Supply Chain Officer

Logistics & Procurement

Overview

Contribute to effective supply chain management initiatives.

You have:

• Advanced University degree preferably in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Economics, Business Administration, Logistics, or other related field, or First University degree with eight (8) years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
• At least five (5) years of relevant post-graduate professional work experience (supply chain, operations management, procurement, project management, budgets, cost-to-serve, data analysis, etc.).
• Fluency in both oral and written communication in Spanish and English.

****Supply Chain Officer - NOA****

****WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles, interested to work in supply chain.****

****Duty Station: Tegucigalpa, M.D.C., Honduras****

****Type of Contract & Level: Fixed Term Appointment, NOA****

****Vacancy open: January 11 - 25, 2022****

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:

This position or job is found in WFP Honduras Country Office in Tegucigalpa, this role reports to Management of the Country Office, receiving guidance and regular feedback on work performed which is essential to facilitate learning self-development and possible assumption of expanded responsibilities. Job holders at this grade level are typically “contributors” and work closely with a more experienced professional staff member. They carry out analytical work and come up with recommendations on supply chain related matters.

JOB PURPOSE:

To provide analytics and contributions to the supply chain activities or/and contribute to field supply chain operations, following an effective and integrated supply chain approach meeting the food assistance needs of beneficiaries and service provision requirements for partners.

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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Contribute to the development and implementation of supply chain plans and procedures, in line with the global WFP supply chain strategy and regional/functional strategies, policies and plans, to achieve operational cost efficiency, agility, reliability, quality and to support national capacity strengthening.

2. Contribute to country context analyses and management of end-to-end operational supply chain and retail networks, in order to support addressing operational supply chain challenges and obtaining operational optimization.

3. Contribute to the implementation of supply chain operations, initiatives and services to ensure a timely, cost-effective and integrated approach with core activities and services.

4. Collect and analyze data and put together reports highlighting opportunities for improvement and effective operationalization of supply chain within the area of responsibility.

5. Conduct portions of financial analysis and budget reviews, drawing out recommendations to the supervisor for maximizing use of resources and effectiveness of supply chain operations.

6. Partner at the operational level and collaborate with counterparts in the key supply chain functions contributing to an integrated supply chain approach to food assistance and cross functional operational alignment.

7. Conduct portions of market analysis and supply chain network mapping for the review of the supervisor, to support wider analytics on the selection of an appropriate operation modalities to improve supply chain performance.

8. Support supply chain projects or operational day-to-day activities in compliance with the established supply chain strategies, policies, procedures and controls, and following corporate standards, contributing to quality control, loss prevention, risk mitigation and cost effectiveness.

9. Support monitoring supply chain activities to check that appropriate internal controls are followed to increase the day-to-day efficiencies and overall performance of supply chain operations.

10. Support management of service providers/vendors, port, fleet and warehouse operations to promote safe, efficient planning and execution of WFP operations.

11. Prepare accurate and timely reports or support preparation of complex reports, dashboards and other visual materials on supply chain activities for supervisor’s review to contribute to informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to the stakeholders.

12. Guide support staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.

13. Contribute to preparedness actions and support quick emergency response to deploy food and resources at the onset of the crisis.

14. Other as required.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience in managing, supervising and coaching diverse substantive Supply Chain teams to commonly achieve goals while excelling in individual specializations.
• Capacity to effectively communicate complex plans and goals to achieve integrated outputs and suggest areas of improvement to achieve cost efficiency, improved agility, reliability, and quality.
• Experience in promoting mutually beneficial partnerships with internal and external stakeholders on both tactical and strategic supply chain matters.
• Experience in negotiating service arrangements with multiple third parties.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Education:

Advanced University degree preferably in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Economics, Business Administration, Logistics, or other related field, or First University degree with eight (8) years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

Desired Experience for Entry into the Role:

• Experience in analyzing operational context and trends;

• Experience in supporting analytical and conceptual work on supply chain strategy and implementation;

• Experience in designing plans and operational scenarios in collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders.

• Experience in analyzing end-to-end supply chain operations;

• Experience working with supply chain information systems;

• Experience in troubleshooting and solving operational issues

Experience: At least five (5) years of relevant post-graduate professional work experience (supply chain, operations management, procurement, project management, budgets, cost-to-serve, data analysis, etc.). Language:

Fluency in both oral and written communication in Spanish and English.

### ****Female applicants are encouraged to apply****

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, colour, ethnic group, age, sexual orientation, other affiliation or HIV/AIDS status.

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