WFP Head of Supply Chain Jobs 2023 – Zambia NGO Jobs. WFP Zambia looking for “Head of Supply Chain“. Applicants with a degree in Advanced University Degree may apply on or before 30th March 2023.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is United Nations frontline agency in the fight against hunger, WFP is continually responding to emergencies. We save lives by getting food to the hungry fast. But WFP also works to help prevent hunger in the future. We do this through programmes that use food as a means to build assets, spread knowledge and nurture stronger, more dynamic communities. This helps communities become more food secure. On average, WFP aims to bring food assistance to more than 80 million people in 80 countries.
WFP Head of Supply Chain Jobs 2023
The WFP has published a job vacancy announcement on 18th March 2023 for qualified Zambians to fill in the vacant post of Head of Supply Chain to be based in Lusaka, Zambia.
| Recruiter | World Food Programme (WFP) |
| Position | Head of Supply Chain |
| Location | Lusaka, Zambia |
| Country | Zambia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Advanced University Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Five years |
| Application Deadline | 30th March 2023 |
WFP Job Vacancy 2023
Accountabilities:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Collect and analyze data and put together reports highlighting opportunities for improvement and effective operationalization of supply chain within the area of responsibility.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Support management of service providers/vendors, port, fleet and warehouse operations to promote safe, efficient planning and execution of WFP operations.
- 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.
- Guide support staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with analysis and queries.
- Contribute to preparedness actions and support quick emergency response to deploy food and resources at the onset of the crisis.
- Other as required.
Position in Organization:
- Head of Supply Chain
- Requisition ID: 644967
- Posted: 17/03/2023
- Fixed Term: Africa Southern
- Location: Zambia, Lusaka
- Deadline: 30th March 2023
Qualification & Experience:
- Advanced University degree preferably in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Economics, Business Administration, Logistics, or other related field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
- Must demonstrate a minimum of 5 years progressively responsible experience at management/leadership level in supply chain activities including experience coordinating supply chain activities in a multi-cultural environment, with other units/ teams and organizations.
- Experience in analysing 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 analysing end-to-end supply chain operations;
- Experience working with supply chain information systems;
- Experience in troubleshooting and solving operational issues.
How to Apply WFP Head of Supply Chain Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://career5.successfactors.eu//career?career_ns=job_listing&company=C0000168410P&navBarLevel=JOB_SEARCH&rcm_site_locale=en_GB&career_job_req_id=644967
The Closing Date: 30th March 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
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| Official Website | www.wfp.org |
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