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• Responsible for the effective planning and management of warehouse
  operations, to ensure safe and efficient warehousing and storage of all
  commodities and supplies.
• Contribute to review of WFP corporate warehouse standards and procedures,
  to support efficiency and changing business needs.
• Coordinate the receipt/dispatch of commodities, to ensure accurate
  recording, accounting and reporting is available at all times to support
  decision-making.
• Responsible for the accuracy of warehouse transaction records
  including identification of discrepancies, to ensure immediate and
  accurate reporting on commodity movements in line with the corporate
  requirements.
• 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.
• Supervise preparation and/or prepare regular and ad hoc reports and
  statistics on warehouse operations, to support informed planning and
  decision-making.
• Oversee safeguarding of commodities through providing guidance on
  and taking initiative towards implementation of preventive measures, to
  ensure that commodities are preserved in good condition and that quality
  control actions are initiated as appropriate following WFP established
  procedures.
• Review on periodic basis warehouse space availability, plan and
  implement new design layouts to support business needs and ensure
  cost-efficiency.
• Work in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, in
  order to deliver aligned and coherent warehouse services.
• Identify training needs and efficiently plan trainings, to ensure
  that all staff have required knowledge and skills to carry out their
  responsibilities.
• Supervise warehouse staff, to ensure high performance standards.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations UN World Food Programme
  (WFP) Warehouse Management Associate job placement should hold a bachelor’s
  degree or its equivalent obtained from a recognised education institution
  in any of the following areas: Logistics and Transport, Supplies
  Management, Business Administration, Procurement, Engineering or equivalent
  professional experience or extensive relevant logistics experience.
• Possession of a professional qualification e.g. CILT
• A minimum of four (4) years of relevant working experience in
  logistics in a fast paced environment in the following areas: maintaining
  a logistics database, running queries on ongoing shipments, pipeline
  information, insurance claims, inventory management, service provider
  contracts administration and execution, compilation of contract
  documentation and budget monitoring and reporting;
• Proficiency in both oral and written English.
• Previous experience maintaining a logistics database and running
  queries on ongoing shipments, pipeline information, insurance claims, and
  food stock.
• Experience in administering third party service providers’
  contracts.
• Experience in compiling contract documentation.
• Experience in contract execution.
• Experience in budget monitoring and reporting.

• 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 Management: 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.

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