CareerPlan

Deputy Director, Supply Chain Business Development and Program Delivery

London, UKFull-time2026-08-28 → 2026-11-11

Core

Senior global role translating strategic program targets into operational supply chain solutions for health and humanitarian programming, serving as a primary lead for business development and capacity building across 40+ countries.

Role type

Senior IC supply chain business development and program delivery lead

Builds

Global supply chain architecture, pooled procurement frameworks, digital systems, and donor-funded program delivery for health commodities

Domain

Humanitarian aid / Global health supply chain

Required skills

Strategic program design, business development and resource mobilization, supply chain forecasting and demand planning, stakeholder management with donors and partners, technical capacity building, proposal writing and bid management, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Experience with AI-enabled supply chain solutions, knowledge of pooled procurement and pre-positioning frameworks, ability to deploy to high-priority contexts

Technologies

Digital systems for supply chain visibility, LMIS integration, AI-enabled solutions

Responsibilities

Lead supply chain sections of competitive proposals and donor bids; drive end-to-end performance from demand planning to last-mile delivery; build country and regional capacity for health supply chain improvements; coordinate with Regional Supply Chain Directors and Global Supply Chain units; implement strategic initiatives like pooled procurement and centralized pre-positioning; provide specialized technical support to country teams; escalate global priorities and risks to leadership

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight