Supply Chain Management Erp Implementation Advisor Ii-East Africa Region Jobs in Dar es Salaam Tanzania Crs Jobs in Dar es Salaam Tanzania Supply Chain Management Erp Implementation Advisor Ii-East Africa Region Jobs in Dar es Salaam at Crs




# Job Description


About CRS

Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the
United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic
identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as a part
of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions who
share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. As the official
international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United
States, Catholic Relief Services eases suffering and provides vital assistance
to the poorest and most vulnerable people around the world. The CRS/EARO
region, is comprised of 7 Country Programs CPs — Ethiopia-Somalia, Kenya,
Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda; EARO has a total FY22 budgeted
program value of over $300 million. The CP’s are recipients of funding from
diverse donors both as prime and sub awardees, with several large USG-funded
awards.

Note This is a telecommuter role; candidates from the East African region are
encouraged to apply.

Job Summary

CRS is implementing an Oracle Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning system,
called “Insight” within the agency. The web-based, real-time system will help
to give more visibility and controls of daily operations. The Global Supply
Chain Management GSCM Unit is working closely with the Project Insight team,
which leads the overall project and IT management of the roll-out, to
implement Insight where it’s needed and to support and train CRS supply chain
staff who will use the software.

The EARO SCM ERP will be responsible and take the lead for the Supply Chain
aspects of our ERP system implementation. The SCM ERP Advisor will be
instrumental in the preparation, implementation, and support of Insight. The
SCM ERP Implementation Advisor will be fully responsible for the
implementation of Insight SCM modules in EARO, which includes

1 collecting data for Insight configuration and liaising with HQ to ensure
proper configuration, including participating in system testing;

2 strengthening supply chain organizational structures and processes for
certain complex countries as preparation for go-live a part of the Supply
Chain Transformation for Excellence Project STEP Up;

3 training relevant supply chain, operations, and programming staff on the
supply chain modules in Insight to ensure that they are ready for go-live; and

4 provide hypercare support to countries that are live in Insight and
implement “train the trainer” exercises to expand the pool of support experts
in the agency.

Job Responsibilities

General

Manage SCM workstream tasks within the project workplan to make sure that all
staff at the country program can deliver on technical, functional, and
training deadlines, and that all roll-out activities are well coordinated.

Be the primary point of contact between the regional office and GSCM and the
Insight PMO for all SCM aspects of the Insight deployment planning and
implementation.

Responsible for regular updates on project status, challenges, and solutions
to regional, Insight, and GSCM teams.

Data Collection, Configuration, and System Preparation

Review CP’s SCM operations in their entirety, organization structures,
processes, vision and business needs in order to recommend process
improvements and design solutions and create an action plan to implement all
needed activities before system go-live. Conduct STEP Up Activities for
relevant complex countries. Support CPs as they work through their action
plans.

Collect data on key local design elements and structure, as well as all
relevant transactional documents. Work with the GSCM team to ensure correct
configuration for each CP.

Participate as a reviewer and SME in the preparation of policies, procedures,
and guidelines, based on system needs and key organizational changes, to
support system implementation.

Training and Hypercare Coordination

Liaise between Global Supply Chain Management, Project Insight Project
Management team, and all relevant CP staff to ensure common understanding of
proposed system designs, associated training requirements, and potential for
errors or need for intensive support hypercare during go-live.

Organize onsite and remote training for the field staff in coordination with
the Insight Change Management team

Leading up to formal trainings, organize and facilitate meetings, and
presentations to sensitize, educate, and prepare staff for Insight

Provide trainings for country program SCM staff.

Ensure quality hypercare support is consistently applied.

Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with application end-users
and management to continuously improve their user experience

Provide ongoing support for the technical aspects of Insight

Perform all other job duties as assigned

Personal Skills

Strong presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills

Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills

Excellent relationship management skills with ability to influence and get
buy-in from people not under direct supervision

Strong strategic, analytical, organizational, and systems thinking skills with
capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment

Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational
codes of ethics

Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented. Ability to be effective with
minimal supervision

Required Language Skills English.

Desired Language Skills Arabic

Travel Required 25% minimum up to 50%

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Information Systems, Business
Administration, International Development, or related discipline required.
Master’s degree preferred. Professional certifications in supply chain a
plus.

Seven years related experience, with at least two years international
experience required. Demonstrated experience implementing and/or supporting
Finance and Supply chain applications required. Experience with Oracle
applications preferred

Experience with an international development organization preferred

Experience with Finance and Supply Chain business processes within Non-
Governmental Organizations preferred

Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams and travel across various
time zones i.e. Africa, Asia, US

Proficient with Microsoft Office tools

Working knowledge of SharePoint or other means of enterprise-level electronic
information sharing system

Agency-wide Competencies for all CRS Staff

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and
used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve
the desired results.

-->Integrity
-->Continuous Improvement & Innovation
-->Builds Relationships
-->Develops Talent
-->Strategic Mindset
-->Accountability & Stewardship



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Closing Date 10th September , 2021.



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