share specific examples of past roles and challenges faced in supply chain management. |
| What strategies do you implement to ensure compliance with safety and security protocols? | This question gauges awareness and proactive measures in risk management. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you foster effective teamwork in a diverse environment? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What methods do you use to evaluate supplier performance? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of a time you improved a process within the supply chain? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you ensure effective communication across different stakeholders in your projects? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What are some challenges you foresee in this role, and how would you address them? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What experience do you have in leading multicultural teams in project management? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |