Supply Chain Officer (Pipeline) at World Food Programme

Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

19 Apr, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Supply chain management, Logistics, Procurement, Pipeline planning, Data analysis, Dashboard development, DOTS, Excel, Comet, Tableau, Donor reporting, Gap analysis, Strategic planning, Commodity accounting, Stakeholder management

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Description

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 20 April 2026-23:59-GMT+04:30 Afghanistan Time (Kabul) WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability. ABOUT WFP The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok. WHY JOIN WFP? WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment. WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities. A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe. We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement). The Supply Chain Officer (Pipeline) for WFP Afghanistan will be responsible for the following duties. The incumbent will report to the head of the pipeline, commodity accountant and funds management team. Develop resourcing and gap analysis reports on commodity requirements, availability and other shortfalls for Afghanistan (e.g. food planning, and availability vs consumption analysis) and provide SC senior management information on Afghanistan stocks and resources. Develop different SOPs and tracking tools for managing Afghanistan supply and demand pipeline to optimize the Afghanistan operation and ensure timely delivery of food assistance and overcome SC challenges. Support with the development of monthly-yearly sourcing strategies and food demand plans for Afghanistan that will be used for GCMF replenishment to reduce lead time and optimize upstream pipeline and delivery. Analyze regional and country context, provide technical advice, and identify opportunities for improvement and innovation initiatives to maximize the effectiveness of supply chain operations by collecting requirements, inputs, information and liaising with HQ, RB, CO to further develop and support the pipeline dashboard. Provide SC information and advice to guide SC operations/HQ/RB decision making on Afghanistan stock and resources required through dashboard and SC tools. Develop new supply chain dashboard for ease of information sharing, decision making and reporting. Build productive partnerships and collaborate with other units (Programme, BPU, Procurement, partnership, GCFM) in critical supply chain functions to ensure an integrated supply chain approach to food assistance and cross-functional operational alignment. Collaborate with commodity accounting team in monitoring grant and BBD expiration and follow up with senior management, BPU and donor relation office on potential bottlenecks to meet the deadline in the food supply delivery. Liaise with HQ planning team on the improvement and maintenance of the PRISMA tool and be aligned on the new initiatives related to the project. Develop staff capacity by developing based on identified training needs of all stakeholders in relation to DOTS. Others as required. Education: Advance University degree preferably in Supply Chain management, Engineering, Economics, Business Administration, Logistics, or other related field. Or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses. Experience: At least four years of postgraduate professional experience in Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement. Experience with DOTS (including dashboard development), EXCEL (Advanced) and knowledge of other WFP working tools (such as Comet, Tableau etc) Progressively responsible experience in supply chain with WFP at the country level, including pipeline planning. Experience in donor reporting (both quantitative and qualitative) Experience in implementing approved corrective actions to improve performance and monitoring progress. Experience supervising professional staff. Knowledge and Skills: Advance knowledge of DOTS Has provided advanced technical support on corporate supply chain tools. Has motivated team spirit and contribution to gender balanced, inclusive and sound working environment. Language: Fluency (Level C) in English language. 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Responsibilities

The Supply Chain Officer will develop resourcing and gap analysis reports while creating SOPs and tracking tools to optimize food assistance delivery. They will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure integrated supply chain operations and maintain corporate dashboard tools.