Supply Chain Officer (Commodity Accounting and Retail Management)

About the role

The World Food Programme (WFP) is hiring a Supply Chain Officer at Consultant Level II in Mogadishu, Somalia, to lead commodity accounting and retail management activities within WFP Somalia operations. The post is open to qualified international candidates who are nationals of another country; female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage commodity accounting and retail management, ensuring effective planning, governance and delivery of results.
• Ensure accurate, complete and timely recording of commodity receipts, dispatches, handovers, distributions, returns, losses, adjustments and disposals.
• Oversee end-to-end commodity reconciliation and ensure consistency between LESS/WINGS, COMET, SCOPE and supporting documentation.
• Lead implementation and monitoring of corporate expense recognition requirements and close financial reporting of in-kind assistance.
• Monitor commodity accounting performance across Country and Area Offices, coordinate stock verification, inventory assurance reviews and commodity audits, and oversee commodity losses, write-offs and inventory adjustments.
• Establish and maintain internal controls, and lead retailer network planning, onboarding, due diligence, contract compliance, performance monitoring and complaint handling.
• Oversee retailer payment reconciliation and serve as technical focal point and secretariat for the Downstream Pipeline Committee.
• Develop management dashboards, exception reports and analytical products, conduct risk-based assurance reviews and support internal and external audits.
• Work with Programme, Finance, Procurement, TEC, PMLE, SCOPE, Identity Management and Area Offices, and provide technical leadership and capacity strengthening to staff, partners and retailers.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, Commerce, Law, Engineering or a related field, or a first degree with additional years of related experience and/or training.
• At least five years of relevant experience with an advanced degree, or seven years of progressively responsible experience in supply chain, logistics, retail and markets, commodity management, inventory management, cash-based transfers or related functions.
• Fluent English (level C); intermediate knowledge of a second UN language is a plus.
• Experience supporting WFP's Global Assurance Framework, Track and Trace and related compliance mechanisms.
• Demonstrated experience in market assessments, retailer assessments and market analysis.

Required skills

• Business intelligence and reporting tools, including dashboards to monitor commodity accounting, retailer performance, market conditions and supply chain KPIs.
• Stakeholder management, communication, coordination, problem solving and supervision and coaching of staff and partners.

Applications are submitted only through the online recruiting system, with a CV and cover letter; no fees are charged.