Logistics Associate
Current• Coordinate requisitioning and ensure timely delivery of commodities and supplies to authorized partners and destination.• Manage logistics vendors’ contracting activities including performance monitoring and measurement, gathering market intelligence, vendor assessment (e.g. transporters, retailers) to support vendor selection process.• Identify, resolve and/or provide recommendations on specialized queries/request for support, using initiative and following standard processes, to ensure timely and accurate resolution of enquiries with excellent client services 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 beneficiaries. • 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.• Support logistics emergency preparedness and response activities including Logistics Capacity Assessment and Contingency plan update, to support WFP’s response in emergencies