Associate – Supply

Supports UNHCR’s Panama Multi-Country Office with end-to-end supply activities, purchase-order follow-up, relief-item delivery planning, vendor records, asset and fleet administration, operational data quality and compliance across its regional area of responsibility.

Department: Multi-Country Office Panama

• Support end-to-end supply processes for timely delivery of goods and services
• Prepare relief-item delivery plans and update supply information systems
• Prepare purchase requests, dispatch approved purchase orders and follow up deliveries
• Monitor asset and fleet pools with Global Fleet Management and country offices
• Assess vendors and maintain vendor and item master data
• Compile supply-chain statistics and monitor compliance with procurement rules

• Education in supply-chain management, business administration, international commerce or another relevant field
• Database management experience and working knowledge of ERP systems
• Knowledge of UN or UNHCR financial or procurement rules
• English proficiency
• Spanish proficiency

• UN Volunteer assignment based in Panama City
• Role supports UNHCR operations in Panama, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Belize and the Caribbean