Roster - Logistics Associate Level 6 / Logistics Assistant Level 5 - Multiple Locations (pakistan)

Organizational Context

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and using food assistance to build peace and prosperity. WFP operates in challenging environments, providing vital support to people affected by conflict, disasters, and climate change. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and the professional development of our staff.

Job Purpose

This role is to build a roster of prequalified candidates for future Logistics Associate (Level 6) or Logistics Assistant (Level 5) opportunities within Pakistan. The primary purpose is to provide specialized support and potentially supervise staff in executing standard logistics and supply chain processes. This involves ensuring the efficient and timely delivery of goods and services, managing vendor contracts, monitoring inventory, and preparing operational reports. The role contributes directly to WFP's mission of delivering effective humanitarian assistance to beneficiaries by maintaining the integrity of the supply chain from source to destination and supporting emergency preparedness and response activities.

Responsibilities

The Logistics Associate/Assistant provides specialized support to logistics and supply chain operations, ensuring the effective delivery of food assistance and other goods to beneficiaries. Key responsibilities include coordinating the timely requisitioning and delivery of commodities to partners and destinations. The role involves managing logistics vendors, including contracting, performance monitoring, and supporting market intelligence for vendor selection. The associate identifies and resolves specialized queries, providing recommendations with a client service mindset. Financial oversight is crucial, encompassing budget preparation, monitoring, and revision for all delivery modalities, ensuring adherence to corporate standards. They monitor inventory management processes, tracking trends and ensuring accurate accounting from source to beneficiary, while also supporting data quality for commodity accounting. Strategic contributions include analyzing operational pipelines and assisting in assessments and planning to integrate supply chain requirements. Operational execution involves managing documentation for logistics, such as customs clearance and invoice verification, and escalating complex issues. The role demands performing research, data collection, analysis, and producing reports to facilitate informed decision-making and maintain information accuracy in corporate systems. Collaboration is vital, requiring liaison with internal and external stakeholders to optimize logistics operations and service delivery. Additionally, the associate supervises support staff, offering practical guidance, and actively participates in logistics emergency preparedness and response activities, including capacity assessments and contingency plan updates, to strengthen WFP’s humanitarian response capabilities.

Work Experience

A minimum of 6 years of experience is required in Supply Chain-related industries, including logistics, shipping, procurement, and material distribution.

Skills

Logistics operations, Supply chain management, Commodity distribution, Vendor management, Budget monitoring, Inventory management, Data analysis, Documentation processing, Emergency preparedness, Team supervision, Supervision, Client service, Market intelligence, Contract administration, Pipeline analysis, Cross-cultural communication, English, Urdu

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