Supply Chain OfficerNew

Leads country-office supply chain operations in Bogotá, combining strategic planning, market analysis, procurement, warehousing, transport, asset and facilities management. The role strengthens controls and vendor management, supports programme tendering, develops supply-chain staff, and coordinates with UN partners to deliver timely, quality goods and services to beneficiaries.

• Plan strategic supply-chain activities with country-office stakeholders and relevant headquarters units
• Assess logistics capacity and local markets, analysing commodity trends, production patterns and availability
• Coordinate planning, budgeting, scheduling and provision of goods and services for the country office
• Manage procurement, warehousing, transport, distribution, fleet, assets, facilities and logistics information activities
• Run fair tendering and supplier-selection processes, including bids, purchase orders and delegated-authority checks
• Strengthen SCM internal controls, maintenance arrangements and reporting across the country office
• Train and guide supply-chain staff while monitoring their professional development
• Represent the office in UN inter-agency SCM meetings and resource-sharing initiatives

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement or a related field with two years of relevant professional experience, or a Bachelor’s degree in those fields with four years of relevant experience
• Experience managing diverse procurement and logistics operations
• Demonstrated experience training and supervising teams and managing vendors and suppliers
• Fluency in English and Spanish

• Knowledge of IOM or UN procurement and financial rules
• Computer literacy and knowledge of Oracle
• Leadership, management and coordination capacity
• Ability to analyse information and resolve operational problems

• Supply Chain Management
• Procurement
• Vendor Management
• Warehouse Management
• Logistics
• Budgeting
• Internal Controls
• Oracle

• Oracle

• Internationally recruited professional staff are required to be mobile
• Offer is subject to funding confirmation
• Recommended candidates may be appointed to similar positions for 24 months