Logistics Associate / Logistics Assistant

Overview of position

To provide specialized support functions and/or supervise staff performing standard logistics/supply chain processes and activities to enable effective delivery of goods and services for all delivery modalities.

Role objectives

• Provide specialized support to logistics operations and activities, following standard processes and contributing, directly or indirectly, to the effective delivery of food assistance to beneficiaries.
• Coordinate requisitioning and ensure timely delivery of commodities and supplies to authorized partners and destinations.
• Manage logistics vendors’ contracting activities including performance monitoring and measurement.
• Support gathering market intelligence, vendor assessments (e.g. transporters, retailers) to support vendor selection process.
• Identify, resolve and/or provide recommendations on specialized queries/requests for support, using initiative and following standard processes, to ensure timely and accurate resolution of enquiries with excellent client service mind-set.
• Prepare, monitor and revise budget for all delivery modalities, ensuring adherence to relevant procedures and in compliance with corporate standards.
• Monitor inventory management processes to track trends and account for the inventory status from source to beneficiary.
• Support oversight for commodity accounting data quality and integrity.
• Analyze operational pipeline and contribute to assessments and operational planning for all delivery modalities, to ensure that supply chain requirements are taken into consideration.
• Manage documentation processing for execution of logistics operations (e.g. customs clearance, invoice verification), take appropriate actions to resolve operational issues escalating complex issues to the supervisor.
• Perform research, collect data and conduct analysis, produce reports (e.g. CCTI, SPRs, financial closure, physical inventory, transport performance) and ensure information accuracy in corporate systems to enable informed decision-making.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support logistics operations management and contribute to effective service delivery.
• Supervise the work of support staff, providing practical advice and guidance, to ensure individual and team objectives are delivered to agreed standards and deadlines for all assistance modalities.
• Support logistics emergency preparedness and response activities including Logistics Capacity Assessment and Contingency Plan update, to support WFP’s response in emergencies.
• Perform other related duties or assignments in line with the position level and expertise as assigned by activity manager.

Project reporting

This role reports to the line manager.

Key competencies

Education:

• Completion of secondary school education. A Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Information technology, Mathematics, Data Science, Operational Research, and Business Analytics or any other related functional area is desirable.

Experience:

• A minimum of 6 years of experience in Supply Chain-related industry, Logistics, Shipping, Procurement, Material distribution is required.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience maintaining corporate systems 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.

Language:

• Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Urdu.

Team management

This role has no team management responsibility.

Further information

• This Vacancy Announcement is for Pakistan Nationals Only.
• This vacancy announcement will be used to build a roster of prequalified applicants for future opportunities within same job profile at the current or lower level in Pakistan.