Emergency Logistics Coordinator At French Red Cross

With its 66,275 volunteers and 16,700 employees working in France and abroad, the French Red Cross (650 establishments and services for an annual turnover of 1.5 billion) is both a 1901 law association recognized as being of public utility, with volunteers engaged for over 150 years on many fronts in the fight against poverty, and a non-profit company providing services in the health, social, medico-social and training fields.

MISSION 1

Integrate all material related to epidemics and emergency response unit replenishments (ERU)
Establish entry and exit procedures and inventory tracking
Implement pre-positioned seat stock management tools for emergencies
Analyze warehousing/storage needs and make recommendations
Ensure the application of health and safety regulations and compliance with CRF and lessor procedures regarding storage and management of equipment
Coordinate the management of import/export operations of emergency operations
Ensure the application of regulations relating to transport/import/export operations

MISSION 2

Lead the development of the “purchasing and logistics” action plan for emergencies
Provide advisory support in drafting project proposals, planning “purchasing and logistics” activities, sizing resources and developing emergency operations budgets
Participate in operational meetings on emergency monitoring and with partners or service providers
Ensure the quality of reporting, produce analysis reports
Coordinate the archiving of data and information related to logistics activities

MISSION 3

Participate in defining specifications and conditions for purchasing goods and services
Study the material needs of emergency operations
Ensure the implementation during deployments of the CRF’s international purchasing policies and lessor rules
Support the launch of calls for tender and the establishment of framework contracts with preferred suppliers
Start replenishment
Establish mechanisms for mobilizing equipment outside of ERU emergencies

MISSION 4

Identify opportunities for optimizing purchasing/logistics
Develop/review emergency support procedures and finalize the procedures/tools package in case of deployment
Implement communication/training actions
Thoughts on reducing environmental impact
Develop and lead specific logistics training
Provide technical support

MISSION 5

Participate in the development/updating of procedures and plans
Participate in raising awareness among management and partners
Contribute to informational, geopolitical and situational monitoring of humanitarian crises and potential intervention contexts
Provide support to other members of the pole
Know the regulations regarding purchasing/transportation/storage/etc.
Know the purchasing and logistics policies/procedures of the CRF and donors
Know the CR Movement
Master the purchasing methods of the position’s profession
Mastering quality control methods, budget management, reporting
Mastering English and office tools: collaborative and business software
Cooperate: integrate into a diverse and multicultural environment, promote synergies, lead exchange networks
Anticipate and organize: demonstrate a sense of foresight (establish forecast plans, anticipate means of action), and organizational skills (objectives to be achieved, distribution of roles, etc.)
Communicate orally and in writing: lead and participate in debates, ensure editorial quality, construct documents, prepare arguments
Analyze, control and decide: know how to analyze a situation and the relevance of the analysis criteria and tools / assess a context and organize a control action / act within the framework of objectives and rules of delegation or validation given, know how to prepare a decision and guide choices