Supply Assistant Job at Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger is the world’s hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes. For 40 years, the humanitarian and development organization has been on the front lines, treating and preventing hunger across nearly 50 countries. It served more than 21 million people in 2018 alone.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Supply Assistant

Job Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full Time

Responsibilities

• Make small procurements on behalf of the Supply Specialist;
• Enter logistics requests into LINK;
• Organise and monitor deliveries;
• Inspect deliveries: quantity, quality, documentation;
• Report any quality problems to the Supply Specialist;
• Keep the receiving and dispatch section of LINK up to date;
• Keep the documentation archive up to date;
• Check invoices;
• Transfer validated invoices to accounting for payment to suppliers;
• Organize appointments with suppliers for payments according to the cheque signing and cash office opening times of the finance department;
• Ensure that ACF policies (Gender and Safeguarding, etc.) are well understood by suppliers;
• Identify incoming and outgoing material and check quality and quantities;
• Keep stock records up to date;
• Write up the various shipping documents;
• Supervise the preparation and loading of products and materials.

Requirements

• National Diploma or equivalent in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Management, or other relevant field of study;
• Minimum of 2 years of proven experience in office administrative work;
• Some experience in Supply Chain;
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload, using initiative when appropriate, and demonstrate good judgment;
• Possess strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills;
• Good capacity to work in a team;
• Good Computer Skill, MS Word, MS Excel;
• High level of Integrity and Transparency;
• Effective multitasking skills with the ability to coordinate and handle pressure/stress well;
• Flexible, able to live and work in a stressful and insecure environment;
• Commitment to and understanding of ACF aims, values, and principles.