Supply Chain Officer (P) - Chuuk

About the role

IOM, a UN-related organization working on migration, is recruiting a Supply Chain Officer (P) for the Chuuk Sub-Office in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. The post is supervised by the Chief of Mission and the Head of Resources Management, collaborates with the Regional Office for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Supply Chain Division at Headquarters, and covers supply chain activities for the reconstruction portfolio. This is an expedited recruitment open only to internal and internal-equivalent candidates.

Key responsibilities

• Plan supply chain activities for the Chuuk Sub-Office and reconstruction portfolio with internal and external stakeholders, implementing partners, contractors and government counterparts.
• Carry out logistics capacity assessments and market research, analysing commodity situations, production patterns and availability of goods and services.
• Supervise and guide SCM tasks such as planning, budgeting, scheduling and provision of goods, services and works.
• Lead supply chain activities including procurement, warehouse management, transport and distribution, fleet, assets and facilities management, contract and logistics information management and reporting, and train staff on policies and procedures.
• Identify supply chain bottlenecks through value stream mapping and optimise processes.
• Review procurement requests, maintain a pool of qualified vendors, solicit bids and tenders, evaluate supplier offers, select suppliers, confirm payment terms and supervise purchase orders in line with the Chief of Mission's delegation of authority.
• Support programme managers in preparing and issuing call for proposals and bidding documents, and ensure fair, transparent tendering.
• Ensure timely submission of asset procurement and other reports, set up internal controls to protect assets and prevent fraud, and monitor maintenance of offices, warehouses and reconstruction assets.
• Supervise and develop the SCM staff of the Chuuk Sub-Office and represent the Sub-Office in UN inter-agency meetings and supply chain forums.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement or a related field with five years of relevant experience; or university degree in the same fields with seven years of experience.
• Experience managing diverse procurement and logistics operations, and training and managing large teams of co-workers and vendors and suppliers.
• Fluency in English (oral and written); working knowledge of Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish is an advantage.
• Knowledge of IOM/UN procurement and financial rules and IOM systems and processes.

Required skills

• Good computer literacy.
• Knowledge of Oracle is an advantage.