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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS29 April 2025-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.


ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the worldโ€™s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.


At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok.

WHY JOIN WFP?

  • WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

  • WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

  • WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

  • A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

  • We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

    Supply Chain Planner - roster - various locations

    Do you want to be part of the worldโ€™s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide? This is your opportunity!

    WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.

    Selection is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

    WHAT IS A ROSTER?

    A roster is a pool of potential candidates with the necessary mix of knowledge, experience, skills, and values that match with our priority hiring needs in WFP worldwide. Candidates who are recommended following the competitive selection process, will be placed in the Roster for a specific profile and level, for consultancy opportunities.

    WHY SHOULD YOU APPLY TO THIS ROSTER?

    The World Food Programme is the worldโ€™s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. This is your opportunity to be part of an organization with a humanitarian purpose \"Saving Lives, Changing Lives\", and to be part of a talent pool for future Supply Chain Planning & Optimization positions in various locations.

    Qualified female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are particularly encouraged to apply.

    KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

    With growing humanitarian needs far outpacing increases in funding, better planning is critical to improve WFPโ€™s efficiency and ability to operate in an environment with frequent supply chain disruptions. To that end, WFP has established a team of experts in Supply Chain Planning & Optimization (SPOs) that apply best practices in supply chain management and advanced analytics to humanitarian operations, using their unique expertise to develop integrated sourcing and delivery plans, provide operational foresight in support of data-driven decision-making, and optimize operational design, both for WFP operations and those of its partners. SPOs share a cross-functional knowledge of operations, enabling end-to-end supply chain planning and increased coordination across functions. By automating complex data crunching and reconciliation across units and systems, SPOs allow key staff to better manage their time and focus on more value-added tasks, such as analyzing various planning scenarios and alerting on issues and potential risks.

    Based on the demonstrated impact of this approach to managing humanitarian operations, the SPO function is now being institutionalized across the organization, with new positions being created to support HQs and our field offices. These SPOs are part of a global planning network, equipped with a suite of analytical tools and processes that were created to support efficient supply chain management, and will be responsible for improving operations at global, regional, and country level, either for WFP or its partner agencies and governments (hereafter: โ€œclientโ€). We are now accepting applications for the SPO rosters, allowing us to rapidly respond to new vacancies and requests for analytical support from WFP functions and partners.

    The Supply Chain Planner will be embedded in one of WFPโ€™s offices, either its headquarters in Rome, one of six Regional Bureaus, or a Country Office. Independent of the office and client, the role will always revolve around supply chain planning, optimization and operational analytics, in support of data-driven decision-making for operations management. Specific responsibilities include but will not be limited to:

    1. Development of optimized sourcing and delivery plans, accounting for all physical and financial constraints.
    2. Elaboration of demand plans, using forecasting tools, and enriched with information gathered from relevant parties .
    3. Creation of forward-looking projections and scenario analyses to maximize demand coverage, anticipate potential issues, and identify mitigating actions.
    4. Producing and leveraging performance metrics for improved supply chain planning.
    5. Evaluating the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of different operational designs.
    6. Enable the adoption of best practices and advanced analytics in operations management, and strengthen the capacity of the clientโ€™s staff in these areas.
    7. Engaging in discussions on replenishment of corporate inventories, ensuring adequate inventory levels to meet forecasted demand.
    8. Perform what-if scenario analyses to support the resolution of ad-hoc issues and emergencies affecting the clientโ€™s operations.
    9. Coordinate closely with relevant business functions to ensure end-to-end visibility and cross-functional buy-in.
    10. Support the development, testing, and implementation of analytical solutions that improve or optimize the client's operations.
    11. Other as required.

    The Supply Chain Planner position is typically a Level I Consultancy, but may be at Level II in case higher levels of responsibility and accountability are requested by the client, for example, when the role involves the supervision of other WFP employees, the management of complex projects, or regular interaction with government officials. For a junior variant of this position, see the โ€˜Junior Supply Chain Plannerโ€™ roster.

    STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

    Education

    Advanced university degree in the area of Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Data Science, Operations Research, Business Management, or related fields.

    Years of relevant professional experience:

    Level I Consultancy: At least three years of relevant professional experience.

    Level II Consultancy: At least five years of relevant professional experience.

    Competencies:

    Supply Chain Management, Planning and Organization, Problem solving, Negotiation, Effective Communication.

    DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

    Professional experience is desired (but not necessarily required) in the following areas:

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