Supply Chain & Operations Director, Food for Education Program, Liberia

About the role

Mercy Corps is implementing a five-year, $35 million USDA McGovern-Dole International Food for Education Program in Liberia, reaching about 50,000 primary school children across four counties with daily school meals, reading instruction and school health and nutrition interventions. The Supply Chain & Operations Director provides executive leadership and oversight of all operations, supply chain, procurement, logistics, warehousing and inventory management, covering both USDA-donated commodities and local and regional procurement food items. The role ensures compliance with USG donor regulations (including 7 CFR 1599) and safeguards commodity integrity from source to final distribution.

Key responsibilities

• Work with regional leadership to develop the regional strategy, lead regional and country reports on finance, operations and HR indicators, and manage regional core budgets.
• Design and scale the supply chain model for imported US commodities and LRP food products, and set KPIs, risk management and continuity strategies.
• Ensure all offices follow internal and donor procedures, maintain a unified fleet, and oversee office setup, leases and security.
• Lead the US Call Forward schedule and commodity plans, coordinating with US authorities, freight forwarders and receiving warehouses.
• Oversee the end-to-end commodity pipeline: receipt, port clearance, warehousing, transport, delivery, school storage, utilization and reconciliation.
• Manage staff, capacity building, SOP development and reporting, and advise senior management and the donor on supply chain risk and performance.