Job Description

Vacancy Announcement No: JR128275
Job Title: Supply Chain Officer (Commodity Accounting and Retail Management)
Contract Type/Grade: Consultant Level II.
Duty Station: Mogadishu
Contract Duration: 6 Months (Renewable)
Date of Issue: November 9, 2026 | Closing Date: November 22, 2026

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority)
• Lead and manage commodity accounting and retail management activities, ensuring effective planning, prioritization, governance and
delivery of results across WFP Somalia operations.
• Ensure accurate, complete and timely recording of all commodity receipts, dispatches, handovers, distributions, returns, losses, adjustments
and disposals in accordance with WFP policies and corporate systems.
• Oversee end-to-end commodity reconciliation processes and ensure consistency between LESS/WINGS, COMET, SCOPE and supporting
operational documentation.
• Lead implementation and monitoring of corporate expense recognition requirements, ensuring timely financial closure and accurate
reporting of in-kind assistance activities.
• Monitor commodity accounting performance across Country Office and Area Offices, identifying control weaknesses, unreconciled balances,
aged transactions and data-quality issues, and ensuring timely corrective action.
• Coordinate physical stock verification exercises, inventory assurance reviews and commodity audits, ensuring that discrepancies, losses and
exceptions are properly investigated, documented and resolved.
• Maintain oversight of commodity losses, write-offs, inventory adjustments and disposal activities, ensuring compliance with corporate
requirements and protection of donor-funded resources.
• Establish and maintain robust internal controls to strengthen accountability, transparency and stewardship throughout the commodity
management cycle.
• Lead retailer network planning and optimization activities to ensure adequate coverage, competition, operational efficiency and beneficiary
access.
• Oversee retailer onboarding, due diligence, activation, contract compliance and performance management processes, ensuring adherence to
WFP policies and standards.
• Monitor retailer performance and analyses transaction, pricing, market and operational data to identify anomalies, concentration risks, fraud
indicators, service delivery concerns and emerging market risks.
• Lead retailer complaints and disciplinary case management processes, ensuring timely investigation, documentation, corrective action and
application of appropriate sanctions when required.
• Oversee retailer payment reconciliation processes and ensure timely resolution of disputed, unsupported or delayed claims while maintaining
a complete audit trail.

• Serve as the technical focal point and secretariat for the Downstream Pipeline Committee, providing timely analysis of commodity flows, stock
availability, retailer capacity, market conditions and operational constraints to support evidence-based decision-making.
• Develop and maintain management dashboards, exception reports and analytical products covering commodity accountability, retailer
performance, pipeline risks, financial exposures and operational trends.
• Conduct risk-based assurance reviews across commodity accounting and retail management functions, identifying control gaps and
recommending actions to strengthen governance and compliance.
• Support internal and external audits, oversight missions and donor reviews by ensuring availability of complete records, reliable data and
timely implementation of audit recommendations.
• Coordinate closely with Programme, Finance, Procurement, TEC, PMLE, SCOPE, Identity Management, Area Offices and cooperating partners
to ensure integrated and accountable delivery of assistance.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching and capacity strengthening to staff, cooperating partners and retailers to improve compliance,
operational performance and accountability.
• Perform any other required duties.

Experiences and Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED
Education: Advanced University degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, Commerce, Law, Engineering or other
relevant field, OR First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training.
Experience: At least five (5) years of relevant experience with an Advanced University Degree OR a First University Degree with a minimum of seven
(7) years of progressively responsible experience in supply chain, logistics, retail and markets, commodity management, inventory management,
cash-based transfers or related operational functions.
Language Proficiency: Fluency (level C) in English. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second UN language is a plus.
Knowledge and Skills:
• Experience supporting implementation of WFP's Global Assurance Framework, Track and Trace and related compliance mechanisms.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting market assessments, market functionality assessments, retailer assessments and market analysis to
support operational decision-making, retail network optimization and cash-based transfer programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, coordination and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to analyse complex operational and market data and translate findings into management decisions.
• Supervision, coaching and capacity strengthening of staff and partners.
• Strong knowledge of business intelligence and reporting tools, including the development, interpretation and use of dashboards to monitor
commodity accounting, retailer performance, market conditions, operational risks and key supply chain performance indicators.
This position is open for qualified international candidates only. Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. WFP offers female
friendly spaces in the workplace.

Skills Required

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