Deadline: Ongoing

Location: Nigeria

Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) has announced a call for applications for the role of Country Logistics Manager.

Present in Nigeria since 2017, ACTED teams are supporting displaced and conflict-affected populations in the country’s northeast subregion.

The NGO provides assistance through building emergency shelters, distributing non-food items, assisting in the management of camps for displaced persons or providing logistical support as well as information management services to the humanitarian community.

Responsibilities

• Build the sourcing capacity in the country and in the region, and maintain a supplier database accordingly
• Coordinate the procurement cycle with all stakeholders across the country, from the planning stage to contract signature until delivery completion
• Ensure constant availability of running supplies/services/works
• Manage traceability and reconciliation between orders, contracts and deliveries, and liaise with finance for problem solving
• Ensure appropriate storage network and stock management standards across the country
• Identify and settle warehouses/storage space based on needs
• Ensure goods transportation means are secured as per needs
• Coordinate and follow up deliveries and liaise efficiently with suppliers for problem solving
• Maintain a regular information across teams about stock levels and expected lead times
• Manage periodic inventories, stock clearance and investigations over discrepancies
• Deploy efficient transportation means across the country
• Anticipate vehicle needs and liaise with (deputy) country director and country finance manager to anticipate budgets accordingly
• Maintain efficient monthly, weekly and daily planning and movement follow-up tools
• Identify reliable external transportation companies
• Control and optimise fleet costs
• Coordinate an efficient maintenance framework across the country (in terms of operations as well as in terms of costs)
• Ensure administrative requirements are met toward customs and any other local authority when transporting goods/staff
• Organise regular driver’s training and refreshers
• Manage fuel supply across the country
• Deploy an efficient asset allocation and maintenance plan across the country
• Maintain an up-to-date asset inventory, including proper asset labelling; and investigate and document any loss or damage

Requirements

• Two years, minimum, experience in insecure environments
• Extensive experience in logistics and/or security management and procedures
• Demonstrated communication and organisational skills
• Ability to train, mobilise, and manage both international and national staff
• Flexibility and ability to multitask under pressure
• Ability to work well in unstable and frequently changing security environments
• Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office
• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English

To apply and for more information, click here.

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