Supply Officer – Centralized Warehousing

About the role

The Supply Officer works in the Centralized Warehousing Section of the Supply Chain Management Pillar at UNIFIL in Naqoura, reporting to the Chief of the Section. The post covers the full range of warehouse operations, from receiving and inspection to storage, stock control, asset disposal and reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Act as officer in charge of the Centralized Warehousing Section during the Chief's absence.
• Supervise storage facilities, including ABC categorization and item placement.
• Oversee incoming receipts, inspections, issuing, physical verifications and stock control for machinery, equipment, tools, materials, food aid, utilities and supplies.
• Receive inbound deliveries from the Movement Control Unit, freight forwarders and local vendors, verify goods and coordinate technical inspections with Technical Sections.
• Ensure accurate R&I reports are produced within three days of receipt, and report discrepancies to Procurement or technical sections.
• Plan and oversee physical verification of fixed assets, non-capitalized equipment, financial inventories, consumables and cycle counts.
• Lead drawdown, withdrawal and liquidation activities, including verification, packing, labelling and loading of outward transfers.
• Ensure safe, secure and timely disposal of UN property, and monitor warehouse KPIs and internal controls.
• Prepare and review reports from Umoja, and supervise regional warehouse operations and new or junior staff.

Required profile

• High school or equivalent diploma.
• Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in supply, administration, logistics, engineering, project management or a related field; five years if a first-level university degree is held.
• Experience using an ERP system to manage inventory, and in receipt and inspection, property disposal and property management.
• Desirable: experience in international peacekeeping or military field operations support services, central warehouse operations during mission liquidations, and Umoja inventory, budget and expenditure analysis.
• Valid light motor vehicle driving licence (category C).
• English at UN Level II reading, writing, listening and speaking; French is the other working language of the Secretariat.

Required skills

• Relevant training in ERP inventory / warehouse management.
• Specialized certification or training in supply chain (e.g. CSCP) or warehouse safety is desirable.
• Knowledge of UN rules, regulations and policies, and of internal procurement policies.