Supply Chain Officer-Warehouse at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Contract type: National contract

The Position

• The Supply Chain Officer-Warehouse will report directly to the Supply Chain Team Leader. She/he must be able to manage a local emergency stockpile and goods consolidation point in order to permit the rapid movement of DRC/DDG humanitarian supplies. Design and implement warehouse management and commodity tracking system especially for food commodities. The main duties and responsibilities will include but not limited to:
• Participate in field-level program planning formulation and advice on warehouse considerations.
• Relating with Log Sector warehouse in Maiduguri.
• Ensure the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of new initiatives and procedures related to warehouse management
• Interface with DRC Food Security and warehouse teams to ensure timely provision of monthly stock reports.
• Implement standard DRC warehouse management procedures and guidelines as applicable in the Warehouse Management Handbook.

Essentials

• 1-2 years of progressively responsible professional work experience at national level in supply chain with focus of warehousing.
• Varied supply/logistics functional background ranging from Inventory and warehousing to transport management and distribution to beneficiaries an asset,
• Knowledge & experience of dealing with commercial transporters and coordinating supply delivery to remote and insecure areas
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel).

Desirables:

• Flexible & willing to work in a remote setting & to travel to other field locations.
• Ability to multitask and work comfortably under pressure
• Experience from working in an (I)NGO
• Knowledge in Hausa/Kanuri desirable.

Additional Information:

• To be successful in this role, the candidate is expected to be honest, strongly motivated and display a high standard of integrity in humanitarian work, disciplined and team-oriented.

Conditions

• Availability: 28/01/2019
• Salary and conditions
• In accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment;
• The income will be subject to statutory deductions as per applicable Nigeria laws. The employee is responsible for the tax returns.