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ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world\'s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

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ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

Global hunger has reached alarming levels in 2022, and WFP, the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2020, remains dedicated to addressing this global food crisis. To enhance the efficiency and impact of our global initiatives, WFP is relocating key corporate functions within procurement and supply chain from its headquarters (Rome, Italy) to the UAE. The UAE, chosen for its strategic location, stability, advanced infrastructure, markets, expertise, and innovation, is hosting the newly established Global Supply Chain Support Center.

Dubai Procurement Centre: The Dubai procurement team will manage the procurement processes for certain domains. This position will more specifically be in charge of domain Logistics & Operations. Domain Logistics & Operations includes fleet, spare parts, heavy machinery.

JOB PURPOSE

JOB TITLE: Procurement Officer (Domain: Logistics & Operations)
Externally advertised as Procurement Officer (Category Officer - Domain: Logistics & Operations)

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Service Contract (SC)

JOB LEVEL: SC 8

UNIT/DIVISION: Global Operational Support Center

DUTY STATION (City, Country): Dubai, UAE

DURATION: 12 Months with a possibility of extension

SALARY: Salary starts from AED 32,255.04 per month plus medical insurance.

Reporting to the Procurement Officer P4 (Domain Logistics & Operations), the Procurement Officer for domain Logistics & Operations you will be responsible for:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Oversee the end-to-end procurement process for goods and services within domain Logistics & Operations, issuing tenders, evaluating offers, and negotiating/awarding contracts.
• Ensure compliance with standard processes and contribute to the successful procurement of Goods & Services in domain Logistics & Operations, emphasizing quality assurance and adherence to WFP policies and procedures.
• Supervise and negotiate contracts and agreements with suppliers within domain Logistics & Operations to secure favorable terms and conditions, aligning with WFP\'s procurement guidelines.
• Actively manage relationships with contractors in domain Logistics & Operations, ensuring timely delivery, quality control, and adherence to contractual agreements.
• Implement measures to optimize operational efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance within domain Logistics & Operations procurement activities to ensure that the WFP Dubai services meet the quality, timely responsiveness and customer orientation standards.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and contribute to the development of best practices within domain Logistics & Operations procurement.
• Address and resolve operational issues, discrepancies, and challenges that may arise during the procurement process within domain Logistics & Operations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including client units, the Global Procurement Manager, and other category managers, to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Provide regular reports on procurement activities within domain Logistics & Operations, including key performance indicators and areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with the broader procurement team to share insights, strategies, and contribute to the overall success of the Global Supply Chain Support Center in Dubai.
• Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
• Undertake additional duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: University degree in a relevant field like Supply Chain, Business Administration or other related field. Engineering is desirable.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of operational experience in procurement of Goods & Services within the domain of automotive sector and/or in procurement of light and heavy vehicles, armouring and customization, spare parts.

Language: Proficiency in English. Multilingualism is an asset to engage with different contractors at global level.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Strong understanding of the end-to-end procurement process, with a focus on operational efficiency.
• Excellent negotiation and contract management skills.
• Results-oriented with a focus on achieving operational excellence.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Readiness to travel to WFP-operated locations, including hardship duty stations.

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Understands WFP\'s Strategic Objectives and the link to own work objectives.
• Be a force for positive change: Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from supervisors and internal/external changes (such as evolving needs of beneficiaries, new requirements of partners).
• Make the mission inspiring to our team: Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in which individual contributions relate to WFP\'s mission.
• Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Sets own goals in alignment with WFP\'s overall operations, and is able to communicate this link to others.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people\'s skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase self-awareness, and includes these in conversations on own developmental needs.
• Create an inclusive culture: Participates in open dialogue, and values the diverse opinion of others, regardless of background, culture, experience, or country assignment.
• Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Proactively seeks feedback and coaching to build confidence, and develop and improve individual skills.
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Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Shows willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work.
• Focus on getting results: Consistently delivers results within individual scope of work on time, on budget and without errors.
• Make commitments and make good on commitments: Commits to upholding individual accountabilities and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional priorities.
• Be Decisive: Makes rational decisions about individual activities when faced with uncertain circumstances, including in times of ambiguity regarding information or manager direction.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams\' priorities and preferred working styles.
• Build strong external partnerships: Demonstrates ability to understand and appropriately respond to and/or escalate needs of external partners.
• Be politically agile & adaptable: Portrays an informed and professional demeanor toward internal and external partners and stakeholders.
• Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Provides operational support on analyses and assessments that quantifies and demonstrates WFP\'s unique value as a partner.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

Capability Name Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level
Tendering & Contracting Demonstrates ability to establish and manage small contracts/ portions of larger contracts that enhance the value WFP obtains from its engagements (e.g., cost, efficiency, quality).
Vendor Management Demonstrates working knowledge and understanding of the supplier network and business needs to effectively select vendors that meet the selection criteria.
Commodity/Product/Service Intelligence Selects appropriate products and/or services in own area based on a basic understanding of sources, country requirements, and public procurement principles/practices.
Systems & Reporting Demonstrates strong understanding of procurement systems, Corporate operating System and tools to conduct range of analyses and generate reports to drive decision making.
Ethics & Compliance Demonstrates ability to collect, collate and report records relating to ethics and compliance to assist in the analysis of audit findings.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Only those candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

11 March 2024

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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP\'s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.

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