Deadline: 27 October, 2021
Location: Cairo, Egypt
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is seeking to fill the role of Supply Assistant.
Across 190 countries and territories, UNICEF works for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
Responsibilities
- Conduct data review and analysis for category management and assist in the development of procurement strategies
- Support market shaping initiatives for specific categories of supplies and services
- Prepare and process request for quotations (RFQs), invitations to bid (ITBs) and requests for proposals (RFPs) as might be requested by the supervisor
- Assist with bid openings and technical and financial analysis of offers
- Prepare submissions to contract review committee and purchase orders and contracts in SAP
- Provide input with regard to the logistics component of the supply plan by advising on infrastructure constraints as well as negotiate with airport/port/shipping line for waiver of demurrage/detention charges
- Assess new warehouse facilities, when required, to ensure accurate and complete accounting, reporting and internal control systems are in place
- Assess availability of space and prepare storage plans to ensure appropriate storage and optimise use of space
- Prepare stock reports
- Monitor inventory to track trends and account for the inventory status from source to beneficiary
- Ensure continuous availability of data related to procurement
- Support assessment of and collaboration with implementing partners
- Support partners in the area of forecasting and costing of PS-channel supplies
- Maintain up-to-date files for all procurement service transactions
- Monitor the incoming pipeline of PS shipments
Requirements
- Secondary school education, preferably supplemented with technical or university courses related to Supply Chain, Business Administration, Contract/Commercial Law, or a related field
- Five years, minimum, of relevant administrative experience in supply chain management or a commercial context
- Understanding of development and humanitarian work will be a plus
- Fluency in English
- Knowledge of another UN language or local language of the duty station will be a plus
To apply and for more information, click here.
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