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For every child, the right to Deliver

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Supply and Logistics Manager (WIMC), the incumbent is responsible for effective replenishment of standard stock materials in SD managed warehouses with optimal stock levels to meet demand.

1. Overall Materials Planning
• Ensure effective replenishment of standard stock materials in SD managed warehouses and hubs with optimal stock levels to meet demand.
• Determine replenishment strategies, inventory levels and material forecasts for Material Planning.
• Determine appropriate replenishment methodology (e.g. reorder point, forecast, buffer and safety stock) to support fill rates and inventory objectives
• Participate in development of the annual workplan related to replenishment and inventory management.
• Creation and management of material related KPIs and measures to ensure accurate understanding of material availability.

2. Operational planning and replenishment
• Responsible for managing and maintaining optimum inventories of standard-stock materials to meet scheduled kit production and customer demands.
• Review MRP shortage and replenishment reports. Review Purchase Requisitions on a daily basis for accuracy, need and conversion into Purchase Orders.
• Creation and maintenance of detailed material planning parameters in SAP.
• Review material settings to maintain optimum inventory levels to achieve fill rates, limit stock-outs and minimize slow moving and obsolescence.
• Identify materials with no further use or that have reached the minimum remaining shelf-life, recommend actions and draft report for review by the Property Survey Board.

3. Collaboration with relevant stakeholders
• Liaison with procurement and warehouse teams to ensure all material plans are up to date and responsive to changes in material requirements. Expediting material availability through liaison with procurement and teams involved with inbound
material processing.
• Liaise with key stakeholders to develop inventory plans, buffer and safety stock to meet demand.
• Participate in emergency coordination, implementation and monitoring meetings with internal and external partners and establish close collaboration with respective centers in SD.

4. Technical and advisory support on materials planning
• Serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for planning and material control functions for UNICEF’s ERP system for the teams working with the system.
• Manages, maintains, and recommends continuous improvements to SAP supply chain modules. Analyze the supply chain and inventory control performance of the UNICEF warehouse systems and drive forward visibility of process and continuous improvement of SAP systems and reports.
• Draft SOPs for stock replenishment and provide input to inventory-related policies, procedures and guidelines.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: ToR - Supply & Logistics Specialist (Planning and Replenishment)_00130576.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Business Administration, Engineering, Manufacturing, Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement or related field.
• Work Experience:
  • At least 5 years of relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in supply, logistics in general and warehouse and inventory management in particular, procurement, contracting, administration and/or other directly-related technical fields is required.
  • At least 2 years of experience with Materials Planning in a manufacturing environment.
  • Demonstrated experience working in the SAP ERP system, including Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), Materials Management (MM) and Production Planning (PP) modules.
  • Experience of functional and requirements analysis with SAP supply chain modules.
• Skills: End-to-End Supply Chain, Material Requirements Planning, Demand Planning and Forecasting, Inventory Control Systems, Data Analytics, Stakeholder Management.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.

Desirables:

• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Health supply chain management experiences is an asset.
• Humanitarian work experiences is an asset.
• Experience in emergency operations, production planning, product scheduling, and team leadership is an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
(8) Nurtures, leads and manages people

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

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Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable male candidates are encouraged to apply.

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Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

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