Supply Chain Officer P2
Job Summary
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
9 October 2026-23:59-GMT01:00 Central European Time (Rome)WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race colour national origin ethnic or social background genetic information gender gender identity and/or expression sexual orientation religion or belief HIV status or disability.
ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme is the worlds largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict disasters and the impact of climate change.
At WFP people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse committed skilled and high performing teams selected on merit operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment living WFPs values (Integrity Collaboration Commitment Humanity and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
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WHY JOIN WFP
WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
WFP offers a highly inclusive diverse and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training accreditation coaching mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country regional and global offices around the world and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
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THE ROLE
To provide analytics and contributions to supply chain activities or contribute to the planning and coordination of field supply chain operations to ensure actions are in line with an effective and integrated supply chain approach meeting the food assistance needs of beneficiaries and service provision requirements for partners.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive within delegated authority):
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.
Provide substantive contributions to regional/country context analyses and to the management of end-to-end operational supply chain and retail networks in support of operational supply chain challenges and operational optimization.
Contribute to planning and implementation of supply chain operations initiatives and services to ensure a timely cost-effective and integrated approach and in close cooperation with key supply chain stakeholders.
Perform analyses and detailed conceptual work putting together comprehensive reports identifying opportunities for improvement and effective operationalization of supply chain within the area of responsibility.
Conduct regular financial analysis and budget reviews drawing out insights and recommending actions to senior staff for maximizing use of resources and effectiveness of supply chain operations.
Build and maintain productive partnerships mostly 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.
Build and maintain productive partnerships with supply chain counterparts amongst government and other national organizations UN agencies NGOs and private sector to share operational knowledge contributing to coordinated and cost-effective supply chain operations.
Provide technical contribution to market analysis and supply chain network mapping to inform the selection of an appropriate operation modalities to improve supply chain performance.
Support management of supply chain operations or manage less complex supply chain operations in compliance with the established supply chain strategies policies procedures and controls and following corporate standards with special emphasis on quality control loss prevention risk mitigation and cost effectiveness.
Support the monitoring of 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 comprehensive and timely reports dashboards and other visual materials on supply chain activities including trends to support informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to the stakeholders.
Guide and supervise staff acting as a point of referral providing training and supporting them with more complex 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.
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 additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
Language: 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 working language).
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
Experience coordinating supply chain activities with other units/ teams;
Experience conducting analytical and conceptual work in support of strategy design and implementation;
Experience in coordinating periodic planning across functions and with partners;
Experience in analysing and supporting the implementation of end-to-end supply chain operations;
Experience working with WFP partners;
Experience in implementing supply chain improvement initiatives;
Experience supervising staff.
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation please contact:
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email LinkedIn or any other channel.
We strongly recommend that your Workday profile is accurate and complete and that all sections are filled in including your employment history academic qualifications language skills and UN grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application.
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At the application stage the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport certificates recommendation letters etc.) may be requested later in the process.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs job requirements merit and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse all forms of discrimination any kind of harassment sexual harassment and abuse of authority. Therefore all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) FAO Finance Committee WFP External Auditor WFP Audit Committee Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
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About Company
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest an ... View more