Senior Supply Chain Associate

About the role

IOM, a UN-related organization on migration, is recruiting a Senior Supply Chain Associate to support the procurement and logistics functions of its Country Office and the AFDB-funded Sudan Integrated Social Sector Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project. The post sits under the Head of Resources Management, directly under the Supply Chain Officer, and coordinates with the AFDB Programme Manager, the Regional Office for MENA in Cairo and HQ units.

Key responsibilities

• Receive and consolidate procurement requisitions, verify completeness against the Purchase Authorisation Matrix and obtain missing information.
• Assist supervisors on complex, higher-value purchases; prepare tender documents, solicit bids and quotations, and prepare bid analysis summaries.
• Support evaluation, confirm approved terms with suppliers, prepare purchase orders and contracts, and follow up on delivery and invoice payments with Finance.
• Maintain physical and electronic records of procurement documentation and retrieve and analyse system data for periodic reports.
• Conduct market surveys to find new suppliers, evaluate them on quality, price and service, and track contractual renewals.
• Monitor office supplies and utilities, and handle supply chain tasks for property, assets, warehousing, insurance, maintenance and transportation.
• Coordinate fleet operations, including vehicle schedules, logbooks and maintenance.
• Train and guide junior SCM staff, and advise all office staff on procurement procedures.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or a related field with three years of relevant experience; or high school diploma with five years of experience.
• Experience in procurement and logistics with vendors and service providers, and with asset management.
• Fluency in English and Arabic (oral and written).
• Advantages: experience with IOM/UN procurement rules, experience in an international organisation, and a procurement, logistics or supply chain certification.

Required skills

• High level of computer literacy.
• Ability to work with national and international institutions and to write clear reports.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.