Job Description

Expression on Interest No. EOI-014-10-2022

Job Title: LOGISTICS Associate ssa 6, Baidoa

Contract Type/Grade: Short Service Agreement, Level 6

Duty Station: Baidoa, Somalia

Contract Duration: 3 months

Date of Issue: 20th October 2022 | Closing Date: 26th October 2022

What will you do?

• Provide specialized support to logistics operations and activities, following standard processes and contributing, directly or indirectly, to the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries.

• Coordinate requisitioning and ensure timely delivery of commodities and supplies to authorised partners and destinations.

• Manage logistics vendors’ contracting activities including performance monitoring and measurement.

• Support gathering market intelligence, vendor assessments (e.g., transporters, retailers) to support vendor selection process.

• Identify, resolve and/or provide recommendations on specialised queries/requests for support, using initiative and following standard processes, to ensure timely and accurate resolution of enquiries with excellent client service mind-set.

• Prepare, monitor, and revise budget for all delivery modalities, ensuring adherence to relevant procedures and in compliance with corporate standards.

• Monitor inventory management processes to track trends and account for the inventory status from source to beneficiary.

• Support oversight for commodity accounting data quality and integrity.

• Analyse operational pipeline and contribute to assessments and operational planning for all delivery modalities, to ensure that supply chain requirements are taken into consideration.

• Manage documentation processing for execution of logistics operations (e.g., customs clearance, invoice verification), take appropriate actions to resolve operational issues escalating complex issues to the supervisor.

• Perform research, collect data, and conduct analysis, produce reports (e.g., CCTI, SPRs, financial closure, physical inventory, transport performance) and ensure information accuracy in corporate systems to enable informed decision-making.

• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support logistics operations management and contribute to effective service delivery.

• Supervise the work of support staff, providing practical advice and guidance, to ensure individual and team objectives are delivered to agreed standards and deadlines for all assistance modalities.

• Support logistics emergency preparedness and response activities including Logistics Capacity Assessment and

Contingency Plan update, to support WFP’s response in emergencies.

Skills and Qualifications

Education: Completion of secondary school education. An advanced diploma in logistics, supply chain management or related functional area is required. A degree in the related functional area is an added advantage.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years’ experience in direct supply chain or warehouse and inventory management function.

Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Somali Language

Are you competent for this job? Do you have

• Experience in maintaining corporate systems and running queries on ongoing shipments, pipeline information, insurance claims, and food stock.

• Experience in administering third party service providers’ contracts.

• Experience in compiling contract documentation.

• Experience in contract execution.

• Experience in budget monitoring and reporting.

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications through E-Recruitment using the link below:

https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=174603&company=C0000168410P