UN Warehouse Management Associate Job Opportunities – United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

UN Warehouse Management Associate Job Opportunities – United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

 

 

 

Job Title:    Warehouse Management Associate

Organization: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Head Supply Chain

About WFP:

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need. In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to United help communities rebuild their lives. On average, WFP reaches more than 80 million people with food assistance in 80 countries each year. The organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to food and contribute to lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas.

Job Summary:  The Warehouse Management Associate will manage a range of warehouse activities including safeguarding of commodities and supplies, and ensuring well-organized warehousing and storage service in compliance with WFP warehouse guidelines.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

• 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.
• Carry out effective planning and management of warehouse operations, to ensure safe and efficient warehousing and storage of all food commodities and non‐food supplies.
• Contribute to review of WFP corporate warehouse standards and procedures, to support efficiency and changing business needs including Food Safety and Quality management.
• Analyze operational pipeline and contribute to assessments and operational planning for all delivery modalities, to ensure that supply chain requirements are taken into consideration.
• Coordinate requisitioning and ensure timely delivery of commodities and supplies to authorized partners and destinations. Monitor inventory management processes to track trends and account for the inventory status from source to beneficiary.
• Coordinate the receipt/dispatch of commodities, to ensure accurate recording, accounting and reporting is available at all times to support decision‐making. Support oversight for commodity accounting data quality and integrity.
• Ensure timely and accuracy of warehouse transaction records including identification of discrepancies, to ensure immediate and accurate reporting on commodity movements in line with the corporate requirements (LESS).
• Responsible for inventory management (e.g. physical stock verification, reporting, etc.), to ensure any existing and developing issues with regards to proper stocks management are timely addressed and WFP standard procedures for commodity handling and storage are strictly followed.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Warehouse Management Associate job vacancy must hold a university Degree in any of the following disciplines: Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chain, or any related fields obtained from a recognised university.
• At least seven years of working experience in Logistics or Supply Chain acquired from reputable organizations.
• At least five year of experience in warehouse management acquired from reputable organizations
• Experience coordinating with transportation providers and third parties.
• Traceable experience in food safety and quality management
• Experience leading a team of National Staff.
• Experience assisting in project management.
• Experience in preparing and managing budgets.
• Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English.

Competencies:

• Supply Chain Management and Optimization: Demonstrates ability to design basic supply chain networks, including appropriately assessing and escalating challenges to ensure that WFP is able to provide consistent and uninterrupted service to its beneficiaries and partners.
• Planning, Project & Resource Mgmt: Collects and analyses relevant technical data from diverse sources to forecast operational needs under various scenarios and makes evidence-based proposals.
• Information Management & Reporting: Liaises with internal and external stakeholders to consolidate preliminary data analysis, draft reports and disseminate information that represents concerns and trends.
• Market Analysis, Contracting and Operational Execution: Demonstrates ability to collect market information and process and analyse proposals in line with WFP standard rules and regulations in order to deliver efficiently.
• Warehouse and Inventory Management: Demonstrates ability to implement operational warehouse procedures and normative guidance in order to manage WFP’s warehouse, handle inventory effectively through corporate systems, and ensure loss mitigation.
• Technical Assistance and Coordination: Demonstrates abilities to provide basic technical advice and maintain effective (inclusive, collaborative, unified) logistics coordination mechanisms with humanitarian partners and other relevant stakeholders.

NB: Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified candidates who wish to join the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are encouraged to apply online at the link below

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Deadline: 3^rd February 2021

 

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