Supply Chain Officer (P)

The Supply Chain Officer will oversee supply chain activities in the Country Office, ensuring delivery of quality goods and services to beneficiaries at optimal price and in a timely manner. The role involves strategic planning, supervision of procurement and logistics operations, vendor management, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct strategic planning for supply chain related activities of the Country Office in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and relevant HQ units.
• Conduct logistics capacity assessment and market research to inform decisionmakers about local market trends and developments.
• Supervise and provide first-line support and guidance for all supply chain management related tasks including planning, budgeting, scheduling, and provision of goods and services.
• Lead and supervise supply chain activities including procurement, warehouse management, transport and distribution, fleet, assets and facilities management, logistics information management and reporting.
• Identify supply chain bottlenecks and optimize processes to ensure timely and efficient delivery of quality goods and services to beneficiaries.
• Review procurement requests, evaluate vendors, maintain a pool of qualified vendors, and oversee bidding processes ensuring fairness and transparency.
• Liaise with programme management to support tendering processes and ensure compliance with procurement rules and regulations.
• Ensure timely submission of asset procurement and other reports to relevant offices and departments.
• Establish and manage internal control mechanisms for supply chain management to safeguard assets and prevent fraud.
• Monitor maintenance and repair of office facilities and establish maintenance agreements with service providers.
• Supervise, train and guide SCM staff, monitoring and promoting their professional development.
• Represent the Country Office in UN inter-agency meetings and forums related to supply chain management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or, University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in managing diverse procurement and logistics operations.
• Demonstrated experience in training and managing large teams of co-workers, managing vendors and suppliers.
• Extensive knowledge of IOM/UN internal procurement and financial rules, as well as IOM's system and processes as they apply to procurement and logistics.
• Excellent level of computer literacy and good knowledge of SAP is an advantage.
• Fluency in English (oral and written) is required.
• Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) and/or Bengali is an advantage.

Skills

• Supply Chain Management
• Procurement Operations
• Logistics Management
• Vendor Management
• Team Training
• Team Management
• IOM Procurement Rules
• UN Procurement Policies
• Financial Rules and Regulations
• SAP
• Computer Literacy
• Strategic Planning
• Stakeholder Coordination

Languages

English