CENTRALISED WAREHOUSING OFFICER

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 74,649 USD and 97,747 USD.

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Org. Setting and Reporting This position is located in the Centralised Warehousing Unit of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), duty station Abyei. The incumbent reports to the Chief of Unit, Centralised Warehousing.

Responsibilities Within delegated authority, the Centralised Warehousing Officer will be responsible for the following duties: - Contributes to the planning, administration and performance management of Centralised Warehousing while incorporating the Green Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model in all warehouse operations to reduce the environmental impact, including: o Inbound operations: inbound delivery monitoring, receiving, batch management and transfer orders; o Inventory and storage management: storage location management, conduct inventory analysis for warehouse managed inventories and regularly advise technical units / Inventory Senior Users (former Self Accounting Units (SAUs)) accordingly, coordinate with the Inventory Management team to ensure timely fulfilment of requirements for movement of goods, visibility of inventory ownership, cycle counting and physical inventory, shelf live monitoring and inventory analysis; o Outbound operations: order fulfilment, picking, packing, task monitoring, order consolidation and loading o Development and implementation of effective stock control and audit systems providing information regarding stock levels, usage rates, economic order quantity, re-order point and other stock-level advice that will allow the technical units/Inventory Senior Users to maintain all stocks at the levels necessary to meet customer requirements and demand; o Leverage business intelligence tools focused on demand and supply processes generated data with the aim of improving overall mission supply chain operational responsiveness, agility and reliability. Lead process re-engineering to streamline supply chain management functions and to transition centralized warehousing into the centre of excellence for a responsible supply chain management function o Responsible for the implementation of warehouse management, including regular inspections of the warehouse premises, in order to ensure the highest standards of physical premises, storage conditions and appropriate levels of security for the warehouse operations o Monitoring the space availability to allow for an optimal allocation of the goods while ensuring that the safety and security standards are always met. - Carries out programmatic/adminsitrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the unit under supervision, including the development and execution of the budget pertaining to subsidiary budgets and personnel needs of a unit including: Receiving and Inspection (R&I), Property Disposal (PDU), Warehouse Operations, Administration, Inventory Management and Control. - Prepares performance parameters and critical indicators, reports on budget/programme performance prepares inputs for results-based budgeting, evaluates staff performance, interviews candidates for job openigns and evaluates candidates. Oversees the resources and capacity management to ensure achieving the resource based budgeting expected accomplishments relevant to warehousing operations. - Initiates actions leading to the implementation of the annual work plan, and monitors progress against this plan to ensure the organization attains its objectives as cost efficiently as possible; actively engages in management performance duties and ensures the provision of management, guidance development, training, constructive feedback, performance evaluation and appraisal, and provision of administrative support and other management functions to staff in his/her area of responsibility. - Contributes to the development of plans and strategies pertaining to warehouse inventories; provides input towards the development of supply chain management plans (demand, supply replenishment and safety stock_ budgets and schedules; collaborates and coordinates with technical units to forecast demand and gather inventory requirements for future planned projects/activities in support of service delivery objectives - Translates policies and guidance into actionable plans, including: developing required new and/or improved business processes and supporting standard operating procedures; spearheading organizational design, identifying skill gaps, initiating and advocating necessary staff development program to ensure realization of enhanced mission accountability and stewardship of United Nations Property ink the mission area of operation. - Prepares Service Level Agreement (SLA) with technical units (formerly SAUs) and develops internal processes and control mechanism to ensure that customer needs and expectations are met, including exercising leadership in the development and implementation of inventory management and warehousing best practices to achieve process efficiencies and effectiveness in resource utilization. - Provides business domain knowledge and technology project delivery expertise in the effective review and analysis of the re-engineering of supply chain management processes in support of the implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system - May provide guidance to and supervise new/junior staff - Performs other duties as required.

Competencies PROFESSIONALISM: Knowledge of the substantive field of work in the areas of supply chain management, in particular warehousing, inventory management, distribution, warehouse safety management, as well as related procedures, practices and environmental standards. Knowledge of and ability to apply UN rules, regulations, policies and guidelines in work situations. Ability to develop and apply supply chain management procedures and programs. Ability to provide professional technical advice in a broad range of supply chain management area, including warehouse management. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

JUDGEMENT/DECISION-MAKING: Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly; gathers relevant information before making a decision; considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them; takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and on the Organization; proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information; checks assumptions against facts; determines the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision; makes tough decisions when necessary.

PLANNING AND ORGANIZING: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

Education Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in supply chain management, logistics, business administration/management, project management, engineering, or related area. A first-level university degree, with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Work Experience A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible relevant experience in supply chain management, logistics support operations: logistics planning, warehouse management, inventory management, distribution, or related area in a complex organization environment, is required.

A minimum of three (3) years of experience in the area of centralized warehousing is required.

Working experience with ERP software in warehouse and inventory modules i.e. SAP, UMOJA is required.

Experience in providing logistics and supply chain support services in a complex, volatile or post-conflict environment is desirable.

Experience in business process re-engineering is desirable.

Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required.

Assessment Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

Special Notice - This position is temporarily available for a period of 364 days. If the selected candidate is a staff member from the United Nations Secretariat, the selection will be administered as a temporary assignment.

• While this temporary assignment may provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to gain new work experience, the selection for this position is for a limited period and has no bearing on the future incumbency of the post.

• Subject to the funding source of the position, the eligibility for this temporary job opening may be limited to candidates based at the duty station.

• This temporary job opening may be limited to “internal candidates,” who have been recruited through a competitive examination administered according to staff rule 4.16 or staff selection process including the review of a central review body established according to staff rule 4.15.

• Staff members of the United Nations common system organizations who will reach the mandatory age of separation or retirement within the duration of the current temporary need period are not eligible to apply.Submitting an application or selection for the current temporary job opening does not delay or increase the mandatory age of separation.

• Retirees above the mandatory age of separation who wish to be considered for the current temporary job opening must indicate the reason for their last separation as "retirement." Such retirees shall not be employed by the Organization, unless (a) the operational requirements of the Organization cannot be met by staff members who are qualified and available to perform the required functions; and (b) the proposed employment would not adversely affect the career development or redeployment opportunities of other staff members and represents both a cost-effective and operationally sound solution to meet the needs of the service.

  United Nations Considerations According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process.

The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer, or promotion of staff shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. By accepting an offer of appointment, United Nations staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and assignment by him or her to any activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). In this context, all internationally recruited staff members shall be required to move periodically to discharge new functions within or across duty stations under conditions established by the Secretary-General.

Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right side of the inspira account-holder homepage.

The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.

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