Warehouse Management Officer

About the role

The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) is recruiting a Warehouse Management Officer for its Supply Chain Management Services, based in Mogadishu, Somalia, within the Central Warehouse Section (CWS). The incumbent reports to the Chief Central Warehouse Section or their designated official and provides operational, technical and coordination support to the Stock Control Unit, covering routine warehouse operations and the liquidation of UNTMIS, the transition of AUSSOM and mission drawdown.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and control warehouse stock holdings, including verification, reconciliations, inventory reviews, ageing stock analysis and timely updating of stock records in Umoja/SAP or other applicable systems.
• Coordinate and monitor stock transfers linked to UNTMIS liquidation, AUSSOM transition and mission drawdown, liaising with receiving entities and following up on completion.
• Support disposal of unserviceable, obsolete, surplus or non-transferable stock, preparing and reviewing disposal documentation in line with UN regulations, rules, policies and procedures.
• Facilitate logistics arrangements for stock movement, transfer and disposal, coordinating with transport, movement control, engineering, procurement, property management and other stakeholders.
• Review and validate warehouse transactions, inventory adjustments, goods movement records and supporting documentation for accuracy and compliance with internal controls.
• Prepare stock status reports, exception reports, reconciliations, trend analyses and management updates.
• Track aged, slow-moving and excess stock, recommend follow-up actions and contribute to stock counts, warehouse inspections and data-cleaning exercises.
• Monitor compliance with warehouse procedures, segregation of duties, KPI targets and audit recommendations, and propose corrective actions.
• Maintain liaison with field locations and decentralized warehouses, and draft correspondence, briefing notes, trackers, meeting materials and progress reports.

Required profile

• First-level university degree.
• At least five years of relevant experience in supply chain management, logistics, procurement, property management or a related field.
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in warehouse management, inventory control, logistics, supply chain management, stock control, mission support or a related field.
• Experience in warehouse operations, stock verification, inventory reconciliations, documentation control, reporting and internal controls in a UN or comparable international organization.
• Experience in UN field operations, mission drawdown, transition or liquidation processes is highly desirable; experience with stock transfer, disposal and asset redeployment is desirable.
• Fluency in oral and written English; English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat.

Required skills

• ERP systems such as SAP/Umoja.
• Data analysis, reporting and process coordination.
• Technical certification or training in fixed assets, property management, logistics operations or related supply chain fields is desirable.