Supply Chain Officer (Planning & Optimization) at World Food Programme (WFP)

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Overall support as Supply Chain Planning Officer:

• Provide Supply Chain Planning support to complex operations to ensure an optimal allocation of resources within operational constraints
• Strengthen supply chain analytical capacity in the RB/COs and identification/training of Supply Chain Planning focal points in interested COs
• Provision of informed coordination backed by supply chain analytics as required in operations and challenges with a regional scope
• Identification of supply chain cost inefficiencies in RBN operations and proposition of models to achieve cost savings.

Tactical and Strategic Planning:

• Provide input for the planning exercise and actively participate in the corporate stock planning optimization in coordination with the Budget and Programming Unit in the Regional Bureau and Headquarters support operations in the region with tactical planning
• Gather relevant information and data to provide guiding insights to decision-makers, cross-functionally, at the Regional and Country level
• Support Global/Regional stakeholders (e.g. Regional Procurement, GCMF etc.) with quantitative planning analyses that can drive efficiency gains
• Provide ‘what-if’ planning scenarios at country/region level, anticipating potential risks and preparedness/mitigation measures.

Operational Tools Development and Roll Out:

• Support development, testing, and implementation of Supply Chain Planning tools in the region
• Assist in providing SC Planning guidance and tools to the Country Offices in the region

Process Improvements:

• Enhance supply chain performance, lead change management, propose process improvements, and Research and support business process mapping & analysis, including demand, availability, delivery, distribution network effectiveness, financial data, demand, and funding forecasting.

Cross-functional Analytics and Optimization:

• Act as a champion for cross-functional analytics, and optimization efforts in the region and apply innovative thinking, leverage analytics and optimization methods to address inefficiencies or operational issues
• Work with country operations on developing a set of tracking and analytical tools to monitor the health of their operation, with alerts to foresee and flag issues

Team management and capacity building:

• Supervise and manage a team of supply chain planning and optimization experts,
• Build local capacity at CO and RB levels in data management, advanced analytics, operational visibility, and the provision of supply chain-related insights to decision-makers.

QUALIFICATIONS & KEY REQUIREMENTS

Education:

You have:

• Advanced University degree preferably in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Economics, Business Administration, Logistics, or other related fields, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

Experience:

You have:

• At least five years of progressive experience in Logistics/Supply Chain management; including two years in Supply Chain analytics, planning, and optimization

Language:

You have:

• Fluency (level C) in English language. 
• Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese (A WFP’s working language)

MORE ABOUT YOU

• You have advanced skills in the usage of MS Excel and visualization software (e.g. Tableau)
• You are highly numerate with an innate ability to analyze & interpret data quickly & recommend improvements
• You have knowledge of Supply Chain and industrial management
• You have effective organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• You have the flexibility and ability to work with deadlines and stressful conditions
• You have the ability to work both individually and in a team as appropriate
• You have excellent problem-solving skills

ADDITIONAL / NICE HAVE REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in Service Provision and Capacity Strengthening activities (especially in the Health sector) 
• Field experience is a big plus
• Proficiency in a coding language (particularly Python or SQL)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This is an International Professional position and is open to all nationalities. 

Mobility is and continues to be, a core contractual requirement in WFP. The selected candidate will be employed on a fixed-term as well as a rotational contract with a probationary period of one year. 

WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package, including basic salary, post adjustment, relocation entitlement, travel, visa and shipment allowances, 30 days’ annual leave, home leave, an education grant for dependent children, a pension plan, and medical insurance. For more information, visit https://icsc.un.org/.

The selected candidate will be required to relocate to Nairobi, Kenya to take up this assignment.

Future analogous positions might be filled up with this recruitment process.