Supply Chain Officer

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• Ensure all the procurement processes are in line with DRC Operations Handbook and as per donor guidelines.
• Provide effective and efficient support to program needs.
• Develop and maintain relevant data bases.
• Maintaining a well-organized documentation both physically and on share points as per archiving and filling policies
• Generate weekly and monthly status reports. Provide data for reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs) through the monthly Delivery Reporting Tool (DRT).
• Establish and follow up project procurement plans.
• Track all orders, purchases and deliveries.
• Ensure that all procurement specific donor rules and policies are understood and respected.
• Oversee all purchase and service contracts to ensure adherence to DRC policies and procedures.
• Optimize all logistics operations to increase cost effectiveness including setting up longer term supply contracts.
• Ensure DRC supplier due diligence is effective in the relevant context
• Correctly apply ERP supply chain processes.
• Coordinate with programme staff to ensure supply chain involvement in the whole project cycle.
• Assist in the Procurement of all goods and services and including DRC Dynamics.
• Ensure that all orders are tracked from point of planning and request through to final receipt including DRC Dynamics.
• Prepare the relevant documents for the procurement of goods and services and including DRC Dynamics.
• Participate in evaluation of bids and proposals and make sure the bids evaluation report, technical evaluation, minutes of negotiation and negotiated contract in selection of consultants contain all the facts and information required to justify the recommendations made in the report including DRC Dynamics.
• Participate in the joint verification of procured goods and equipment and to ascertain the items conformity to Technical Specifications and Quantities including DRC Dynamics

• Work with Program teams and support any new assets purchased for Dynamic registration
• Share the asset information from Dynamic if CO or Donor required,
• Create any new assets Purchased and update via Dynamics
• Check the Monthly status of Assets from for this project

• Prepare the weekly clean up reports for the project areas,
• Follow up with area teams for Purchase requisition Clean ups, (Draft, in Review, Rejected)
• Follow up with area teams for Purchase orders Clean ups up to invoiced status,
• Support the area teams in case they have challenges on cleaning the POs and PRs,
• Raise a ticket for POs and PRs which can be not managed at area Level,
• Vendor Prospects and Vetting – Ensure all vendors are created in DRC Dynamics following the Somalia MEMO.
• Ensure all vendors are created in DRC Dynamics following the Somalia MEMO,
• Collect all supporting documents for new vendors creation and send to CO for DYN registration
• Collect all supporting documents for vendor vetting both the new vendors and vendors signing new contracts/POs

• Maintain transparency and accountability in all procurement activities
• Maintain good archiving system of hard copies and soft copies on SharePoint of all procurement documents and upload them in DRC Dynamics,
• Facilitate procurement processes through DRC Dynamics, as well as ensuring that any tender documents received are properly registered and kept secured
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by Line Manager.

• Minimum 3 years of relevant and practical work experience in Supply Chain in crisis recovery and drought resilience programming context and with international organization(s) preferably working in the hard-to-reach areas in Southwest State.
• Competence in providing technical guidance and training.
• Proven experience in working with national partners, and local/government authorities.
• Excellent computer skills – proficiency in Excel spreadsheet and Excel Formulas, and ability to work with Word and PowerPoint.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication (writing and oral), reporting, and presentation skills in English and Somali language.
• Self-motivated, team player, and proactive character with proven ability to effectively plan and prioritize tasks, perform multiple tasks efficiently and meet deadlines.
• Honest and trustworthy person with a proven commitment to accountability practices.
• Previous experience of working in hard-to-reach areas and environments with high-security demand, and willingness to travel and ability to work under pressure.

• Fluency in written and spoken Somali & English.

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