Logistics Officer Noa, Cap Haitien, Haiti

Organizational Context

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building a pathway to peace and prosperity. Operating in emergencies and supporting recovery from conflict, disasters, and climate change impacts, WFP prioritizes its people and fosters a diverse, inclusive, and skilled workforce committed to its core values.

Job Purpose

The Logistics Officer will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting on information to enhance the efficiency of logistical operations. This includes ensuring optimal warehouse management, minimizing losses, and guaranteeing the timely delivery of food supplies according to distribution plans. The role involves contributing to the development and implementation of logistics plans and processes, adhering strictly to WFP policies and operational standards in warehousing, handling, and food transportation. Key responsibilities include supporting daily logistics activities, ensuring good practices in food management and handling to reduce losses, and collecting and interpreting logistics data to provide operational recommendations for performance improvement.

Responsibilities

The Logistics Officer role involves contributing to the development and implementation of logistical plans and processes, ensuring strict adherence to WFP's policies and operational standards. Key responsibilities include supporting daily logistics operations such as warehousing, repacking, and dispatching of food supplies to ensure efficient, safe, and compliant delivery. This role requires ensuring good practices in food management and handling within warehouses, reinforcing loading and unloading procedures to minimize losses and damage, and promptly reporting incidents for corrective actions. The officer will collect, analyze, and interpret logistics data, providing operational recommendations to supervisors to enhance local operations' performance and reliability. They will also plan and align transportation capacity with distribution plans, manage daily dispatch pipelines, and adjust transport capacity proactively to address operational changes or emergencies. Furthermore, the role entails preparing and disseminating accurate logistics reports, mentoring and supporting logistics support staff, and contributing to capacity building for WFP staff and partners on logistics management. Maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues and partners, supporting emergency preparedness and response activities, managing fuel, and supervising workshop activities are also crucial aspects of this position.

Work Experience

A minimum of one year of post-university professional experience in supply chain is required. Additionally, experience in specific business sectors is necessary.

Skills

Logistics Management, Supply Chain Operations, Warehouse Management, Inventory Control, Transportation Planning, Data Analysis, Reporting, Team Supervision, Capacity Building, Emergency Response, Fuel Management, Fleet Management, Contract Management, Vendor Coordination, International Shipping, Cross-cultural Communication, Problem-Solving, Attention to Detail, Time Management, Resource Allocation

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