Supply Chain Officer (P)

The Supply Chain Officer is responsible for overseeing supply chain activities to deliver quality goods and services timely and cost-effectively to support the Libya Country Office and its Sub-Offices. The role involves strategic planning, supervision of procurement, logistics, warehouse management, and vendor relations in 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 decision-makers about local market trends and developments.
• Supervise and manage all supply chain management-related tasks including planning, budgeting, scheduling, and provision of goods and services; prepare regular progress reports and briefing notes.
• Lead and supervise supply chain activities including procurement, warehouse management, transport and distribution, fleet, assets and facilities management, logistics information management and reporting; provide guidance and training to staff.
• Identify supply chain bottlenecks and optimize processes to ensure timely and efficient delivery of quality goods and services to beneficiaries.
• Review procurement requests, identify service providers, evaluate vendor performance, maintain a pool of qualified vendors.
• Solicit bids, quotations, oversee bidding process, provide guidance for procurement transactions, analyze offers, conduct appraisals and select suppliers, supervise purchase orders and ensure authorization compliance.
• Liaise with programme management to support tendering processes ensuring fairness, transparency, and compliance with procurement rules.
• Ensure timely submission of asset procurement and other reports within the CO, Regional Office, and HQ departments.
• Establish and manage internal control mechanisms for Supply Chain Management to safeguard assets and prevent fraud, ensuring compliance with organizational rules.
• Monitor maintenance and repair of office facilities and establish maintenance agreements with service providers when feasible.
• Supervise, train, and guide Supply Chain Management staff; monitor and promote their professional development.
• Represent the Country Office in UN inter-agency meetings related to supply chain management and collaborate on resource sharing and UN initiatives.
• 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.
• Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.
• 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.
• Working knowledge of Oracle is an advantage.
• Fluency in English is required (oral and written).
• Working knowledge of Arabic 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
• Oracle
• Warehouse Management
• Strategic Planning
• Computer Literacy

Languages

English, Arabic