United Nations World Food Programme Jobs in Uganda
United Nations World Food Programme Warehouse Management Associate Jobs in Uganda
IntroductionThe UN World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline agency against world hunger. It is the largest and longest serving humanitarian agency in Uganda. Currently WFP focuses on three priority areas: Saving lives in Emergencies; Building Resilience through Predicatable Safety Nets; Improving Nutrition & Mother-and Child Health; and Supporting Small Holder Farmers to Access Markets. WFP has operations in various parts of the Country. WFP cherishes and takes pride in fostering a working environment of high capacity, diversity and innovation.
Responsibilities
Responsible for the effective planning and management of warehouse operations, to ensure safe and efficient warehousing and storage of all commodities and supplies.
Contribute to review of WFP corporate warehouse standards and procedures, to support efficiency and changing business needs.
Coordinate the receipt/dispatch of commodities, to ensure accurate recording, accounting and reporting is available at all times to support decision-making.
Responsible for the accuracy of warehouse transaction records including identification of discrepancies, to ensure immediate and accurate reporting on commodity movements in line with the corporate requirements.
Responsible for inventory management (e.g. physical stock verification, reporting, etc.), to ensure any existing and developing issues with regards to proper stocks management are timely addressed and WFP standard procedures for commodity handling and storage are strictly followed.
Supervise preparation and/or prepare regular and ad hoc reports and statistics on warehouse operations, to support informed planning and decision-making.
Oversee safeguarding of commodities through providing guidance on and taking initiative towards implementation of preventive measures, to ensure that commodities are preserved in good condition and that quality control actions are initiated as appropriate following WFP established procedures.
Review on periodic basis warehouse space availability, plan and implement new design layouts to support business needs and ensure cost-efficiency.
Work in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, in order to deliver aligned and coherent warehouse services.
Supervise warehouse staff, to ensure high performance standards.
Qualifications
University degree in Business administration, engineering, computer science, statistics or economics (preferably transport economics), or equivalent professional experience or extensive relevant logistics experience.
Experience maintaining a logistics database and running queries on ongoing shipments, pipeline information, insurance claims, and food stock.
Experience in administering third party service providers’ contracts.
Experience in compiling contract documentation.
Experience in contract execution.
Experience in budget monitoring and reporting.
How to apply
Interested candidates should apply online by 18th January, 2018
For more information and job application details, see; United Nations World Food Programme Warehouse Management Associate Jobs in Uganda
United Nations World Food Programme Assistant Storekeeper Jobs in Uganda
Responsibilities
Support receipt/dispatch commodities including transhipment (truck to truck) against official approved documentation (e.g. waybills and/or delivery notes) ensuring accuracy in physical count of commodities including the quality in compliance with the established standards.
Prepare and verify warehouse and transport documents, and maintain confidential files and accurate warehouse transaction records, to ensure immediate reporting on commodity movements in line with the corporate requirements.
Support daily warehouse closing reconciliation and accurate inventory checks in compliance with the warehouse management requirements.
Perform daily inspections and prepare reports on the quantity and quality of the commodities received/dispatched and handled, and refer to the supervisor for appropriate action.
Support implementation of appropriate measures to safeguard food and non-food commodities to ensure quality control using standard preventive measures in line with WFP established procedures and authorization received from the
supervisor.
Monitor condition of the warehouse and commodities and take appropriate actions to support efficient warehouse space-utilization and well-organized commodity storage following WFP warehouse standards.
Qualifications
Diploma in Stores Management or Degree in Logistics Management.
Fluency in English both Written and Oral.
Experience monitoring various aspects of logistics operations.
Experience in supporting warehouse management.
Experience in supporting inventory management.
Experience in data entry and extracting routine reports.
How to apply
Interested candidates should apply online by 18th January, 2018
For more information and job application details, see; United Nations World Food Programme Assistant Storekeeper Jobs in Uganda
United Nations World Food Programme Storekeeper Jobs in Uganda
Responsibilities
Effectively receive/dispatch commodities including transhipment (truck to truck) against official approved documentation (e.g. waybills and/or delivery notes) ensuring accuracy in physical count of commodities including the quality in compliance with the established standards.
Prepare, verify and sign off warehouse and transport documents, and maintain confidential files and accurate warehouse transaction records to ensure immediate reporting on commodity movements in line with the corporate requirements.
Conduct daily warehouse closing reconciliation and accurate inventory checks supporting internal control systems in compliance with the warehouse management requirements.
Perform daily inspections and prepare reports on the quantity and quality of the commodities received/dispatched and handled.
Implement appropriate measures to safeguard food and non-food commodities, to ensure quality control using standard preventive measures in line with WFP established procedures and authorization received from the supervisor.
Monitor condition of the warehouse and commodities and take appropriate actions, to support efficient warehouse space-planning and well-organized commodity storage following WFP warehouse standards.
Qualifications
Diploma in Stores Management or Degree in Logistics Management.
Fluency in English both Written and Oral.
Experience using logistics databases to extract routine reports.
Experience in managing warehouses with food and NFIs.
Experience in managing inventories.
Experience in processing invoices.
How to apply
Interested candidates should apply online by 18th January, 2018
For more information and job application details, see; United Nations World Food Programme Storekeeper Jobs in Uganda
United Nations World Food Programme Assistant Storekeeper Jobs in Uganda
Responsibilities
Support receipt/dispatch commodities including transhipment (truck to truck) against official approved documentation (e.g. waybills and/or delivery notes) ensuring accuracy in physical count of commodities including the quality in compliance with the established standards.
Prepare and verify warehouse and transport documents, and maintain confidential files and accurate warehouse transaction records, to ensure immediate reporting on commodity movements in line with the corporate requirements.
Support daily warehouse closing reconciliation and accurate inventory checks in compliance with the warehouse management requirements.
Perform daily inspections and prepare reports on the quantity and quality of the commodities received/dispatched and handled, and refer to the supervisor for appropriate action.
Support implementation of appropriate measures to safeguard food and non-food commodities to ensure quality control using standard preventive measures in line with WFP established procedures and authorization received from the supervisor.
Monitor condition of the warehouse and commodities and take appropriate actions to support efficient warehouse space-utilization and well-organized commodity storage following WFP warehouse standards.
Qualifications
Diploma in Stores Management or Degree in Logistics Management.
Experience monitoring various aspects of logistics operations.
Experience in supporting warehouse management.
Experience in supporting inventory management.
Experience in data entry and extracting routine reports.
How to apply
Interested candidates should apply online by 18th January, 2018
For more information and job application details, see; United Nations World Food Programme Assistant Storekeeper Jobs in Uganda
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