Supply Associate at UNICEF

How can you make a difference?

• Under the supervision of the Supply Specialist, the Supply Associate provides a broad range of transactional, procedural and administrative tasks in support of the efficient supply and procurement of the country office, construction and engineering services, ensuring timely and efficient output that is in compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations, whilst demonstrating the capacity to research, adapt and evaluate irregular cases, and also to recommend improvements to process delivery and design.

Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

• Below is a summary of key functions and accountabilities.
• Receives supply requisitions, ensuring accuracy of specifications of items, and confirms availability of funds, obtaining additional information from the programme sections as necessary. Monitors assigned requisitions to ensure completion of procurement actions in a timely manner.
• Obtains quotations, issues invitation to bids to approved and listed suppliers; arranges and participates in bid openings with the Supply Specialist, compiles price tabulations with price ratings and recommendations for order placement, prepares CRC submissions for finalization by the Supply Chief (or OiC).
• Corresponds with programme Sections/Field offices and suppliers on supply, construction and procurement matters.
• Generates and compiles a variety of warehouse reports from vision and monitoring reports from the supply dashboard/pipeline reports.
• Ensures continuous availability of data related to procurement, including forecasting, requisitions received, orders placed, incoming goods, actual delivery schedules. Prepares periodic reports, and ad-hoc reports including construction as needed.
• Drafts submissions to Contract Review Committee.
• Maintains supplier database and files with full information for procurement and construction, in accordance with UNICEF supply guidelines.
• Prepares Direct Orders (Purchase Orders) against existing Long-Term Agreements (LTAs) ensuring that the LTA has valid quantities and lead-time meets requirements.
• Quality control and ensure accuracy of VISION generated reports. Prepares monthly reports on management performance indicators for procurement.
• Maintains purchase order/contract files with all required procurement documentation (POs, invoices, delivery receipts, payment requests, correspondence, contracts etc).
• Responsible for conducting local market surveys on ongoing basis.
• Correspond with offshore suppliers and contractors when required and Copenhagen for standard warehouse items and obtain LPA when required.
• Conduct market research for new products and new supplier / contractor source as well as updating new product technology.

Education:

• Completion of secondary school education is required, with courses/certifications in business administration, supply chain management, procurement or logistics considered as an advantage.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 6 years of progressively responsible administrative and/or supply-related work experience (procurement, supply or logistics) is required.
• Familiarity with UNICEF, UN supply procedures and systems is an asset.