Logistics managers hold a strategic position in humanitarian organizations because they supply the teams in the field with everything they need, in the necessary quantity and quality, all within the required time period.

Provisions may consist of food, medications, clothing, shelter, vehicles etc.…And it must all be done at the least expense!
Information technology is used to precisely organize these flows of goods and to reduce costs for the organization.

The logistics manager optimizes the functioning of the various steps preceding the actual transport, namely: the receipt of orders, purchasing and inventory management.
They coordinate purchasing and may make purchasing arrangements abroad by opening intermediate bases in certain countries.
The logistics manager defines an inventory management policy: the arrival of massive donations sometimes requires them to make special storage arrangements, as cost-efficiently as possible.