Supply Chain Planner

Logistics & Procurement

Overview

Responsible for products supply network within ILOT at the ICRC Delegation in Israel.

You have:

• University Degree in a relevant field (logistics/procurement/import-export/customs, etc.)
• Six to nine years’ overall professional experience required
• Additional vocational training in health sciences an asset
• Computer proficiency and ability to run specialized software
• Excellent command of an enterprise resource planning system (ERP)
• Experience in supply chain management
• Experience in planning and forecasting
• Candidates must possess a valid manual driving license
• Excellent command (spoken and written) of English and Hebrew (C1 level)

Contract

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What we do

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. We take action in response to emergencies and, at the same time, promote respect for international humanitarian law. We are an independent and neutral organization, and our mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We work closely with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and with their International Federation in order to ensure a concerted, rational and rapid humanitarian response to the needs of the victims of armed conflict or any other situation of internal violence. We direct and coordinate the international activities conducted in these situations.

Purpose

The ICRC Delegation in Israel and the Occupied Territories (IL/OT), is recruiting a talented, energetic, and engaged candidate for the position of Supply Chain Planner based in Jerusalem. Under the supervision of the Supply Chain Manager in Jerusalem the Supply Chain Planner is responsible for products supply network within ILOT. The Planer provides logistics services for all the relevant programs within the ICRC and ensure the goods are well forecasted, ordered, and delivered on time.

Accountabilities & Functional responsibilities

• Records and files documents pertaining to the ordering process; registers and transmits claims and remarks from those requesting services;
• Regularly analyses the supply-chain workload and proposes potential improvements, including to the customer service policy;
• Conducts monthly meetings with clients and finance in order to receive the demands (tri-laterals). Ensures availability of the forecast sheet;
• Conducts monthly CDP meetings and obtain the approval of the MoM on time;
• Generate and upload the forecast file according to approved Collaborative demand planning (CDP);
• Process and follows up on upstream Orders;
• Contributes to the prioritization of upstream orders through ad-hoc requests of early picking/ packing, transporting and clearing the goods, ensuring a healthy stock under 1JER400/1GAZ400;
• Maintains high levels of stock availability;
• Monitors material resource planning (MRP) suggestions, analyses supply and demand, and makes appropriate recommendations to improve forecasting accuracy;
• Decides on order fulfilment based on the delegation’s stocking strategy per product category, and in accordance with the priorities identified together with the requesting departments and logistics team, to ensure the most effective and efficient inventory management;
• Sets and updates the MRP system parameters and item settings in the JD Edwards software;
• Is responsible for the delegation’s consolidated demand figure; proposes and monitors buffer stock based on own analysis. Maintains the contingency stock items list in line with delegation policy;
• Analyses items’ historical behaviour and forecast accuracy, and provides requesting departments with the results, main trends and deviations;
• Regularly track and communicate on the progress and challenges of the assistance pipeline to GAZ;
• Is part of the global planning network, helping to build and improve demand planning practice across the organisation;
• Ensure that risks are mitigated by performing the controls assigned to his/her role as described in the Logistics Risk and Control Matrix.

Required Education & Professional Experience

• University Degree in a relevant field (logistics/procurement/import-export/customs, etc.);
• Six to nine years’ overall professional experience required;
• Additional vocational training in health sciences an asset;
• Computer proficiency and ability to run specialized software;
• Excellent command of an enterprise resource planning system (ERP);
• Experience in supply chain management;
• Experience in planning and forecasting;
• Candidates must possess a valid manual driving license;
• Excellent command (spoken and written) of English and Hebrew (C1 level).

What we offer

• Rewarding work in a humanitarian and multicultural environment;
• A two-week orientation course and other opportunities for further in-house training;
• Attractive social benefits;
• Competitive salary.

Additional information

• Type of role: National Staff
• Working rate: 100%
• Starting date: As soon as possible
• Location: Jerusalem (JER)
• Job level: B3
• Length of assignment: 12 month contract (extendable)
• Application deadline: 04.05.2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply using the button below, uploading a CV and cover letter in English.

Please note this position is only open to candidates who possess legal authorization to work in Israel.

Our values

At the ICRC, we value impact, collaboration, respect, and compassion. We seek candidates who demonstrate behaviors based on these shared values. For more information on the ICRC values, please visit this page.

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