Warehouse Management Associate FTA-G6 and SC6 ( Multiple Duty Stations)

Job Description

ABOUT WFPThe United Nations World Food Programme is the worlds 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 and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.?WFP Sudan has the potential to reach millions of food-insecure people across Sudan ? with a total of 4 million people assisted in 2018. WFP Sudan, one of the largest and complex operations for the UN WFP,?is currently rolling out its five-year?Country Strategic Plan?(2019-2023), which aims to provide emergency assistance through a hybrid approach (Cash, food and vouchers), along with life-changing types of programmes (Nutrition, Resilience and School Feeding).JOB PURPOSETo implement well-defined standard logistics/supply chain processes and activities to enable effective delivery of goods and services for all delivery modalities and?manage a range of warehouse activities including the safeguarding of commodities and supplies, and ensuring well-organized warehousing and storage service in compliance with WFP warehouse guidelines.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIESThe Warehouse Management Associate?reports to the Logistics Officer and is responsible for the following duties:

• Provide support to logistics operations and activities, following standard processes and facilitating, directly or indirectly, the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries.
• Responsible for the effective planning and management of warehouse operations, to ensure safe and efficient warehousing and storage of all commodities and supplies.
• Actively 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 Logistics Execution Support System (LESS) 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 the 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 the 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 close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, in order to deliver aligned and coherent warehouse services.
• Identify training needs and efficiently plan training, to ensure that all staff have required
• Supervise warehouse staff, to ensure high-performance standards.
• Perform other related duties as assigned

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